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F A C U L T Y o f E N G I N E E R I N G
OPEN FORUM October 30 31, 2001 230 P.M.
Tate Center Reception Hall University of
GeorgiaAthens, Georgia
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F A C U L T Y o f E N G I N E E R I N G
An interdisciplinary approach to engineering
Engineering Needs and Opportunities
Brahm P. Verma, Professor bverma_at_engr.uga.edu
UGA Faculty of Engineering Open Forum October 30
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How Do We Rank Among States?
In the decade of the 90s, Georgia was 4th in
Population increase, 8th in New start-ups
Companies 8th in Venture Capital 13th in
Gazelle jobs, 14th in Economic Dynamism, 35th
in Workforce Education, and 40th in Scientists
and Engineers
From Council of Competitiveness Data, The State
of New Economy, January 9, 2000
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The State New Economy Index
ECONOMIC RANKING CATEGORIES GA AL FL NC CA -
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------------------------- Knowledge
Job 25 33 18 30 10 Innovative Capacity 26 39 28 2
4 2 Workforce Education 35 44 30 39 5 Venture
Capital 8 34 12 10 2 Economic
Dynamism 14 33 8 32 2 Digital Economy 40 45 12 39
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From Council of Competitiveness Data, The State
of New Economy, January 9, 2000
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High School Graduates with Interest in Majoring
in Engineering, 1997

• There were1768 High School students with SAT
  score greater than 1100
• 452 entered Georgia Tech
• What did over 1300 students do? 576 entered
  another USG 76 entered non-USG 664
  enrolled Out of GA
• 25 more students from 1998 to 2007

Engineering Education in Georgia, Board of
Regents, July 1998
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Legacy by Dan Threadway. Tech Topics - Fall 2000.
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Do we give fair chance to Georgians?
Year Freshman Percent Population
Accepted/Applied Accepted In Millions -----------
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- 1972 1318 / 3173 41.54 4 million 2000 2200
/ 8843 24.89 8 million
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TOP JOBSTop paying areas for bachelors degree
Source National Association of Colleges and
Employers. September 18, 2000 Red and Black
1. Pharmacy 65,747 2. Petroleum Engr
49,892 3. Computer Engr 49,505 4.
Chemical Engr 49,000 5. Computer Science
48,740 6. Electrical/Electronic Engr
48,740 7. Mechanical Engr 45,617 8.
Industrial/Manuf. Engr 45,612 9.
Metallurgical Engr 45,209 10. MIS
43,657
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Question
In what dimensions is your discipline or
department or college unable to grow due to a
lack of comprehensive engineering at the
University of Georgia ?
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Responses of UGA faculty and administrators

• Difficult to recruit star students faculty
• Lack applied sciences and mathematics
• Lack of comprehensive education
• Lack of exposure to advanced technology
• Lack collaboration with engineers/industry
• Handicapped for the tech-savvy century
• Inability to compete for extramural funds
• UGA unlikely to be a mega-university

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A Compelling Response

• We wish to be one of the mega-universities in
  this century. ...Without engineering and
  medicine, it is like running a race against
  Olympians without two limbs. We have very little
  chance, if any!

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Economic Impact of University Research of
Industries in which relevance of univ. research
is largest

• Biology 12
• Chemistry 19
• Mathematics 5
• Physics 4
• Agr. Sciences 17
• Computer Sci 34
• 91

• Chem. Engr 19
• Mech. Engr 28
• Elec. Engr 22
• Biol. Engr ?
• Materials Sci 29
• Metallurgy 21
• Applied Math 16
• 135

From Michael M.Crow, 1998, Universities and the
New Manifest Destiny, Columbia Univ
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Did you know ?
History of Engineering at UGA

• 1868-Civil Engr
• 1883-Mining
• 1887-Mechanical 1893-Electrical
• 1928-Agricultural 1993-Biological

1880 School of Engr. 1906 College of Science
and Engr. 1930 Engineering transferred to
GT 200? Comprehensive Engineering at UGA
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And Did You know...
Population Rank State Comprehensive
(million) Engr. (number)
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33.1 1 California 11 15.1
4 Florida 5 8.1 9 New Jersey
4 7.8 10 GEORGIA 1 7.7 11 N.
Carolina 3 6.2 13 Massachusetts
5 5.8 15 Washington 2
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Current Situation

• Two ABET accredited BS degrees in Engr.
• Two MS degrees in Engineering
• One Ph.D. in Engineering
• 80 Undergraduate Graduate courses
• gt35 Engineering Faculty
• gt160 UGA faculty with engineering degrees

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To Conclude...
UGA will achieve its full potential only when
engineering and applied sciences develop to the
extent that they create a culture that permeates
all walks of the Universitys life. Then we will
not hear at a student forum, ...we will be
proud to have a 19th century E-mail that works.
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Towards 2010 Comprehensive Engineering at UGAA
Symposium to Engage Faculty in the Advancement of
Engineering at UGA
A symposium designed to advance internal,
interdisciplinary discussion at UGA about the
ways that we can build on institutional
strengths and develop strategic engineering
activities across campus.
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Towards 2010 Comprehensive Engineering at UGAA
Symposium to Engage Faculty in the Advancement of
Engineering at UGA
Objectives include exploring the range of
engineering expertise and activity across the
UGA campus, identifying coherent themes or
areas of opportunity in engineering specific to
UGA as we extend the institutions capabilities
in related fields, articulating the ways
in which a Comprehensive Engineering at UGA
will strengthen the institution,
accelerating internal discussion and interactions
that contribute to the development of an
active, interdisciplinary faculty of
engineering at UGA.
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Engineering Areas of Interest An Outcome of the
April 19, 2001 Symposium

• Pharmaceutical Engr
• Metabolic Engr
• Marine Engineering
• Information Engr
• Ecological Engr
• BioProcess Engr
• Biological Engr

• University-wide grant
• Engineering Education
• NanoScience Engr.
• Sensors Controls
• Instrumentation
• Robotics Automation
• Business Policy

F A C U L T Y o f E N G I N E E R I N G
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Just do it
A Tradition since 1868
Engineering
At The University of Georgia
www.engineering.uga.edu
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F A C U L T Y o f E N G I N E E R I N G
An interdisciplinary approach to engineering
E. Dale Threadgill, Director tgill_at_engr.uga.edu
UGA Faculty of Engineering Open Forum October 30
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General Attributes

• An interdisciplinary body of individuals who
  devote time to comprehensive engineering
  activities at UGA.
• Comprised of dynamic and evolving
  interdisciplinary engineering programs.
• Engaged in research, outreach and instruction.

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General Attributes - contd.

• Employs principles of entrepreurship,
  boundaryless and networking.
• No existing unit or faculty will transfer to
  the Faculty of Engineering.
• The activities of each member should be
  mutually beneficial to both the individuals
  home unit and the Faculty of Engineering.

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Goals
-Expand role and impact of engineering at
UGA -Interlink engineering with sciences, arts
and humanities -Create, adapt and disseminate
engineering knowledge and technology -Engage
at state, national and global levels -Minimal
administrative structure, adaptive, dynamic,
inclusive
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Some definitions
PROGRAM a cluster of engineering activities
with an intellectually coherent theme PROGRAM
LEADER Elected by faculty, serves in the
Council, spokesperson, manages budget COUNCIL
Program Leaders and the Director
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Some definitions contd.
ADVISORY BOARD Leaders from NGOs,
industry, business, agencies and other
universities AFFILIATE UNIT A UGA unit which
establishes a formal collaborative
arrangement with the Faculty of Engineering
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Example Engineering Programs
Pharmaceutical Engineering Linking
engineering and biomedical sciences for drug
development, design and delivery Metabolic
Engineering Linking engineering with
biotechnology to use metabolic processes of
plants, animals and microorganisms in the design
of new products for an expanding, bio-based
economy Marine and Water Resource Engineering
Linking engineering with UGAs marine and water
sciences to design systems and techniques
that allow sustainable use of Georgias
resources
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Example Engineering Programs
Information Engineering Linking engineering
with computational sciences to design systems
using UGAs massive data banks from
genomic data at the nano level to ecological
data at the landscape and community
level Agricultural Engineering Linking
engineering and science to advance Georgias
largest industry through the development of
new technologies for the manufacture of food
and medicine
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Membership
Open UGA Faculty, faculty of other
universities and engineers in private
sector Criteria Prepared to conduct
engineering faculty work Commit time to the
Faculty of Engineering Faculty work includes
curricular activities, e.g., classroom and
laboratory teaching, mentoring students in
design projects, serving on engineering
graduate student advisory committees
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Membership contd.
Two Categories of Membership 1)
ENGINEERING MEMBER a. Allocate significant
time b. A part of time to curricular
activities 2) AFFILIATE MEMBER a.
Allocate considerable time b. A part of time
to curricular activities
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Benefits

• Extramural Funding
• - Access and success
• - Public and private sources
• Graduate Students
• Faculty of Engineering Resources
• Interdisciplinary Linkages
• Impact
• Comprehensive Engineering at UGA

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Current Status

• Task Groups
• Nanotechnology Science and Engineering Center
• Interdisciplinary Engineering Grants Program
  
• M.S. in Ecological Engineering
• Academic program in Pharmaceutical Engineering
• Engineering Outreach Service
• Forums
• Symposium on February 6, 2002
• Membership
• Web site

UGA Faculty of Engineering Open Forum October 30
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