The University of Texas at Arlington College of

The University of Texas at Arlington College of Engineering Overview Fall 2009 Presented to CSE Graduate Student Orientation October 2, 2009

The University of Texas at Arlington • Leading university in North Texas • Situated in the 2 nd largest high-tech region in the country • Carnegie Classification: Doctoral / Research Institution – Extensive • First in number of research awards and total dollars received among academic institutions in North Texas 3

UT Arlington Profile • History • 1895 Founded 1959 Senior College 1965 UT System 1967 UT Arlington • Cosmopolitan • 47 states • 102 countries • Faculty • >1, 100 FT+PT • 98 new in 2007 -08 4 Students (Fall ‘ 09) • Graduate – 6, 713 • Undergrad – 21, 374 • TOTAL – 28, 087 • Degrees issued (’ 07 -’ 08) • • Bachelor’s – 3, 925 Master’s – 1, 694 Ph. D. – 153 TOTAL – 5, 772

Eleven Colleges and Schools • World Commerce and Technology • Business • Engineering • Science • Interdisciplinary • Honors College • Graduate School • Communities and Quality of Life • • • Architecture (2) Education (3) Liberal Arts (13) Nursing (8) Social Work (2) Urban and Public Affairs (4) ( ) = number of departments or areas provided in each College or School. Twenty doctoral and 64 master’s programs are offered. 5

COE Mission Statement The mission of the College of Engineering is to meet the needs of industry and society by • Producing highly competent graduates at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels, • Performing state-of-the-art research in the disciplines comprising the diverse fields of engineering, and • Providing service to the community and engineering profession through outreach programs, involvement in professional societies, consulting, and interaction with industry and government.

UT Arlington Engineering History • 1930’s - Began with two-year industrial technology programs • 1940’s - Conducted pilot training programs during WWII • Expanded to support local aircraft industry • 1959 - Obtained status as four-year institution • 1961 - First engineering baccalaureate class • Mid-to-Late 1960’s - Master’s & Ph. D. programs started • 1987 - Automation & Robotics Research Institute created • 2001 - Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility dedicated • 2007 - 20, 000 th graduate of the College of Engineering

College of Engineering Statistics n Enrollment (Fall 2009) – 3, 743 • • • n Degrees conferred (2007 -08) – 745 • • • n Undergraduate – 2, 152 Master’s – 1, 189 Ph. D. – 402 Bachelor’s – 273 Master’s – 427 Ph. D. – 45 Active contracts & grants – $40, 000+

9 College of Engineering Office of the Dean • Dean: Dr. Bill Carroll, Professor, CSE • Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs: Dr. Lynn Peterson, Professor, CSE • Assoc. Dean for Research: Dr. Richard Billo, Professor, CSE & IMSE • Asst. Dean for Student Affairs: Dr. Carter Tiernan, Sr. Lecturer, CSE

Engineering Academic Departments 10 • Bioengineering – with UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas • Civil Engineering • Computer Science and Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering • Materials Science & Engineering – with COS • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

11 Engineering Degree Programs Discipline Aerospace Engineering Bachelor’s Master’s Ph. D. Yes Yes Yes Biomedical Engineering (UTSW) Civil Engineering Yes Yes Computer Science Yes Yes Computer Engineering Yes Yes Electrical Engineering Yes Yes Engineering Management (COBA) Industrial Engineering Yes Yes Logistics (COBA) Yes Materials Science and Engineering (COS) Yes Yes Mechanical Engineering Yes Software Engineering Yes Systems Yes

COE Fall Enrollment Trends (Total Headcount) 12

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14 Students They learn and have fun, too! • • Autonomous Flying Vehicle Team Concrete Boat Races (Civil) Bridge-building Competition (Civil) Formula SAE Race Car Team (open to all students) • Regional, National and International Programming Competitions • . . .

15 Formula SAE Racing Team

16 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Team

International Future Energy Challenge Sponsored by IEEE Power Electronics Society 17

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Engineering Alumni • Among the 20, 000+, notables include • Marvin Applewhite, Former VP of Texas Instruments • Gloria Bender, President, Transolutions • Kalpana Chawla and Robert Stewart, NASA Astronauts • Fred Evans, Sr. VP, Carter-Burgess • Michael Greene, CEO, Luminant (formerly TXU Power) • Roland Haden, Former Dean of Engineering at TAMU • Clifford Hahne, President, Hanson Pipe and Precast Products • Roger Krone, President, Network and Space Systems, Boeing IDS • Mike Morrison, VP, Freese & Nichols • Dianna Noble, Environmental Division Director, Tx. DOT • George Pickett, Cofounder, Atlantic Southeast Airlines • Byron Pipes, Former President of RPI • Michael Shifflett, VP, Kleinfelder • Jeff Smith and Joe Bush, Cofounders of On. Ramp • Larry Stephens, Director, Lockheed Martin MFC • Gary Triesch, District Engineer, Houston District, Tx. DOT • Kelcy Warren, CEO/Chairman, Energy Transfer Partners • Widely Recognized for • Design and Problem Solving Skills • Strong Work Ethic • Leadership/Teamwork Skills 19

Engineering Faculty • 142 Tenure Track • • • 23 Full-time Non-tenure Track 21 Fellows of Professional Societies Broad Background with Ph. D. s from Cal-Berkeley, Cal Tech, Carnegie-Mellon, Cornell, Georgia Tech, Illinois, MIT, Michigan, NC State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Purdue, Rensselaer, Rochester, Southern Cal, Stanford, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Texas-Austin, Tokyo, … • Committed to Excellence in the Classroom • Actively Engaged in Research 20

Engineering Outreach Programs • Summer camps (June, July) • One-week, on-campus adventures • Gateway to Engineering (7 th and 8 th graders) • Bridge to Engineering (9 th and 10 th graders) • Entry to Engineering (6 th – 8 th graders, day camp) • Access to Engineering (9 th -11 th graders, day camp) • Balsa bridge contest (Civil Engineering) • High school robotic navigation competition (CSE) • High school programming contest (CSE) • Partnerships with local community colleges FIRST Tech Challenge (February) Engineering Saturdays (September, November, April) • • 21

Engineering Distance Education • Graduate-level Courses • AE, CS/CSE, EE, IE, ME • Streaming video via the Internet • Fall ’ 08 – 35 courses provided 22

Biomedical Engineering Research • • Bioinstrumentation Biomaterials Tissue Engineering Biomechanics 23

Civil Engineering Research • • • Structures Geotechnical Hydrology Infrastructure Transportation 24

Computer Science and Engineering Research 25 • • • High performance and distributed computing Wireless networking and computing Database systems Embedded systems Intelligent systems

Electrical Engineering Research • • • Systems, control, and automated manufacturing Electromagnetics and optics Power systems and industrial electronics Microelectronics, semiconductor devices, and nanotechnology Telecommunication, digital signal and image processing Digital electronics and VLSI 26

Industrial Engineering Research • • Enterprise engineering Ergonomics Liquid metal jet technology Logistics Optimization methods Reconfigurable assembly systems Systems modeling and simulation 27

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research • • • Design and manufacturing Dynamic systems and control Fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, and propulsion Structures and materials Thermal science and engineering Electronic packaging 28

29 Materials Science and Engineering Research • • Biomaterials Coatings and additives Composites Electronic materials

Engineering Buildings Woolf Hall 30 Engineering Lab Bldg Nedderman Hall

Major Engineering Research Facilities • • • Automation & Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility (Nano. Fab) Aerodynamics Research Center (ARC) Regional High-Performance Computing Center Departmental research laboratories 31

Automation and Robotics Research Institute (ARRI) • • • Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) Enterprise engineering Flexible manufacturing Control systems MEMS 32

33 Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility (Nano. Fab) • • • Sensors and detectors Smart skin MEMS and NEMS Photonic/optoelectronic devices Micromachines Semiconductor devices

Facility Projects

35 Engineering Research Complex • Engineering Research Building • • • $116 M Project Construction Started – July 28, 2008 Substantial Completion – January 2011 • Engineering Laboratory Building Expansion • $22 M Project • Ribbon-cutting – September 2, 2009 • Engineering Quad • Yates Street and First Street Pedestrian Mall

36 Engineering Research Complex

37 Engineering Research Building (ERB)

38 Engineering Research Complex

Engineering Lab Building Expansion

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Other Facility Projects n 41 Optical Medical Imaging Laboratory at UTSW • $3 M Project • Ribbon Cutting – August 29, 2008 n Civil Engineering Laboratory Building (CELB) • $9 M Project • Ribbon Cutting – September 12, 2008 n Center for Structural Engineering Research (CSER) • $35 M Project • Design and Fundraising On-going / Project on hold

42 Optical Medical Imaging Laboratory (at UTSW)

Civil Engineering Lab Building (CELB) 43

Engineering K – 12 Outreach Summer Programs 2009 Over 300 students in grades 4 – 12 attended engineering programs this summer

45 Engineering Summer Programs n Engineering and Computer Science Summer Camps – 50 campers in Bridge: 9 th and 10 th graders; one-week residential camp – 40 campers in Access: 9 th, 10 th, and 11 th graders; oneweek day camp – 50 campers in Gateway: 7 th and 8 th graders; one-week residential camp – 50 campers in Entry: 6 th – 8 th graders; one-week day camp

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49 Engineering Summer Programs n Girlgeneering Camp – 50 campers; 6 th – 9 th grade girls; one-week day camp

50 Engineering Summer Programs • Girlgeneering

51 Engineering Summer Programs n n n Autonomous Vehicle Lab Workshops (AVL Interdisciplinary) – 15 students ; 11 th and 12 th graders ; one week day camp Ro. Pro College Challenge Camp (CSE@UTA) – 10 students; 11 th and 12 th graders and newly graduated ; 3 day camp AHETEMS / SHPE STEM Camp – 28 students; 10 th grade Hispanic students ; 3 day residential camp ASM International Materials Science Camp (MSE) – 23 students; July 12; middle and high school students ; 9 am – 5 pm Materials Camp for Kids (MSE) – 12 students; July 26; 4 th and 5 th grade students ; 9 am – 5 pm

Engineering Saturday • One-day FREE event with three time blocks • Two or more activity choices in each time block • UTA COE and partners provide flyer, handouts or other media material to students and parents 52

Engineering Saturday Website has more info Bring your kids You can help! 53 Contact Dr. T www. uta. edu/engineering/saturday Saturday, November 21, 9 am – 3 pm