Progress

1
Progress Potential 199091 to 20002001Focus
on the School of Physics

• Jean-Lou Chameau
• Provost Vice-President for Academic Affairs

2
Enrollment Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
9,270
10,750
?16
undergraduate
2,971
4,100
?38
graduate
3
Enrollment School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
161
114
?29
undergraduate
99
101
?2
graduate
4
Enrollment School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
all minorities
18
32
?78
17
15
?12
women
includes African-Americans, Asian/Asian-Americans
, American Indians, Hispanic-Americans and
Multi-Racial
5
Enrollment School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
32
16
?50
Co-Op
6
Degrees Granted Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
1,829
2,035
?11
bachelors
823
1,018
?24
?24
masters
155
255
?65
PhDs
7
Degrees Granted School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
45
21
?53
bachelors
14
5
?24
?64
masters
9
10
?11
PhDs
8
Freshman Class Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
1240
1332
?7
SAT score
high school GPA
3.60
3.70
?3
9
Freshman Class School of Physics
1993-94 to 2000-01
1357
1405
?4
SAT score
high school GPA
3.61
3.22
?11
first year data was available
10
Faculty Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
total academic faculty
714
835
?17

• Only 387 (46) of current faculty members were
  here ten years ago.
• 631 faculty members hired since 1990.

includes faculty administrators, faculty on
leave, part-time faculty
11
Faculty School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
total academic faculty
28
29
?4
percent tenured
71
74
?4
includes faculty administrators, faculty on
leave, part-time faculty
12
Faculty Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
all minorities
13.7
18.9
?38
11.2
15.0
?34
women
includes African-Americans, Asian/Asian-Americans
and Hispanic-Americans
13
Faculty School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
4
2
?50
women
with PhD
100
100
-
includes faculty administrators, faculty on
leave, part-time faculty
14
Faculty Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
professors
associate professors
216
247
?13
assistant professors
185
197
?6
15
Faculty School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
professors
associate professors
5
3
?40
assistant professors
7
7
-
16
Faculty Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
endowed chairs and professorships
15
68
?353
elected to membership in national societies
11
25
?127
17
Faculty School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
endowed chairs and professorships
CAREER award winners
Li You, 1997
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Research Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
177 million
322 million
?82
expenditures
federal/ industry awards
144 million
237 million
?65
19
Research, Academic Units Georgia Tech
1990-91 to 2000-01
98.2 million
226.2 million
?130
expenditures
federal/ industry awards
47.8 million
142 million
?197
20
Research School of Physics
1990-91 to 2000-01
1.9 million
4 million
?110
expenditures
federal/ industry awards
2 million
3.6 million
?80
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Recent Awards/Prizes School of Physics
APA Centennial Prize
Carlos Sa de Melo
Richard Feynman Prize
Uzi Landman
Cottrell Scholar
Michael Schatz
Packard Fellow
Dragomir Davidovic
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Strong Base School of Physics

• Significant changes in faculty composition
• Critical component of undergraduate education
• Undergraduate Physics majors REU program
• Reputation in AMO, CMNL
• Improved facilities
• Strong support for the school

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Challenges/Opportunities School of Physics

• Faculty size
• Graduate students/Post docs
• National leadership in selected area(s)?
• Major education/research initiatives?
• Campus initiatives/priorities
• Life sciences connection
• Discretionary funding