Michigan Tech Gets High Marks for Research Expenditures

Three Michigan Tech programs ranked in the top 50 of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) 2016 Higher Education Research and Development Survey rankings.

The survey results, just released, are based on research expenditures by NSF-designated disciplines, some of which include academic departments, centers and institutes at Michigan Tech.  NSF also uses different names for some of its disciplines.

Mechanical Engineering rose to 18^th in the nation in research expenditures. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering rose to 41^st and Atmospheric Sciences came in at 46^th.   Electrical Engineering was ranked 56^th in research expenditures nationally.

Michigan Tech’s research expenditures in Atmospheric Sciences and in Ocean Science, ranked 55^th in the nation, the highest of any university in Michigan.

Other rankings rose as well.  Visual and Performing Arts went up 15 places to 70^thnationally.  Engineering overall rose seven places to 74^th.  Computer and Information Science rose 12 places to 136^th and Chemistry gained 27 places to 162^nd.  Biological and Biomedical Sciences went up 15 places to 242^nd, and Life Sciences rose 12 places to 295^th.

For the full story, go to Michigan Tech’s news website:http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2017/december/nsf-gives-michigan-tech-high-marks-for-research-expenditures.html