Technology Serving HumanityTechnology Serving Humanity

Status of Coulter Status of Coulter School of EngineeringSchool of Engineering

December 9, 2011December 9, 2011

CSoECSoE Strategic Plan Review Strategic Plan Review MeetingMeeting

Poojitha Yapa – Exemplary Service to Nation Award -Deepwater Horizon Crisis

Susan Conry - Chair-elect of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission. IEEE William E. Sayle II Award (Oct. 2011)

Stephanie Schuckers - Consultant to the Army Science Board

Phil Hopke - (EPA) Air Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee Advisory Board

Kathleen Issen - Clarkson University Distinguished Teaching Award (2011)

Susan Powers - Spence Professor (2011), Multi-Million Dollar Club (2010)

FacultyFaculty Recognition Recognition 20092009--20102010

Shane Rogers –Martin Luther King Jr. Award

Douglas Bohl – Tau Beta Pi distinguished faculty teaching Award

Thomas Holsen – Induction into the Clarkson UniversityMulti-Million Dollar Club

Ken Visser - Clarkson University Phalanx Induction and Phalanx Commendable Leadership Award (2010). Also Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award (2010)

FacultyFaculty Recognition Recognition 20092009--20102010

Recognition of Recognition of Faculty ReputationFaculty Reputation

IEEEFellowW. JemisonECE

Soc. Plastics EngrgASME

FellowFellow

G. Campbell (Emeritus)C. Cetinkaya

CBEMAE

ACI/ASCEFellowG. Batson (Emeritus)CEEMAE G. Ahmadi Fellow ASME, ISME, ISCE

ECE S. Conry Fellow IEEE, ABETCEE J. Dempsey Fellow AAME, ASCE, ASMECBE P. Hopke Fellow AAAS, AAAR

MAE S. Lin (Emeritus) Fellow APS, ASME, AIAA (AF)CEE L. Minnetyan Fellow ASCE ECE T. Ortmeyer Fellow IEEEECE L. Regel Academician Int'l Academy of Astr.ECE C. Robinson Fellow IEEE, AIMBECBE S. Subramanian Fellow AIChE, AAASCBE W. Wilcox Fellow AAAS, AIChE

Sulapha Peethamparan (CEE) Green Construction National Science Foundation 2010 Career Award

Suresh Dhaniyala (MAE) AerosolsNational Science Foundation 2007 Career Award

FacultyFaculty RecognitionRecognition

Andrea Ferro (CEE) Indoor air quality National Science Foundation 2009 Career Award

Douglas Bohl (MAE) Bio-Inspired Fluid mechanicsNational Science Foundation 2009 Career Award

Yongming Liu (CEE) Aircraft SafetyAFOSR 2011 Young Investigator Award

The following faculty members were recognized as top CSOE teachers:

Fall 10 Spring 11

Norbert Ackermann Kevin Fite Douglas Bohl Michael GangoneKevin Fite Brian HelenbrookMichael Gangone Kathleen IssenKathleen Issen Abul KhondkerKerop Janoyan Ronald LaFleurAbul Khondker Yongming Liu Ronald LaFleur David Morrison Paul McGrath Bill OlsenDavid Morrison Melissa RichardJames Svoboda Shane RogersSpencer Thew Hayley Shen

Jim Svoboda

Faculty RecognitionFaculty Recognition

2010 NSF Graduate Fellowships 2010 NSF Graduate Fellowships RecipientsRecipients

Ryan Watkins, MAE (Honor)Also DoD NDSEG Fellowship

Brent Pomeroy, MAE (Honor)

Daegan Gonyer, ES

2011 Goldwater Award Recipients2011 Goldwater Award Recipients

Devon Jedamski, MAE (Honor)Jeevaka Somaratna, CEE, MAE (Honor)Guangtao (Taotao) Zhang, MAE, MathKenneth Yancey, Chemistry

Maria Lang, MAENSF Graduate Fellowship (2011)

Emily Stefano, MAE(Honor) Frederica Clarkson Award (2011)

2011 NASA 2011 NASA RASC-ALRevolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage

Students:Anas Achouri,Julian A. Corpus, Jonathan L. HladchukHowes CaveBenjamin D. HunoldSteve O. K. MbazoCasey M. Stockbridge Megan L. WilliamsAdvisor: Pier MarzoccaRanked 3rd

CSOE Undergraduate EnrollmentCSOE Undergraduate Enrollment

U.S: 17.5% Engrg. grads are women (CU CSOE: 17.7% women)(CU CSOE~ 6% minority)

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Freshmen RetentionFreshmen Retention

Coulter School of Engineering – Rankings Out of 336 engineering schools

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Undergraduate Undergraduate 86 85 86 85 78

Graduate Programs Graduate Programs EnvironmentalEnvironmental 23 23 2525 26 3326 33 3838 38CivilCivil 5454 4949 62 5862 58 5858 58Mechanical Mechanical -- 82 82 -- -- 8484 84ChemicalChemical -- -- -- -- 5858 58ElectricalElectrical -- -- -- -- 120120 120Engineering NationalEngineering National -- -- -- -- 107107 112

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SPEED (Student Projects for Engineering Experience and Design)Corporate sponsors include: Alcoa, Kodak, GE, Procter & Gamble and ExxonMobil

Boeing Outstanding Educator AwardCorporate and Foundation Alliance Award

SPEED ProjectsSPEED Projects

Clean Snowmobile Challenge (Two teams one came 1st and the second 3rd)FIRST Robotics (Regional 1st and will attend the national competition)ChemE Car (3rd Regional, will attend the national competition)Baja SAEDesign Build and FlyConcrete CanoeFormula SAEConstruction ManagementHuman Powered VehiclesSteel BridgeTimber Bridge PCI Big BeamNASA RASC-ALEngineers without BordersAmateur RadioBio-diesel-P3

SPEED ProjectsSPEED Projects

EPA Competition for People, Prosperity and Plant (P3)

Two $75,000 Awards

2011 Regional ChampionsThe team qualified for the 2011 International Finals in St. Louis later this month Advisor: Professor Jim Carroll

Students: Elisabeth Adams, Travis Kiser, Rochelle LaPorte, Tracy Roux, and Caitlin StoreAdvisors: Professors Kevin Fite and Laurel Kuxhaus

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Research and Research and CoCo--op Activitiesop Activities

NSF Funded REU Programs

Environmental Science and Engineering at Clarkson (Ferro/Andreescu)

Marine Science & Engineering in China (H.T. Shen/H. Shen)

Research ExperiencesResearch Experiences

Booth at the American Society of Engineering Education Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada)Prism magazine insertNew web page for CSoE and ClarksonVisiting engineering alumsCSoE Distinguished Lecture Series - New Horizons in Engineering

MarketingMarketing

Booth at ASEEBooth at ASEE

Jill SchoofFirst Woman Engineer from

Clarkson

Distinguished Distinguished Lectureship SeriesLectureship Series

INAUGURAL SPEAKERINAUGURAL SPEAKERThomas ZachariaDeputy for Science and TechnologyOak Ridge National Laboratory

Engineering A Sustainable Future:The Role Of Science And Technology

October 22 , 2010 October 22 , 2010

DR. Fazle Hussain, NAE

The Looming Crisis in Air Traffic Capacity -Can Vortex Dynamics Help?

March 4, 2011

Distinguished Distinguished Lectureship SeriesLectureship Series

DR. David Dzombak, NAE

Geologic Sequestration Of Co2:Evaluating And Monitoring Seal Rock Integrity

April 1, 2011

Distinguished Distinguished Lectureship SeriesLectureship Series

Dr. Wesley Harris, NAE

Grand Challenges for Engineering and Beyond

November 11, 2011

Strategic Review Plan SubStrategic Review Plan Sub--CouncilCouncil

Mission: To provide advice and counsel on the revision of CSoE engineering strategic plan as well as implementation plan.

MembersTom Kassouf Goodarz Ahmadi+ Mike Desens John Moosbrugger Terry Brown Hung Tao Shen Mohammad Noori* Sreenivas Alampalli

Strategic Review PlanStrategic Review Plan

Undergraduate EducationUndergraduate Education

Graduate Studies Graduate Studies

ResearchResearch

Philanthropy, Diversity and Philanthropy, Diversity and OutreachOutreach

Strategic PlanStrategic Plan

Engineer of 21Engineer of 21stst CenturyCentury

Core Core Discipline Discipline

MultiMulti--disciplinarydisciplinary

Innovative and Innovative and EntrepreneurialEntrepreneurial

SocioSocio--Tech, Tech, Social issues, Social issues, ArtsArts

Technology Serving HumanityTechnology Serving Humanity

Engineering as part of sustainable environment

Revision of First Year Engineering CurriculaRevision of First Year Engineering CurriculaImprove AdvisingImprove Advising

Create first year STS/engineering course √Rearranging Science courses √Biology/Chemistry √

FacultyFacultyJohn Moosbrugger (Lead), Melissa Richards, Lis

Chapman, Jan Dewaters √First Year CouncilFirst Year CouncilPeter Turner, David Wick, John Moosbrugger, Goodarz

Ahmadi

S #1, Obj. 1 S #1, Obj. 1 –– Modernize Modernize undergraduate curriculaundergraduate curricula

ES 100 (Intro Engng Use Computer); 2 CR HRS

Knowledge Area or UNIV Elective; 3 CR HRS

UNIV 190 (University Seminar); 3 CR HRS

CM 132 (Chem 2 )1; 4 CR HRS Total, 1 CR HR Lab; Prereq: CM 131

CM 131 (Chem 1)1; 4 CR HRS Total, 1 CR HR Lab

PH 132 (Physics 2); 4 CR HRS Total, 1 CR HR Lab;Prereq: Ph 131; Coreq: MA 132

PH 131 (Physics 1); 4 CR HRS Total, 1 CR HR Lab;Coreq: MA 131

MA 132 (Calculus 2); 3 CR HRS;Prereq: MA 131

MA 131 (Calculus 1); 3 CR HRS; Prereqs: HS Algebra & Trig

Spring SemesterFall Semester

1stY Curriculum1stY Curriculum

ES 100 (Intro Engng Use Computer); 3 CR HRS

Knowledge Area or UNIV Elective; 3 CR HRS

UNIV 190 (University Seminar); 3 CR HRS

CM 132 (Chem 2 )/ BY 160(Bilogy); 3 CR HRS Total, Prereq: CM 131 √

CM 131 (Chem 1)1; 4 CR HRS Total, 1 CR HR Lab

PH 131 (Physics 1); 4 CR HRS Total, 1 CR HR Lab; √Prereq: Ph 131; Coreq: MA 132

ES 110 (Engineering and Society); 3 CR HRS Total, Prereqs: HS Algebra & Trig √

MA 132 (Calculus 2); 3 CR HRS;Prereq: MA 131

MA 131 (Calculus 1); 3 CR HRS; Prereqs: HS Algebra & Trig

Spring SemesterFall Semester

Revised Optional Revised Optional 1stY Curriculum1stY Curriculum

Professional experience prior to graduationProfessional experience prior to graduationClarkson Common Experience Clarkson Common Experience √√Professional Experience Requirement Professional Experience Requirement √√

Increase the undergraduate enrollment in Increase the undergraduate enrollment in CSoECSoEFreshmen Class (2006) 321Freshmen Class (2006) 321 √√Freshmen Class (2007) 353Freshmen Class (2007) 353 √√Freshmen Class (2008) 395Freshmen Class (2008) 395 √√Freshmen Class (2009) 442 Freshmen Class (2009) 442 √√Freshmen Class (2010) 402 Freshmen Class (2010) 402 √√Freshmen Class (2011) 485 Freshmen Class (2011) 485 √√

S #1, Obj. 2 S #1, Obj. 2 –– Strengthen Strengthen Experiential LearningExperiential Learning

Create graduate programs in focus areasCreate graduate programs in focus areasEnvironmental Science and Engineering MS Environmental Science and Engineering MS and Ph.D. and Ph.D. √√Materials Materials Science and EngineeringScience and Engineering (MS and (MS and PhD) Ian PhD) Ian SuniSuni, Director, Director √√

Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable EnergyRenewable Energy

Graduated 24 Ph.D. and 39 MS students in Graduated 24 Ph.D. and 39 MS students in 2011 2011 √√

S #1, Obj. 4 S #1, Obj. 4 –– Strengthen Strengthen Graduate CurriculaGraduate Curricula

Increase the number of visits to alumniIncrease the number of visits to alumniNumber of visits has increased Number of visits has increased √√

Increase the number of active articulation Increase the number of active articulation agreementsagreements –– Office of Transfer Admissions Office of Transfer Admissions and Associate Dean have initiated Articulation and Associate Dean have initiated Articulation Agreement UpdatesAgreement Updates

S #3, Obj. 1 S #3, Obj. 1 –– Develop Develop Culture of PhilanthropyCulture of Philanthropy

S #3, Obj. 3 S #3, Obj. 3 –– Increase Partnerships with Increase Partnerships with Community Colleges and Other Universities.Community Colleges and Other Universities.

Second Floor ECE Lab (NABLAB)Second Floor ECE Lab (NABLAB)First and second floors are completed. NABLAB will accommodate for 7 faculty members and their labs √√

Improve Engineering Common Lab FacilitiesImprove Engineering Common Lab FacilitiesTo accommodate the huge number of engineering students, we are upgrading the engineering common lab with additional experimental stations (Ron LaFleur) √√

Implementation Plan Implementation Plan OnOn--GoingGoing

Promote creation of spin off companiesPromote creation of spin off companiesIn collaboration with Shipley Center for Innovation, tech transfer is being encouraged. Several engineering faculty members have or are considering the initiation of spin off companies.

Faculty Involved:Faculty Involved:Pier Marzocca Ratan JhaStephanie Schuckers Jim BonnerKerop Janoyan Cetin CetinkayaJohn McLaughlin Ian Suni

Implementation Plan Implementation Plan OnOn--GoingGoing

K. Issen (Chair),K. Issen (Chair), S. Krishnan, A. Ferro, W. S. Krishnan, A. Ferro, W.

Jemison Jemison √√

Created a process for tracking undergraduate research participation, which uses 10 new and 10 existing UG research courses

Developed and taught a new course, ES442/542 Fundamentals of Research and Graduate Study

RIEU CommitteeRIEU Committee

Research InitiativesResearch InitiativesThe Multi-University Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR) (Schuckers) √√Meta Materials (Babu) √√The Great Lakes Fish Monitoring and Surveillance (Holsen/Hopke) √√Beacon Institute’s River and Estuaries Observatory Network (Bonner) √√GE Fellowship-Smart Grid √√GE Advanced Materials for Oil and Gas √√AECOM/Clarkson Partnership √√IBM/Clarkson Partnership √√

Program DetailsProgram DetailsWorkforce TrainingMasters of Science MultidisciplinaryTeam Oriented Research

Research Thrust Area 1Research Thrust Area 1Distributed Generation and the Modern Power Distribution SystemThrust Area 2Thrust Area 2Smart Metering and the Intelligent Consumer

GEGE--FellowshipsFellowshipsSmartGridSmartGrid

Distance Learning Distance Learning Masters ProgramsMasters Programs

Bill Jemison and Jeanna Matthews offered on line courses to a group of students at Rome AFRL last semester8 Courses are offered on line this fall

Typical Course Presentation Format

CSoECSoE Metrics Metrics -- EducationEducation

Task Goalby 2011

Achievement Actions

Create new majors, concentrations and/or minors aligned with research focus area

5 major/ minor Sustainable Energy, Biomedical

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Additional minors being considered

Modernize the first year experience of engineering students

CSoE students will have a first-year STS/Eng course

1 course (Spring 11) 6 courses (Fall 11.) √√

Additional instructors for full deployment

Increase the percentage of students with professional experience prior to graduation

All student will have a professional Experience

CCE is in place √√

Increased Co-op and SPEED and REU

CSoECSoE Metrics Metrics -- EducationEducation

Task Goal by 2011 Achievement Actions

Increase the undergraduate enrollment in CSoE

Enrollment in the CSoE will increase to 1500

In fall 2011 enrollment was 1548 √√

Increase Quality of the freshmen

Build/promote graduate programs that align with the University-defined research focus areas and cross-cutting priority areas

Graduate Program in Materials, Environment and bio

Graduate program in Material Sci& Eng. is in place √√

Ian Sunileads the graduate program in materials

Increase the quality and quantity of graduate students

Increase to 250 by 2011-15

Currently 206 grad. Students

Increase research funding

CSoECSoE Metrics Metrics –– Grad. Grad. Education/ResearchEducation/ResearchTask Goal by 2011 Achievement ActionsIncrease the national reputation of the graduate programs

80% of the programs will be ranked

Envir. 33Civil 58 √√All Ranked

Hire Endowed Chairs

Increase PhD production rate

≥ 25 PhD students each year

~ 18-24 Ph.D./year

Graduate FellowshipJoint Ph.D.

Increase the visibility and reputation of faculty

20% faculty -Fellow

15/68 =22% √√

Promote Fellow and NAE

Increase Research Grant and Contract

$12-$14 Million $11.7M (11) + $1GE √√

GE-Fellows GE, IBM, AECOM

First year engineering curricula First year student advising Make progress toward doubling researchEstablish the Grand Challenge Scholar Program at CSoEDiversityDistance education and outreach

Top Priority Top Priority Strategic IssuesStrategic Issues

Accommodate the large number of engineering students (instructors, TAs, laboratory and class room facilities)Improve student to faculty ratioEstablish an endowment for RIEUEstablish an endowment for graduate student fellowshipsEstablish additional Endowed Chairs and Professorships in key focus areas

Top Priority ItemsTop Priority Items