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Background

Officer makes every attempt to place students in local

or regional industries related to the student s desig 

The University of New Orleans, College of Engineer 

nated area of specialization.  Along with focusing on

ing (UNO COE) has formed impressive partnerships

programs for students, UNO COE also continues to

with the U.S. Navy, Department of Defense, National

expand its industry partnerships and increase the scope

Aeronautics  and  Space Administration,  the  State  of

of funding of its sponsored research programs.

Louisiana, the Maritime Industry, and other countries

UNO COE operates five Research Centers of Excel 

and universities.  Through these partnerships, UNO

lence that collectively generate well over half the spon 

COE has developed innovative technologies that are

sored research of the College annually.  These Centers

unique  to  the  Best  Manufacturing  Practices  (BMP)

include the Schlieder Urban Environmental Systems

Program.  BMP recognizes that many of these are ex 

Center that supports scientific and technical research

cellent research and development technologies.

activities in the management of solid waste, water and

Since 1978, UNO COE has continued to improve its

wastewater, water resources, and air quality; the Gulf

quality of instruction and is making steady progress in

Coast Region Maritime Technology Center (GCRMTC)

all its research endeavors.  In fact, the tallest building

whose mission is to help U.S. Maritime Industry be 

at the UNO Lakefront Campus proudly belongs to COE.

come  more  competitive  on  an  international  scale

It offers Accreditation Board for Engineering and Tech 

through sponsored research and strive for recognition

nology undergraduate programs in Civil and Environ 

as the best source for technology by the Maritime Com 

mental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electri 

munity; the Energy Conversion and Conservation Cen 

cal Engineering, and Naval Architecture and Marine

ter that conducts clean energy research and develop 

Engineering (NAME).  UNO COE also provides gradu 

ment, catalyzes interaction among academia, industry,

ate programs in Civil, Mechanical, and Electrical Engi 

and  government,  and  provides  services  to  advocate

neering, and NAME as well as Engineering Manage 

clean  energy  and  energy  conservation;  the  UNO 

ment.  In addition, it provides a doctorate program in

Northrop Grumman Maritime Technology Center of

Engineering and Applied Sciences.  Its success through 

Excellence  that  develops,  refines,  implements,  and

out the years has made it the largest undergraduate

teaches advanced technologies in maritime design and

NAME program in the U.S.

construction; and the National Center for Advanced

UNO COE staffs 45 full time faculty and has enrolled

Manufacturing that promotes advanced manufactur 

1,134 undergraduate and 238 graduate students for

ing technologies in both aerospace and commercial mar 

the 2002 2003 school year.  UNO COE is among the

kets through research, design, manufacturing, and test 

top ten for research dollars for faculty in the U.S., achiev 

ing activities.  The researchers in all of these facilities

ing over $15 Million/year in sponsored research.  The

are tackling problems that promise to have a signifi 

college focuses on many opportunities for students to

cant impact on regional and national industries.

improve their education and advance their career skills.

UNO COE has continued excellence in performance

It offers 13 professional societies and five Honor Soci 

through its partnerships and programs.  Among the

eties for students to participate in including the Soci 

best practices documented by the Best Manufactur 

ety for Advanced Graduate Engineering Studies, the

ing  Practices  survey  team  were  the  Lake

National  Society  of  Black  Engineers,  the  Society  of

Pontchartrain Basin study, advanced composites tech 

Women Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi.  Realizing that

nology, technology transfer, life cycle costing and as 

85% of UNO students work their way through school,

sessment, environmental engineering, and ShipWorks

the COE also developed an exceptional cooperative edu 

robotics laboratory.

cation program with an Alternating Plan, in which stu 

UNO COE primarily focuses on research and devel 

dents can alternate periods of school attendance with

opment and through this, has developed many techno 

study related  work  experience;  and  a  Parallel  Plan,

logical practices.  The College is prepared to meet the

which allows students to work part time each semes 

challenges and demands of today s changing world.  The

ter while being enrolled in a degree granting program

BMP survey team considers the practices in this re 

as  a  full time  student.   The  Engineering  Placement

port to be among the best in industry and government.

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