Welcome to the

University of MichiganCollege of Engineering

Michael DrakeDirector, Corporate Relations

madrake@umich.eduApril 13, 2007

A World of Opportunity• University of Michigan

– Founded in 1817

– Today:• Over 55,000 students• Over 7,700 instructional

staff

• 28 Schools and Colleges across three campuses:

– Ann Arbor– Dearborn – Flint

The Ann Arbor Campus…• Home to:

– 19 Schools and Colleges– Over 39,000 students– Over 3,200 faculty– World-class medical

facilities

• FY10 Research Expenditures of $850 million

Academic Units• School of Art & Design• Taubman College of

Architecture & Urban Planning• Stephen M. Ross School of

Business • School of Dentistry• School of Education• College of Engineering• School of Information• Kinesiology• Law School• Literature, Science & the Arts

• Medical School• School of Music• School of Natural Resources

& Environment• School of Nursing• College of Pharmacy• School of Public Health• Gerald R. Ford School of

Public Policy• School of Social Work• Rackham School of

Graduate Studies

The College of EngineeringA Foundation for Excellence

• Established in 1854

• 6th oldest program in the US– Over 4,800 undergraduate students– Over 2,600 graduate and PhD students– Over 300 faculty & 80 research scientists– FY06 research expenditures-$131 million

• First-class faculty, students and facilities– Graduate program rank*- 6th

– Undergraduate program rank*- 6th

*U.S. News & World Report; out of 185 US graduate engineering programs; out of 300+ undergraduate engineering programs in the U.S.

A Broad Base for InnovationOur Engineering Departments

• Aerospace Engineering• Atmospheric, Oceanic, and

Space Sciences• Biomedical Engineering• Chemical Engineering• Civil and Environmental

Engineering• Electrical Engineering and

Computer Science

• Industrial and Operations Engineering

• Materials Science and Engineering

• Mechanical Engineering• Naval Architecture and

Marine Engineering• Nuclear Engineering and

Radiological Sciences

The Michigan DifferenceStudents 2005/2006

BS MS PhD

Enrolled 4,943 1,204 1,375

Degrees Granted

1,186 894 226

% Women 25% 20% 22%

% URM 11% 8% 14%

% Intl 10% 38% 56%

Creating an Environment for Success

• Joint Research Projects (contract or philanthropic)

• Support Student Design Projects/Team Projects• Technology Utilization/Commercialization • Faculty Consulting• Student Recruiting

• Professional Development (short courses, distance learning, and special programs)

• Scholarship/Fellowship Support• Programmatic/Philanthropic Support• Speaking Opportunities• Advisory Board Participation • Vendor Relationships

Expertise at Work

• Hands-On Experience– Undergraduate Student Projects

• Aero, BME, IOE, ME …– Graduate Student Projects

• InterPro, Tauber Manufacturing Institute, …

• Learning on the Job– Internships, Co-ops, Full-time

employment• Engineering Career Resource

Center: – Kerri Boivin (734) 647-7142;

kboivin@engin.umich.edu

Opportunities in the Lab• Automotive Research Center• Center for Lasers and Plasmas for

Advanced Manufacturing • Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems• Graham Environmental Sustainability

Institute• Human Motion Simulation Lab• Michigan Nanofabrication Facility• NSF Engineering Research Center for

Wireless Integrated MicroSystems • Industrial Affiliates Program in Flow and

Reaction in Porous Media • S. M. Wu Manufacturing Research Center

* There are over 100 active Michigan Engineering research groups

Educating on a Global Scale• Engineering Global Leadership

Program– Concurrent Undergraduate/

Graduate Honors Program • Curriculum• Foreign Language • Cultural Core • Business Core • Synthesis Project

• Global Product Development– Joint courses with Oxford, Berlin

Technical, Seoul National Universities

• Global University Partnerships– Shanghai Jiao Tong University – Multiple international partners

InterPro

Center for Professional Development Programs for Operational Excellence

Six Sigma Online & Custom Delivery

Certificate Programs: Green Belt

• Transactional Focus• Manufacturing Focus • Healthcare Focus• Design Focus

Black Belt• Transactional Focus• Manufacturing Focus

Lean / Black Belt

Lean Systems Public Offerings & Custom Delivery

Certificate Programs in: Manufacturing

Healthcare

Product & Process Dvlpmt.

Pharma

Office

Lean / Black Belt

InterPro’s

Center for Professional Development Master of Engineering Online Programs

Graduate Online Programs Include:• Automotive Engineering• Energy Systems Engineering• Manufacturing Engineering• Global Automotive & Manufacturing Engineering• Integrated Microsystems• Pharmaceutical Engineering• Collaborative Engineering / MBA

Some of Our Corporate Partners• Abbott Laboratories• Agilent Technologies• Alcoa• Apple Computer• Behr America, Inc.• Boeing Corporation• Capital One• Caterpillar, Inc.• Chevron• Cisco Systems• DaimlerChrysler• Deere & Company• Dell Computer

Corporation• Dow Chemical

Company• Eaton Corporation• Electronic Arts

• Inergy Automotive Systems

• Intel Corporation• International Truck

and Engine• KLA Tencor• Knoll, Inc.• Kraft Foods• Lindapter• Lockheed Martin• Mich Minority Bus

Dev Council (MMBDC)

• Micron Technologies• Microsoft Corporation• Nike• Nissan • Nortel• Northrop Grumman

• Eli Lilly and Company• Exxon Mobil

Corporation• Ford Motor Company• Freescale

Semiconductor• Freudenberg-NOK• General Dynamics • General Electric • General Motors • Google• Groxis, Inc.• Haworth, Inc.• Hitachi, Ltd.

• NSK Corporation• Raytheon Company• Rockwell Automation • Samsung Corporation• Shell Oil Company• Steelcase Inc.• Stryker Corporation• Sun Microsystems, Inc.• Tata Technologies• Toyota Motor

Corporation• TRW Automotive • United Technologies• Walt Disney Company

K-T Systems Program Fall 2010

Partnering for Your Success!