Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
The Pratt School of Engineering is located at Duke University in the United States. The school's associated research, education, alumni and service-to-society efforts are collectively known as Duke Engineering.
| Established | 1939 |
|---|---|
Parent institution | Duke University |
| Dean | Jerome P. Lynch, PhD, F.EMI |
Academic staff | 156 |
| Undergraduates | 1,257 |
| Postgraduates | 1,281 |
| Location | |
| Website | pratt.duke.edu |
Research expenditures at Duke Engineering exceed $88 million per year. Its faculty is highly ranked in overall research productivity among U.S. engineering schools by Academic Analytics. More than 30 Duke alumni and faculty have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering since its founding in 1964.
The Pratt School of Engineering also maintains these academic departments:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
The school was created by Duke's Board of Trustees in 1939. It was named in 1999 following a $35 million gift by Edmund T. Pratt Jr., a 1947 graduate and former chief executive of Pfizer. The Duke University Pratt School of Engineering celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2014–2015.