Bourns College of Engineering

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Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering
Type Public
Established1989 [1]
Dean Christopher S. Lynch
Academic staff
135 [2]
Undergraduates 2,864 [2]
Postgraduates 948 [2]
Location, ,
USA
Website www.engr.ucr.edu/

The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, commonly known as 'Bourns Engineering' or 'BCOE', is a college of engineering at the University of California, Riverside. The college was established in 1989, and named in honor of Marlan and Rosemary Bourns, founders of Bourns, Inc. [3] [4] It is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

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Bourns Hall
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Winston Chung Hall
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Winston Chung Hall, part of the Engineering complex

Some of the research centers include the Center for Environmental Research & Technology, Winston Chung Global Energy Center, Center for Research and Education in Cyber Security and Privacy, and the Center for Research in Intelligent Systems. [5]

Academics

The Bourns College of Engineering has five departments, four interdepartmental programs, and an online master's program. The college confers degrees in the following fields:

Research centers

Professional student organizations

Diversity Organizations

Professional Engineering Societies

Honor Societies

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References

  1. "A Short History of BCOE". Bourns College of Engineering. University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
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  3. "UC Riverside College of Engineering Hires Thirteen New Faculty Members" (Press release). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
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  6. "Welcome to the Department of Bioengineering". University of California, Riverside, Office of Research. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

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