Our departments
We're made up of five departments, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in nine different engineering disciplines.
Visit our department websites to learn more about our faculty, their research and our graduate degree programs.
Departments
Chemical & Materials Engineering
Do you want to build a longer-lasting battery? Make materials that are both stronger and lighter? These innovations are made possible by chemical and materials engineers.
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Civil and environmental engineers tackle our nation’s critical infrastructure needs, from developing systems to clean and decontaminate drinking water to engineering safer structures that can stand up to extreme events such as earthquakes.
Computer Science & Engineering
From smart phones to smart homes, computer scientists and engineers are using technology to solve important societal problems, ranging from health care to renewable energy to transportation.
Electrical & Biomedical Engineering
From cellphones to biosensors to smart grids, electrical and biomedical engineers are on the cutting edge of technology, leading innovations in communications, health care and energy.
Mechanical Engineering
From automobiles, airplanes and space shuttles to robots, artificial limbs and biochips – all moving and transforming our future.
College Contact Information
- Location: Scrugham Engineering and Mines
- Mailstop: 0256
- Address: 1664 N. Virginia Street Reno, NV 89557
- Email: engineering@unr.edu
- Phone: (775) 784-6925