| Department Names | |
|---|---|
| 1908 – 1914 | Department of Experimental Engineering |
| 1914 – 1932 | Department of Applied Mechanics and Experimental Engineering |
| 1932 – 1958 | Department of Applied Mechanics |
| 1958 – 1972 | Department of Engineering Mechanics |
| 1972 – | Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics |
| Department Heads | |
|---|---|
| 1918 – 1931 | Professor J. S. A. Johnson |
| 1932 – 1948 | Professor Louis O'Shaughnessy |
| 1948 – 1970 | Professor Dan H. Pletta |
| 1970 – 1989 | Professor Daniel Frederick |
| 1989 – 2002 | Professor Edmund G. Henneke |
| 2004 – | Professor Ishwar K. Puri |
| Timeline of ESM Programs | |
|---|---|
| 1908 – 1946 | Service courses in mechanics required of all engineering students |
| 1946 | MS degree established in Applied Mechanics (renamed Engineering Mechanics in 1958) |
| 1951 | PhD degree established in Applied Mechanics (renamed Engineering Mechanics in 1958) |
| 1958 | BS degree in Engineering Mechanics awarded with emphasis on mathematics and the physical and engineering sciences (renamed Engineering Science and Mechanics in 1972) |