OSU College of Engineering Overview William A.

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OSU College of EngineeringOverviewWilliam A.
Bud Baeslack, III, DeanCouncil of
DeansNovember 20, 2007
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College of Engineering Vision

• We will achieve world-class stature as a
  college of engineering through our excellence and
  impact in education, research and outreach.
• We will be nationally recognized as the
  pre-eminent college of engineering in achieving
  our land grant mission ensuring Ohios global
  competitiveness and future prosperity.

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• CoE Performance Plan
• Excellence Impact Innovation Advancing a
  Legacy of Learning and Leadership
• Globalization Anchors New Vision NAE Engineer
  2020
• Competitive Forces in Engineering Education Drive
  Need for Change
• Importance of Ohio Roots

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Performance Plan Goals

• Deliver an Outstanding 21st Century Undergraduate
  Education
• Enrich and Advance Graduate Education
• Grow Research by Focused Investment in Key Areas
• Increase the Diversity of Students, Faculty and
  Staff
• Strengthen Stakeholder Relationships
• Optimize College Administration and Operations

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College of Engineering Profile

• Ten academic engineering departments and Knowlton
  School of Architecture
• 4,761 engineering, 591 KSA undergraduate students
• 1,303 engineering, 206 KSA graduate students
• gt100 million in research expenditures
• 6th in nation in industry-supported research
• Ranked Top-15 Public College (25UG, 26G, USNWR)
• 260 Full-Time Faculty (10 NAE, 10 women)
• 1,180 Engineering degrees in FY07 (795 BS, 266
  MS, 119 Ph.D.)

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OSU CoE Academic Programs

• Aerospace Engineering
• Architecture
• Aviation
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• City and Regional Planning
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

• Engineering Physics
• Food, Agricultural and Biological
• Engineering
• Geodetic Science
• Geomatics Engineering
• Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Landscape Architecture
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Welding Engineering

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USNWR 25 Undergraduate 26 Graduate 14 UG
Public 16 G Public 10 UG Land Grant
Institutions Agricultural Engineering 8
UG Chemical Engineering 26G Computer
Engineering 23G Electrical Engineering 26G Indu
strial Engineering 14 UG, 19G Materials
Engineering 12 UG, 14G Mechanical
Engineering 21 UG, 21G
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Major Supporting Programs

• Cooperative Education and Internship
• Career Services
• Student Projects and Student Organizations
• Minority Engineering Program
• Women in Engineering
• Computer Laboratory Support
• Honors Program
• College Enrolled 443 Honors NFQF Au 2007
• This represents 1/4 of honors coming to OSU

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Undergraduate Enrollment
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Graduate Enrollment
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• Growing Research by Focused Investment
• Targeted Investment in Excellence Cluster Hires
• IWSE Suresh Babu, Computational Materials
• MSE Ji-Cheng Zhao, Computational Materials
• ECE Alexander Demkov, Computational
  Materials (pending)
• ME Carol Smidts, Energy, Nuclear
  Engineering
• ME Jeffrey Sutton, Energy, Fluid Mechanics
• New Research Centers
• Institute for Sensing Systems (TIE)
• Center for Occupational Health in Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Center for Sustainable Energy and Environment
  (TIE)
• Institute for Energy and Environment
  (University-
• level)

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• Key Plans/Priorities for AY07/08
• Update CoE Performance Plan and Align with
  New Institutional Priorities and Fiscal
  Conditions/Realities
• Complete Unit Level Strategic/Performance Plans
  that Align with Updated CoE Performance Plan
• Hire Director of EEIC, Implement
  Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Program,
  Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Program
• Make Highly-Selective Faculty Hires through TIE
  Program Limited Replacement Hiring Emphasis
  on Diversity

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• Key Plans/Activities for AY07/08
• Maximize Opportunities with OBR Research
  Scholar Program to Support Key Research Focus
  Areas
• Finalize Approvals and Plans for BME UG Program
  
• Submit Proposal for Professional Masters
  Degree for OAA and OBR Approval Collaborative
  with Fisher College of Business, Moritz College
  of Law, Glenn Center for Public Policy
• Further Enhance Undergraduate and Graduate
  Student Recruitment, with Focus on Women and
  Under- represented Minorities

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• Increase Opportunities for Collaboration
• Biotechnology (Tissue Engineering, Robotics,
  Imaging, Informatics)
• Alternative Energy, Environment and
  Sustainability
• Materials
• Innovation , Entrepreneurship and
  Commercialization
• Diversity, Outreach and Engagement

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• Key Challenges for FY08 and Beyond
• Providing Resources Required to Achieve Goals
  of Performance Plan
• National and Global Competition in Engineering
  Education Must be Competitive in OBR/ODOD
• Competitions Cost sharing?
• Preparing students for Globally Competitive
  Workplace Providing International Experiences

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