Dec 29, 2015
10:30 State of the Department: Statistics, Ed Object, ABET11:30 Lunch w/Students 1:00 Faculty Discussion
Wrap-up: Recs for 2009, Actions, and Ownership Adjourn
Fall 2009 ChE Advisory Board Mtg.December 4, 2009
Dr. Thomas EnglerPhD - Petroleum EngineeringOklahoma
Dr. Bob BretzPhD - BioengineeringTexas A&M University
Dr. Corey LeclercPhD - Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Minnesota
Dr. Michaelann TartisPhD - Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of California - Davis
Dr. Mike RileyPhD - Chemical EngineeringNC State
Dr. Tom BickelPhD. Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Texas at Austin
Dr. Doug DunstonMS Physics - Cal BerkeleyDMA - Music - Claremont
Dr. Mark CalPhD - Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Illinois
Dr. Robert LeePhD. Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Michigan
Dr. John McCoyPhD. Physical ChemistryUniversity of Pennsylvania
Mr. Seth PriceMS – Materials EngineeringNew Mexico Tech
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ChemE is in top echelon of enrollments but has a fraction of the faculty support
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Balance, water purifier, and function generator = $25k
Research Output
• Presentations (Nat. Conf.) – 0• Invited Talks – 1• Publications - 0• Proposal $’s – $380k+$80k+$115k• Grad students (5yr,MS,PhD,PD) –2,2,2,1 • Proposals (submitted/awarded) – 5/1
Student Accomplishments
• 2009 Brown Award – Peter Valdez• Macey Scholar – Caitlyn Allen• 3 Student Presentations at AIChE• All 9 May grads have jobs: Lehigh, LANL, Nuclear
Safety, NAVAIR, Chevron, Phillips-Conoco, David Meyers, NMT, Michigan
Recommended Actions: Department for 2009
1. Carry Over: Develop a 5 year (long term) plan Owner: Faculty NOT MET – tabled for a later time
2. Start-up annual fund raising effort for department endowment Owner: Faculty/IAB Alumni have been e-mailed as needs arise
3. Offer technical electives/graduate courses Owner: Faculty Riley – Fuel Cell Tech Fall 2009, Leclerc – Cat. Characteriz. Fall 2009, Tartis – Biomedical Eng. Spring 2010
4. Connect AIChE with three facilities to tour Owner: Faculty/IAB CEHMS – algae grower, ??, ??
5. Reach out to alumni and new companies in New Mexico to become involved in the development and direction of the program. Owner: Board Invited Jason Harper to join IAB
Recommended Actions: Department for 2010
1. Update all safety related items in the department for research and teaching Owner: Faculty/IAB
2. Solicit donations/gifts from alumni Owner: Faculty
3. Identify another potential board member Owner: Faculty
4. Hold an alumni event (AIChE get together, 49’ers barbecue, M Mtn Run) Owner: Faculty
Educational Objectives:
1. We will develop complete engineers who can: solve problems,
experiment, innovate, be resourceful, and champion ideas through effective communication.
2. We will engender an understanding of the broad reach of a modern
Chemical Engineering education and the array of knowledge required to implement solutions which will benefit our society.
3. We will provide a conduit to successful careers in the spectrum of fields
which benefit from a command of the principles of Chemical Engineering.
4. We will foster a life long love of learning, opening doors to graduate study and enabling graduates to adapt to changes and opportunities in the profession.
Recommended Actions: Educational Objectives for 20091. Overhaul/organize long term assessment plan (Owner: Faculty)
IN PROGRESS
2. Evaluate senior design presentation with quantitative results (Owner: Faculty and IAB) – DONE (must evaluate the evaluation tool)
3. Re-evaluate use and value of FE Exam results (Owner: Faculty) DONE – plan to use 2 year moving averages and
monitor slope of curve, reconnected with S. Alabama to obtain their data
4. Set-up annual review of alumni and graduates (Owner: Faculty) DONE – surveys out to 0,1,3 year grads
5. Review curriculum, i.e. evaluate pre-requisites, tech electives, coverage of
learning outcomes (Owner: Faculty) IN PROGRESS – added tech electives, ES pre-reqs under review, learning outcomes identified for each course, must evaluate CHE pre-reqs
Recommended Actions: Educational Objectives for 2010
1. Articulate long term assessment plan for Spring meeting (Owner: Faculty)
2. Prepare self-study for ABET (Owner: Faculty)
3. Increase unit-ops labs by 1 (Owner: Riley/Price)
4. Complete feasibility study to include safety in outcomes or objectives (Owner: Faculty)
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