LOOKING BACK 7 YEARS AS DEAN

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LOOKING BACK 7 YEARS AS DEAN

• BUILDING TEAM, CAPACITY
• AND QUALITY
• PROFESSOR CLEMENT SANKAT, DEAN
• July 20, 2007
• (Final address to staff)

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• When I undertook this task on August 1, 2000
• I indicated to all staff in a meeting, that
  what
• I wanted to achieve had to do with
• BUILDING TEAM CAPACITY AND QUALITY.
• (Meeting with staff September 21, 2000
• WIJE 23 (2) iii-v, 2001)

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• BUILDING INTERNAL QUALITY AND MAINTAINING
  ACCREDITATION OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE AND NOW
  POST-GRADUATE PROGRAMME

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• Internal Quality Reviews have been steady
• Building acceptability for the new Engineering
  Standards UK SPEC 2004 BY STAKEHOLDERS
• Accreditation visits to the Faculty have been
  very steady
• Postgraduate programmes are now in the
  accreditation process.

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Accreditation Status of UWI Programs
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Accreditation Status of UWI Programs
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EXPANSION IN STUDENT NUMBERS
Enrolment in the Faculty at 1326 students
Enrolment in the Faculty exceeded 2000 students
for the first time Enrolment in the Faculty
was 2404 students
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CHANGE IN DEPARTMENTAL NAMES

• Changes to the names and directions of the
  Departments of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
  
• now
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• and
• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

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NEW PROGRAMMES

• 2001/1002
• Establishment of the Summer School in the EI
• BSc Petroleum Geoscience
• MSc Geoinfomatics
• MSc Project Management
• BTech in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  with the NESC/UTT

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NEW PROGRAMMES Contd

• 2002/2003
• BSc Civil Environmental Engineering
• PG Diploma in Coastal Zone Processes
• MSc Coastal Zone Engineering Management
• Masters in Regulation Policy
• MSc in Planning Development

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NEW PROGRAMMES Contd

• 2004/2005
• MSc in Chemical Engineering
• MSc in Reservoir Engineering
• MSc in Civil Engineering/Civil and Environmental
  Engineering
• MSc in Manufacturing Engineering
• MAScs in Electrical Engineering

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NEW PROGRAMMES Contd

• 2005/2006
• MSc in Project Management Construction
  Management in Guyana (delivered in Guyana)
• MOU signed in January 2006 between the VCs of
  UG and UWI
• 2006/2007
• BSc. In Land Administration

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RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY

• JOURNAL PAPERS
• 2000/2001 25
• 2001/2002 35
• 2002/2003 46
• 2003/2004 60
• 2004/2005 84
• 2005/2006 55 1 international patent

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BUILDING THE WEST INDIAN JOURNAL
OF ENGINEERING (WIJE) AND ITS
INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY

• New Publication Board established in 2001 with
  Professor Sharma as Editor and just did it again
  in 2007 with Professor Emeritus W. Mellowes as
  Editor.
• Vol. 23 No. 1 July 2000 to Vol. 29 No. 1 2006
  have been published and the journal is back on
  track after the illness last year of the
  Secretary.
• Agreement with EBSCO Publishing and H.W. Wilson,
  both from the USA to facilitate the promotion and
  marketing of the journal to the international
  community of scholars and putting the papers on
  the international database.

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BUILDING THE WEST INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING
(WIJE) AND ITS INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY

• Dedicated Grades 5 and 7 Clerical/Secretarial
  posts for WIJE under the direction of the Office
  of the Dean.
• Next Volume 29 No. 2 (January 2007) due in August
  2007.

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• PHYSICAL FACILITIES EXPANSION

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES EXPANSION

• 2001/2002
• Study Carrels for our students in the
  Undercroft
• 2002/2003
• New lecture theatre in Civil Engineering 2 new
  postgraduate seminar rooms and one new lecture
  room - Kee Chanona Contractors.
• 2002/2003 Contract to Thomas Peake Company for
  a new air-conditioning plant to service Civil
  Engineering TT2.1million

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES EXPANSION Contd

• 2002/2003 Contd
• Contract to F H Engineering for a new
  air-conditioning for Surveying 7 Land Information
  TT1.3 million
• Renovation of the Chemical Engineering
  Laboratories under the direction of the Works
  Department at a cost of over TT1 million. Later
  4 new mezzanine floors erected in the Chemical
  Engineering laboratories Block 8

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES EXPANSION Contd

• 2004/2005
• Petroleum Geoscience/Petroleum Engineering
  facilities (lecture theatre, lecture rooms,
  office space, labs) completed by a TT2.8 million
  grant from BHP- FH Engineering Contractors
• Refurbishment and expansion above the breezeway
  (lecture rooms 5.1, 6, 7 and 9).
• Installation of Elevator for physically
  challenged for Blocks 5,6 and 7.
• The Facultys Main Air Conditioning Plant was
  replaced by Thomas Peake TT 4.0 million

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PHYSICAL FACILITIES EXPANSION Contd

• BLOCK 13 EXPANSION The Flagship
• This began in earnest in the year 2002 with
  conceptual designs
• Construction of the new Block 13 Chemical
  Engineering began in 2006.
• Kee Chanona Ltd. was awarded a 22million
  contract to build the facility including a
  completely remade 2nd floor, new 3rd floor and a
  450-seat auditorium. New staff space, lecture
  rooms, design rooms, kitchen, lounge etc. I am
  hopeful that in the new academic year this
  building will be completed and fully functional.

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• STAFF
• Building Capacity

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NEW STAFF - 2000/2001

• The recruitment of new staff has been
  continuous-
• Prof. S.M.J. Baban
• Prof. J. Akingbala
• Ms. R. Adams

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NEW STAFF 2001/2002

• Dr. J. Bridge
• Dr. E. Peters
• Dr. Cathy-Ann Radix
• Dr. K.F. Pun
• Dr. M. Mycoo
• Ms. P. Wellington-John
• Dr. V. Cooper

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NEW STAFF 2002/2003

• Prof. A. Aina
• Dr. J. Wilson (Brent)
• Dr. M. Sahoo
• Mr. C. Abder
• Dr. C. Riverol
• Dr. B. Chowdary
• Mr. R. Ellis

• Dr. D. Baidya
• Mr. F. Muddeen
• Mr. R. Ward
• Prof. M. Bajic
• Dr. D. Palaniappan

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NEW STAFF 2003/2004

• Prof. J. Hamilton
• Dr. K. Ramesh
• Dr. L.Ngalamou
• 9 NEW ADMIN ASSTS
• Mrs. A. Perreira
• Mrs. V. Corbie
• Ms. S. Roberts
• Ms. N. Ayoung
• Ms. M. Dattoo
• Ms. M. Sylvester-Lawrence
• Mrs. R. Caliste Ms. E. Granderson in 2006
• Mrs. A. Oudit in 2007

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NEW STAFF 2004/2005

• Ms. D. Villaroel-Lamb
• Dr. E. Dean
• Dr. V. Kanithi
• Dr. S. Haldar
• Dr. K. Reddy

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NEW STAFF 2005/2006

• Prof. M. Khare
• Dr. C. Syan
• Dr. A. Naganathan
• Dr. A. Mwasha
• Dr. N. Ramsamooj
• Mrs. C. Sergeant Administrative Officer

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PROMOTING OUR OWN

• 2000/2001
• Dr. G. Shrivastava to Senior Lecturer
• Dr. K. Mallalieu to Senior Lecturer
• 2001/2002
• Dr. Gail Bacchus-Taylor Senior Lecturer

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PROMOTING OUR OWN Contd

• 2002/2003
• Dr. Winston Lewis Senior Lecturer
• 2004/2005
• Dr. S. J. G. Gift to Professor
• Dr. C.A.C. Imbert to Professor
• Dr. T. M. Lewis to Professor
• Dr. K.F. Pun to Professor

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PROMOTING OUR OWN Contd

• 2005/2006
• Dr. Al-Tahir to Senior Lecturer
• Dr. Carmen Riverol Senior Lecturer
• Dr. B. Chowdary to Senior Lecturer
• 2006/2007
• Dr. B. Copeland to Professor
• Several of our colleagues were allowed to
  Cross the Bar in
• the Senior Lecturer and Lectures Scale,
  awarded Tenure, etc.

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RECOGNIZING OUR OWN

• Guardian Life Premium Teaching Awards
• Dr. Kim Mallalieu 2000
• 2001 - Dr. B. Copeland
• 2004 Dr. W. Lewis T. Jagai
• 2006 Prof. K. F. Pun Dr. E. Ekwue
• Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence
• 2000 Prof. C. K. Sankat
• 2005 Prof. R. Dawe
• Emeritus Professor
• 2003 Prof. D.R. McGaw
• 2007 Prof. W. Mellowes

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RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS This was a
period when several of our long standing staff
retired.

• 2000/2001
• Dr. M. Chin (Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering
• (29 yrs)
• Dr. A. Young Hoon (Senior Lecturer, Chemical
  Engineering (16 yrs)
• Mr. A. Khan Administrative Assistant (30 yrs)
• 2001/2002
• Charles Bhawanie, Chief Technician (Chemical
  Engineering)
• Anthony Charles, Chief Technician (Electrical
  Engineering)

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RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS

• 2002/2003
• Prof. D. McGaw (33 yrs)
• Dr. F. Asamoah (16 yrs)
• Mr. M. Bidaisee (died after 30 yrs)
• 2003/2004
• Dr. G. SoBrien (after 24 yrs)
• Dr. M. Dumas (after 23 yrs)
• Mrs. E. Fortune (Betty) after 37 yrs
• Mrs. P. Joseph after 32 yrs

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RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS

• 2004/2005
• Mrs. A. Campbell 22 yrs
• Prof. W.E. Suite 22 yrs
• Dr. R. Osborne 26 yrs
• Mr. N. Arumugadasan 22 yrs
• W. Rajpaulsingh - 11 yrs

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RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENTS

• 2005/2006
• Prof. W. Mellowes after 35 yrs
• Mr. S. Lau after 22 yrs
• Mr. I. Lambert after 19 yrs
• J. Tripathi after 19 yrs
• Dr. P. Persad 22 yrs
• 2006/2005
• Prof. C.V. Narayan (died after 36yrs of service)

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KEEPING OUR ANNUAL PRIZE AWARDS ALIVE AND
RECOGNIZING OUR TOP STUDENTS

• KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
• Engineer Mr. Leo Martin 2000
• Dr. Aleem Mohammed 2001
• Mr. Vincent Pereira 2002
• Prof. K. S. Julien 2003
• Mr. Francois Moutett 2004
• Engineer Mr. Ralph Williams 2005
• Engineer Ian Welch - 2006

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OTHER ACTIVITIES INITIATED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
DEAN

• Regular meetings with Engineering Student Society
  executive and the student Body
• Technical Report writing and Presentation
• course for our year 3 students.
• HSE course for our year 3 students
• In 2007, summer placements and internships for
  our students.
• Student INNOVATION competition with the
  IEEE/NIHERST
• Principals Day Meeting with Secondary School
  Principals/Ministry of Education officials/CXC
  etc.
• Listening to our stakeholders forum

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KEEPING OUR EOG ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION ALIVE

• Thanks to our students for supporting this.
• Thanks to the EOG, to Professor Gift, Dr. Ekwue,
  and Mrs. Carol Sergeant in particular.
• Thanks to all our judges Prof. Imbert, Dr. W.
  Lewis, Mr. V. Singh

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THE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE AND OUTREACH OF THE
FACULTY

• Despite the lack of a Board, we have kept the
  Institute alive and it has earned about
  TT2million per year and has sustained itself.
• Thank you Mr. Rajpaulsingh, Dr. Ekwue for keeping
  the dream alive and all the staff of the Faculty
  and the Institute who have supported its work
  Dr. Opadeyi, Prof. Copeland, Prof. Gift, Prof.
  Imbert, Dr. Chowdary, Dr. Reddy, Mr. Aru, Mr.
  Ellis, Mr. Charles, Dr. Mohammed, Dr. Miller,
  Prof. T.M. Lewis and many more. Julie
  Kublalsingh has been a source of support and
  continuity.

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BUILDING THE TEAM Some of the memorable occasions

• Farewell/Welcome Staff Functions which began in
  2000
• Facultys Annual Christmas Party
• Engineering Posse for the 1st Day of the 2nd
  Cricket Test Match, West Indies vs South Africa
  and West Indies vs India.
• Vice Chancellors Cricket match - Engineering
  Posse
• The River Lime
• Administrative Professionals Week
• Support for the Facultys Steelband
• Outstanding Employee of the Year Award
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Concluding

• I wish to say thanks to all of you for giving me
  an opportunity to have served the Faculty as your
  Dean, 2001 to 2007. You have always displayed
  kindness and support and nothing that I have
  achieved, either as a Professor for 30 years or
  Dean for 7 years, could have been done without
  you.

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Some Special People

• In the Faculty
• All our Deputy Deans, Professor Gift, Professor
  Pun, Professor Imbert, Professor Lewis and those
  before - Dr. Pilgrim, Professor Mellowes, Dr.
  Ekwue, Dr. Sharma, Prof. Suite.
• All our Heads of Departments, Professor Copeland,
  Dr. Lewis, Dr. Pilgrim, Dr. Shrivastava, Dr.
  Miller and those before Mr. R. Charles, Mr. S.
  Lau, Dr. Thomas, Dr. Al-Tahir and Dr. A.
  Mohammed.

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Some Special People (contd.)

• Our Administrative Officers Mrs. Annette
  Campbell (retired) and Mrs. Carol Sergeant
• All our Administrative Assistants in the Deans
  Office Mr. A. Khan, Mr. C. Maitland, Ms. N.
  Ayoung, Ms. M. Dattoo Ms. E. Granderson plus
  those in the Departments. You have brought
  freshness and energy to the faculty.

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Some Special People (contd.)

• All our Technicians, particularly our Chief
  Technicians Mr. R. Sammy, Mr. L Bachansingh,
  Mr. O. Lawrence (Timmy), Mr. C. Kanhai, Mr. R.
  Pustam and Mr. T. Hosein, Mr. N. Ward.
• Our Storekeeper, Mr. R. Ramlogan and his staff
  M. Darmanie, A. Mangra and M. Mohammed.

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Some Special People (contd.)

• Our Workshop Engineer Mr. D. Powdhar
• Our Messengers Mr. V. Dookho, Mr. B. Lutchman
  and Mr. S. Ramkissoon
• The Systems Lab Paula, Raymond and all.

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Some Special People (contd.)

• To my academic colleagues, Professors, Programme
  Leaders and all, you have been good to me. Our
  Faculty Board Meetings in my tenure reflect a
  level of collegiality that should be continued.
  I have always tried to resolve differences
  through dialogue and discussion. You have
  demonstrated this also.

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Some Special People (contd.)

• At the University
• At the Centre Professor Nettleford and
  Professor Harris and all our PVCs especially BUS
  and BGSR.
• At our Campus
• Principals Bourne, Brereton Tewarie,
• Campus Registrars Z. Ali, W. Iton and J.
  Callaghan,
• Bursar Ms. L. Bada and Deputy Bursar P.
  Maharaj,
• Senior Assistant Registrars and Assistant
  Registrars
• J. A. George, H. Nicholas, P. Brown, T. Bacon,
• G. Francis, L. Steele, D. Charles-Smythe,
• D. Souza-Okpofabri

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Some Special People (contd.)

• My Fellow Deans
• Professors Phyllis Pitt-Miller,
  Dyer-Narinesingh, Drs. Ian Robertson and Hamid
  Ghanny and Prof. Charles Mc David (Retired)
• The Campus Library Professor M. Rouse-Jones and
  Ms. J. Pappin-Ramcharran our Engineering
  Librarian who has been extremely supportive
• The Campus Project Execution Unit Alfred Reid
  Peter Mousaib-Ali.

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Some Very Special People

• My graduate students over the years Ayoub, Lisa,
  Vashti, Angelique, Rebecca, Saheeda and others.
• My Secretary Maggie I owe you a debt of
  gratitude you have been tolerant and patient, you
  have been stretched and you have responded
  magnificently and you have given me wise counsel
  at all times.
• My other Deputy Deans Secretary, Cindy, you were
  always thoughtful and caring, theres something
  special in you have faith, go the full distance
  as there is much you will achieve.
• Carol, Ella and Sandra, thanks for all the
  support.

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Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!

• To All of you, even if I may not
• have singled you out.
• It was an honour and privilege to be your Dean.
• July 20, 2007