McMaster Faculty of Engineering
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[[Image:John_Hodgins_Building_at_McMaster_University.jpg|thumb|300px|The John Hodgins Engineering Building is still the teaching, research and administrative hub on campus for many of the Faculty's seven departments]]
The '''McMaster Faculty of Engineering''' was established in 1958 and was modeled after some of the leading institutions in the world. The high quality of its innovative and comprehensive programs and the faculty’s strengths in education and research, has made it one of the foremost engineering schools in [[North America]].{{ref|ME}}
==History==
In 1956, McMaster named its first Director of Engineering Studies – Dr. [[John W. Hodgins]], a Chemical Engineering professor from the [[Royal Military College of Canada|Royal Military College]] to develop a full engineering program for the university. The program was approved by the McMaster University Senate on February 1958.
The engineering building, now (John Hodgins Engineering Building) officially opened a few months later. The first class of 25 students graduated in 1961.
[[Image:macfireball.gif|right|thumb|170px|McMaster Fireball]]
Five departments established in the first two years – Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering and later, Engineering Physics. The first engineering degrees from McMaster were (Master of Engineering) [[M.Eng.]] degrees, with the first ones awarded in 1959 and first doctoral degrees [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] were awarded in 1965.
The undergraduate programs grew in step, and by 1972, over 100 engineers received their (Bachelor of Engineering) [[BEng|B.Eng.]] degrees, with the annual total passing 200 by 1980.
The Faculty of Engineering began joint faculty appointments, research associates and collaborative research activities with McMaster's [[McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences|Faculty of Health Sciences]] courses in Bio-Engineering were offered as electives in all engineering programs. 1971 marked the start of the Engineering and Management program and later that decade, the Engineering and Society program began. In the early 1980s, the Electrical Engineering started its unique Computer Engineering program, and Mechanical Engineering began its program in Manufacturing Engineering.
==McMaster Fireball==
The fireball is the official symbol of McMaster Engineering. It historically comes from the [[coat of arms]] of Hamilton College. McMaster's Faculty of Engineering emerged from Hamilton College in 1958 and hence adopted a red fireball as its own [[emblem]] in 1960.{{ref|fireball}}
It is used widely by both the faculty and students to represent everything from culture, to excellence in research and innovation. On yet another symbolic level, the fireball is used to represent the fact that energy that cuts across all areas of science and engineering. The Faculty of Engineering, which was founded in 1958 adopted the fireball as their symbol.
==Student Life==
The Faculty of Engineering at McMaster has a very active student life. The McMaster Engineering Society (MES) is the student-run organization dedicated to fostering "the development of well rounded undergraduate engineering students through accessible support of academics, athletics, and recreational and professional activities, while maintaining the integrity and unique traditions of our faculty society."
==Facilities==
Over the years, the Faculty of Engineering has expanded its facilities to meet the growing needs of both the undergraduate and graduate students. The faculty's facilities now include:
*[http://ppims.services.mcmaster.ca/crp/John_Hodgins.htm John Hodgins Engineering Building]
*[http://www.mcmaster.ca/ua/opr/construction/itb.htm McMaster Information Technology Building] – recently opened 82,000-square-foot building, home to the Department of Computing and Software
*[http://www.crl.mcmaster.ca Communications Research Laboratory] – stand-alone building, home to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
*[http://www.mcmaster.ca/research/centres/facilities-af.htm Applied Dynamics Laboratory] – research lab for Department of Civil Engineering
*[http://library.mcmaster.ca/thode/ Thode Library of Science and Engineering]
*[http://ppims.services.mcmaster.ca/crp/Nuclear_Bldg.htm Nuclear Research Building], [[McMaster Nuclear Reactor]]
*[http://mmri.eng.mcmaster.ca/mmri/ McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute] – 10,000-square-foot addition to the Engineering Building
==Current Departments==
*[http://msbe.mcmaster.ca/ Biomedical Engineering]
*[http://www.chemeng.mcmaster.ca/ Chemical Engineering]
*[http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/civil/ Civil Engineering]
*[http://www.cas.mcmaster.ca/cas/ Computer and Software]
*[http://www.ece.mcmaster.ca/ Electrical and Computer Engineering]
*[http://engphys.mcmaster.ca/ Engineering Physics (Nuclear Engineering Option)]
*[http://mse.mcmaster.ca/ Materials Science and Engineering]
*[http://www.mech.mcmaster.ca/ Mechanical Engineering]
==References and external links==
*[http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/about/intro.htm About McMaster Engineering]
*[http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/engandmgt/index.html Engineering and Management Programme]
*[[The Plumbline]]
*[[Iron Ring Clock|The Iron Ring Clock]]
*{{note|ME}}[http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/about/intro.htm]
*{{note|fireball}}[http://www.eng.mcmaster.ca/student/fireball.htm]
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