{"595831":{"#nid":"595831","#data":{"type":"news","title":"ChBE Rises to 3rd in Nation for Undergrad Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering rose to 3\u003Csup\u003Erd\u003C\/sup\u003E in the nation for its undergraduate program in the latest rankings of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/engineering-chemical\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Last year, the school was ranked 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech was tied for 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E overall for its undergraduate engineering program, with all of its engineering specialties ranked in the Top 6.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This is indeed a reflection of the strong and sustained efforts demonstrated by our engineering chairs, faculty, staff and students,\u0026rdquo; said Steven W. McLaughlin, incoming dean of engineering at Georgia Tech. \u0026rdquo;We continue to strive to provide the best engineering education possible, and create an environment where today\u0026rsquo;s students are developed as tomorrow\u0026rsquo;s thinkers, leaders, and creators. While rankings do not tell the whole story regarding a campus or program, they do demonstrate the commitment that each of the individual Schools have toward our students and to excellence in education and research.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EProgram scores are based on surveys of deans and faculty members at other universities. The U.S. News rankings can carry heavy influence among current undergraduates, professors, prospective students, peer institutions, and the media. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEngineering Programs\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#1 Industrial\/Manufacturing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#1 Biomedical\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#2 Aerospace\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#2 Civil\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#2 Environmental (up from #4 and tied with Stanford and Michigan)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#3 Mechanical\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E#3 Chemical (up from #4)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#4 Electrical\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#5 Materials (up from #6)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E#6 \u0026nbsp;Computer Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"ChBE moves up from 4th to 3rd among undergrad chemical engineering programs"}],"uid":"27271","created_gmt":"2017-09-12 19:18:05","changed_gmt":"2017-09-12 19:58:06","author":"Brad Dixon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595832":{"id":"595832","type":"image","title":"ChBE Undergrad Students","body":null,"created":"1505244130","gmt_created":"2017-09-12 19:22:10","changed":"1505244130","gmt_changed":"2017-09-12 19:22:10","alt":"","file":{"fid":"227071","name":"160826AR_085.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/160826AR_085.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/160826AR_085.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2939650,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/160826AR_085.jpg?itok=qAXrc7yk"}}},"media_ids":["595832"],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"167750","name":"School of Chemical \u0026 Biomolecular Engineering"},{"id":"1875","name":"U.S. News \u0026 World Report"},{"id":"2456","name":"ranking"},{"id":"175505","name":"undergraduate program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrad Dixon (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:braddixon@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ebraddixon@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E), 404-385-2299\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["braddixon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}