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In 2000, Prof. Christopher Obercreated Alpha-Terp, a thermoset epoxy used to hold computer components together. It melts at high temperatures, allowing components to be sorted and recycled when the computer’s life is over and has saved millions of computers from the landfill.

Undergraduate enrollment: 3150
Male: 58.1%
Female: 41.84%
Under-represented Minority: 15.36%
International: 10.41%
Graduate enrollment: 2115
Male: 67 %
Female: 33 %
Under-represented Minority: 6 %
International: 58 %
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Engineering programs  
Undergraduate Majors: 14
Undergraduate Minors: 20
M.S./Ph.D. Fields: 16
Master of Engineering Fields: 15

Number of UG engineering courses taught annually: ~ 450  

Number of Faculty: 247

Number of living alumni: ~46,600 

Year College of Engineering was founded: 1870  

*all figures accurate as of 5/27/2016

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E-mail: engineering@cornell.edu