Undergraduate Departments

Applied Physics

Contemporary science and engineering are becoming increasingly interdisciplinary. Traditional boundaries between fields have blurred, and new areas, such as nanotechnology and artificially structured materials, are constantly emerging. Applied Physics combines understanding the laws of nature at a fundamental level with a focus on technological applications to provide solutions to important societal problems. As such, it provides an essential link between physics and engineering.

Professor Robert D. Grober
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Biomedical Engineering

Yale has a long history of excellence in biomedical engineering. Recently, Yale celebrated the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of engineering as an academic program, and the University embarked on a major initiative in biomedical engineering, which recognizes the vital role that engineering now plays in medicine and the life sciences.

Professor James S. Duncan
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Chemical Engineering

Energy, the environment, and health care represent the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. No single discipline is better poised to confront these challenges than Chemical Engineering.

Professor Paul Van Tassel
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering is a vast field which encompasses numerous disciplines such as microelectronics, photonics, computer engineering, signal processing, control systems, and communications. Electrical Engineering at Yale attempts to create a new brand of electrical engineering student and our students enjoy a more balanced and well rounded education than their counterparts who attend technology-dominated schools and are consequently better equipped to compete and lead in the global community of the 21st century.

Professor Kumpati Narendra
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineers assess the problems afflicting our environment and work on developing engineering solutions for improving our environmental conditions. Environmental engineers handle drinking water safety, groundwater protection, wastewater treatment, reduction of indoor and outdoor air pollution, solid and waste disposal, and various hazards in our environment.

Professor William Mitch
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering is among the most diversified of the traditional engineering disciplines. The mechanical engineer builds machines to extend our physical and mental capabilities and to convert traditional and novel energy sources into useful forms.

Professor Marshall B. Long
Director of Undergraduate Studies