Tulane University School of Science and Engineering

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| image = File:Boggs Center for Energy and Biotechnology.png

| name = Tulane University
School of Science and Engineering

| established = 2005

| dean = Hridesh Rajan {{cite web|title=Tulane University, School of Science and Engineering - Rajan named SSE dean|url=https://news.tulane.edu/pr/hridesh-rajan-named-new-dean-tulane-university-school-science-and-engineering|website=news.tulane.edu|accessdate=3 June 2024|language=en}}

| type = Private

| city = New Orleans

| state = Louisiana

| country = USA

| enrollment = 2043 undergraduate, 447 graduate

| endowment =

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| campus = Urban

| website = {{URL|https://sse.tulane.edu}}

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The Tulane University School of Science and Engineering (SSE) was established in the fall of 2005 as part of the Tulane Renewal Plan,{{cite journal|author1=Scott Cowen|title=Tulane University: From Recovery to Renewal|journal=Liberal Education|date=8 July 2007|volume=93|issue=3|url=https://www.aacu.org/publications-research/periodicals/tulane-university-recovery-renewal|accessdate=17 December 2017|publisher=Association of American Colleges & Universities|language=en}} when the Faculty of the Liberal Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering were reorganized into two schools, the School of Science and Engineering and the School of Liberal Arts.

Engineering at Tulane University dates back to 1894 when the university organized the College of Technology, which later became the School of Engineering.{{cite web |title=Tulane University - Timeline |url=https://tulane.edu/about/history-and-traditions/timeline |accessdate=1 Jan 2018 |website=tulane.edu |language=en}}

Degree programs

Tulane SSE offers degrees in biological chemistry, biomedical engineering, cell and molecular biology, chemical and biomolecular engineering, chemistry, earth and environmental science, ecology and evolutionary biology, environmental biology, environmental geoscience, geology, materials science and engineering, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, psychology, and statistics. In addition, a minor is offered in engineering science.computer science

Location

A ten-building complex on Tulane University's Uptown New Orleans campus includes the Lindy Claiborne Boggs Center for Energy and Biotechnology, the Merryl and Sam Israel Jr. Environmental Sciences Building, Pervical Stern Hall, Stanley O. Thomas Hall, Alcee Fortier Hall, Walter E. Blessey Hall, and the Francis M. Taylor Laboratories. Other buildings include the J. Bennett Johnston Health and Environmental Research Building in Downtown New Orleans, the Reily Student Recreation Center, and facilities at University Square. The Reily Center houses the Center for Anatomical and Movement Sciences (CAMS) as well as the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine (TISM).

=Campus improvements=

In November 2008, the university announced that donors would fund a project to create a more pedestrian-friendly environment by eliminating a street with automobile traffic that bisected the center of the campus. Referred to as the McAlister Place project, the street was replaced with a crushed-granite surface bordered with Japanese magnolias and irises, and completed in January 2010.{{cite web|url=http://media.www.thehullabaloo.com/media/storage/paper958/news/2008/11/21/News/Mcallister.Place.To.Be.Car.Free-3557473.shtml|title=McAllister Place to be Car Free|publisher=Tulane Hullabaloo|date=2008-11-25}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

After Hurricane Katrina, the City of New Orleans improved bicycle lanes on nearby Carrollton Avenue and in 2011, announced plans to add bicycle lanes to the St. Charles Avenue corridor that runs in front of campus.{{cite news|last1=Bruno|first1=R. Stephanie|title=Traffic News: New Orleans bicyclists enjoy improved conditions|url=http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2011/11/new_orleans_bicyclists_enjoy_i.html|accessdate=17 December 2017|work=NOLA.com|publisher=The Times-Picayune|date=6 November 2011|location=New Orleans}}

Deans

Hridesh Rajan (2024 - Present) {{cite web|title=Tulane University, School of Science and Engineering - Rajan named SSE dean|url=https://news.tulane.edu/pr/hridesh-rajan-named-new-dean-tulane-university-school-science-and-engineering|website=news.tulane.edu|accessdate=3 June 2024|language=en}}
Kimberly Foster (2018 - 2024) {{cite web|title=Tulane University, School of Science and Engineering - Foster named SSE dean|url=https://sse.tulane.edu/content/kimberly-foster-named-dean-tulane-school-science-and-engineering|website=sse.tulane.edu|accessdate=1 August 2018|language=en}}
Michael Herman, Ph.D. (interim) (2017 - 2018) {{cite web|title=Tulane University, School of Science and Engineering - Dean's Message Fall 2017|url=http://www2.tulane.edu/sse/news/deans-message-fall-2017.cfm|website=www2.tulane.edu|accessdate=17 December 2017|language=en}}
Nick Altiero (2006 - 2017) {{cite web|title=Tulane University, School of Science and Engineering - Former dean inducted|url=https://news.tulane.edu/news/former-dean-inducted-school-science-and-engineering-hall-fame|website=news.tulane.edu|accessdate=30 June 2024|language=en}}