Progress TowardProgress TowardStrategic GoalsStrategic Goals

MSU Engineering Advisory CouncilMSU Engineering Advisory Council2012 Annual Meeting2012 Annual Meeting

College-wide EnrollmentsCollege-wide Enrollments

Fall 2011Fall 2011 2,4862,486Fall 2005Fall 2005 1,9971,997

Women in Engineering/CSWomen in Engineering/CSRecord number in fall 2011

= 384

College BudgetCollege Budget OTO has been used to cover most of our OTO has been used to cover most of our

needs in recent yearsneeds in recent years New President and Provost have New President and Provost have

committed to recognizing sustained growthcommitted to recognizing sustained growth Thus, “base” adjustments have been Thus, “base” adjustments have been

prioritized very highly by MSU Budget prioritized very highly by MSU Budget CouncilCouncil– Bioengineering

Success in FundraisingSuccess in Fundraising Approx $4 Million in 2011 in gifts and

commitments Nearly double from 2010 About 10% increase in new donors

• Lead gift for new endowed professorship in ChBE – In addition to new Mentoring Award in honor of

“Doc Berg”

Student Awards/AccomplishmentsStudent Awards/Accomplishments APLU, C. Peter Magrath University Community

Engagement Award for Engineers Without Borders

CollegeKeys Compact “Innovation Award” for Designing Our Community by College Board Advocacy & Policy Center

Hilary Fabich, ChE ‘11, first Montanan to receive Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Student Awards/AccomplishmentsStudent Awards/Accomplishments 2012 Associated Schools of Construction

Estimating Competition, Region 6—1st in “Heavy Civil”, and 3rd in “Commercial”

Hiscock Radiation Belt Explorer “HeRBiE,” launched by NASA, has orbited Earth for a record 139 days

New ProgramsNew Programs Professional Master’s in Science and Engineering

Management, approved by BOR summer 2011 “Construction Management” Track, fall, 2012 “Technology Transition” track explored—believed to be

very unique throughout US

Exploring Financial Engineering “Seamless” BS Engr-MBA, partnership with U of M

MSU ProvostMSU ProvostDr. Martha PotvinProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Previous Position: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Biology at the University of North Dakota

Degrees:Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of NebraskaM.S. in Botany and Plant Ecology, Michigan State UniversityB.S. in Biology, University of Connecticut

New Staff MemberNew Staff MemberJulian Collins

Program Director, Designing Our CommunityB.A. Sociology; Dartmouth College (2009)

Other Experience: Program Coordinator for American Indian Research Opportunities at MSU, full-time substitute teacher who coached football and basketball teams at St. Labre Catholic Indian School in Ashland, Mont.

New Staff MemberNew Staff MemberTraci Weller

Director of Development-College of EngineeringMontana State University Foundation B.A. Political Science; Fort Lewis College (1990)

Other Experience: University of Colorado; Colorado School of Mines; MSU Foundation-Corporate and Foundation Relations

Interim Department HeadInterim Department HeadDr. Brent Peyton, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Professor and Interim Department HeadTeaching Focus: Integration of chemical engineering with

microbiology and biotechnologyResearch Interests: biofuels, extremophilic bioprocessing, and in situ

biocatalyzed heavy metal transformationsOther Experience: tenured faculty member at Washington State

University for 8 years; Bioprocessing/Bioremediation Research Group at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for 5 years

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. Paul Gannon, Chemical & Biological Engineering

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Engineering; Montana State Univ. (2007)

Research Interests: materials science and engineering for advanced energy technologies

Other Experience: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Arcomac Surface Engineering

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. Michael Berry, Civil Engineering

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Structural Mechanics, University of Washington (2006)

Research Interests: reinforced concrete behavior and design; earthquake engineering; recycled materials use in structural application; effect of cold on structural behavior and durability

Other Experience: Morrison and Maierle

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. Clemente (Clem) Izurieta, Computer Science

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Computer Science, Colorado State University (2009)

Research Interests: Software engineering, software evolution, ecological modeling.

Other Experience: Hewlett Packard and Intel Corporation

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. Mike Wittie, Computer Science

RightNow Technologies Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2011)

Research Interests: Network design and management, distributed optimization, network economics.

Other Experience: Anzus Inc. (acquired by Rockwell Collins)

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. Qing Yang, Computer Science

RightNow Technologies Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Computer Science and Software Engineering, Auburn University (2011)

Research Interests: wireless networks, mobile computing, vehicular networks, network security and privacy

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. David Claudio, Ph.D., P.E., CPIM

Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringAssistant ProfessorPh.D. Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Pennsylvania State University (2010)

Research Interests: healthcare engineering, decision making, service systems, operations management

Other Experience: GE Transportation, GE, Boston Scientific

New Faculty MemberNew Faculty MemberDr. Ron June, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. University of California, Davis (2007)

Research Interests: cartilage biomechanics, osteoarthritis mechanotransduction, protein transduction

Overview of AgendaOverview of Agenda COE Status Strategic Goals

Engage effectively with the global community Increase cross-disciplinary activities Recognized leader in state and national technological

communities PMSEM Technology Park / Innovation Campus Restructuring Alumni Relations, MSU Foundation

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