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| Type | Public | 
|---|---|
| Established | 1989[1] | 
| Dean | Christopher S. Lynch | 
Academic staff  | 135 [2] | 
| Undergraduates | 2,864 [2] | 
| Postgraduates | 948 [2] | 
| Location | , , | 
| Website | www.engr.ucr.edu/ | 
The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, commonly known as 'Bourns Engineering' or 'BCOE', is a college of engineering at the University of California, Riverside. The college was established in 1989, and named in honor of Marlan and Rosemary Bourns, founders of Bourns, Inc.[3][4] It is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.


Some of the research centers include the Center for Environmental Research & Technology, Winston Chung Global Energy Center, Center for Research and Education in Cyber Security and Privacy, and the Center for Research in Intelligent Systems.[5]
Academics
The Bourns College of Engineering has five departments, four interdepartmental programs, and an online master's program. The college confers degrees in the following fields:
- Bioengineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D)[6]
 - Chemical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
 - Computer science (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
 - Computer Science with Business Applications (B.S.)
 - Computer engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D)
 - Electrical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
 - Environmental engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
 - Materials science and engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
 - Mechanical engineering (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
 - Robotics (B.S., M.S.)
 
Research centers
- Center for Industrial Biotechnology
 - Center for Advanced Neuroimaging
 - The Bourns College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT)
 - Center for Research and Education in Cyber Security and Privacy
 - Center for Research in Intelligent Systems (CRIS)
 - Phonon Optimized Engineering Materials
 - Ubiquitous Communication by Light Center (UC-Light)
 - Winston Chung Global Energy Center
 
Professional student organizations
Diversity Organizations
- Bourns College of Engineering Students Leadership Council
 - National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
 - Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
 - Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
 
Professional Engineering Societies
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
 - American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
 - American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
 - Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
 - Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
 - Chemical and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Association (CEEGSA)
 - Computer Science Graduate Student Association (COMPGSA)
 - Citrus Hack
 - Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
 - IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS)
 - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
 - Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Association (MEGSA)
 - Materials Research Society (MRS)
 - Optical Society of America (OSA)
 - Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
 - Theta Tau
 
Honor Societies
- Tau Beta Pi (TBP) California Alpha Beta
 
See also
References
- ↑ "A Short History of BCOE". Bourns College of Engineering. University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
 - 1 2 3 Archived April 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
 - ↑ "UC Riverside College of Engineering Hires Thirteen New Faculty Members" (Press release). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
 - ↑ "Erickson Oral History" (PDF). University of California, Riverside. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
 - ↑ "UCR Research". University of California, Riverside, Office of Research. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-08-10.
 - ↑ "Welcome to the Department of Bioengineering". University of California, Riverside, Office of Research. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
 
