Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Type	Private engineering school
Established	1921
Dean	Andrea J. Goldsmith
Academic staff	145
Students	1950
Undergraduates	1335
Postgraduates	615
Location	Princeton , New Jersey , USA
Website	engineering.princeton.edu

Last updated February 01, 2025

The Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science (branded as Princeton Engineering) is the engineering school of Princeton University, a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in six departments: chemical and biological engineering, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and operations research and financial engineering. It has more than 1,400 undergraduates, 620 graduate students and 147 faculty members in its six departments.^[3]

History

On August 25, 1875, Princeton's Board of Trustees elected Charles McMilllan as chair of civil engineering, the University's first engineering department. Early engineering students were taught in the John C. Green School of Science, which opened in 1873.^[6] The School of Engineering and Applied Science was created to house Princeton's engineering departments in 1921.^[1]

Campus

The core of Princeton's School of Engineering is the Engineering Quadrangle, known as the EQuad. Built in 1962, it was designed by Frank Voorhees of Voorhees, Walker, Smith, Smith and Haines.^[7]

Since then the Engineering School's presence on campus has expanded to include the Friend Center for Engineering Education, designed by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners;^[8] Bowen Hall, designed by Alan Chimacoff;^[9]^{[ unreliable source? ]} the Department of Computer Science, designed by Kliment & Halsband;^[10] Sherrerd Hall, designed by Frederick Fisher and Partners;^[11] and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.^[12]

Notable alumni and faculty

Notable graduates of Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science include Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos,^[13] Google executive Eric Schmidt,^[13] former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa P. Jackson, former director of the National Transportation Safety Board Christopher A. Hart, MacArthur "genius" grant winner John Dabiri, Smule founder Ge Wang, internet pioneer Bob Kahn, computer scientist Brian Kernighan, aerospace titan Norman Augustine, Chrysler maverick Lee Iacocca, SanDisk founder Eli Harari, and astronauts James Adamson, Daniel T. Barry, Brian Binnie, Gerald Carr, Charles "Pete" Conrad, and Gregory Linteris. Alan Mathison Turing, the father of computer science, received his Ph.D. from Princeton in mathematics before the discipline of computer science existed. Francis J. Doyle III, the dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, graduated from Princeton with a B.S.E. in Chemical Engineering in 1985.

Prominent faculty include MacArthur "genius" grant recipients Claire Gmachl, Naomi Leonard and Theodore Zoli, Nobel laureate Daniel C. Tsui, and computer security expert Edward Felten. Among those who were Princeton SEAS faculty include Oscar award winner Pat Hanrahan and Waterman award winner Mung Chiang.

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↑ Steven, Schultz. "Academic Life". Princeton Profile. Princeton University. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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↑ "World University Rankings 2019 by subject: Engineering and technology". Times Higher Education. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
↑ Condit, Kenneth H. (1962). A History of the Engineering School of Princeton University. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. p. 140.
↑ Elgin, Joseph C. (1972). An Account of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 121.
↑ Peters, Sara (Fall 2001). "Friend Center dedicated". The E-Quad News. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
↑ Cotton, Dale (26 May 2010). "Modern Architecture on the Princeton Campus". U.S.1. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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[Profile:_SEAS-1] 1 2 "Princeton Profile: The School of Engineering and Applied Science" . Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[Dean's_Note-2] 1 2 3 4 Carter, Emily. "Dean's Note" . Retrieved 4 February 2017.

[3] Steven, Schultz. "Academic Life". Princeton Profile. Princeton University. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[4] "Princeton Engineering - Departments and Centers". Departments and Centers. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[5] "World University Rankings 2019 by subject: Engineering and technology". Times Higher Education. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

[6] Condit, Kenneth H. (1962). A History of the Engineering School of Princeton University. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. p. 140.

[7] Elgin, Joseph C. (1972). An Account of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University. p. 121.

[8] Peters, Sara (Fall 2001). "Friend Center dedicated". The E-Quad News. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[9] Cotton, Dale (26 May 2010). "Modern Architecture on the Princeton Campus". U.S.1. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[10] Goldberger, Paul (19 July 1990). "ARCHITECTURE VIEW; How to Fit In At Princeton". The New York Times . Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[11] Emery, Chris (6 October 2008). "Sherrerd Hall a study in light". Princeton Weekly Bulletin. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

[12] Adarlo, Sharon (7 October 2015). "Building Debut: Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment readies for research and teaching". Princeton University. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[25_Famous_Princeton_Alumni-13] 1 2 "The 25 Most Famous Princeton Students Of All Time". Business Insider . Retrieved 4 February 2017.

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