College of Sciences2014 STATE OF THE COLLEGE ADDRESS

Overview

Presentation of College Awards Recognition of Tenure and Promotion Dean’s Office and College Staff

Introductions New Faculty and Staff Introductions Year in Review

Enrollment and TeachingResearch and ScholarshipService

Review of Goals for 2013-2014Goals for 2014-2015

College of Science Excellence Awards

Graduate Student Excellence in Research – Mr. Daniel Haarman (Biological Sciences)

Student Excellence in Teaching – Ms. Kaylee Kerbs (Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Technology)

Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching – Ms. Sharon Frey (Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Technology) and Ms. Ava Fujimoto-Strait (Geography and Geology)

Faculty Excellence in Research – Dr. Madhusadan Choudhary (Biological Sciences)

Faculty Excellence in Teaching – Dr. Martin Malandro (Mathematics and Statistics)

Faculty Excellence in Service – Dr. Rick White (Chemistry)

Please join me in congratulating the winners:

Faculty Tenure and Promotion

Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor Faruk Yildiz (Agricultural Sciences and Engineering

Technology) Sibyl Bucheli (Biological Sciences) Madhusudan Choudhary (Biological Sciences) Aaron Lynne (Biological Sciences) Donovan Haines (Chemistry) Hyuk Cho (Computer Science) Li-Jen Shannon (Computer Science) Damon Hay (Mathematics and Statistics) Martin Malandro (Mathematics and Statistics) Scott Miller (Physics)

Promotion to Professor Ilona Petrikovics (Chemistry)

Dean’s Office

Dean-Dr. John PascarellaAssociate Dean of Curriculum and

Assessment-Dr. Marcus GillespieAssociate Dean of Research and

Graduate Programs-Dr. Anne GaillardAssistant to the Dean-Tammy GraySenior Administrative Assistant-

Rhonda BaxterAdministrative Assistant-Shellie

ArmstrongStaff Assistant- Susan Floyd

College Staff Associates from DELTA

DELTA COS Web Content Specialist-John Holder (jmholder@shsu.edu)

New Faculty and Staff

Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Technology

ChemistryMathematics and

Statistics

Enrollment

Undergraduates in COSData as of 8/19/2014-compared to 2013, * moved/moving to Health Sciences, stable enrollment at college level

Sciences 4121/4101

Biology 654/737

Animal Science 350/367

Forensic Chemistry 302/296

Computing Science 289/269

Agricultural Business 226/206

General Core 181/194

Applied Arts and Sciences 164/164

Geology 138/124

Mathematics 125/143

Construction Management 121/117

Chemistry 113/110

Physics 101/ 99

Biomedical Sciences 79/32

Sciences 4121/4101

Engineering Technology 79/37

Geography 72/61

Agricultural Engineering Tech 67/69

General Studies 66/115

Interdisciplinary Ag 66/66

Design/Development 39/36

Plant and Soil Science 31/32

Agricultural Communications 12/0

Electronics 2/26

Industrial Safety Management 1/15

Elec. And Computer Eng. Tech 1/0

Nursing* 0/141

General Studies-Prenursing* 822/539

Graduate Students in COS

Data as of 8/19/2014

Masters 218Agriculture 33Biology 23Chemistry 19Computing and Information Science 25Digital Forensics 18Geographic Information Systems 26Information Assurance and Security 31Mathematics 24Statistics 19

Graduate Certificate 4Digital Investigation 3Geographic Information Systems 1

SCH-Fall 2014 to Fall 2013Data from 8/19/2014, class day -7

College 2014 2013 Diff PercentAcademic Affairs 2,699 2,739 -40 -1.46%Business Administration 34,988 33,357 1,631 4.89%Criminal Justice 22,987 20,525 2,462 12.00%Education 20,632 30,595 -9,963 -32.56%Fine Arts and Mass Comm. 17,557 17,114 443 2.59%Health Sciences 12,393 0 12,393Humanities/Social Sciences 65,992 63,210 2,712 4.29%Sciences 51,494 55,101 -3,607 -6.55%Grand Total 228,672 222,665 6,007 2.70%

Decline in Science Hours mostly due to move of Nursing credits to Health Sciences. Education lost kinesiology and health.

Education and Science down (13,570 SCH) is more than gain in Health Science SCH (12,393)-not yet seeing impact of new programs

College of Science Graduates

Fall 2013/Fall 2014

Spring 2013/Spring 2014

Summer 2013/Summer 2014

Undergraduate 191/177 279/237 109/96

Graduate 23/22 37/30 20/11

Total 214/199 316/267 129/107

Undergraduate down by 12%, graduate down by 21%

Teaching and Curriculum

Curriculum

Curriculum and Degree ProgramsTHECB approved name change of

Program in Industrial Technology to Engineering Technology

Program in Horticulture and Crop Science to Plant and Soil Sciences

Removal of all Interdisciplinary designations from Agricultural Degrees

Name of Department from Agricultural and Industrial Sciences to Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Technology (ASET)

Curriculum and Degree Programs THECB approved

Bachelor of Science with a major in Agricultural Communications

Bachelor of Science with a major in Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology

Bachelor of Science with a major in Software Engineering Technology

Received preliminary approval from THECB for Full Proposal for PhD in Digital Forensics

Developing an Online Master of Agriculture degree in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Environment (SAFE)

Woodlands and University Park Campus Programs Mostly Business, Education, CHSS, and Criminal Justice

programs

College of Sciences Fall 2012, 97 students, 348 credit hours

Spring 2013, 116 students, 348 credit hours

Primarily Geography, Math, and Statistics

Numbers will decrease as GIS moving from Woodlands campus to University Park Spring 2015

Online Courses/Programs

Online Courses/Programs

Online Courses/Programs

Online Courses/Programs

Online Courses/Programs

ACE -Academic Community Engagement

15 courses from College, Please consider adding additional courses None yet from Geography/Geology, Math/Stats, or

Physics

Dr. Li-Jen Shannon

Teaching Awards

SHSU Award of Excellence in Teaching Dr. Bobby Lane (Agricultural Sciences)

Dr. Kyle Stutts (Agricultural Sciences) receives NACTA Teacher Fellow Award and American Society of Animal Science Outstanding Young Animal Science in Education Award

Dr. Foy Mills (Agricultural Sciences) nominated for the NARRU Distinguished Educator Award

Research and Scholarship

Faculty Research Grant: 4 out of the 10 awards were to COS

Harper, James (Biological Sciences)“Caloric restriction and aging in American cockroaches”

Liang, Gan (Physics)

“Comprehensive study of Li2FeSi04-based Lithium Ion Battery Materials”

Neudorf, Diane (Biological Sciences)“Urbanization impacts on songbird alarm calls”

Primm, Todd (Biological Sciences)“Effects of Antibiotic Therapy on the Microbiome”

Deadline to apply is Oct. 13, 2014

Enhancement Research Grants: 7 out of the 10 awards were to COS

Bucheli, Sibyl (Biological Sciences)“Ultra-fine scale bacterial sampling of human cadavers”

Chen, Lei (Computer Science)“Attacks and digital forensics in personal computer games”

Leatherwood (Lucia), Jessica (Agricultural Sciences)“Development of an equine non-contact thermography device”

Randle, Chris (Biological Sciences)“Parallel evolution of minimal plastomes in tropical

Orobanchaceae” Thies, Monte (Biological Sciences)

“A comparison of cranial morphology in fossorial reptiles using contrast-enhanced micro-CT”

Varol, Cihan (Computer Science)“Extracting and mining web browser artifacts”

Walker, Joel (Physics)“Dynamically determining stable local minima in no-scale

supergravity”Deadline to apply is Oct. 6, 2014

Professional Development Leaves

Funded by the Provost

Dr. Chris Randle (Biological Sciences)

Dr. Todd Primm (Biological Sciences)

Dr. Lei Chen (Computer Sciences)

Funded by the College of Sciences

Dr. Ken Smith (Mathematics and Statistics)

COS Dean’s Office Funding for Research

Funded three Associate Professors for Career Advancement Awards for summer 2014

Provided additional funding to EURECA for 3.5 student-faculty summer research teams (FAST)

Funded undergraduate students through COS Undergraduate Research Program

Keynote speaker and Sponsor of the SHSU Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

External Funding(7/1/13-8/1/14)

Department # NewApps

$ New Apps

# GrantsAwarded

$ New Awards

# Active Awards

$ spent active grants

Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Technology

8$1,876,35

46 $336,324 11 $89,827

Biology10

$2,828,822

3 $151,532 9 $46,456

Chemistry8 $979,682 3 $385,345 2 $173,029

Computer Science4

$2,789,603

2 $262,997 4

Geography/Geology 2 $109,918 1 $100,000 1

Math and Statistics 4 $820,376 3 $584,102 8 $252,053

Physics1 $110,133 1 $35,000 3 $44,539

Total

34$9,514,88

819

$1,855,390

38 $606,904

Selected Awards and Active Grants 2013-2014

Agriculture/Engineering Technology- Continued award for renewable energy education from USDA

Biological Sciences-2 new awards > $100,000, 8 active awards

Chemistry-Continued Army funding of Dr. Petrikovics on cyanide antidotes; Dr. Williams received funding from SERDP

Computer Sciences-Dr. Liu received NSF grant

Geology-Dr. Acton brought NSF grant to SHSU

Math and Statistics-Began NSF REU for 3 years summer 2014 (Dr. Chapman, PI); continued PURE REU in Hawaii

Physics-2nd year of ASSET grant for K12 science teachers; Dr. Pooley received Cottrell Award

Dr. Petrikovics lab stays busy

Student presents at NASA conference

Scholarship Dr. Gary Acton (Geology) published in “Science”

Dr. Hui Fang (Physics) published in “Nature Nanotechnology”

Dr. Renee James (Physics) new book from Johns Hopkins Press “Science Unshackled” in fall catalog

Dr. Mark Leipnik (Geography) with 4 book chapters

Chemistry published 9 articles

Biology published 14 articles (9 had student coauthors)

Dr. Dusty Jones (Math) had 1 book and 2 articles published

Dr. Lei Chen (Computer Science) published book on Wireless Network Security

SERVICE

COS Service Activities Dr. Doug Ullrich (ASET), SHSU Faculty Excellence in

Service

Dr. Jerry Cook (Biology), Associate VP of Research

Dr. Tamara Cook (Biology) selected to lead EURECA

Dr. Patrick Lewis (Biology) new Assistant Director of Honors Program

Dr. Bill Lutterschmidt (Biology), Director of TRIES

Dr. Manish Dixit (ASET) selected as US participant for International Energy Agency’s Annex 57

Dr. Renee James (Physics), Chair, Faculty Senate

Hosted the Conference on the Teaching of Mathematics 6-12

Hosted the 2nd International Symposium on Digital Forensics and Security at the Woodlands Campus

ASET Faculty provided over 500 hours service to community events

Hosted the Southeast Texas BEST CompetitionOct. 26, 2013

Service Activities from Dean’s Office

Outreach to Hispanic students

Dean’s Office and Computer Sciences

attended “Houston Hispanic Forum”

Dean Pascarella took 13 Hispanic

students to Washington DC for the HACU

spring meeting, including 3 COS students

Organized First College Career Fair

Other Service Contribution Dr. Mary Swarthout (Math and Statistics) elected President, Research Council on Mathematics Learning

Dr. Ed Swim and Dr. Beth Cory (Math and Statistics) hosted mini-workshop on CLEAR Calculus Labs for local HS teachers

Dr. Ken Smith and Dr. Martin Malandro (Math and Statistics) hosted workshop on combinatorial graph theory at SHSU

Dr. Dusty Jones (Math and Statistics) serves as President of Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators in Texas and Chair of Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

Dr. Timothy McGuire (Computer Science) Membership Secretary for National Board of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges

Dr. Li-Jen Shannon hosted ACE workshop

Editorships

Dr. Don Albert (Geography and Geology) serves as editor of the International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research

Dr. Scott Chapman (Math and Statistics) is editor of The American Mathematical Monthly, the premier journal of the Mathematical Association of America  

Dr. Luis Garcia, (Math and Statistics), Associate Editor, AMA and J. of Algebraic Statistics

Dr. Chris Randle (Biological Sciences) is Editor-in-Chief of Castanea, the Journal of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

Dr. Manish Dixit (Engineering Technology) on Editorial Board – Journal of Energy

Dr. Art Wolfskill (Agricultural Sciences) serves on Editorial Board – Journal of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture

Review of Goals for 2013-2014

Goal 1-Develop strategic plans for managing growth in classes required in the core and for Health Sciences students Hired three full-time mathematics lecturers;

Obtained additional pool faculty funding for freshman course demand;

Obtained new initiatives funding for : Anatomy and Physiology Lecturer (Biological Sciences)

TT Biology Science Educator (Assistant Professor) to teach Foundations of Science courses and core biology courses

TT Mathematics Assistant Professor

Goal 2: Review existing space allocation in Lee Drain and Farrington to accommodate needed lab space for teaching and research Obtained funding for renovation of

teaching lab in Farrington and Math grad space in Lee Drain

Department Chairs in Lee Drain reviewed space allocation and priority agreements

Repurposed underused spaces to accommodate faculty offices and research space

Improved Infrastructure Converted old Vivarium to Geology

faculty and student research space

Improved Infrastructure Outfitted Geology “CORE” facility on

Sycamore street

Improved Infrastructure Renovated facilities and new research

equipment at SHSU Biological Field Station

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Alan Byboth, Field Station Manager,In front of renovated Research Lab

New Vivarium under Construction

Major Completion Date by Mid-December 2014

New Planetarium Projector

Mediaglobe III to replace 10 year old Mediaglobe II

New Vehicles

New Street Legal Cart for Geology Core Lab and Vivarium

New Diesel 4x4 Pickup for Towing and Field Work

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Plan on acquiring new van in FY15 to replace 21 year old van

Future Academic Buildings Fred Pirkle Engineering

Technology Building Design has been completed, in final design phase. Break Ground Spring 2015, open January 20177 named rooms already!

Planning completed for new Equestrian Facility at Gibbs Ranch

TRB request to fund New Biology Building may occur next year

Goal 3-Review possibility of reviving the Environmental Science program as a true interdisciplinary degree from BS to PhD

Faculty led committee presented plan for BS proposal with three tracks; Proposal is on University master list of future degree programs

Faculty Committee identified three areas: Forensic related research in Biology,

Chemistry, and Computer Science to partner with Forensic Science and Criminal Justice;

Science Education at multiple levels and preparing K-12 Science Educators;

Energy and Energy Systems, including both conventional and renewable

Goal 4-Examine cross-cutting research strengths to identify areas for enhanced research and programmatic growth

Goal 5- Enhance international collaborations

Jinggangshan University for Physics

Continuing review of curriculum for future 3+1 program

Beijing Mining and Technology for Mathematics and Statistics-1st Grad Student coming to SHSU

Zhejiang Police College and Ocean University, China-Visiting this fall to explore possible programs in Computer Science

Firat University (Elazig, Turkey) for Computer Science

First students arrive fall 2015 for 2+2 degree program

Kafkas University (Turkey) and Patna University (Biology)

Exploring 2+2 programs and faculty exchange

International Activities Vallarta Botanical Gardens and UNIBE (Costa Rica)

(Biology) and France and Italy-Agricultural Sciences, Thailand-Geography

Faculty led summer programs

Firat University for Geology-future summer field course site

University of Applied Science-Trier (Germany) for Engineering Technology

Possible Future Summer Field Program in Engineering Technology

Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe

Research and study abroad opportunities

Hosted or will be hosting international faculty visitors from Chile, China, Germany, Hungary, Singapore, and Libya

International Activities

Provost Hebert and DeanPascarella visited FiratUniversity in Elazig, Turkey

First Group of Turkish StudentsArrive fall 2015 for SoftwareEngineering Technology Program

At Puerto Vallarta Botanical Gardens

Predator or Dr. Williams?

Increased International Opportunities

Dean Pascarellaexplored opportunitieswith German universitiesthrough “Germany Today”program

University of Applied Science-Trier Birkenfeld Sustainability Campus

Goals for FY15 Begin Assessing Core Curriculum Courses

Analyze opportunities/threats from Lone Star and partners entering local market ie., SFA approved to offer a Biology degree at LS Montgomery

Can and should we offer select undergraduate degrees at LS campuses or satellite campuses (Woodlands, University Park)?

Continue developing international partnerships Diversify countries of origin, increase international students in

Biology and Agriculture, develop new study abroad destinations in Turkey and Germany

Develop and Support new programs Submit proposal for Environmental Science BS degree

Funding for Computer Science and Engineering Technology Faculty

Support Fundraising efforts for new facilities

Have a great year! Please provide your input into all of

these areas through your departmental meetings, faculty senate representatives, and other venues

I will be visiting with each department during the year to discuss how we can improve teaching, research and scholarship within the COS