ME CONSISTENTLY RANKS IN TOP 15 IN NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION STUDY

The University of Maryland Department of Mechanical Engineering has consistently ranked in the top fifteen in total research and development expenditures at American colleges and universities, according to recent National Science Foundation (NSF) studies. Research conducted in 1999 through 2001 and published in the National Science Foundation documents Academic Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Years 1999 – 2001, show that the University of Maryland ME department has ranked 12th in 1999 and 2000, and 15th in 2001.

Published March 15, 2004