School of Engineering and Computer Science Timeline
2020
August 21, 2020
Baylor professors receive grant to study simulated hippotherapy treatment for children with autism
June 10, 2020
Baylor School of Engineering and Computer Science offers degree in Data Science
2019
November 11, 2019
Baylor University announces funding of biological/biomedical engineering chair
October 9, 2019
Baylor School of Engineering and Computer Science awarded $1 million NSF grant to support high-achieving students with demonstrated financial need
October 3, 2019
Prototype smartphone app can help parents detect early signs of eye disorders in children, study finds
2018
November 9, 2018
Endowed scholarship fund established to polymer and materials in honor of Dr. Walter Bradley
October 15, 2018
Baylor doctoral candidates in mechanical engineering win scholarships from Society of Plastics Engineers and Automotive Composites Conference and Exhibition
October 3, 2018
Baylor NSF CAREER award-winning researchers exemplify diverse range of disciplines
February 20, 2018
New start-up company markets Baylor engineering professor's innovative hippotherapy system
February 7, 2018
Three Baylor students' dreams come true as finalists in the 2018 Disney Imagineering Competition
2016
September 6, 2016
Baylor professor helps investigate 'large-scale mortality event' at National Marine Sanctuary
May 12, 2016
U.S. Army announces collaborative alliance with Baylor's School of Engineering and Computer Science
2015
October 9, 2015
Halliburton partners with Baylor to increase college retention and graduation rates among engineering and computer science majors
2014
August 15, 2014
Baylor's first mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate completes internship at renowned Sandia National Laboratories
June 23, 2014
Baylor professor featured in National Geographic for work in extreme environments
2013
October 2, 2013
L-3 platform integration establishes endowed scholarship in Baylor's School of Engineering and Computer Science
2012
May 14, 2012
Dr. Dennis O'Neal named dean of Baylor University's School of Engineering and Computer Science
2011
2010
December 1, 2010
Baylor engineers research swarm patterns of insects to provide swarm intelligence for the nation's military
April 20, 2010
Money flows in for research facility: Officials expect work to begin soon on high-tech BRIC
April 15, 2010
BU professor Marks nets honor for research in evolutionary informatics
January 15, 2010
A symbolic shift from 20th-century manufacturing to 21st-century technology took place at Baylor with the announcement of plans to turn a long-shuttered manufacutring plant into a modern research collaborative.
2009
October 24, 2009
Center boosts BU's top-tier goal
October 24, 2009
Baylor leaders share plans for new research center
October 23, 2009
Local forces team up for $30M research park
May 4, 2009
Engineers with a Mission expands to Global Appropriate Technology Ministries, an organization that serves as a non-profit engineering consulting agency for foreign mission projects around the world.
May 1, 2009
Baylor ECS Dean receives grant to teach biomedical engineering in Hanoi
April 30, 2009
Dr. Ken Van Treuren, professor of mechanical engineering, chosen to participate in Boeing's Welliver Faculty Fellowship program in Chicago along with eight other professors from across the nation.
2008
September 15, 2008
Dr. Walter Bradley, distinguished professor of engineering, and his team create bio-diesel from coconuts.
June 1, 2008
Uplifting engineering: Senior project provides lift system for therapeutic riding center
February 22, 2008
Professors may develop new test for blood-sugar
January 15, 2008
No more needles: Baylor researcher creates new way to test blood-sugar level
2007
September 28, 2007
Pretigious NSF grant awarded to Baylor to answer the question, "How do systems running on computer time relate to the physical world in real time?"
March 1, 2007
Dr. Ian Gravagne, now associate professor of ECE, received the Rising Star Award for research in applying mathematics to distributed control networks, and for designs enabling automated user identification and data acquisition with exercise circuits.
February 21, 2007
Computer Science Gaming Track added as Degree Program Option
2004
August 20, 2004
Baylor's engineering program highly rated in U.S. News 'Best Colleges' survey
2003
August 26, 2003
BU Programs Garner National Recognition
February 4, 2003
BU Class Looks at Columbia Mystery
January 17, 2003
Engineering and Computer Science Partners with Campus Living and Learning on First Residential Village
2002
December 2, 2002
New Provost Will Guide Baylor's Quest to Earn 'Tier One' Academic Standing
November 7, 2002
Programmers Take 5th in Competition
November 2, 2002
Computer Science Students Compete for Bragging Rights
June 1, 2002
Volunteers Teach Children at Shelter to Use Computers
2001
November 1, 2001
Cyber Missionary: Baylor professor spreads the technology gospel
February 6, 2001
Overcrowding Spurs Expansion of Rogers Building
2000
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1996
1995
May 1, 1995
BU Engineering Program Only One in Texas to Accomplish 100% Pass Rate on State Board's Fundamentals of Engineering Exam
April 1, 1995
Engineering and Computer Science Prepares for Historic Name Change
March 1, 1995
Poucher Named ACM Fellow
1994
January 1, 1994
Board of Regents Approves Elevating Engineering and Computer Science from Department to School
1988
January 1, 1988
Engineering Program Gains Accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology
January 1, 1988
Department of ECS Moves to Robert M. and Louise Rogers Engineering and Computer Science Building
1987
May 8, 1987
Rogers Building Groundbreaking
April 30, 1987
Administration Announces Building's Groundbreaking Date
1986
January 1, 1986
Computer Science Program Gains Accreditation by the Computer Science Accreditation Board; One of the First 50 Accredited in the Nation
1982
April 1, 1982
Baylor Student Team Wins National Contest Sponsored by Association for Computing Machinery
1980
January 1, 1980
Department of Engineering and Computer Science Created
1979
January 1, 1979
BU Hires Dr. James Bargainer as director of the Institute of Engineering Science in the College of Arts and Sciences
1976
May 30, 1976
First Computer Science Student Graduates from Baylor
1973
January 1, 1973
BU Hires First Computer Science Faculty Member, Dr. Donald Gaitros