2008 “ 2008 “ College College Conversation Conversation ” ” Reviewing— Reviewing— New faculty New faculty New strategic plan New strategic plan New successes New successes
Mar 28, 2015
2008 “2008 “College ConversationCollege Conversation””
Reviewing—Reviewing—New facultyNew faculty
New strategic planNew strategic plan
New successesNew successes
New Faculty MembersDr. Paul Gannon, Chemical & Biological Engineering
Assistant ProfessorPhD Engineering; Montana State University (2007)
Research Interests: materials science and engineering for advanced energy technologies; Gannon has held various R&D positions with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Arcomac Surface Engineering, LLC; he collaborates with an international network of scientists and engineers from industry, national labs and academia
Lt. Col. Alison D. Hamilton, Aerospace AFROTCCommander – Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps at MSUMS Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University (1996)
Previous Assignments: weather-related positions at Langley AFB, the Pentagon – serving the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Offutt AFB, NE; Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; and Asheville, NC. As Chief of the Space Environment Div. at the Aerospace Data Facility at Buckley AFB, CO, she was the first weather officer in the Center’s 37-year history to be Mission Director.
New Faculty MembersNew Faculty Members
Dr. Dan Miller, Civil EngineeringAssociate ProfessorPhD Engineering; Montana State University (2002)
Research Interests: engineering mechanics with specialization in cold regions; snow metamorphism modeling, snow microstructure and influences on snowpack performance and response, mechanical and thermodynamic snow performance
Dr. Jeff Heys, Chemical & Biological EngineeringAssistant ProfessorPhD Chemical Engineering; University of Colorado-Boulder (2001)
Research Interests: developing advanced mathematical models and numerical analysis to a variety of biological problems including fluid-tissue interaction, porous flow through heterogeneous tissues, inhaled particle deposition, drug delivery, and fluid-hair interaction
New Faculty MembersNew Faculty Members
Dr. Laura Stanley, Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringAssistant ProfessorPhD Engineering; Montana State University (2006)
Research Interests: human factors, ergonomics, transportation safety, biomechanics, driving simulation, naturalistic driving, economics, and engineering education
Dr. John Sheppard, Computer ScienceAssociate Professor and RightNow Technologies Distinguished Professor in Computer SciencePhD Computer Science; Johns Hopkins University (1997)
Research Interests: machine learning, data mining, evolutionary computation, Bayesian methods, fault diagnosis and prognosis, and domain ontologies
COE MissionCOE Mission Strategic Planning FACStrategic Planning FAC
• The College of Engineering at MSU will The College of Engineering at MSU will serve the state of Montana and the nation serve the state of Montana and the nation byby– Fostering lifelong learning– Integrating learning and discovery– Developing and sharing technical expertise– Empowering students to be tomorrow’s leaders
MSU COE VisionMSU COE Vision• The COE at MSU will be an outstanding collaborative The COE at MSU will be an outstanding collaborative
community that achieves excellence in learning, community that achieves excellence in learning, innovation, discover, and knowledge transfer. To realize innovation, discover, and knowledge transfer. To realize this vision, the college will …this vision, the college will …– Leverage shared interests and talents among faculty and students in
order to create knowledge across disciplinary lines.
– Effectively and efficiently balance breadth with depth in undergraduate education in order to prepare students for the global workforce.
– Be a leader in innovation and discovery in our identified focus areas.
– Successfully integrate research and innovation into the learning experience of both undergraduate and graduate students.
– Be recognized for the level of knowledge transfer to industry, governments, and citizens in the state of Montana.
For example. . . For example. . .
• Effectively and efficiently balance breadth with depth in undergraduate education in order to prepare students for the global workforce.
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• Annual research expenditures in Millions of $$
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MSU COE Core ValuesMSU COE Core Values
• Life-long learningLife-long learning
• Knowledge DiscoveryKnowledge Discovery
• CollaborationCollaboration
• InclusivenessInclusiveness
• ProfessionalismProfessionalism
For example. . .For example. . .• InclusivenessInclusiveness
• Number of tenure-track women faculty in the COE – one new female faculty member under contract but begins in ‘09
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For example. . . .For example. . . .• InclusivenessInclusiveness
• Number of American Indian students graduated from COE in AY 2008 = 7
• Number of American Indian students enrolled:
32 34 35
50 52 5054
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PhD students enrolled and degrees awardedPhD students enrolled and degrees awarded
For Example …For Example …
M.S. students enrolled and degrees awardedM.S. students enrolled and degrees awarded
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Strategic Goals for 2009-2014Strategic Goals for 2009-2014
1.1. Prepare the MSU COE community to engage Prepare the MSU COE community to engage effectively with the global community.effectively with the global community.
2.2. Build on growing college synergy and increase Build on growing college synergy and increase cross-disciplinary activities at every level of the cross-disciplinary activities at every level of the COE community, including not only faculty COE community, including not only faculty research and creative activity, but also the research and creative activity, but also the student experience.student experience.
3.3. Establish the college as a leader in the state and Establish the college as a leader in the state and national technological community.national technological community.
Goal 1: Prepare the MSU COE community to Goal 1: Prepare the MSU COE community to engage effectively with the global communityengage effectively with the global community
• Number of UG international students enrolled in the collegeNumber of UG international students enrolled in the college
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Goal 1: Prepare the MSU COE community to Goal 1: Prepare the MSU COE community to engage effectively with the global communityengage effectively with the global community
• Dual-Degree Program UpdateDual-Degree Program Update– Bioengineering with ITU: 9 in first cohort
• Full quota (20) scheduled for next year• Cohorts increasing in quality
– Mechanical Engineering with Selcuk• First cohort at Selcuk this fall
– Environmental Engineering with ITU• Negotiations this fall• Possibly first seamless Masters in these models
Goal 2: Increase cross-disciplinary activities at Goal 2: Increase cross-disciplinary activities at every level of the COE community, including every level of the COE community, including
not only faculty research and creative activity, not only faculty research and creative activity, but also the student experiencebut also the student experience
• ENGR 310ENGR 310
• MSU Energy Research InstituteMSU Energy Research Institute– Steve Shaw, Associate Director
Goal 3: Establish the college as a leader in the Goal 3: Establish the college as a leader in the state and national technological communitystate and national technological community
• Engineering Leadership AcademyEngineering Leadership Academy
• Significant PlatformsSignificant Platforms– CBE, NMR, MMF, Sub-zero, Telecomm,
OpTec – WTI: Transcend, Driving Simulation, others
• Distant Delivery of intro coursesDistant Delivery of intro courses– ECE 206 to MSU-Billings, Spring, 2009– NSF grant: Montana Transfer Readiness Education
Program (Brock LaMeres)
Motion-based Driving SimulatorMotion-based Driving Simulator
Lewistown Test FacilityLewistown Test Facility
Wind Energy Center TurbineWind Energy Center Turbine
Goal 3: Establish the college as a leader in the state Goal 3: Establish the college as a leader in the state and national technological communityand national technological community
Number of COE proposal submissions Number of COE proposal submissions and number fundedand number funded
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Challenges & OpportunitiesChallenges & Opportunities• F&A DistributionF&A Distribution
– Reduced total returns– Increased quality facilities– Less (no) match required for start-ups, etc
• Capital CampaignCapital Campaign– Behind schedule, but improving infrastructure– Opportunity to refine needs and goals
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