Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech University Presentation to ME Industrial Advisory Co

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Department of Mechanical EngineeringTexas Tech
UniversityPresentation toME Industrial
Advisory Committeeand ME AcademyBy Dr. Jharna
Chaudhuri, ChairApril 3, 2009
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• Guy Bailey became the 15th president of Texas
  Tech University on Aug. 1.
• Bailey previously served as chancellor of the
  University of Missouri-Kansas City.
• At the University of Texas at San Antonio, Bailey
  doubled the external funding for research while
  increasing the schools enrollment by more than
  40 percent.

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• At the University of Missouri-Kansas City he
  oversaw the completion of a 200 million capital
  campaign and created about 10 million in
  administrative savings that was put into the core
  academic mission of the university, including
  raising salaries to attract and retain faculty.
  During his tenure, about 175 million in new
  construction was approved using primarily
  public/private funding partnerships.
• Bailey holds a bachelors and masters degrees in
  English from the University of Alabama and a
  doctorate in English linguistics from the
  University of Tennessee. He is the author of
  about 100 books and articles.

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• Robert Smith, Ph.D.Provost and Senior Vice
  President
• Prior to joining TTU, he served as the Provost
  and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and
  Professor of Chemistry at the University of
  Arkansas, Fayetteville (UAF) from 2000-2008
• Bob served as Vice Provost for Research and
  Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate
  School at the University of Connecticut (UConn)
  from 1997-2000. 
• Bobs earlier academic and administrative
  appointments included serving as James E. Bauerle
  Professor (1983-85) and Director of the Drug
  Dynamics Institute (1978-85) at the University of
  Texas at Austin.  He also served in Professor
  (1977-83) and Associate Professor (1974-77)
  positions at UT. 

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Accomplishment

• Goal 1 Access and Diversity Recruit, retain,
  and graduate a larger, more academically
  prepared, and diverse student body.
• Total number of undergraduate students -810
  (slightly increased, Females  57 (7.0),
  Hispanic 76 (9.38), African American 9 (1.1))
• 59 transfer students in Fall, 2008
• BSME degree awarded 170 (150 in 2007)
• Total number of graduate students -120 (50 Ph. D.
  students, 70 MS students, need to reduce to 100)
• MSME degree awarded 32, Ph. D. degree awarded
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• FE exam passing rate 79 (Fall, 2008) low, need
  89

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Accomplishment

• Goal 1 Access and Diversity Recruit, retain,
  and graduate a larger, more academically
  prepared, and diverse student body.
• A total of 61 undergraduate students were
  supported by scholarship.
• A total of 84 (78 in 2007) graduate students were
  supported by GRA/GTA/ or scholarship by the
  department.
• Working with the undergraduate and graduate
  student committee is going very well.
• Dr. Ekwaro visits Intro to Design Class and to
  give students information on Graduate program and
  encourage students to join.
• Recruited more domestic students in our graduate
  program (Bradley Howard, Courtney Guinn, Corey
  Farley, Chris Gumby).
• The 150 hour combined BS/MS program has continued
  to be successful in attracting our own BS
  students into our graduate program (currently
  31).
• The Honors program in ME is working very well.

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Accomplishment

• Goal 2 Academic and Research Excellence Attain
  national recognition as a top publicly funded
  engineering school.
• External research funding has slightly increased
  (1.3 m), but the department needs to
  aggressively seek more external funding.
• Total journal publication by the department was
  65 in 2008 (64 in 2007) which is very good.
• Drs. Berg, Levitas, Ma, and Pantoya received
  large research grants.
• Drs. Anderson (NSF), Bhattacharya (ACS), Chyu
  (NIH, USDA), Para (Chrysler), Smirnov (TXDoT),
  Yang (Caterpillar Inc.), Tate, Ertas and Maxwell
  (Earthco), Ertas and Maxwell (Raytheon MSE and
  Ph. D. program), Maxwell (EcoCAR).
• Dr. Valery Levitas and Dean Pam Eibeck became the
  ASME Fellow.
• The ATT Chancellors Endowed Fellowships
• Sanjana Datta
• Ilker Durukan
• Fisseha Alemayehu
• Luke Mayer (2009)

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Accomplishment

• Goal 2 Academic and Research Excellence Attain
  national recognition as a top publicly funded
  engineering school.
• Raytheon Air to Air University Design Competition
  received honor (Team members Austin Smith,
  Hector Guardado, Leroy Arce, Richard Borge,
  Faculty Advisor Ekwaro)
• Mrugesh Dhorje 2008 Summer Thesis Research Awrad
• Bo Gao 3rd place , TTU Graduate School 7th
  Annual Research Competition
• Luke Meyer James Douglas and Mary Hazelwood
  Memorial Fellowship
• Adrian Escudero, BSME,10 McNair Scholar, 2nd
  place, West Teaxs AM Research Conference
• Travis Bull McAuley Distinguished Engineering
  Student Award, 2008

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Accomplishment
Goal 2 Academic and Research Excellence Attain
national recognition as a top publicly funded
engineering school.

• Mr. Isaac Mora, Senior Technician of ME received
  the Orval Leroy Lewis College of Engineering
  Staff Award.
• Drs. Ma and Idesman was tenured and promoted to
  Associate Professor.
• Dr. Jordan Berg was recognized for receiving more
  that 500,000 grant.
• Dr. Michelle Pantoya was recognized for receiving
  a grant between 250,000 - 500,000.
• Dr. Michelle Pantoya became College of
  Engineering Whitacre Fellow.
• Dr. Jordan Berg received the Whitacre Excellence
  in Research Award.
• Dr. Pantoya is nominated by COE for Chancellors
  Council Distinguished Research Award

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Accomplishment

• Goal 3 Engagement. Build community connections
  that enhance the quality of life for students and
  the community.
• The ME department has participated in many tours
  and outreach activities organized by COE for K-12
  students.
• A funded senior design project from Raytheon was
  obtained (Advisor Dr. Stephen Ekwaro).
• A ME undergraduate student team is working to
  participate in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Student
  competition partly supported by Lockheed Martin
  (Advisor Dr. Walt Oler).
• Dr. Derrick Tate acquired industry sponsored
  projects for the Senior design class.
• The senior design courses (ME 4370 and ME
  4371)need to generate more projects from local
  and regional industries.

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Accomplishment

• Goal 3 Engagement. Build community connections
  that enhance the quality of life for students and
  the community.
• The Advanced Vehicle Engineering Research program
  (Challenge X program) currently has 15 ME
  undergraduate and 4 ME graduate students.
• In 2008, the team received two awards student
  Stephen Barrett received the first place award
  from National Instruments and Dr. Maxwell
  received NSF Outstanding Long Term Faculty award.
  
• The team received 15,750 seed funding and other
  monetary and in-kind gifts for the Eco-CAR
  competition.

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Accomplishment

• Goal 4 Technology Maximize the use of
  technology in the delivery of services.
• All computers have been replaced in the open
  computer lab.
• The departmental website has been updated. The
  graduate program and research website are getting
  updated.
• The technology class room is working very well.
• We will be soon hiring an IT person

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Accomplishment

• Goal 5 Partnerships. Build Strategic
  partnerships and alliances to support teaching,
  research, and service mission of the college
• 28 co-op (many more internships)
• Some faculty are involved in research with
  industries (Raytheon, Earth-co, Applied Research
  Associates, Inc. etc.) and or national laboratory
  (Sandia, Livermore, Oakridge, etc.
• Held regular meetings with ME IAC and ME Academy
  Members.

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Accomplishment

• Goal 6 Human Resources and Infrastructure.
  Maintain a quality work force and work
  environment.
• Improved Control Laboratory.
• Renovation is underway to build special
  laboratory rooms for Dr. Jankowski's lab
  (estimated cost 290,300).
• Renovation for Dr. Mas Nanomaterials Lab
  (250,000).
• Smaller HAAS machines downstairs (will give a
  tour next year).
• New hires Drs. Yang and Hui (New Faculty), Dr.
  Ray Desrosiers , Ms.Tosha Chambers (half time
  advisor), Ms. Vanessa Hocutt Jehangiri (Sr.
  Businees Asst), in the process of hiring a
  business supervisor (Carmen retired in June,
  2008).
• Current Temporary hires Instructors Mosedale,
  Hanson, Ms. C. Berg,
• Fanning, Branson, GPTI Breighner, Fisher,
  Whigham, Ufford.
• Current Faculty Search to replace Valery
  Levitas.

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Accomplishment

• Goal 7 Tradition and Pride
• Many faculty served in different committees in
  professional organizations and in editorial
  boards for journal papers, were invited for
  research presentation, and organized national
  conferences.
• Berg and Ekwaro Fullbright Scholars
• Levitas and Eibeck ASME Fellow

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Accomplishment

• Goal 8 College Development and Marketing
• J. W. Wright Endowed Chair position
• Three endowed Chair position open in the College
  (two Maddox Chair position 7m each (one for
  solar energy) and one nuclear energy)
• Ms. Suzanne Cox, COE Development Officer to work
  with ME

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Accomplishment

• Goal 9 Accountability Enhancing planning,
  performance, assessment, and public
  accountability.
• Maintain program accreditation (2011 next ABET
  visit).
• Performed assessments of student learning
  outcomes for both undergraduate and graduate (MS
  and Ph. D.) programs.
• SACS is coming along well

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General Comments

• The Mechanical Engineering Department faculty and
  instructors are increasing in number.
• The ME undergraduate program is well reputed as
  indicated by enrollment and competition among
  industry to recruit our students.
• Research in the department is growing.
• The department strives to achieve excellence in
  graduate program and research.

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Implementation Plan (Strategies)
2009-2010

• The ME Department should continue to improve the
  excellent undergraduate program and prepare for
  the next ABET visit in 2011.
• Work towards increasing the FE exam passing rate
• Aggressively seek more external funding to
  support more graduate students on external funds.
  
• The department should work with the college
  towards recruiting more women and
  underrepresented group students (Diversity
  Director in the College?).
• Encourage more students to assume
  co-op/internship.
• Come up with a new strategic planning.
• Get more laboratory/research space.

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Implementation Plan (Strategies)
2009-2010

• Encourage undergraduate students to enter in
  BS/MS program.
• Recruit domestic graduate students.
• Recruit more Ph. D. students while keeping total
  number of graduate students to 100
• Get more new faculty, instructors and GTA
  positions.
• Review and improve graduate program.
• Get more undergraduate and graduate scholarships.

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Long Term Implementation Plan- Strategies

• Get more new faculty, instructor, staff
  positions.
• Maintain an excellent undergraduate program by
  improving it continuously.
• Aggressively seek external funding must support
  more graduate students on research grants.
• Try to recruit students from women and
  underrepresented groups
• Improve graduate program
• Get more space