College of Engineering and Applied Science

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College of Engineeringand Applied Science
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

• Working for Wyoming and the World

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The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
First, a little about me
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Research Interests Bridge Waterways
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Bridge Waterways (Pier scour, CFD)



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Rivers in Winter
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Bank erosion problems (Ft Peck Reach of the
Missouri River)
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Hydropower Problems (King Cove, Aleutians, Alaska)
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Siphon and Tunnel Problems (Sierra Nevada Mts.,
California-Nevada)
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Sediment Problems at Water Intakes (American
Electric Powers Conesville Plant, Muskingum
River)
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The History of Engineering Hydraulics
1932
Hunter Rouse the exemplar researcher
educator, championing the application of fluid
mechanics and exptl. methods to hydraulics
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• In 1932, alluvial rivers
• not well understood.
• Two big questions
• flow resistance
• (V vs. D)
• sediment transport
• (Qsed vs. Qwater)

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Flow resistance and sediment transport
relatedEinstein Barbarossa (1952)
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Yet, a river is much more than a channel
a resource
a hallowed place Lymax River, Greece
a god or deity
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Heilong Jiang the Black-dragon River aka Amur
River Black River
Mekong the Nine-dragon River
Cang-lung the Hidden-dragon river
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Water is wonderfully absorbing!
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College of Engineeringand Applied Science
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

• Working for Wyoming and the World

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The rising importance of engineeringand the
sciences
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Considerations
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
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Planets required for developed-country life style
Billion people
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Challenges and Opportunities
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

• Numerous (technology, economy, integration,
  sustainability, security, individual people)

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Challenges and Opportunities
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
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The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Our College Today

• 6 departments
• Chemical Petroleum Engineering
• Civil Architectural Engineering
• Electrical Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Atmospheric Science
• Computer Science
• 9 accredited programs
• 1,200 undergrads
• But only 100 grads!

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What should our College be doing to prepare
people to grasp the challenges and opportunities
we face? Where should we direct our graduates?
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Some Questions
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The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Some Answers

• We must provide knowledge, skills, and attitudes
  built on enduring, meaningful key core values.
• Aim students for leadership positions in Wyoming
  and abroad

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Our Values in Education
The UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

• Programs that emphasize
• focus on the fundamentals
• ability to analyze and model
• design creativity
• communication skills
• research aptitude
• sense of history and heritage
• commitment to life-long learning
• ethics
• links between high-school, Assoc.,
• BS, MS, and PhD degrees

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Our Values in Research Service
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• Research strengths concerted in broadly important
  and connecting areas of engineering, science, and
  humanities
• water, energy, environment, infrastructure,
  health
• Expertise and technical facilities that directly
  help Wyoming and the World

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Developments BS Programs
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• Envigorated, relevant undergraduate programs
• Enrollment growth
• Communication emphasis
• Expanded student services
• Improved functionality of facilities
• Outreach to constituents

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Developments Grad. Programs
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• Growth and consilience of graduate curricula
• 
  research programs
• Enrollment growth
• Communication emphasis
• Outreach to constituents
• Raised Recognition of College

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Research Developments
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• The built environment
• The natural environment
• The economy
• Human health
• The future

• Water
• Energy
• Mobility
• Security
• Info
• Health

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Res. Ed. Developments Water
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• Hydrologic processes, modeling, monitoring
• Hydro-ecology, environmental fluid mechanics
• Hydro-geology, ground water
• Water quality, treatment and remediation
• Water resources eng., management, law
• Climate considerations

10 Depts
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Res Ed Developments Energy
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• Hydro-carbon recovery and enhanced use
• Renewable (wind, solar)
• Control, distribution, economics
• Combined energy and water systems
• Environmental issues

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Functionality of College
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The Future of the Planet
Is in our hands
The UNIVERSITY of WYOMING College of Engineering
and Applied Science