Prepare to Change the World

Engineers imagine the future and make it happen. They solve challenges creatively and make the world a better place.

Alfred University's engineering program prepares students to solve tomorrow's problems. We offer you access to state-of-the-art equipment, opportunities for real-world experiences and a global perspective to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world. You will enjoy small classes and plenty of one-on-one interaction with expert faculty dedicated to student development. Our students are encouraged to apply skills learned in the classroom to dozens of hands-on projects.

• Hands-On Learning - Our first year students tackle complex engineering problems in our Introduction to Engineering class, proposing new solutions to some of the world's biggest problems - how to provide clean water and affordable energy to the world's population and how to prevent disease and terrorism. Student projects have included efficient fuel injectors, biofuel processing plants, and new sensors that detect radioactive materials in shipping containers. In our Engineering Explorations labs, students have an opportunity to learn what different engineering majors do while getting access to some of the best design tools and testing equipment available. Learn more.



• Co-Ops = Paychecks - Jump-start your career. Employers are looking for more than a degree, they want graduates with professional work experience, whether it's through co-op, a part-time job in a professor's lab, or a summer internship. Co-op education allows you to earn 3 units of college credit while working full-time at a company, usually for a 6 to 8 month period. Students earn excellent salaries, typically around 75% of what a starting graduate would make. Learn more.
  
  
• World-Class Research - Our undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to train in our exceptional facilities: a new $4M Center for High Temperature Characterization with five suites of equipment (X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, electrical properties, mechanical properties, and scanning electron microscopy), a spectroscopy lab, surface and microstructure analysis lab, biomaterials lab, lab for electronic ceramics, and a student engineering project (STEP) lab. Learn more.
  
  
• Renewable Energy - Renewable energy is a growing industry that needs engineers who can improve the efficiency of current technologies and develop new ways to produce clean affordable energy. Alfred University is now offering a minor in Renewable Energy Engineering and is working to add a major to the program in Fall 2012 (pending approval from the New York State Department of Education). Undecided Engineering students entering Fall 2011 will be able to easily transition to a Renewable Energy Engineering major, once it receives state approval. Learn more.