Facts at a Glance

History

1965: FIU was chartered as Miami’s Public Research University1972: FIU opened its doors to students1973: College of Technology was established1984: College of Engineering and Applied Sciences was established2005: School of Computing and Information Sciences joined the College

Structure

1 School: Computing and Information Sciences5 Departments: Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Construction Management, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Programs

11 Academic Programs: Biomedical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Material Science and Engineering, Telecommunication and Networking27 Degree Programs: 9 BS, 1 BA, 11 MS, 6 PhD

Students

4,450 Enrollment: 3,500 BS, 700 MS, 250 PhD800 Degrees Awarded in 2008-09: 440 BS/BA, 340 MS, 30 PhD

Faculty

125 Full-Time Faculty: 100 Tenured and Tenure Track, 25 Instructors and Lecturers

Research

$19.0M Research Awards in 2009-10: $190k per tenured and tenure track faculty$15.3M Research Awards in 2008-09: $153k per tenured and tenure track faculty$14.9M Research Expenditures in 2008-09: $149k per tenured and tenure track faculty9 NSF CAREER Awardees

Centers and Labs

NASA University Research Center WATERSCAPES (Science of Coupled Aquatic Processes in Ecosystems from Space), NSF Center of Emerging Technologies for Advanced Information Processing and High-Confidence Systems, NSF I/UCRC Center for Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CAKE), Motorola Nanofabrication Research Facility, Lehman Center for Transportation Research, Titan America Structures and Construction Lab

Alumni

Over 14,000 Golden Panthers Alumni for the College

Size

4th Largest BS Graduates in Computer Science (ASEE 2008)

Diversity

3rd Largest Hispanic BS Graduates in Engineering and Computing (ASEE 2008)8th Largest African-American BS Graduates in Engineering and Computing (ASEE 2008)

Space

38 acre Engineering Campus includes 190,000 ft2 Engineering Building, 50,000 ft2 utility building and 5,000 ft2 Wall of Wind building

Contact

Amir Mirmiran, Professor and Dean10555 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33174Tel: 305-348-2522, Fax: 305-348-1401, Email: Mirmiran@fiu.eduhttp://www.cec.fiu.edu, We are also on Facebook®
 
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