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Susan Beasy Latto, slatto@d.umn.edu
315 Darland Administration Bldg.
1049 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
(218) 726-8830 Cell: (218) 348-5688
Fax: (218) 726-7413
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH
September 11, 2000
Contact:
Susan Beasy Latto, UMD Director of
Public Relations 218 726-8830
Dr. James Riehl, Dean, UMD College of Science & Engineering 218 726-6397
Dr. Richard Davis, Head, UMD Department of Chemical Engineering 218 726-6162
UMD Department of Chemical Engineering Ranked Second in the Nation (tie) for "Best Undergraduate Engineering Departments" in U.S. News & World Report 2001 Ratings
The entire UMD Engineering Program was ranked 51st in the nation (tie) for Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (without PhD programs).
UMD was ranked 12th in Best Midwestern Public Universities.
Dr. Richard Davis, head of the UMD Department of Chemical Engineering, said, "We are very proud and excited about our ranking, especially since our chemical engineering department at UMD is very young--only 15 years old. The strength of our department is a tribute to the quality of the faculty and the quality of the entire campus."
The UMD Department of Chemical Engineering has 150 students and five faculty members.