Dear Jeremy, Thank you for your interest in graduate education at the Robert R.

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. In the following brochure you'll find the graduate education information that you requested. With distinguished faculty, renowned researcher centers, and state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, graduate education at McCormick is designed to meet the global demand for analytical and innovative problem solvers. Whether you wish to advance your professional and technical education or pursue cutting-edge research, McCormick can help you achieve your goal. We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at b-lindvall@northwestern.edu or 847-491-4547. Sincerely, Bruce Lindvall Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies McCormick School of Engineering Northwestern University

Thank you for your interest

Graduate work at McCormick can be a doorway to a new chapter in your life. The possibilities are limitless. At McCormick, you dont just learn you create, explore, and apply your knowledge to advancing society and solving some of the worlds most challenging problems. Working side-by-side with faculty from a variety of backgrounds, your education will expose you to new disciplines while maintaining a solid grounding in the fundamentals. Regardless of what youre interested in pursuing in your graduate studies or your career, McCormicks graduate programs will prime you for success. Join us in finding the right solution to the right problem.

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Graduate Application Instructions for 2012

The graduate admission process can be confusing; please use this as a guide as you apply for MS or PhD admission. More specific information is available on each departments website. If your goal is a PhD degree, then apply for PhD admission. If you are not successful as a PhD applicant, it may be possible for us to consider you for MS admission. Very few of our new PhD students have an MS, and an MS is not required for PhD admission. If you are interested in one of the following programs, please refer to the programs website for application instructions and deadlines: Master of Science in Biotechnology Program (MBP) Master of Engineering Management (MEM) Master of Project Management (MPM) Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) The MMM Program Master of Science in Analytics (MSiA) Master of Product Design and Development (MPD2 )

Application process and deadlines

The online application website opened September 2, 2011. https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=nwu-grad You can begin your application as early as September 2. During the process you can save your work and then delay submission of the application and application fee until closer to the deadline. The PhD application deadline is December 31, 2011, for all programs except for the PhD program in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics. Their deadline is January 13, 2012. Most MS application deadlines are later. Please refer to departmental and program websites for MS application deadlines, as they vary. www.mccormick.northwestern. edu/departments/

Supporting materials for applications

We strongly encourage you to set up recommendations in the online application process rather than having your references send hard copies in the mail. Send your GRE and TOEFL scores (TOEFL scores only if required) to Northwestern University (ETS code 1565). If you have not sent your official test scores to Northwestern University, we will accept scanned copies of score reports with the online application and will verify your scores with ETS. Include your resume/CV and statement of purpose with the online application. Some departments also require a writing sample which should be uploaded with the online application.

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Start your online application

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Application checklist
q Complete online application q q q q q q q Recommendations Resume/CV Statement of purpose Writing sample (if required) Official transcripts GRE scores TOEFL scores (if required)

The minimum Internet-based TOEFL scores are 90 for PhD applicants and 80 for MS applicants. Please consult departmental websites for TOEFL requirements that may be higher for specific programs. Applicants upload transcripts with the online application. Official transcripts will be required only for new students who will matriculate at Northwestern. All recommendations should be submitted through the online process.

Include with online application: Once you have applied

During the application process, you will work with the departmental graduate program assistant to complete your application file. That persons contact information will be part of the initial e-mail that is sent to you. Upon the receipt of your application, you will receive an e-mail about our Graduate Admissions Tracking System (GATS) website that will help you monitor the status of your application.

(If English was the language of instruction for your bachelors or masters degree, then the TOEFL requirement is waived.)

Once you have been admitted

Admitted PhD students have until April 15 to accept or decline the offer of admission, and those residing in the United States are invited to campus in late winter. We help with the expenses of your travel to Evanston. Admitted MS students have until August to accept or decline the MS offer of admission.

Do not send hard copies of materials that have been submitted electronically. This is unnecessary and slows down the processing of applications.

Funding

Contact
Please feel free to contact the departmental graduate program assistant or Bruce A. Lindvall, assistant dean for graduate studies: Bruce A. Lindvall 2145 Sheridan Road, Suite L-261 Evanston, IL 60208-3103 Phone (847) 491-4547 | Fax (847) 491-5341 b-lindvall@northwestern.edu

We fully fund PhD students with paid tuition, health insurance (for the first six years), and a monthly stipend. After admission, PhD applicants will receive a formal PhD funding offer letter. We generally do not fund MS students.

Atrium of the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center

Graduate Application Instructions

PhD Program in

Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern Universitys Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) is a leader in fundamental and applied research in cross-cutting technologies. Mechanical engineering of the future is about nanomaterials, advanced sensing, adaptive and responsive systems, rapid prototyping, molecular rotors, and biomechanical interfaces in short it is the design of energy efficient systems that integrate traditional mechanical engineering knowledge with other disciplines to invent the engineering masterpieces of the 21st century.

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PhD Program Details

Graduate work in mechanical engineering at Northwestern provides students with an exciting array of course work and research, blending fundamental background with cutting-edge science and technology. Northwesterns tradition of interdisciplinary research offers exciting opportunities in novel research projects to provide the best education for a future in industry, academia, start-ups, or research labs. The discovery of new knowledge and technologies is the primary focus of the PhD program in mechanical engineering. Faculty members and graduate students are partners in this endeavor, working in close mentor relationships that often continue well beyond the final degree. Doctoral students are expected to not only pursue a rigorous course of study, but also to demonstrate scholarly distinction by advancing the state of knowledge in their chosen fields of research. The field of mechanical engineering builds on strong core disciplines of mechanics, manufacturing, and systems to design solutions to modern engineering challenges. As illustrated in the figure, mechanical engineering at Northwestern University applies these core strengths to key thrust areas of great current and future need: biosystems and health, design, energy and sustainability, multiscale simulation, and nano/ micro-science.

Research Thrust Areas for ME @NU

The faculty in mechanical engineering teach and research cross-core, cross-thrust, and crossdepartmental lines. This strong tradition in interdisciplinary work creates tremendous opportunities for PhD students to engage in novel, independent research at the forefront of science and engineering. The core disciplines of mechanical engineering are: Mechanics represents the fundamental and applied mechanics of solids and fluids. Research in solids includes biomaterials, composites, smart materials, nondestructive materials characterization and structural reliability, nanostructures, and computational and dataenabled mechanics. Research in fluids emphasizes molecular level and biological phenomena, and is particularly strong in computational fluid mechanics. Manufacturing represents design, optimization, tribology, and micro/meso-scale manufacturing.

Above: Arial shot of north end of the Evanston campus.

Research spans energy efficient manufacturing, tool design, nanofabrication including optical metamaterials and nano-electromechanical systems. Systems represents the fundamentals of dynamics, control and robotics. Research involves these fundamentals applied to human/machine interaction, haptics, robotics, sensors, MEMS, nanoscale medicine and systems engineering, neural engineering, neuromechanics, and rehabilitation engineering. The cross-cutting, interdisciplinary research thrusts each draw on the strengths and expertise of faculty members from all core areas in the department and provide a nexus of outstanding innovative courses and research projects: Design: human-centered design and organization behavior, predictive science and computational design methods that consider uncertainty and risk, intuitive human-machine interaction, and the cyber-enabled design informatics system to design new materials and integrated material and product systems. Biosystems and health: robotics for rehabilitation from neurological injury, bio-inspired sensing technologies, sensing algorithms, bio-inspired robots, biomaterials, biosystems manufacturing, protein folding mechanics in disease, drug delivery, computational fluid dynamics for biology, and nanoscale manipulation of bio-molecules. Nano/Microscience and technology: in-situ electron microscopy testing of 1-D nanostructures, scalable 3-D nanofabrication of integrated nanosystems, high efficiency energy conversion using nano-photonic devices, bio-sensing, nanodiamonds for delivery of cancer drugs, nanoelectromechanical bio-inspired sensors, and micro- and meso-scale material handling, fabrication mechanics, and process control. Energy and sustainability: solutions to energy and environmental problems require a dual approach: 1) minimize energy consumption via devices, machines, and processes that have higher energy efficiency and better component durability, and 2) develop clean sustainable energy sources without increasing the CO2 load. Our research strengths include modeling contact, friction, and wear from atomistic to macroscale, designing engineered surfaces and textures, tribochemical interfacial tuning, life cycle assessment, modeling for low-impact supply chains, and green design methodologies.

Multiscale simulation in science and engineering: Nano-medicine in bio-technology; bridging material design and structural design; uncertainty quantification for modeling, simulation, and optimization of complex systems; multi-physics chemistry simulation of engineering systems; simulation-assisted manufacturing; simulation of immersed bodies in fluids; and texture induced nonwetting surfaces.

Professor Mitra Hartmann works with a student in the lab.

Program Requirements
Admission requirements
All applications are evaluated based on a number of factors including: undergraduate and/or graduate grades, research experience, reference letters, a personal statement, and the results of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE general test). Applicants whose native language is not English must also supply Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores with a minimum score of 90 on the internet-based test.

Program requirements
The PhD program requires the successful completion of both coursework and a dissertation. Students entering the PhD program directly after completing a bachelors degree are not required to obtain an MS but may choose to do so. The PhD program typically takes four to five years to complete with a BS background and three to four years for students with a MS degree.

Mechanical Engineering | PhD Program

Course requirements
A total of 15 course units (excluding project/research units) are required for students admitted with a BS degree. Nine courses are typically required for students admitted with an MS degree from elsewhere. First-year graduate students typically take three courses each quarter while conducting research units.

Career options
Northwestern graduates are placed throughout academia and in various sectors in industry and government labs. The department organizes career talks with panel members consisting of graduates working in different sectors to help students choose career paths. Faculty also provide networking and career opportunities to current students. More information is available on the McCormick Mechanical Engineering website. Additional research information and lists of faculty active in each: http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/web/research/ Links to degree requirements for the MS in ME program and the application process: http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/web/prospective_ graduate/

Qualifying examination/research proposal

Students are admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree by passing an oral qualifying exam. The oral qualifying exam will be based on (but not restricted to) a written research proposal prepared by the student and will be administered by the examination committee appointed by the department chair. Students are eligible to take the qualifying exam when all but three of the courses required for PhD have been taken. Students must take the oral qualifying examination no later than the end of the third year of full-time study beyond the BS degree or the end of the second year of full-time study beyond the MS degree. A student may retake this exam once within one quarter.

Thesis/dissertation defense
A written dissertation on the research project that is satisfactory to the students faculty adviser, the advisory committee, and meets the Universitys requirements is required. An oral examination is required.

Mechanical Engineering | PhD Program

Financial Aid
The Graduate School and the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science provides most incoming PhD students with full funding, including paid tuition, paid health insurance, and a monthly stipend for living expenses. The Graduate School administers fellowships, scholarships, and graduate assistantships. Academic programs determine the fellowship and scholarship awardees and also recommend the awarding of graduate assistantships. Principal investigators and/ or academic programs award research assistantships to students.

Above: Students in the Ford Building.

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Research Funding
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to seek external funding for their research. External grants perform two vital functions. First, they supplement or extend doctoral students funding to finance research that often forms the basis of the dissertation, sometimes for much of a scholars ensuing career. Additionally, awards, particularly of highly competitive, prestigious grants, demonstrate to prospective employers that a student is a serious scholar, a potentially valuable member of the academic and/or research community. For more information, see the external funding website. MS students needing additional funds to pay for their education may wish to apply for loans. Only US citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled at least half-time are eligible for federal loans. There are alternative loan options for part-time students and for international students. For more information, see our student loans website. good standing. For complete information regarding satisfactory academic progress, please see the student services pages of the Graduate School website: http://www.tgs.northwestern.edu/academics/ academic-services/ Students failing to maintain satisfactory progress may be awarded federal and institutional assistance for one additional payment period to re-establish satisfactory standing. Students who do not re-establish satisfactory standing will remain ineligible for any additional federal and institutional assistance until they return to good academic standing. The associate dean for student services of the Graduate School may grant an exception to this policy after review of evidence of mitigating circumstances presented by the student.

Eligibility for financial aid

To be eligible for all forms of financial aid, continuing graduate students must remain in good academic standing and demonstrate satisfactory progress toward their respective degrees. In general, to be in good academic standing in the Graduate School, students must meet the standards set by the academic program and the Graduate School and make satisfactory progress toward fulfilling all stated requirements for the degree. A student whose overall grade average is below B, who has more than one incomplete grade, or who otherwise fails to make progress toward the degree in accordance with the requirements adopted by the graduate faculty is not considered in

Above: Students studying in the Ford Building.

Fellowships
Presidential Fellowships
The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestigious fellowship awarded by Northwestern. Fellowships are awarded for two years, and recipients become part of Northwestern Universitys Society of Fellows. The fellowship will be awarded to candidates who combine outstanding intellectual or creative ability with the capacity to play an active part in the life of the Society of Fellows. The Society of Fellows, which meets twice per quarter, enables stellar students from across the university to have interdisciplinary interactions with their peers in other fields. The goal is to create future leaders who are enthusiastic and literate about the broad scholarship of the university. Applications are by nomination only.

are awarded for a period of one academic quarter. Recipients are eligible to apply for renewal with their departments. More information on these fellowships is available on the Graduate School website.

External funding
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to seek external funding. As markers of scholarly achievement, fellowships are integral to successful, timely completion of graduate degrees. Students are encouraged to contact the Office of Fellowships, which has staff on hand to assist students in their endeavor to secure outside funds. The Office of Fellowships maintains a graduate fellowships website to serve graduate fellowship seekers and applicants. This site identifies external fellowships that students in each Northwestern graduate department have won in the past. There are also listings for diversity-based fellowships, awards available to international students, and links to selected national fellowships databases. The graduate fellowships calendar provides month-by-month

Dr. John N. Nicholson Fellowships

These fellowships are for doctoral and masters degree students in the basic sciences and engineering, and doctoral degree students in management. Preference is given to US citizens of Greek heritage.

Ryan Fellowships
Ryan Fellowships support the finest students of nanoscale science in the country, providing them with the education and experience to assume leadership roles in the realm of nanotechnology.

Walter P. Murphy and Cabell Fellowships

These fellowships are designated for graduate students in the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Conference Travel Grant

The Conference Travel Grant is available on an annual basis to PhD and MFA students beyond their first year of graduate study at Northwestern. The grant provides some funds to assist PhD and MFA students traveling to conferences and/or seminars to make presentations on behalf of the University. The award is not designed to support attending classes at other institutions, general educational, or research travel.

University fellowships
University fellowships provide tuition and a stipend, usually paid in monthly installments. Fellowships

deadlines for external award competitions. The Office of Fellowships also publishes an e-newsletter for seekers of external fellowships (twice per quarter and once in the summer). The newsletter provides profiles of Northwestern students who succeeded in previous award competitions, tips for writing outstanding grant applications, and descriptions of select fellowship opportunities. Archived editions of the newsletter are also available on the website. Please direct questions about external fellowships or the above resources to the Office of Fellowships.

Financial Aid Information

Student loans
Student loans are available to help finance the cost of education. The amount borrowed must be for educational expenses and cannot exceed (including all other sources of aid) the cost of attendance for the loan period. The loan period is the term for which the funds are being borrowed. The student must a) be currently enrolled, b) intend to enroll, or c) have been enrolled during the entire loan period.

Graduate assistantships
Many doctoral students at Northwestern University will serve as graduate assistants during their academic careers. A graduate assistantship provides a monthly stipend and is accompanied by a tuition scholarship. Graduate assistants may either serve as teaching assistants or research assistants. Teaching assistants may serve as graders for a course, lead discussion sections as part of a larger lecture course, or instruct their own class sections. Research assistants or trainees may work in a lab or conduct other types of investigative research for their primary investigator. Academic programs recommend all assistantship appointments to the Graduate School. Every graduate assistant in the Graduate School must meet the eligibility requirements set for all students receiving financial aid. In addition, students receiving an assistantship must inform the Graduate School of other sources of support (such as traineeships, teaching assistantships, research assistantships, School of Continuing Studies teaching, or other fellowships). In cases where alternative funding is available, arrangements will be made to integrate this funding with the Graduate School award. Furthermore, assistants must refrain from remunerative work (other than teaching or research directly related to their assistantships) unless a written request for a waiver is approved by the Graduate School after a thorough review of the circumstances. If any of these conditions is violated, financial support may be withdrawn by the Graduate School.

stages (e.g., third year) of PhD study. The three- or sixmonth full-time internship is generally a paid position. Proper placement is determined by the students PhD adviser and the associate deans for graduate studies and research and cooperative engineering education. The interns performance will be evaluated by their sponsor and forwarded to both the associate dean for graduate studies and research and the PhD adviser. Eight quarters of residency tuition will still be required even though the sequence will be interrupted. However, it is expected that this experience will not require additional time to complete degree requirements. Interns should have progressed to the level of candidacy, but candidacy is not required. Eligibility The program is open to all doctoral students in the McCormick School. International students may participate by using a part or all of their practical traineeship visa during the internship. However, the total term of work experience (pre-graduation internship plus post-graduation work) may not exceed one year. Participants in this program register for a non-credit, non-tuition bearing course. This registration allows health benefits to be maintained (if student desires them and pays the appropriate fees), permits loans to be deferred, and provides evidence of the internship on transcripts. Up to three registrations of the course are allowed, but no more than two registrations may be consecutive. Application process If interested, current students complete the application form, obtain your advisers approval and signature, and submit it with a rsum to the Office of the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research in room L254 of the Technological Institute. The Office of Cooperative Engineering Education, located in the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center room 2-300, can help you to prepare a rsum and develop interview skills. Please be aware that the dean will require a brief evaluation (three to five sentences) from your supervisor during the internship before he will assign a grade.

Crown Family Internship

This elective program permits doctoral candidates to gain practical experience in industry or at national laboratories in areas closely related to their research. These internships can provide impetus for the interns thesis and may provide future employment. The experience is best suited for the middle to latter

Financial Aid Information

Housing
Graduate students with the McCormick School of Engineering can choose from apartment-style housing on either the Chicago or Evanston campus. These campus housing options offer students all the amenities they need to feel at home while studying at Northwestern. Additionally, many students choose to Above: Student passing through the Northwestern Arch. live off-campus. For those interested in this option, Northwestern also offers a transportation discount for use on the Chicago Transit Authoritys buses and trains. The student activity fee of $78 per quarter allows unlimited rides on CTA buses and trains.

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Evanston Campus
Englehart Hall
Engelhart Hall, located at 1915 Maple Avenue in Evanston, offers apartment-style living for graduate students. The 243-unit building has air-conditioned studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments. Apartments are furnished, except for linens, kitchen utensils, dishes, and silverware. All Engelhart Hall kitchens were recently renovated and feature a modern look and new appliances. Rates include all utilities, telephone service (resident only has to provide their own phone), cable TV, and both wireless and hard-wired Internet service. Enclosed parking is available in the building for an additional cost. Additional on-site facilities include a spacious laundry room, indoor and outdoor childrens play areas, a TV lounge/study area with fax and copy machines, and individual storage units assigned to each apartment. Engelhart Hall is also located close to public transportation options for its residents. Additionally, the free campus shuttle bus has a stop directly in front of the building. The front desk staff along with four live-in community assistants are available to serve the residents needs. Engelhart Hall also has its own on-site maintenance staff to aid in residents service requests. Students who wish to reside in Engelhart Hall should complete a housing application via the website: http://www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing/applicationprocedure.html. A Northwestern University Net ID is required to download the application. For applicants who do not have a Northwestern University Net ID, please contact the Engelhart front desk at (847) 491-5127 and a copy of the application can be e-mailed to the prospective resident.

not required to participate in a meal plan, but are welcome to do so if they wish. Please note that bed linens, sheets, blankets, pillows, towels, pots, pans, television set and wash cloths are not provided. Amenitites include: heating, A/C, electricity, water, cable TV, Internet access, 24-hour on-site staff microwave, refrigerator, stove, lamps, study rooms, childrens outdoor playground, laundry facilities, parking, and access to NU shuttle bus service. For more information on Seabury Hall, please visit our web site: http://www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing/ seabury/

Chicago Campus
Graduate Housing manages 40 apartments on the Chicago Campus. Abbott Hall, 710 N. Lake Shore Drive, provides apartment-style living for graduate students typically enrolled in the Feinberg School of Medicine or Northwestern University School of Law. All apartments are furnished and rates include all utilities, telephone service, cable TV, and high-speed internet service. To apply for housing, students should contact Graduate Housing via the website: www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing Some students rent apartments in Chicago and the neighboring suburbs. Since the campus is centrally located, public transportation is very convenient. It is highly advisable for students who wish to rent apartments to visit the area and make living arrangements before beginning their graduate work.

Additional Resources
For students on both the Evanston and Chicago campuses, links to local apartment-finding services can be found on the Northwestern student housing website under the heading Other Resources: www.northwestern.edu/offcampus/other_resources.html

Seabury Hall
Another options for individual students or families is Seabury Hall, located at 605-615 Garrett or 621-623 Garrett Place, directly across the street from the Technological Institute and other north campus buildings. This residence hall is ideal for single graduate students, those living with their spouses or partners, and those with families. The apartments include private bathrooms and kitchen units. Residents are

Transportation
All full-time graduate students are eligible for a CTA University Pass (U-Pass), a discounted transit fare card. Visit The Graduate School website for more information: www.tgs.northwestern.edu.

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Evanston and Chicago

Choosing where to pursue your graduate degree is one of the most important decisions youll ever make. Choosing to study in a great American city like Chicago is one of the best decisions youll ever make. Situated along the north shore of spectacular Lake Michigan, Northwesterns Evanston campus, just a quick El train ride from downtown Chicago, is a blend of historic and modern. The Evanston campus sits 12 miles north of the Chicago Loop, and Northwestern students have easy access to the vast array of professional sports, music, art, and cultural diversity the nations third-largest city has to offer. Northwesterns location also means nearly unparalleled access to major corporations, research centers, organizations for study, and eventually jobs McCormick graduates are very popular with employers.

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Evanston
Evanston is not only home to Northwestern, it is one of the most attractive and lively communities in the Midwest. A vibrant community of approximately 75,000 residents, Evanston boasts the amenities of a big city in a less hectic suburban setting. While there are many events, activities, and resources on campus, Evanston offers an alternate set of opportunities for Northwestern students. Within a short walk from campus, you can hang out at one of several coffee shops, try the Evanston Athletic Clubs climbing wall, ice skate at the Robert Crown Community Center, or play pool and listen to live jazz at Pete Millers Steakhouse, just to name a few examples. For its relatively small size (8.5 square miles), Evanston offers a surprising number of parks approximately 80. Many of these public spaces provide bicycle paths, picnic tables, tennis and/or basketball courts, and beach access. Lake Michigans beaches are perfect for swimming, sunning, sailing, and volleyball. Evanston also has two golf courses, one public and one private. The Evanston Symphony Orchestra, which plays all its concerts at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on Northwesterns campus, has been named Community Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. Jazz fans will enjoy the entertainment at Pete Millers Steakhouse, and Nevins Live, a live music venue downtown, offers an eclectic mix of musical performers year-round. Downtown Evanston has a mix of large chain stores such as The Gap, Foot Locker, Barnes and Noble, and Whole Foods as well as unique small businesses such as Joans Sweet Shoppe, Bookmans Alley (used and rare books), Accents Plus (clothing), The Mexican Shop, and Aylas Original Gallery of Beads. At the far north end of campus stands the 113-feettall Grosse Point Lighthouse. Built in 1873 after nearly 30 ships wrecked near its Lake Michigan location, the lighthouse is open for tours on weekends from June through September. Located just west of campus, the Noyes Cultural Arts Center houses an art gallery featuring local artists, theatre space used by amateur and professional companies, and 28 studios leased to professional arts organizations. The state-of-the-art Century Movie Theatre boasts 18 screens and is actually two theatres in one. Mainstream cinema and the newest releases play at Century 12 Evanston while art house and foreign films dominate the offerings at the Century CineArts 6. The theatre complex is about a 10-minute walk from campus and offers discounted tickets to students.

Century 12 Theatre, Evanston

Chicago
With downtown Chicago only 12 miles away and easily accessible by public transportation, Northwestern students are presented with almost limitless opportunities for research, internships, and exploring. Chicagos museums, parks and beaches, sports, neighborhoods, and shops provide uncommonly rich possibilities for culture and entertainment.

Transportation
So how can you to these places? Chicago offers many public transit options, including:

Chicago Transit Authority: www.transitchicago.com Metra: www.metrarail.com Pace Bus: www.pacebus.com

Full-time students in The Graduate School have a U-Pass that allows unlimited CTA bus and train transportation.

Cultural institutions
In addition to dozens of theaters, Chicago is home to several world-class cultural institutions. Visitors can see paintings by masters like Picasso, Monet, and Matisse at the Art Institute of Chicago or explore the masterpieces of the future at the Museum of Contemporary Art. More than 8,000 aquatic animals call the Shedd Aquarium home, while the Adler Planetarium offers a glimpse into the past and future of the cosmos. The evolving natural world is on display at the Field Museum, while the Museum of Science and Industry boasts the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.

Sports
Chicago is home to several winning sports teams, including the Chicago Bears (football), the Chicago Cubs (baseball), the Chicago White Sox (baseball), the Chicago Bulls (basketball), the Chicago Blackhawks (hockey), the Chicago Fire (soccer), the Chicago Wolves (AHL hockey), and the Chicago Rush (arena football). Downtown Chicago, view south from the river

For more information on entertainment, visit:

City of Chicago: www.cityofchicago.org Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau:
www.choosechicago.com

Business
Chicago is home to numerous international companies, including:

Boeing Co. Sears Holdings Corp. Walgreen Co. Motorola Inc. Archer Daniels Midland Co. Allstate Corp. Kraft Foods Inc. Abbott Laboratories Deere & Co. McDonalds United Airlines Exelon Corp. Baxter International Aon Corporation

Centerstage Chicago:

www.centerstagechicago.com

Yahoo! Chicago: www.chi.yahoo.com Metromix: chicago.metromix.com

Evanston and Chicago Information

Student Associations
In addition to a number of discipline-based organizations and special interest groups, there are six major graduate student associations serving students on the Chicago and Evanston campuses. The Graduate Student Association (GSA) nugsa.wordpress.com Chicago Graduate Student Association (CGSA) groups.northwestern.edu/cgsa Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) www.nubgsa.com Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) www.nwucssa.org Graduate Student Association for Latino and Spanish Activities (G-SALSA) sites.google.com/site/gsalsanu2 Queer Pride Graduate Student Association (QPGSA) groups.northwestern.edu/queerpride These groups promote interactions among graduate students, provide academic and social programs, and serve as student advocates. In addition, these groups comprise the Graduate Leadership Council (GLC) studentassociations.gsad.northwestern.edu/glc.

McCormick-specific student groups include: Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student group groups.northwestern.edu/bmegs Civil and Environmental Graduate Society cegs.civil.northwestern.edu Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, Northwestern chapter informs.iems.northwestern.edu Materials Science Students Association mssa.mccormick.northwestern.edu McCormick Graduate Leadership Council mglc.mccormick.northwestern.edu Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Society www.mech.northwestern.edu/students/megss/ Welcome.html Graduate Student Forum Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Above: Students studying in the Ford Building.

Why study engineering at McCormick?

Our vision is to be one of the top engineering schools in the nation, as evidenced by our ability to recruit the very best students, faculty, and staff; to foster creativity among these groups resulting in superior creative output in interdisciplinary research and teaching; to make outstanding contributions to solving todays global challenges; and to embrace research opportunities wherever they may be.

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The McCormick Environment

The McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science provides an environment that fosters creativity and innovation and emphasizes the importance of making outstanding contributions to society. Its distinguished faculty is actively engaged in cuttingedge, interdisciplinary research. They are active in entrepreneurial activities holding numerous patents and are internationally recognized and cited by peers. The Schools world-renowned graduate programs provide a supportive environment for crossdepartmental research. Students enjoy a large graduate student community across Northwesterns campus. McCormick is home to, or is affiliated with, more than 30 centers and institutes for research, education, and entrepreneurship. The school includes eight academic departments: biomedical engineering chemical and biological engineering civil and environmental engineering electrical engineering and computer science engineering sciences and applied mathematics industrial engineering and management sciences materials science and engineering mechanical engineering

Center for Quantum Devices Center for Ultra-scale Computing and Information Security Falk Center for Molecular Therapeutics Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Infrastructure Technology Institute Initiative for Sustainability and Energy at Northwestern Institute for Environmental Catalysis Materials Research Center Materials Technology Laboratory Motorola Center for Telecommunications The Murphy Institute Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-Assembly Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center Non-Equilibrium Energy Research Center Northwestern Center for Engineering Education Research Northwestern Synchrotron Research Center Optimization Technology Center Production & Logistics Laboratory Segal Design Institute Steel Research Group Transportation Center

Research centers and institutes

Biologically Inspired Materials Center Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials Center in Bioengineering Educational Technologies Center for Energy Efficient Transportation Center for Innovation in Global Health Technologies Center for Intelligent Processing of Composites Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular SelfAssembly Center for Photonic Communications and Computing Center for Surface Engineering and Tribology Center for Quality Engineering & Failure Prevention

Undergraduate students
1,588 undergraduate students

Graduate students
681 masters students 820 PhD students

Faculty
183 faculty members

Why study at McCormick?

McCormick history
Northwestern established a distinct degree program in engineering in 1873, 21 years after the initial founding of the University. The College of Engineering at Northwestern University closed four years later in 1877 due to lack of funding. In 1909 the school reopened as Northwestern was emerging as a comprehensive, world-renowned educational institution, and University leaders realized that an engineering school would be critical to that mission. The new school, initially a department within the College of Liberal Arts, was bolstered by a major gift from the family of Chicago meatpacker Gustavus Swift, which funded the Swift Hall of Engineering. In the mid-1920s the College of Engineering became the autonomous School of Engineering, with faculty members devoted exclusively to engineering. One of the most notable moments in the schools history came in 1939, when Walter P. Murphy, a wealthy inventor of railroad equipment, donated $6.7 million for the construction of Northwesterns Technological Institute building known fondly to generations of McCormick alumni as Tech. When the construction of Tech was completed in 1942, Northwestern received an additional bequest of $28 million from Walter P. Murphys estate to provide for an engineering school second to none. Although Murphy insisted that the school not be named for him, the cooperative engineering education program bears his name to commemorate his interest in practical education. Over the next 45 years cooperative engineering education remained a constant undergraduate requirement at Tech, while academic programming evolved. Developments in new fields such as materials science and biomedical engineering led to the creation of new departments. Practical studies for undergraduates were augmented by an increased focus on research and graduate education. In 1989 the school launched a major fundraising campaign, which culminated in a $30 million gift from the McCormick Tribune Foundation. This gift enabled the development of Northwesterns groundbreaking Engineering First curriculum and resulted in a new name for the engineering school: the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Enhancements to the schools curriculum and facilities are ongoing at McCormick. In 2005, the School opened the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center, with the support of a $10 million gift from the Ford Motor Company. This state-of-the-art

facility includes classrooms, shops, design studios, meeting areas, and workrooms especially designed for team learning, collaborative projects, and computerassisted learning.

Aerial shot of the Evanston campus, circa 1910

Mechanical engineering experiment from the 1950s

Aerial shot of the Technological Institute, circa 1970

Why study at McCormick?

Research
Awards and grants in 2005-06 totaled about $511.7 million.

Athletics
A charter member of the Big Ten, Northwestern sponsors 19 athletic teams (eight mens and 11 womens) and numerous club sports.

Endowment
During fiscal year 2010, Northwesterns investments grew to over 10%, rising above $6 billion.

Studying at Northwestern
Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. The University was founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota. In 1853 the founders purchased a 379-acre tract of land on the shore of Lake Michigan 12 miles north of Chicago. They established a campus and developed the land near it, naming the surrounding town Evanston in honor of one of the Universitys founders, John Evans. After completing its first building in 1855, Northwestern began classes that fall with two faculty members and 10 students. The University has two campuses: a 240-acre campus in Evanston, the first suburb north of Chicago, and a 25-acre campus in Chicago.

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Schools and Colleges

(with year of founding):
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (1851) School of Communication (1878) School of Continuing Studies (1933) School of Education and Social Policy (1926) Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science (1909) Graduate School (1910) Medill School of Journalism (1921) School of Law (1859) J. L. Kellogg School of Management (1908) Feinberg School of Medicine (1859) Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music (1895) Northwestern University in Qatar (2008)

Full-time Enrollment by School, 2010-11

School
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences* School of Communication School of Education and Social Policy McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science Medill School of Journalism School of Law Kellogg School of Management Feinberg School of Medicine** Bienen School of Music The Graduate School Total 8,367 362

Undergraduate
4,314 1,149 409

Graduate/ Professional
1,340 409 156

Total
5,654 1,558 565

1,452 681

1,013 413 998 1,864 1,361 257 297 8,108

2,465 1,094 998 1,864 1,361 619 297 16,475

*Includes inter-school programs. **Includes Orthotics/Prosthetics/Physical Therapy programs Full-time graduate students are also enrolled in the Graduate School. The School of Continuing Studies enrolls approximately 1,100 students in part-time, evening undergraduate and graduate programs. Additional part-time students bring the Universitys total enrollment to approximately 19,000.

Studying at Northwestern University