Left: With the aid of time spent immersed in a simulated forest, Gil Bohrer, a graduate student in CEE professor Roni Avissar's lab, is getting a better handle on the wind dispersal of seeds in nature. Middle: Professor observationsProfessor Roni Avissar's Helicopter Observational Platform carries specialized instruments attached to its nose and in belly pods to perform environmental observations that are missed by high-flying and fast airplanes, satellites, and balloons and sounding rockets. Right: BME graduate student Audrey Ellerbee's research is focused on an optical imaging technique called optical coherence tomography (OCT). She calls OCT an optical analog to ultrasound.

Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering is a vibrant teaching and research institution focused on educating and exploring the frontiers of engineering in a hands-on, cross-disciplinary learning environment. A Pratt education is built on a foundation of partnership and shared commitment between students and faculty.

The mission of the Pratt School of Engineering is to provide a rigorous engineering education for our students, enabling them to lead productive, rewarding, and ethical lives for the betterment of society. It is our vision that Pratt students and faculty will be catalysts for generating and integrating knowledge across the disciplines required to address complex issues facing a global society.

We offer degrees majoring in biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, electrical and computer engineering, mechanical engineering and materials science. We also offer a professional master's in engineering management degree.

Pratt, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, and the Sanford School of Public Policy are the undergraduate schools of Duke University. We are also one of Duke’s seven graduate and professional schools and have extensive collaboration with the School of Medicine, Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, School of Law, Fuqua School of Business and the Graduate School.

We are located near North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle Park, named for the Triangle formed by Duke University in Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The 7,000-acre Research Triangle Park, recognized internationally as a center for cutting-edge research and development, is home to more than 140 organizations and more than 100,000 employees.

As of the fall 2008 semester, Pratt's faculty included 120 faculty in five departments. We have 1,200 undergraduates and 449 graduate students.

Faculty Awards and Recognition in 2008-2009:

Faculty Awards and Recognition in 2007-2008:

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Faculty Awards and Recognition in 2006-2007:

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Faculty Awards and Recognition in 2005-2006:

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Awards from Previous Academic Years

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Faculty Awards and Recognition in 2002-2003

• Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame – Kristina M. Johnson
• Board of Directors of the Biomedical Engineering Society – George Truskey
• President-elect of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society – Roger Barr
• Orthopedics and Musculoskeletal Study Section in the Center for Scientific Review – Lori Setton
• 2003 Ellwood Award from FACCT, the Foundation for Accountability – Professor Emeritus William (Ed) Hammond
• Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II – Krishnendu Chakrabarty
• Electrochemical Society Award in Solid State Science and Technology – Richard Fair
• National Science Foundation Early Career Award from the Division of Materials Research – Stefan Zauscher
• QEM (Quality Education for Minorities) Catalyst for Institutional Change Award – Martha Absher
• Delegate to the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering – Mort Friedman
• Outstanding Engineering Educator Award of the Eastern North Carolina section of IEEE – Gary Ybarra
• ASME Board of Governors Recognition Award for Accomplishments as Chair of the Board of Director of the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of the ASME – Robert Kielb
• Board of Director of the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of the ASME – Kenneth Hall
• 2003 Electrochemical Society Award in Solid State Science and Technology – Richard B. Fair
• Distinguished Lecturer of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Adrian Bejan
• Editor-in-chief, North America, for the Journal of biomechanics – Farshid Guilak
• Duke University Diversity Award – Martha Absher
• Member of the World Council for Biomechanics – Lori Setton
• Co-chair of National Academy of Sciences/Russian Academy of Sciences committee on the Endpoints of High Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel – John Ahearne
• President of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication engineers – Josiah Knight
• Chair of the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science – Jeffrey Krolik
• Fulbright Scholar
• Member Air Force Board of Science and Technology of National Academy of Engineering – Earl Dowell
• Co-chair of Aviation R&D Steering Committee of ASME/White House OSTP Committee
• Advisory Board Member, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering – Tod Laursen
• President of the American Medical Informatics Association – W. Ed Hammond
• Chair of the Global Water Cycle Science Steering Committee, US Global Climate Research Program – Roni Avissar
• National Research Council award for outstanding contributions to hydrology – Roni Avissar
• Member of the National Research Council Committee on Radiative Forcing on Climate – Roni Avissar

2009 Fall Tour Schedule

Engineering tours are NOT offered from August 6th to August 23rd.*

The Fall engineering tour schedule begins on Monday, August 24th, and tours are offered Monday through Friday @ 11:30 am (please see holiday schedule below for the dates engineering tours are not offered). Tours are NOT offered on Saturday or Sunday, and are only offered at 11:30 a.m. on Monday through Friday.

Reservations are necessary. If you would like to sign up for a tour, send an email at least 48 hours in advance to gct2@duke.edu, along with the number in your party. The Pratt tour schedule allows visitors the opportunity to attend both the University tour on Monday through Friday, as well as the Pratt tour--which lasts approximately 60 minutes. Our tours showcase Pratt's newest facilities, typical labs and classrooms, as well as cover information about the various opportunities available to engineering students. Please note, our tour guide is not equipped to answer questions about financial aid, admissions requirements, etc. Those questions should be directed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

All tours begin in the 2nd floor lobby of the Teer building (FYI, the ground level main entrance of Teer is the 2nd floor). You may park in the visitor parking section of the Bryan Center PGIV Parking Garage. Print out these directions to take with you.

Because we rely on the expertise of our students as tour guides, tours will NOT be taking place on the following dates:

• August 6th through August 23rd (end of Summer Session 2, Finals, Interim, and Freshman Orientation)*
• Friday, October 2nd through Tuesday, October 6th (Fall Break, tours will resume on Wednesday, October 7th)
• Wednesday, November 25th through Friday, November 27th (Thanksgiving Holiday, tours will resume on Monday, November 30th)
• Monday, December 7, 2009 through Monday, January 15, 2010 (Holiday Break--check back in December for the Spring 2010 tour schedule)

Questions about Pratt tours can be directed to Lupita Temiquel-McMillian at 919-660-5573 or lupita.mcmillian@duke.edu.

Questions about the University tours and/or Information Sessions, please call the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 919-684-3214, or visit https://www.admissions.duke.edu/jump/campus/visiting_tours.html.