Research Numbers
Engineering research is a vital component of the national excellence achieved by the College. Research contributes directly to the quality of graduate classes and plays an important role in exposing undergraduate students to exciting engineering applications. The Bureau of Engineering Research is comprised of 17 organized research centers which focus on a wide variety of exciting and challenging projects. These centers have important programs in aeromechanics, electromechanics, energy studies, materials, petroleum and geosystems engineering, research in mechanics of solids, structures, and materials, research in water resources, space research, transportation research, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, geotechnical engineering, microelectronics research, offshore technology and environmental engineering.
The Construction Industry Institute, one of the College's oldest consortiums, consists of 90 corporations that are users or builders of major industrial facilities. The Phil M. Ferguson Structural Engineering Laboratory is one of the largest structural engineering facilities in the world. The Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences is an interdisciplinary unit that serves both the College of Engineering and the College of Natural Sciences. Its mission is to form interdisciplinary teams with expertise in mathematical modeling and computer simulation to tackle major research problems.
College facilities include state of the art teaching and research labs located on the main campus and at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus. A new building has been constructed to house the Texas Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics on the main campus. At the J. J. Pickle Research campus, a $30-million complex houses microelectronics, materials science and engineering, and manufacturing engineering research.
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UT Engineering Research Dollars Expended |
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| FY 2002-03 | $111.41 M |
| FY 2001-02 | $105.00 M |
| FY 2000-01 | $97.8 M |
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FY 1999-00 |
$ 91.6 M |
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FY 1998-99 |
$ 90.1 M |
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FY 1997-98 |
$ 84.7 M |
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FY 1996-97 |
$ 82.1 M |
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FY 1995-96 |
$ 74.5 M |
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FY 1989-90 |
$ 56.7 M |
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FY 1979-80 |
$ 9.8 M |
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2002-03 Engineering Research Funding Sources |
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Federal funding |
55 % |
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State & local funding |
15 % |
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Private funding |
22 % |
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Other funding |
7 % |