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Friday September 6th, 2013CEE Faculty Meeting

Welcome

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Agenda

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1:30 Welcome to Department1:35 Welcome to New Faculty: Dr. Guoping Zhang. Dr. Boris Lau1:40 Department Head Discussion

CalendarState of the DepartmentTrends in Enrollment, Graduation, Research

2:10 ABET Issues – David Ahlfeld Message2:30 Adjourn

Dr. Guoping Zhang

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Bio-inspired and bio-engineered coastal sediment stabilization and restoration Nanofabrication and nanomechanical testing

Micro/nano characterization and micro/nanomechanics for geomaterials

Behavior of natural soils, especially soft clays and residual soils Laboratory testing and equipment development

Dr. Boris Lau

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Ph.D. and M.S. from WisconsinB.S. McGill UniversityCurrently at Baylor University

Use of surface-sensitive techniques to investigate nucleation in the process of biomineralization

Impacts of nanoscale surface heterogeneity on nanoparticle aggregation

Effects of biofilms on nanoparticle adsorption

Design of in-vitro model systems to assess the factors that govern nanomaterial interactions with physiological surfaces

Department Calendar

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Faculty Meetings

Fall 2013Friday, September 6th

Friday, October 4th, Friday, November 1st

Friday, December 6th

Spring 2014, More uncertainJanuary, No meeting, but retreat will be scheduledFriday, February 7th

Friday, March 7th

Friday, April 4th

Friday, May 9th

Department Calendar

September 10th - Freshman OrientationSeptember 16th - College-wide Faculty and

Staff MeetingOctober 17th - Career FairOctober 27th - Engineering Open HouseNovember 6th - CEE Pre-registration

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Department Calendar - AFRs

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August 19 AFR website for 2012-2013 is activatedhttps://umacesdweb3.campus.ads.umass.edu/afr/auth/login

October 18 Faculty member completes Sections II-V forwards to DH

November 18 DPC and DH complete Sections VII and VIII and DH returns form to faculty member.

November 29 Faculty member completes Section IX, retains one photocopy and returns original to DH.

December 13 DH forwards original to dean.

January 10 Dean forwards original to Provost. If the dean has made any comments in Section IX, the dean sends a copy of the final page of the form to the faculty member and the department head

Department Calendar - AFRs

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• On-line AFR has been revised this year

• Easier to enter faculty activities

• Publications from ScholarWorks, and potentially from SelectedWorks, Thomson Reuters Web of Science and Web of Knowledge, Google Scholar, and arXiv

• Grants and contracts from the OGCA database.

• Faculty members who used the online system last year will find information carried over to this year’s form.

State of the Department

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State of the Department

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Students Completing DegreesYear 20xx 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 12-13

UndergraduateBaccalaureate 45 31 39 46 40 51 56 73 81 88 99

GraduateMaster's 22 20 23 21 23 21 13 26 38 48 37Doctoral 1 3 3 3 4 3 1 6 3 6 7Total 23 23 26 24 27 24 14 32 41 54 44

Total Degrees 68 54 65 70 67 75 70 105 122 142 143

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State of the Department2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

State SupportedUndergraduate

Primary Majors 141 115 93 101 98 125 138 159 195 230 251 255 252 223 Secondary Majors 1 1 1

Undergraduate Total 141 116 93 101 98 125 139 160 195 230 251 255 252 223

GraduateMaster's 59 55 51 53 53 40 43 41 44 57 80 76 56 67 Doctoral 14 20 22 22 26 21 18 19 20 25 26 31 43 49

Graduate Total 73 75 73 75 79 61 61 60 64 82 106 107 99 116

Total 214 190 166 176 177 186 199 219 259 312 360 367 351 339 Undergraduate 141 115 93 101 98 125 138 159 195 230 254 260 252 223 Graduate 73 75 73 75 79 61 61 60 64 82 106 107 99 116

Graduated Students by Program (During 2013)

EWRE = 20MS = 18PhD = 2

TRA = 12MS = 12PhD = 0

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GEO = 5MS = 3PhD = 2

STR = 7MS = 4PhD = 3

Enrolled Students by Program (Fall 2013)

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GEO = 17MS =11PhD = 6

STR = 24MS = 15PhD = 9

EWRE = 52 MS = 29PhD = 23

TRA = 23MS = 12PhD = 11

Research Activity

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Proposed Funded Expenditures

2006-2007 $6,724,920 $4,308,162 $5,844,541

2007-2008 $3,949,582 $5,760,997 $5,150,850

2008-2009 $14,749,933 $9,009,944 $5,311,643

2009-2010 $9,262,9264 $4,605,272 $5,909,932

2010-2011 $7,596,384 $4,449,422 $6,056,717

2011-2012 $15,559,424 $9,642,413 $6,360,225

2012-2013 $8,950,755 $6,529,026 $6,404,695

Research Expenditures by Program,Total (Direct + Indirect)

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Goal: Maintain active, sponsored research activities in all areas to attract outstanding graduate students and retaining them

Currently 46% of funding brought in by 3 faculty, and 75% by 7 faculty (numbers accurately reflect co-PI’s per stated effort on MOU)

We need to refine our goals and promotion of self-supporting graduate students and course-work only options

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Students & Research Activity

Civil and Environmental EngineeringStudent Activities: Saranthip Rattanaserikiat, 21ST Century Award, 3rd

Year of CEE Award winner• Melissa Paciulli received the Women in

Transportation (WTS) Ann M. Hershfang Graduate Scholarship

• Radhameris Gomes, selected as a Eno Fellow for participation in the 19th Annual Eno Leadership Development Conference

• Robert House, 2011 Leo Casagrande Scholarship, Last year winner was Laura Carey (current student)

• 2010–2011 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) “Best Student Chapter” for the third year in a row!

• ITE Student Chapter hosts NEITE Student Symposium & District Traffic Bowl in conjunction with 12th Annual Technical Day

• Currently we have 353 undergraduate students• Continuing to expand our BS/MS option

Faculty Activities:

• Casey Brown, NSF Career Award, ASCE Huber Award• Sergio Breña, 2011 PIC Young Educator Award• David Ahlfeld, co-chair, hosted the first National

Conference on Engineering and Echohydrology for Fish Passage

• Completed funding raising for Structures Outdoor Testing Facility ($600,000), construction imminent

• Jodi Ozdarski and David Reckhow receive award for 25 Years of Service

• New Faculty Caitlyn Butler, Alice Alipour and Behrouz Shafei

• Set new Departmental record for research expenditures • Transportation Center Helped Launch Transit Management

Program • Look for October 1st announcement of Department of

Interior North East Climate Science Center to be hosted by UMass.

Civil and Environmental Engineering 2011-2012Student Activities: UMass Amherst Seismic Design team ranked among top ten in 

EERI Seismic Design Competition (Ranked first among all the schools participated from the east coast)

The UMass Amherst Student Chapter of the ITE is the 2012 Northeastern District 1 Traffic Bowl Champion!

Jose Enrique Torres‐Cooban received the 21st Century Leader Timothy Light received a William F. Field Alumni Scholarship Rebecca F. Guihan, received a Jack Welch Scholarship Alex Lovejoy received the HNTB/SAME Endowed Scholarship 

the Society of American Military Engineers Boston Post Michael MacInnis received the Don Martin Memorial Endowed 

Scholarship from the Society of American Military Engineers Boston Post

Radhameris Gomez was named Outstanding Student of the Year by the New England University Transportation Center

Wystan Carwell's Research was featured in Wind Systems Magazine

Joe Popielarczyk was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and UMass Spring Scholar‐Athlete 

The UMass Amherst American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosted the steel bridge competition and placed 6th overall

Faculty Activities:

New Faculty Welcomes Eleni Christofa Caitlyn Butler Builds First Latrine to Purify Waste, Produce

Compost, and Generate Electricity Alice Alipour selected as a 2012 ASCE ExCEEd Fellow Structures Outdoor Testing ground breaking Caitlyn Butler selected as a 2012 ASCE ExCEEd Fellow New Departmental record set for research expenditures Sergio F. Breña selected as member of the Phi Kappa Phi

Society Northeast Climate Science Center Director announced Mary

Ratnaswamy as Federal Director and Center dispersed more than $2 million in research awards

Alice Alipour receives a 2012 Young Engineer Award from the Orange County Engineering Council

Mi-Hyun Pak Receive a Mellon Mutual Mentoring Team Grant and a Team-based Learning Fellowships from the Provost’s Office

• Passing of Alexander Chajes, professor emeritus

Civil and Environmental Engineering 2012-2013Student Activities: UMass Amherst Seismic Design team ranked among top ten in 

EERI Seismic Design Competition (Ranked first among all the schools participated from the east coast)

The UMass Amherst Student Chapter of the ITE is the 2012 Northeastern District 1 Traffic Bowl Champion!

Jose Enrique Torres‐Cooban received the 21st Century Leader Timothy Light received a William F. Field Alumni Scholarship Rebecca F. Guihan, received a Jack Welch Scholarship Alex Lovejoy received the HNTB/SAME Endowed Scholarship 

the Society of American Military Engineers Boston Post Michael MacInnis received the Don Martin Memorial Endowed 

Scholarship from the Society of American Military Engineers Boston Post

Radhameris Gomez was named Outstanding Student of the Year by the New England University Transportation Center

Wystan Carwell's Research was featured in Wind Systems Magazine

Joe Popielarczyk was named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year and UMass Spring Scholar‐Athlete 

The UMass Amherst American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosted the steel bridge competition and placed 6th overall

Faculty Activities:• New Departmental record set for research expenditures • Richard Palmer, USGS, NE Climate Science Center award 

$7,477,093 and Columbia University, Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast, $688,884

• David Ostendorf, MA Dept. of Transportation, Remediation Program Support, $4,070,019

• Casey  Brown, Army Corps of Engineers, Tailoring Climate Information for DoD Climate Risk Assessment, $1,154,024

• John Collura, MA Dept. of Transportation, MA Cooperative Research Program Contract, $919,319 and US Dept. of Transportation (DOT), University Transportation Centers Program Tier II UTC's, $462,900

• David Reckhow, Environmental Protection Agency, Ferrate in Small Drinking Water Treatment Systems, $497,078

• Casey Brown, National Science Foundation, CAREER Robust Management of Climate Uncertainty for EcohydrologicalSustainability, $419,097

• Caitlyn Butler Builds First Latrine to Purify Waste, Produce Compost, and Generate Electricity 

• Structures Outdoor Testing ground breaking October 27th

Other IssuesPromotion Cases Drs. Mi-Hyun Park, Guoping Zhang, others

Dean Tim Anderson Comments

New Searches Comments

New Staff Comments

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Other IssuesDepartment Head Review To be prepared by DPC and Dean

Winter Retreat Will ask Program Coordinators to develop list of topics

and speakers

Sabbatical Leaves 2013-2014 Due to DH November 16th (last year), this is for either

semester

http://www.umass.edu/provost/sites/umass.edu.provost/files/uploads/guide200507-1.pdf

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ABET Discussion

David Ahlfeld’s Comments

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http://blogs.umass.edu/rpalmerblog/

ABET Recent Events

July 1, 2013 – Self Study Report submitted to ABET

August 15, 2013 – Program Evaluator (PEV) identified for CE Program: Manoochehr Zoghi, California State University, Fresno (Associate Dean of COE with expertise in Geotech and Construction Management)

August 31, 2013 – Transcript analysis for six undergraduates submitted to ABET

ABET Upcoming Events September 13; 1:30 PM; Kellogg Room;

guidance for preparing for ABET visit; presented by Bill Highter

ABET Visit: October 20-22Sunday, October 20: PEV likely to want lab tours

(designate a faculty member to be available) Monday, October 21: PEV may want to meet with

individual faculty and students between 10am and 5pm

Tuesday, October 22: ABET departs COE around noon

Display Materials

Still need binders from:111, 411/511, 450, 516462121

Binders will be placed in Higgins Room on Friday before ABET visit.

Please add textbooks at that time

ABET GlossaryProgram Educational Objectives: broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. Program educational objectives are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies

Student Outcomes: Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program.

Assessment: one or more processes that identify, collect, and prepare data to evaluate the attainment of student outcomes. Effective assessment uses relevant direct, indirect, quantitative and qualitative measures as appropriate to the outcome being measured. Appropriate sampling methods may be used as part of an assessment process.

Evaluation: Evaluation is one or more processes for interpreting the data and evidence accumulated through assessment processes. Evaluation determines the extent to which student outcomes are being attained. Evaluation results in decisions and actions regarding program improvement.

Program Educational ObjectivesThe Program Educational Objectives of the UMass Civil Engineering Program (adopted 19 November 2012) describe the accomplishments we expect of our graduates. They are:1. Program graduates will enter the engineering profession or continue with

graduate studies. 2. Program graduates will be recognized by supervisors and colleagues as

possessing the knowledge and skills needed for a successful engineering career.

3. Program graduates will demonstrate leadership and service within their profession and in their communities through participation in professional societies and charitable organizations and similar civic service activities.

4. Throughout their careers program graduates will use educational opportunities to continue to expand their knowledge and skills in areas required for their career.

Student OutcomesA. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringB. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and

interpret dataC. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs

within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social,political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability

D. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teamsE. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problemsF. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityG. an ability to communicate effectivelyH. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering

solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal contextI. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learningJ. a knowledge of contemporary issuesK. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools

necessary for engineering practice.

Data Sources for Student Outcome Assessment by CE Program Surveys

Senior Survey Alumni Survey Employer Survey

Course Performance Indicators

ENGIN 111 Student OutcomesCourse Performance Indicators A B C D E F G H I J KI understand the potential impact ethics may have within the realm of engineering

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I can identify sustainable aspects of an engineering project

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I can collect, interpret and analyze data needed to develop a traffic signal timing plan

X X X X

Continuous Improvement of CE ProgramEvaluation of Achievement of Student Outcomes conducted by:

Individual instructors for their coursesABET Coordinating CommitteeUndergraduate Curriculum CommitteeCEE Department Faculty

Process for changes to the CE ProgramIndividual instructors make change to their coursesABET Coordinating Committee reports on results of assessment and

evaluation process (surveys and CPIs)Undergraduate Curriculum Committee considers assessment and evaluation

results and other information; makes recommendations for curriculum changes

CEE Department faculty consider and approve recommendations for curriculum changes