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About

Taking on the tough questions, putting knowledge to work to improve people’s lives—that’s what engineering at Johns Hopkins is all about. 

Since the first engineering students enrolled at Johns Hopkins in 1912, our students, faculty, and graduates have been leaders in innovation, conducting pioneering research, and creating new technologies that address the ever-changing demands of modern society.

At the Whiting School of Engineering, students and faculty are immersed in a remarkable, collaborative environment—an environment that combines a rigorous academic program with cutting-edge research. The Whiting School both draws upon and contributes to the university’s many strengths and renown in fields ranging from medicine and public health to the physical sciences and humanities.

From groundbreaking explorations into wastewater treatment, tissue engineering, and the environmental impact of nanotechnology to the design of robots that will make the diagnosis and treatment of patients safer, easier, and more effective, engineers at the Whiting School are tackling some of the most complex and challenging problems facing society today. 

Johns Hopkins was the nation’s first research university, founded in 1876 for the purpose of “expanding knowledge and putting that knowledge to work for the good of humanity.” This principle guides the Whiting School today, perpetuating a tradition of academic excellence and preparing students for leadership in all of their endeavors.