D E PA RT M E NT O F
PA P E R A N D B I O P RO C E S S
E N G I NE E R I NG
2010-2011 ANNUAL REPORT
PART II
DEPARTMENT PROFILE
Department of
Paper and Bioprocess
Engineering
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
2010-2011
Annual Report
State University
of New York
College of
Environmental Science
and Forestry
Website
www.esf.edu/pbe
Chair
Gary M. Scott
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•
•
•
Bioprocess Science (Minor)
Computer and Information Technology (Minor)
Management (Minor)
Paper Science (Minor)
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•
•
Bioprocessing (Advanced Certificate)
Paper and Bioprocess Engineering (MPS, MS, PhD)
o Bioprocess Engineering
o Paper Engineering
o Biomaterial Engineering
Sustainable Engineering Management (MPS)
o Bioprocess Engineering
o Paper Engineering
SPRING 2011 STATISTICS
70
Undergraduate Students:
%Female / % Male
% International
Mean Cumulative GPA
Bioprocess Engineering
Paper Engineering
Paper Science
PhD
MS
MPS
Certificate
Faculty:
Full-Time
Part-Time
21%/79%
6%
2.84
44
26
0
Graduate Students:
35
% Female / % Male
% International
Mean Cumulative GPA
Secretary
Lynn Mickinkle
15 July 2011
Bioprocess Engineering (BS)
Paper Engineering (BS)
Paper Science (BS)
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-470-6501
Fax: 315-470-6945
Email: paper@esf.edu
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•
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46%/54%
57%
3.69
25
6
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3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................... 3
Teaching ..................................................................................... 4
Workload summary by faculty member .......................... 4
Undergraduate curriculum changes.................................. 7
Graduate curriculum changes ........................................... 8
Research.................................................................................... 10
Publications ........................................................................ 10
Grant activity ..................................................................... 11
Outreach and Service ............................................................. 15
Service Learning ...................................................................... 17
Graduate Students .................................................................. 18
Funding for graduate students ........................................ 18
Courses having TA support ............................................ 19
Governance StructurE ........................................................... 20
Department committees .................................................. 20
Department leadership ..................................................... 20
Assessment of the Educational Programs .......................... 22
Objectives for 2010-2011 ...................................................... 23
Objectives for 2011-2012 ...................................................... 25
Appendices............................................................................... 27
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Workload summary by instructor. ................................................................................................................... 5
Table 2. Workload summary year-to-year by course type. .......................................................................................... 5
Table 3. Workload summary year-to-year by instructor. ............................................................................................. 6
Table 4. Workload summary year-to-year by instructor based on number of course preparations (Shared
resources courses are counted as a single course). ........................................................................................................ 6
Table 5. Number of publications, proceedings, and presentations by faculty member in the PBE
Department. ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Table 6. Citation analysis of faculty members in the PBE department. ................................................................. 11
Table 7. Summary of citations year-to-year in the PBE department. ...................................................................... 11
Table 8. Summary of proposal activity in the PBE department............................................................................... 12
Table 9. Summary of proposal activity year-to-year in the PBE department. ....................................................... 12
Table 10. Summary of new awards in the PBE department. .................................................................................... 12
Table 11. Summary of new award year-to-year in the PBE department. ............................................................... 13
Table 12. Summary of current sponsored projects by PI.......................................................................................... 13
Table 13. Summary of current projects compared year-to-year ............................................................................... 13
Table 14. Summary of sponsored project expenditures. ........................................................................................... 14
Table 15. Summary of sponsored project expenditures year-to-year. ..................................................................... 14
Table 16. Source of research expenditures in the PBE Department....................................................................... 14
Table 17. List of representative outreach and recruiting activities beyond regularly scheduled college events.
.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Table 18. Number of graduate students by degree program in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Option
for Environmental and Resource Engineering. ........................................................................................................... 18
Table 19. Number of graduate students by degree program in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Option
for Environmental and Resource Engineering year-to-year. ..................................................................................... 18
Table 20. Sources of funding for graduate students. ................................................................................................. 19
Table 21. Courses having TA support and enrollment in each. ............................................................................... 19
Table 22. Committee membership in the PBE Department. ................................................................................... 20
Table 23. Current position holders in the PBE department. .................................................................................... 21
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INTRODUCTION
Another year has passed and the next group of graduates from our department has walked across the stage.
With twelve 2010-2011 graduates, this year’s class was about evenly split between Paper Engineering students
and Bioprocess Engineering students. This results from our continued strengthening enrollment in the
department with the Fall 2010 incoming class also evenly split between Paper Engineering and the new
Bioprocess Engineering programs.
Our paper engineering graduates continue to have success in finding employment after graduation and still
top all programs at SUNY-ESF in terms of starting salary. The bioprocess engineering students have also
been interviewing and job hunting with some success. In my exit interviews with students, some are
considering job offers, one is planning on going to medical school, and others intend to seek permanent
employment after taking some time off.
This year we also graduated our first dual-degree student through our program with the Beijing University of
Chemical Technology (BUCT) in China. These students complete their senior year at SUNY-ESF and
receive degrees from both universities. Ms Tiantian Hui joined her classmates at the graduation ceremony
and plans to continue her education in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Syracuse
University after a brief visit home to China. The dual degree program continues to be popular with an
expected four students joining the PBE department for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Our other international program with the University of Munich in Germany also continues. Through the
efforts of Dr Klaus Doelle, a steady stream of German students come to SUNY-ESF to study and Mr Ryan
Reed, a Paper Engineering student, is completely an 11-month combined semester abroad and internship.
We expect our ability to offer integrated international programs within the department will only enhance
enrollment in our programs.
We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation (SPPF) this year. In 1960,
representatives from the pulp and paper industry came together to form SPPF in order to encourage students
to student paper engineering at SUNY-ESF. Since that time, many students have benefited from the
scholarships that are offered to all students in the paper engineering and paper science programs. This
momentous occasion was marked with a number of events including the Beater Rats’ Ball at Drumlins, a golf
outing, and the inaugural 3K paper run held on the SUNY-ESF campus and the adjacent Oakwood
Cemetery. Generations of graduates came together for this celebration.
With the support of the Joachim Endowment through SPPF, twenty-four students were awarded their Green
Belt after going through Six Sigma training held on the SUNY-ESF campus. Mr Brad Arthur with the
Joachim Fellows, Ms Beth Arthur and Ms Prajakta Dongre, offered the training over the course of three
months in the spring semester. The training was part of the mission of the endowment provided by Herman
Joachim to enhance the management training opportunities for students in the Department of Paper and
Bioprocess Engineering. Based on the success of this program, we are hoping to continue to offer the Green
Belt training on an annual basis and perhaps extend the offering to Black Belt training.
We are looking forward to another exciting year at SUNY-ESF. I always look forward to hearing from
alumni so please keep in touch and stop by to visit if you are in the area.
Gary M. Scott
Chair, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering
Director, Division of Engineering
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TEACHING
The past year resulted in the culmination of the work of the past three years to revise and update the paper
engineering program. The driving forces behind this effort included a desire to reduce the total number of
credit hours in the program and to increase the flexibility in the program. Historically, the paper engineering
program has been a set of courses that all students take and that amounted to over 136 credit hours over the
four-year program. By comparison, most chemical engineering programs, our main competitor for incoming
students, were under 130 credits. This disparity made it more difficult to recruit students into the paper
engineering program. In addition, the lack of flexibility made it difficult to attract prospective students into
the program.
Through the work of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the new paper engineering program was
approved by COI for implementation in Fall 2011. Through a series of meetings with our curriculum
advisory committee through SPPF and working with the PBE faculty and staff and others, the new program
reduces the total credit load to 130 credit hours, while adding significantly to the flexibility in choosing
electives during the junior and senior year. Many of these elective courses will be available to both juniors
and seniors in the program, but will only be offered on an every-other-year basis, allowing the department to
offer a greater range of courses without significantly increasing the workload. Careful planning over the next
several years will be necessary to schedule these classes and make the transition from the old program to the
new program.
In addition, minor changes have been made to the bioprocess engineering program and the paper science
program. In particular, the changes in the SUNY general education program have been implements and
increase the flexibility of each of these programs. These changes are detailed below.
WORKLOAD SUMMARY BY FACULTY MEMBER
Table 1 summaries the teaching load by faculty member for the current academic year as provided by the
Office of Instruction and Graduate Studies. The table categorizes the number of credit hours for each faculty
member by research courses (498, 798, 899, 999), problem and seminar courses (797 primarily), and lecture
(and laboratory) courses. The credit hours are further subdivided by graduate and undergraduate courses.
Note that courses in PBE are taught under a number of different prefixes including APM, BPE, ERE, and
PSE. Appendix F summarizes the specific courses taught by faculty and staff in the PBE Department.
Table 2 and Table 3 summarize the teaching workload on a year-to-year basis as a function of the type of
course and by instructor. As can be seen, the total student-credit hours for the department dropped by about
4%. This was primarily due to a drop in the graduate credit hours taken from 243 to 168. This is consistent
with the decrease in the number of students in the certificate program and the increased number of PhD
students, who require fewer credits on a per-year basis, especially course credits. Additionally, the number of
undergraduate credits did not increase as much as expected since the forest engineering students were pulled
out of our Engineering Thermodynamics class (PSE 361) in favor on one taught within their department.
This reduced the number of student-credit hours by approximately 90 (see Table 3, data for Amato).
Because of the small size of the department in terms of students, many of the courses are taught with small
class sizes. This is generally unavoidable since the courses are needed by students to complete their programs
and no alternative courses are available. Table 4 summarizes the number of credit hours of courses taught by
each faculty member in the department. Given that courses are generally 3 credit hours, the table gives an
indication of the number of courses that each member is teaching. In a small department, this metric may be
a better indicator of the teaching workload than the number of student-credit hours alone.
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Table 1. Workload summary by instructor.
Instructor
Amato, Wayne
Amidon,Thomas
Bujanovic, Biljana
Burry, William
Chatterjee, Siddharth
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond
Iribarne, Jose
Lai, Yuan-Zong
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao,Bandaru
Schroeder, Leland
Scott, Gary
TOTAL
Research
Courses
UG
0
0
0
0
6
23
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
39
G
0
25
19
0
0
10
0
53
0
48
90
63
0
6
314
Student-Credit Hours (SCH)
Problem
Lecture
Total
Seminar
Courses
Courses
UG
G
UG
G
UG
G
0
0
57
3
57
3
0
0
12
24
12
49
0
0
129
27
129
46
0
0
99
0
99
0
0
0
326
6
332
6
0
2
39
3
62
15
0
0
50
21
50
21
0
2
56
6
56
61
0
0
9
0
9
0
0
1
7
12
7
61
0
0
70
30
80
120
21
6
120
30
141
99
0
0
21
0
21
0
0
0
287
6
287
12
21
11 1282
168 1342
493
TOTAL
60
61
175
99
338
77
71
117
9
68
200
240
21
299
1835
Table 2. Workload summary year-to-year by course type.
Academic Year
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Research
Courses
UG
6
4
6
21
39
G
219
226
291
376
314
Student-Credit Hours (SCH)
Problem
Lecture
Total
Seminar
Courses
Courses
UG
G
UG
G
UG
G
0
17
603
355
609
591
0
49
609
267
613
542
3
45
924
277
933
613
9
39 1227
243 1257
658
21
11 1282
168 1342
493
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TOTAL
1200
1155
1546
1915
1835
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Table 3. Workload summary year-to-year by instructor.
Instructor
Amato, Wayne
Amidon,Thomas
Bujanovic, Biljana
Burry, William
Chatterjee, Siddharth
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond
Hasan, Asif
Iribarne, Jose
Keenan, Thomas
Lai, Yuan-Zong
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru
Schroeder, Leland
Scott, Gary
TOTAL
Student-Credit Hours (SCH)
2007
2008
2008
2009
54
30
114
33
88
90
192
237
272
18
16
79
126
222
239
79
2006
2007
70
117
5
88
27
115
222
12
121
1200
99
131
2009
2010
150
99
105
84
272
111
2
156
2010
2011
5
57
17
145
147
30
62
1155
8
14
9
41
164
187
24
118
1546
57
194
263
24
384
1915
68
200
240
21
299
1835
60
61
175
99
338
77
71
117
Table 4. Workload summary year-to-year by instructor based on number of course preparations (Shared resources courses are
counted as a single course).
Instructor
Amato, Wayne
Amidon,Thomas
Bujanovic, Biljana
Burry, William
Chatterjee, Siddharth
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond
Iribarne, Jose
Lai, Yuan-Zong
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru
Schroeder, Leland
Scott, Gary
TOTAL
6
Credit Hours
2009
2010
2010
2011
6.0
6.0
5.0
6.0
11.0
10.5
6.0
6.0
16.0
16.0
6.0
9.0
1.5
4.5
4.5
5.5
1.5
1.5
6.0
4.0
17.5
17.5
1.5
9.0
3.0
3.0
7.5
7.0
93.0
105.5
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UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM CHANGES
The major change in the programs revolved around the revision of the paper engineering program as
discussed above with minor changes for the bioprocess engineering program, especially regarding the general
education requirements. The remaining changes are course changes that were needed to implement the new
program and to update the curriculum. The details of the changes can be found on the COI website.
Program Changes
Paper Engineering: The paper engineering program prepares students for the paper industry of the future.
The new curriculum addresses the emerging and changing technology / societal demands with more directed
electives. The new program will be implemented starting Fall 2011 and the existing one will be completely
phased out in four years (i.e. by end of Spring 2015). Existing students can declare to follow the new
curriculum. During the transition period, students who have taken courses from the existing courses that are
not on the new program will be mapped to the new program when needed on a case-by-case basis. The
specific changes in the program included:
1. Removal of two General Education Course requirements. The removal is possible due to the
multiple courses taken in mathematics and natural sciences.
2. Adding of PSE 223 Introduction to Lignocellulosics as an alternative to FCH 223/224.
3. Adding of PSE 201 The Art and Early History of Papermaking as a required course. (satisfying one
General Educational course requirement).
4. Adding GNE 330 Professional Skill Seminars each semester from sophomore to senior as a required
course.
5. Removal of ERE 440 (Water Pollution Engineering) as a required course.
6. Rearrangement of required courses as needed.
7. Reduction of the minimum number of credits from 136 to 130.
Bioprocess Engineering: The BS Bioprocess Engineering program prepares students for the existing
biopharmaceutical and chemical industry, and emerging renewable industry. The new curriculum addresses
the emerging and changing technology / societal demands with more directed electives. The new program
will be implemented starting Fall 2011 and the existing one will be completely phased out in four years (i.e. by
end of Spring 2015). Existing students can declare to follow the new curriculum. During the transition
period, students who have taken courses from the existing courses that are not on the new program will be
mapped to the new program when needed on a case-by-case basis. The specific changes included:
1. Removal of two General Education Course requirements. The removal is possible due to the
multiple courses taken in mathematics and natural sciences.
2. Adding of PSE 223 Introduction to Lignocellulosics as an alternative to FCH 223/224.
3. Adding FCH 360 (Physical Chemistry I) as a required course.
4. Adding GNE 330 Professional Skill Seminars each semester from sophomore to senior as required
course.
5. Adding BPE 300 Introduction to Industrial Bioprocessing.
6. Adding BPE 435 Unit Operations.
7. Adding PSE 477 Process Control.
8. Rearrangement of the required and elective courses as necessary.
New Courses
At the department level, the following new courses were proposed and approved by COI. They will be
implemented as we transition to the new paper engineering and bioprocess engineering programs.
GNE 330 Professional Engineering Skills Seminar
GNE 530 Professional Engineering Skills Seminar
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BPE 435 Unit Process Operations
BPE 635 Unit Process Operations
BPE 638 Introduction to Biorefinery Processes
PSE 223 Introduction to Lignocellulosics
BPE 438 Introduction to Biorefinery Processes
PSE 466 Paper Pigment and Barrier Coating
PSE 666 Paper Pigment and Barrier Coating
PSE 465 Fiber and Paper Properties
PSE 665 Fiber and Paper Properties
PSE 450 Pulping and Bleaching Processes
PSE 650 Pulping and Bleaching Processes
PSE 437 Equipment Troubleshooting & Maintenance
PSE 637 Equipment Troubleshooting & Maintenance
PSE 438 Biorenewable fibrous and nonfibrous products
PSE 638 Biorenewable fibrous and nonfibrous products
PSE 469 Functional and Nano Additives
PSE 669 Functional and Nano Additives
PSE 492 Research Practice
PSE 792 Research Practice
PSE 552 Fiber Materials Recycling and Processes
Updated Courses
At the department level, the following courses were modified and approved by COI. They will be
implemented as we transition to the new paper engineering and bioprocess engineering programs.
GNE 461 Air Pollution Engineering
GNE 661 Air Pollution Engineering
PSE 350 Fiber Processing
PSE 550 Fiber Processing
PSE 468 Papermaking Processes
GRADUATE CURRICULUM CHANGES
No further changes in the graduate program were proposed over the course of the past academic year.
However, we are still waiting for approval by SUNY/State Education Department to implement the changes
that were proposed and approved last year. We are expecting approval to implement the new programs for
the Fall 2011 semester. These pending changes are outlined below.
The combined graduate program in the Division of Engineering will being split into three separate programs
along departmental lines. The new program graduate program in Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, offering
MS, MPS, and PhD degrees, will have options in:
•
•
•
Paper Science and Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
Biomaterials Engineering
In addition to these changes, the department proposed and has approval for the following new programs:
MPS: Environmental and Resource Engineering: Renewable Energy and Bioprocess Engineering.
The purpose of the MPS program is to provide students with a graduate degree in the practice and profession
of bioprocess engineering. Students can expect to be trained broadly in the skills, science and engineering of
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the processes and systems of bioproducts . The program emphasizes breadth in training and skills essential to
an engineering professional by requiring coursework in technology, engineering and application areas. This is
in contrast to the Master of Science degree which is a more intensive course of study into the fundamental
principles of the technology.
MPS: Sustainable Engineering Management (Professional Science Master’s). The Division of
Engineering proposes a Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in the new program of Sustainable Engineering
Management. The initial offering will have the following two options:
•
•
Bioprocess Engineering
Paper Engineering
This program, while being offered as an MPS degree, would also be certified as a Professional Science
Master’s program (PSM) by the Council of Graduate Schools. The PSM concept is an innovative graduate
degree designed to allow students to pursue advanced training in science or engineering while also developing
skills in the areas of business, management, and other professional skills. To be certified by CGS, the
program must be a “science-plus” curriculum which combines coursework study in the STEM disciplines
with coursework in the “plus” courses which can include business, management, policy, law, and other
professional areas. Typically, the degree is approximately two-thirds STEM (science, technology, engineering,
mathematics) courses and one-third “plus” courses. While the students will receive a MPS degree from
SUNY-ESF, it is our intention to have the program certified by the Council of Graduate Schools as a PSM
program. More information about the PSM program can be found at www.sciencemasters.com and
www.cgsnet.org.
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RESEARCH
The PBE Department continues to have a strong research program through support from external research
grants, the ESPRI program, and individual company funding. The strength of the research program is
demonstrated by the number of publications and presentations given, as well as the grant activity as detailed
below.
PUBLICATIONS
The publications of the PBE department are summarized on the pages detailing the accomplishments of the
various members of the department. Table 5 summarizes the number of publications reported by each
faculty member in their annual report. Faculty members reported an average of 3.3 refereed publications and
2.0 additional publications. Additionally, faculty members reported an average of 5.4 presentations being
given during the past academic year. The details of each faculty members publications and research efforts
can be found in Appendix A and on the specific department member information pages in the Department of
Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, 2010-2011 Annual Report.
Table 5 summarizes the number of times that the works of various authors in the department have been cited
as well as providing the h-index for the researcher based on citations over the past ten years. This analysis,
provided by the Moon Library staff, was based on the Scopus database. It must be noted that h-indices can
vary considerably depending on the database used; Scopus does not apparently include patents nor citation to
patents and may not include journals in specialized fields. However, the information can be useful for yearto-year comparisons of the citation results (Table 7). The number of citations increased 67% in 2010 over
2009, indicating a greater recognition of the work being published by the department. Citations also
increased looking back five and ten years.
Table 5. Number of publications, proceedings, and presentations by faculty member in the PBE Department.
Faculty
Member
Amidon, Thomas E.
Bujanovic, Biljana M.
Chatterjee, Siddharth G.
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond C.
Lai, Yuan-Zong
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru V.
Scott, Gary M.
TOTAL
10
Refereed
Publications
2010-2011
4
2
4
14
3
6
33
Proceedings/
Other Publications
2010-2011
1
3
1
5
2
3
5
20
Presentations
2010-2011
5
10
16
3
4
11
5
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Table 6. Citation analysis of faculty members in the PBE department.
Faculty
Member
Amato, Wayne S.
Amidon, Thomas E.
Bujanovic, Biljana M.
Chatterjee, Siddharth G.
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond C.
Lai, Yuan-Zong
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru V.
Scott, Gary M.
TOTAL
#Citations
2010
3
58
5
12
0
4
26
34
100
62
29
333
#Citations
2006-2010
4
134
22
55
0
30
101
170
237
218
106
1077
#Citations
2001-2010
7
141
39
105
0
59
159
252
326
355
165
1608
hindex
2
8
3
5
6
7
6
10
11
6
7.67
Table 7. Summary of citations year-to-year in the PBE department.
Year
2009
2010
#Citations
Current Year
201
333
#Citations
#Citations
Past 5 Years Past 10 Years
797
1279
1077
1608
Average
h-index
6.67
7.67
GRANT ACTIVITY
Table 8 summarizes the proposal activity within the PBE department by PI. Table 9 summarizes the total
proposal activity on a year-to-year basis. The information shows that, in general, the department continues to
seek research funding through writing numerous grant proposals. However, despite writing more grants at
higher amounts, the amount of new awards has decreased considerably. Table 10 and Table 11 summarize
the new awards for the year. Over the past several years, funding opportunities has become considerably
more competitive. The reduction in new awards will probably result in a significant decrease in research
funding in the years to come.
Table 12 summarizes the current sponsored projects by faculty member while Table 13 compares this data on
a year-to-year basis. The decrease in the department “research” balance indicates a need to more agreesively
pursue research funding for the department. Table 14 summarizes the sponsored program expenditures by
the PBE department. Table 15 compares this metric on a year-to-year basis. The amount of research
expenditures has dropped from about $1.7 million to $1.2 million in the past year. Much of this decrease was
due to the non-continuation of the DOE funding and has resulted in decreased research staffing. However, a
majority of the department’s research funding is still federal funding (Table 16). About one-quarter of the
research funding is from industrial or commercial sources and less than 10% is state funding.
The full reports from ORP can be found in Appendix G through Appendix N which summarize the research
activity with the department.
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Table 8. Summary of proposal activity in the PBE department.
Name
Amidon, Thomas E.
Bujanovic, Biljana
Chatterjee, Siddharth
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond C.
Lai, Yuan Zong
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru V.
Scott, Gary M.
TOTAL
Credited Number
5.05
3.23
Credited Amount
$4,179,394
$2,167,777
5.00
1.58
3.92
$1,279,347
$3,866,791
$546,036
5.14
1.73
0.33
25.98
$2,635,729
$3,199,717
$184,311
$18,059,102
Table 9. Summary of proposal activity year-to-year in the PBE department.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Year
Credited Number
14.80
21.75
21.90
22.00
25.98
Credited Amount
$6,723,026
$9,747,797
$23,279,275
$9,438,171
$18,059,102
Table 10. Summary of new awards in the PBE department.
Name
Amidon, Thomas E.
Bujanovic, Biljana
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John
Francis, Raymond C.
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru V.
Scott, Gary M.
TOTAL
12
Credited Number
1.17
1.00
Credited Amount
$129,167
$6,000
1.25
2.00
0.58
$37,250
$74,396
$64,583
6.00
$311,396
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Table 11. Summary of new award year-to-year in the PBE department.
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Year
Credited Number
N/A
N/A
2.62
9.20
6.00
Credited Amount
N/A
N/A
$904,594
$1,420,561
$311,396
Table 12. Summary of current sponsored projects by PI.
Name
Number
Budget
Balance
Amidon, Thomas E.
11
$2,431,449
$135,284
Bujanovic, Biljana
4
$60,871
$4,883
Doelle, Klaus
5
$281,718
$38,689
Fieschko, John
3
$340,000
$15,741
Francis, Raymond C.
5
$526,783
$2,779
Liu, Shijie
4
$249,597
$86,556
Schroeder, Leland
1
$5,282
$1,519
Scott, Gary M.
2
$46,000
$15,753
Department Allocations*
75
$263,778
$136,192
TOTAL
110
$4,205,477
$437,397
*Includes department allocations, research incentives, outreach and technical services, laboratory
maintenance, and pilot plant.
Table 13. Summary of current projects compared year-to-year
1 July 2007
7 July 2008
9 June 2009
22 July 2010
28 June 2011
Date
Number
24
40
69
77
110
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Budget
$2,954,541
$3,057,043
$3,822,857
$4,420,703
$4,205,477
Balance
$1,486,048
$1,228,844
$583,467
$437,397
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Table 14. Summary of sponsored project expenditures.
Name
Credited
Number
Amidon, Thomas E
Bujanovic, Biljana
Doelle, Klaus
Fieschko, John C
Francis, Raymond C
Lai, Yuan Z
Liu, Shijie
Ramarao, Bandaru V
Scott, Gary M
TOTAL
Credited Amount
7.56
1.61
0.78
1.57
5.86
0.11
3.44
6.35
2.44
29.72
$445,559
$28,691
$116,403
$67,927
$164,961
$14,191
$225,964
$110,918
$41,183
$1,215,797
Table 15. Summary of sponsored project expenditures year-to-year.
Year
Credited
Number
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
Credited Amount
31.29
37.61
37.66
36.57
29.72
$1,036,345
$1,212,572
$1,629,025
$1,728,870
$1,215,797
Table 16. Source of research expenditures in the PBE Department.
Funding Source
Federal Funding
State Funding
Industrial Funding
Foundation Funding
Other Funding
TOTAL
14
Credited Amount
$814,272
$112,007
$281,207
$8,310
$0
$1,215,796
% of Total Funding
67.0%
9.2%
23.1%
0.7%
0.0%
100.0%
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OUTREACH AND SERVICE
The PBE department has been very active in outreach and service to the public and to the associated pulp,
paper, and bioprocessing industries. The specific activities of the faculty members are detailed in the
appropriate appendices while a number of department-wide activities are discussed here.
The PBE department hosts a number of tours and demonstrations each year. Participants include students
from elementary school through high school. While the schedules for these tours vary depending on the
interest and the time available, they often include hands-on demonstrations of papermaking and testing, tours
of the papermaking process, and discussions of the role of the engineer in the design and manufacture of
paper and other products. Many of these activities also serve as recruiting events for prospective students
into our undergraduate programs (See Table 17 for a representative list of activities, not including regularly
scheduled college events). The department’s Recruiting Committee is considering offering PBE Summer
Camps for either students or teachers (for continuing education credits).
Table 17. List of representative outreach and recruiting activities beyond regularly scheduled college events.
Event
PBE at the State Fair
PBE Information Day
Papyrus Club hosts Girl Scouts
Papyrus Club activity at Holy Cross
ESF in the High School
Home-schooled group
Evening with Boy Scouts
Student job shadow from Jordan Elbridge High School
Syracuse Academy of Science presentation
Chttenango school teachers visit
Student job shadow from Lafayette High School
Solvay High School job fair
Presentation at Tri Region Science and Engineering Fair
Buffalo career fair
Boy Scout Merit Badge in Pulp and Paper
Engineering Expo
Expeditionary Learning Middle School
RockTenn Recruiting Event
Career Day at the MOST
Sister Mary John’s class of 7th graders
Ed Smith 1st grade tour and papermaking demonstration
Date
3 Sep 2010
11 Nov 2010
11 Nov 2010
Fall 2010
Fall 2010
29 Oct 2010
22 Nov 2010
16 Dec 2010
9 Feb 2011
3 Feb 2011
17 Mar 2011
18 Mar 2011
20 Mar 2011
29 Mar 2011
2 Apr 2011
3 Apr 2011
29 Apr 2011
15 Apr 2011
24 May 2011
26 May 2011
3 Jun 2011
Estimated
Attendance
150
30
NR
NR
NR
15
20
10
50
12
7
200
20
200
NR
800
30
25
100
25
25
The pilot plant is also used for service research by a number of companies. This often involves development
trials using the papermachines and other equipment. A paper testing service is also available and used by
some companies. The revenue from this activity is used mainly for the maintenance of the highly-specialized
equipment in the department as well as to provide research, recruiting, and educational support.
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ENUMERATION OF OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Appendix A summarizes the presentations made to the public by PBE faculty members.
SUMMARY OF GRANT PANEL SERVICE (BY AGENCY)
Appendix A summarizes the presentations made to the public by PBE faculty members.
SUMMARY OF EDITORIAL BOARD SERVICE (BY JOURNAL)
Appendix A summarizes the presentations made to the public by PBE faculty members.
SIGNIFICANT MEETINGS ORGANIZED
Empire State Paper Research Associates, October 2010, Syracuse, NY
Empire State Paper Research Associates, May 2011, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation, Board of Directors, October 2010, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse Pulp and Paper Foundation, Board of Directors, April 2011, Syracuse, NY
Central New York, Biotechnology Symposium 2011, June 2011, Syracuse, NY
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SERVICE LEARNING
COURSES WITH A SERVICE LEARNING COMPONENT
No instructor indicated that service learning was incorporated into their course work. However, this does not
indicate that students in PBE do not engage in service learning. Many of the service learning activities are
coordinated through the student organization, Papyrus. Through Papyrus, students engage in outreach
activities, which have included working at the state fair and engaging youth groups (e.g., the Girl Scouts) in
papermaking demonstration.
In addition, all students must work at least one summer internship with a company or research facility.
Depending on the type of work experience and their program of study, the students will take one of the
following courses: PSE 304, PSE 305, BPE 304, BPE 305, BPE 498. In these internships, students engage in
projects in support of the sponsoring company. In addition, the students must write a report about their
experience as well as give a presentation to the freshman orientation class following their experience (PSE
132 and BPE 132).
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE LEARNING ACTIVITY IN EACH COURSE
Activities described above.
ESTIMATED INSTRUCTOR INPUT
Instructor and staff effort are needed to help secure the internship positions for the students. The staff of
SPPF is instrumental in coordinating this effort. In addition, the instructor of PSE 304/305 and BPE
304/305 must evaluate the reports and the presentations.
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GRADUATE STUDENTS
The graduate students that have completed the Advanced Certificate, MPS, MS, and PhD degrees are listed in
the Department Annual Report. Over the past year, a total of nine students have graduated (Table 18),
including two students at the PhD level. Over the past five years, the department has graduated one to two
PhD students per year (average 1.5) and an average of 2.8 MS students per year (Table 19). We have seen a
significant decrease in the number of advanced certificate students over the past two years as the local market
for the program has become saturated. It will be increasingly necessary over the next years to consider again
an online or distance-learning format to increase the potential student pool.
Table 18. Number of graduate students by degree program in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Option for Environmental
and Resource Engineering.
Degree Program
Certificate
M.P.S.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Total
Number of
Students
(as of 6/1)
3
1
6
25
35
Students
Graduated
(7/1 to 6/30)
5
1
1
2
9
Table 19. Number of graduate students by degree program in the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Option for Environmental
and Resource Engineering year-to-year.
Year
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Number of
Students
38
30
41
40
35
Certificate
13
13
12
10
5
Students
Graduated
(7/1 to 6/30)
MPS
MS
2
6
3
1
2
1
1
PhD
2
1
2
1
2
Total
17
20
17
14
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FUNDING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
Table 20 summarizes the sources of support for graduate students in the department. The details of graduate
student support are given in Appendix B. While we do have a significant number of self-funded students,
many of these are part-time and will be working for extended periods of time to complete their degrees.
Over the past year, we have seen a decrease in the number of graduate students supported on research grants,
primarily due to the decrease in the DOE funding for the biofuel research program. The decreased funding
has limited the department’s ability to offer funding support to new graduate students coming into the
department, as the state funding was needed to support current graduate students. A key need for the future
is to secure a broader range of funding sources for graduate support.
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Table 20. Sources of funding for graduate students.
Funding Source
State Supported Positions
Joachim Endowment
State GA’s (Loan)
Department / Pilot Plant
Grants
Externally Funded Students
Self Funded Students
Positions
10.0
1.5
4.0
0.5
5.5
2.0
13.0
COURSES HAVING TA SUPPORT
Table 21 summarizes the courses that utilized TA support for delivery of the educational programs in the
PBE department. The number of students includes graduate students in the corresponding graduate shared
resource course. As has been our practice for a number of years, we supplement the state GA allotment for
teaching assistants with students that are supported on other research assistantships. This allows us to
broaden the pool of available students to support the large number of laboratory and problem-solving based
courses that we have. This does, however, impact on the time that is available for these students to pursue
their research. In the future we will need to carefully consider those courses that will receive TA support,
with preference being given to courses with a laboratory component and those with the highest enrollment.
Table 21. Courses having TA support and enrollment in each.
Course
Number
BPE 421
ERE 441
PSE 201
PSE 300
PSE 302
PSE 370
PSE 371
PSE 436
PSE 465
PSE 477
APM 485
BPE 310
BPE 335
BPE 336
BPE 440
GNE 160
PSE 351
PSE 361
PSE 466
PSE 468
PSE 480
Graduate
Course
Number
ERE 691
ERE 570
ERE 571
-
-
PSE 668
PSE 680
Course Name
Bioprocess Kinetics and System
Air Pollution Engineering
Art/History of Papermaking
Intro To Papermaking
Pulp&Paper Lab Skills
Prin Mass/Energy Balance
Fluid Mechanics
Pulp and Paper Unit Operations
Paper Properties
Process Control
Number of
Students
(Undergrad Graduate)
7
29
1
28
5
5
20
1
23
3
8
8
3
3
Diff Equat/Engr&Scientist
Colloids and Surface Science
Transport Phenomena
Transport Phenomena Laboratory
Bioprocess and Systems Lab
Comp Meth/Engr & Phys Sci
Pulp&Bleach Laboratory
Engr Thermodynamics
Paper Coating and Converting
Papermaking Processes
Engineering Economics
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15
22
15
8
5
16
8
7
20
1
1
Teaching
Assistants
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1.5
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
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GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
During the course of the academic year, the PBE Department developed and approved Department Bylaws,
which were approved by a majority of the voting members. The bylaws are available on the department’s
assessment website at http://cww.esf.edu/pbe/abet. An organizational chart of the department is given in
Appendix O.
DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES
The standing committees of the department, as established by the bylaws are summarized in Appendix E,
which outlines the scope and responsibilities of each of the committees. The committee membership for the
past academic year is summarized in Table 22. With the adoption of the Bylaws, two new committees were
created. The Executive Committee acts as a leadership advisors to the chair and acts at such times that it is
not practicable to engage the normal processes of the department (e.g., during the summer). The
Department Review committee, which is established under the college-wide APT guidelines, replaces the
APT committee of years past.
Table 22. Committee membership in the PBE Department.
Department Committee
Committee Members
(Chair Underlined)
(new committee to be implemented in 2011-2012)
Amidon, Bujanovic, Francis, Lai, Liu, Ramarao
Bujanovic, Chatterjee, Doelle, Fagan, Francis, Liu
(new committee to be implemented in 2011-2012)
Appleby, Bujanovic, Doelle, Fagan, Liu, Ramarao
Appleby, Brown, Burry, Doelle, Lai, Putnam, Lavyrkov
Amidon, Appleby, Burry, Chatterjee, Gratien, Omori, Putnam
Executive
Graduate Education
Undergraduate Education
Department Review
Recruitment
Equipment
Safety
DEPARTMENT LEADERSHIP
Table 23 summarizes the current leadership and other positions in the PBE Department. In the upcoming
year with the implementation of the Biorefinery Institute (BRI), we are expecting a change in the leadership
positions in relation to the BRI and ESPRI. We anticipate, pending administrative approval and the
establishment of the BRI, the following appointments to be made:
Director, ESPRI
Director, BRI
Associate Director, BRI
Bandaru Ramarao
Thomas E. Amidon
Shijie Liu
With these appointments, the anticipated organizational chart is given in Appendix P.
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Table 23. Current position holders in the PBE department.
Position
Chair
Director, ESPRI
Associate Director, ESPRI
Administrative Manager, SPPF
Manager, Pilot Operations
Curriculum Coordinator
Graduate Coordinator
Internship Coordinator
Recruitment Coordinator
Current
Gary M. Scott
Thomas E. Amidon
Bandaru Ramarao
Linda Fagan
Raymond Appleby
Shijie Liu
Bandaru Ramarao
Siddharth Chatterjee
Biljana Bujanovic
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ASSESSMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS
At the undergraduate level, we offer three programs: paper engineering, bioprocess engineering, and paper
science. The paper engineering program is accredited by ABET and the bioprocess engineering program will
be submitted for accreditation on the next cycle in 2012. For assessment of these programs, we use the
ABET model for all three programs collectively.
Data Collected
Data for our assessment of the educational programs is collected primarily through the use of Faculty Course
Assessment Reports (FCARs) that are prepared by the instructor of each course at the end of the semester.
The FCARs contain summary data about the course, assessment data with respect to accreditation, and
proposed changes and improvements in the course for its next offering. The FCARs from the current
academic year are available for review at the PBE Department Assessment website:
http://cww.esf.edu/pbe/abet. Please note that this website can only be accessed from the SUNY-ESF
campus.
Results and Conclusions
The results from the FCARs show that students are, for the most part, performing as desired with respect to
the program outcomes for the undergraduate programs.
Actions taken in response to assessment results
No actions were taken at this time with respect to the results of the assessment.
Modification of assessment plans
The assessment plan seems to be working well for the department in terms of the undergraduate programs.
In our last ABET review, no concerns were cited with the assessment plan. Beginning with the 2010-11
academic year, we have directly adopted the ABET Student Learning Outcomes ‘a-k’ augmented with an
additional outcome related to industrial or research experience within the field. In addition, our program
educational objectives have also been updated to reflect the revised definition of objectives by ABET and to
better reflect the focus of the programs. All future assessments will be done using these objectives and
outcomes. The specific objectives and outcomes are given in Appendix C and Appendix D for paper
engineering and bioprocess engineering, respectively.
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OBJECTIVES FOR 2010-2011
This section reiterates the objectives from the previous annual report and the relationship of these objectives
to the strategic plan, discusses the achievement of these objectives over the past year, and discusses the major
accomplishments of the department over the past year.
1. Adoption of Bylaws for the Department. These Bylaws will provide the overarching guidelines for
the operation of the department.
The Bylaws for the PBE Department were approved in Spring 2011.
2. Creation of an Assessment Manual for the Department and writing a first draft of the ABET selfstudy. This manual will detail the assessment procedures (particularly with respect to ABET) that are
used in the department. In addition, the draft self-study will detail the processes that are involved in
assessment.
The work on the assessment manual continues and will be incorporated in the upcoming ABET
self-study document.
3. Marketing of the new MPS and PSM programs. The department, in conjunction with the College,
should develop a marketing and recruiting plan for the new graduate programs.
The MPS program in Bioprocess Engineering and the PSM program in Sustainable Engineering
Management have been approved by COI and are currently up for consideration at the SUNY
and State Education Department levels. In addition, the PSM program has been certified by the
CGS as a PSM program. The marketing effort for these programs is waiting for the final
approval of the programs.
4. Upgrade of Walters Hall facilities. This work will include coordination of funding the improvements
with the College, SPPF, and the ESF Foundation, especially with respect to the capital campaign.
The local TAPPI/PIMA section has donated $23,000 to the ESF Foundation for improvements
and refurbishing the large conference room in Walters Hall (Room 323). The plan is for new
furniture, video conferencing capabilities, a service area, and perhaps other improvements. In
addition, the proceeds of the J.P. Clark golf tournament is planned to be donated for
improvements to a Walters Hall laboratory.
5. Approval of the new undergraduate programs in paper engineering and paper science.
A three-year review and update of the paper engineering program was approved by the College
Committee on Instruction. Based on discussions and surveys with alumni, students, and our
advisory committee, the updated program reduced the total credit hours and increased the
program flexibility in terms of electives.
6. Develop more robust research funding. The department needs to be more aggressive in obtaining
external research funding especially looking to diversity the source of research funding.
Research funding continues to be an issue with the support of graduate students. While the
department collectively submitted an increased number of grants with an increased value, the
increased competitiveness for funding resulted in a decrease in the total new funding for the
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department. Efforts will need to be made by all faculty members to increase research funding
and especially funding for graduate students. The increased funding will also be necessary to
repay the graduate support loan from the Provost.
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OBJECTIVES FOR 2011-2012
As the Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Department looks forward to the upcoming academic year, the
following are seen as the key actions that need to be taken to move the department forward. The committee
coordinating the effort is given in brackets at the end of each action.
•
Increase in the funding available for graduate student support. Our current limitation to
increasing our graduate student population is our ability to provide support for students, particularly
for the MS and PhD degrees. This will need to be done through a portfolio of funding mechanisms
including government grants (e.g., NSF, USDA), industrial support (e.g., ESPRI, individual company
support, and the Biorefinery Institute), and state support. [Graduate Committee]
•
Implement the new graduate program. The revised graduate program was approved by the
SUNY-ESF Committee on Instruction during the 2009-2010 academic year. The revised program
also includes the Professional Science Masters program in Sustainable Engineering Management.
The implementation of the new programs has been stalled by SUNY and the State Education
Department. [Graduate Committee]
•
Develop the implementation plan for the new undergraduate programs. The paper
engineering program, and to a lesser extent the bioprocess engineering program, have undergone
major changes in the past academic year for implementation in the upcoming year. The incoming
students will be enrolled in the new programs, which will need to be implemented over the next 4
years. [Undergraduate Committee]
•
Review the paper science program. Since the engineering program was accredited in 2002,
enrollment in the paper science program has decreased significantly, making the paper science
program an underutilized program at the college. However, because of the commonality of the
courses in the program with the other programs in the department, there is not an incremental
workload in having the program. Better marketing of the program could increase its enrollment.
Current marketing efforts together with the engineering programs are not effective; the program
should be marketed with the other science-based programs on campus such as biology, chemistry,
and environmental science. The program could also be redesigned as a biomaterial science program,
which may have greater student appeal. [Undergraduate Committee / Recruiting Committee]
•
Stabilize the pilot plant staff. Several pieces of equipment in the pilot plant need multi-person
crews to operate safely and efficiently. For example, the large paper machine (#1) requires a crews
of four and the small paper machine (#2) requires a crew of two. Historically, the crew for the large
paper machine consisted of two staff positions and two ESPRI-supported positions. Over the past
several years, the two ESPRI-supported positions has been replaced with research grant-supported
personnel and/or graduate students. With the resignation of the two trained research-supported
personnel, we do not currently have a trained crew to run the large paper machine. Another statesupported educational support position is needed in the department to provide services in the pilot
plant. [Equipment Committee]
•
Prepare the ABET self-studies. The self studies for the paper engineering program and the
bioprocess engineering program are due on 30 June 2012, with the site visit to be the following fall.
The overall ABET accreditation effort for the college will the coordinated by the Director of
Engineering, the individual self-studies for the paper engineering program bioprocess engineering
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programs will be coordinated by Dr Klaus Doelle and Dr Shijie Liu, respectively. It is expected that
all members of the department will engage constructively in the preparation for the accreditation
review. [Undergraduate Committee]
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•
Establish the Biorefinery Institute (BRI). The creation of the BRI will establish a “home” for the
current research efforts in the areas of biofuels, fermentation reactions, and other bioprocess
engineering research areas. The funding mechanism through the Empire State Paper Research
Associates will allow companies to support the ongoing research in these areas within the
department. [Graduate Committee]
•
Upgrade the 323 Walters conference room. Funding is currently available for upgrading and
refurbishing the main conference room in Walters Hall. We plan on working with the college to
complete the upgrade during the academic year. [Equipment Committee]
•
Approve the Department Promotion and Tenure Guidelines. With the adoption of the collegewide promotion and tenure guidelines, the PBE department needs to update the department-specific
guidelines. A committee led by Dr Ramarao has developed a draft that needs approval by the
department for implementation. This will be one of the first items of business for the department in
the fall. [Department Review Committee]
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APPENDICES
Appendix A. PBE Department Individual Report Summaries ................................................................................ 28
Appendix B. Support for graduate students in the PBE Department (Asterisks indicates support loan from
Provost). ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Appendix C. Program educational objectives and student learning outcomes for the paper engineering
program. ............................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Appendix D. Program educational objectives and student learning outcomes for the bioprocess engineering
program. ............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
Appendix E. Standing committees of the PBE Department (excerpted from the PBE Department Bylaws).
.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
Appendix F. Workload summary for the PBE Department. ................................................................................... 53
Appendix G. Proposal activity summary for SUNY-ESF (12-month period ending 30 April 2011) ................ 55
Appendix H. Proposal status summary for SUNY-ESF (12-month period ending 30 April 2011). ................. 56
Appendix I. Proposal activity for PBE Department by PI/coPI (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).... 57
Appendix J. Proposal activity details for PBE Department (12-month period ending 30 April 2011). ............ 58
Appendix K. Sponsored program project expenditure activity for SUNY-ESF (12-month period ending 30
April 2011). ........................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Appendix L. Sponsored program expenditure activity categorized by funding type/source (12-month period
ending 30 April 2011).. ..................................................................................................................................................... 62
Appendix M. Sponsored program expenditure activity for the PBE Department summarized by PI/co-PI
(12-month period ending 30 April 2011). ..................................................................................................................... 63
Appendix N. Sponsored program expenditure activity details for the PBE Department (12-month period
ending 30 April 2011). ...................................................................................................................................................... 64
Appendix O. Current organizational chart for the PBE Department. ................................................................... 67
Appendix P. Proposed organizational chart for the PBE Department. ................................................................. 68
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Appendix A. PBE Department Individual Report Summaries
Wayne Amato
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
(a) To support the department in teaching whatever course offerings are helpful.
(b) To participate, as requested, on thesis committees.
(c) To expand the existing courses that I teach by more physical examples and possible lab
demonstrations.
(d) To give mini-lectures on various topics which are not part of the normal curriculum.
Thomas E. Amidon
Publications:
Goundalkar, Mangesh J.; Biljana, Bujanovic; Amidon, Thomas E. (2010). Analysis of non-carbohydrate
based low-molecular weight organic compounds dissolved during hot-water extraction of sugar maple.
Cellul Chem Technol 44, no: 1-3: 27-33.
Chien, Shang-Ning; Ren, Hao; Aoyagi, Mitsuru; Amidon, Thomas; Lai, Yuan-Zong (2010). Fractionation of
wood polymers by carboxymethylation-lnfluence of reaction conditions. J. Biobased Mater. Bioenergy 4,
no: 1: 40-45.
Hasan, Asif; Bujanovic, Biljana; Amidon, Thomas (2010). Strength properties of kraft pulp produced from
hot-water extracted woodchips within the biorefinery. J. Biobased Mater. Bioenergy 4, no: 1: 46-52.
Duarte, G.V.; Ramarao, B.V.; Amidon, T.E. (2010). Polymer induced flocculation and separation of
particulates from extracts of lignocellulosic materials. Bioresour. Technol. 101, no: 22: 8526-8534.
Gong, Chen; Goundalkar, Mangesh J.; Bujanovic, Biljana M.; Amidon, Thomas E. (2010). Delignification
studies on hot-water extracted wood. APPI PEERS Conf. Res. Forum Recycl., 2010 TAPPI PEERS
Conference and 9th Research Forum on Recycling. 2010 TAPPI PEERS Conference and 9th Research
Forum on Recycling., Norfolk, VA, United States: 1316-1347.
Presentations:
I co-authored at least five publications in referred journals with Drs. Liu, Lai, Ramarao, and Biljanovic. I
know my name has been appropriately included as co-author on a number of publications is China and
Europe that are not refereed but I have not kept track over the year. I have presented technical papers at the
International Biorefinery Conference in Guangzhou, China, at the XXI TECNICELPA conference in
Lisbon, Portugal and at the 2011 PIRA European conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Outreach and Service:
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Academic advisor for the Advanced Certificate program.
No grant panel service
Guest Editor of Special Issue "Biomass and Biofuels" for Energies
Participant in VPP consortium, AF&PA Agenda 2020 workgroup, and FPL Technical Advisory
Group.
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Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
e. Summary of objectives from previous annual report – Can’t find.
f. Accomplishments related to objectives – Completion of the VPP final report and the
NYSERDA Catalyst renewable report were accomplished. Presentation of Hot Water
Extraction at International Venues was accomplished. Discussions on Licensing the HWE
technology were held and one MOU has been signed with a license agreement in discussion.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
Obtain at least one license or sub license agreement for the RF patent after it is issued. Start a
project to commercialize the application at a pellet production facility or a pulp mill. Obtain in
excess of $600,000 per year in funding for the next two years (or more). Include support for at least
4 full time students in the funding obtained.
Add one course to my instructional load. Add one new PhD student and continue to help current
PhD students to graduate in four years.
Biljana Bujanovic
Publications:
Amidon, T., Liu, S., Hasan, A., Bujanovic, B., and Howard, J. R. (2011): “Niche position and opportunities
for woody biomass conversion” in: “Integrated Forest Biorefineries,” ed. Lew, C. Royal Society of
Chemistry, RSC Publishing, Cambridge, UK (in preparation).
Gong, C., Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B., and Amidon, T. (2011): “Evaluation of different sulfur-free
delignification methods for hot-water extracted hardwood,“ J. Wood Chem. Technol., submitted
Ye, P.X., Cheng, L., Ma, H., Bujanovic, B., Goundalkar, M., and Amidon, T. (2011):”Biorefinery with water,“
in: “The Role of Green Chemistry in Biomass processing and Conversion,” ed. Xie, H. and Gathergood,
N., Wiley John&Sons (submitted).
Bujanovic, B. and Amidon, T. (2011):”Paper,” in McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (in
preparation).
Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B. and Amidon, T. (2010):”Lignin in hot-water extraction of hardwoods,”
ESPRA Research Report Number 133, ESPRI, SUNY-ESF: Ch.4.31-46.
Presentations:
Gong, C., Goundalkar, M., Hasan, A., Bujanovic, B., and Amidon, T. (2011): “Integrated pulp and paper mill
biorefinery: use of biorefinery products in pulp and paper production,” ESPRA Spring Meeting, May 24
2011, ESPRI-SUNY ESF; oral presentation.
Hasan, A., Gong, C., Bujanovic, B., and Amidon, T. (2011): “Environmentally Friendly Wet-end Paper
Reinforcement Agents,” PaperCon 2011, Covington, KY, April 30-May 3, 2011; oral presentation.
Goundalkar, M. and Bujanovic, B. (2011): “Hydrothermal treatment of aspen and Loblolly pine milled wood
lignin,” 16th ISWFPC Tianjin, P.R. China, June 8-10, 2011; oral presentation
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Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B., Li, L., and Seeram, N.P. (2011): “Phenolic constituents of hot-water extracts
of hardwoods and their antioxidation capacity” 241st ACS, Anaheim CA, March 27-31, 2011; oral
presentation, invited presentation
Goundalkar, M. and Bujanovic, B. (2011): “Fate of lignin in hot-water extraction of hardwoods and
softwoods,” 242nd ACS, Denver, CO, Aug.28-Sep.1, 2011; oral presentation, invited presentation
Gong, C., Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B., and Amidon, T. (2010):”Delignification of hot-water extracted
sugar maple,” TAPPI PEERS Conf., Norfolk, VA, October 18-21, 2011; Biorefinery Track: 22.1.; oral
presentation
Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B. and Amidon, T. (2010):”Lignin in hot-water extraction of hardwoods: Lignin
Products,” ESPRA Fall Meeting, November 18 2010, ESPRI-SUNY ESF; oral presentation.
Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B., and Amidon, T. (2010):”Comparative analysis of fermentation inhibitors
dissolved from three hardwood species during HWE,” International Conference on Biomass Energy
Technologies (ICBT2010), August 21-23, 2010, Beijing, China, Proceedings: 195; Poster #PO_2_25
Goundalkar, M., Bujanovic, B., Li, L., and Seeram, N.P. (2011): ”Phenolic content and antioxidizing activity
of
hot-water
extracts
of
sugar
maple,”
http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/faculty/ragauskas_art/global/global_2011/biochemicals_4.pdf
2. Gong, C., Bujanovic, B., and Amidon, T. (2011):”Environmentally friendly delignification of hot-water
extracted
sugar
maple,”
http://www.ipst.gatech.edu/faculty/ragauskas_art/global/global_2011/bioresources_9.pdf
Outreach and Service:
1) Representing our Department and College at Conferences
a) TAPPI PEERS, Norfolk, VA October 2010; (oral presentation)
b) 241st ACS Anaheim, CA, March 2011 (invited oral presentation);
c) Paper Con2011 Covington, KY May 2011; (oral presentation)
d) 16th ISWFPC, Tianjin, P.R. China, June 2011; (oral presentation)
e) 240st ACS Boston August 2010; (poster presentation)
2) Representing our Department and College in science and engineering literature:
a) chapter on “Biorefinery with Water” in “The Role of Green Chemistry in Biomass Processing
and Conversion” book (John Wiley & Sons; submitted).
b) chapter on PAPER for the new edition of Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (McGraw
Hill; in preparation)
3) Dissemination of the objectives and mission of our Department to K-12 education institutions and
allied organizations:
a) CNY agency “Partners for Education and Business”
b) Syracuse City School District
c) Big Picture School: LaFayette
c) The Boy Scouts
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
√ - accomplished; ↑ progress made; ∼ slow progress; ____ - no progress
1. Establish an undergraduate experimental course in Introduction to Lignocellulosics with Dr.
Lai and Dr. Francis; this course will be offered for the first time in fall of 2010
2. continue research on sequential disassembling of wood with benign agents
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3. continue cooperation with Andritz on the identification of inhibitors of fermentation after
acidic treatment of lignocellulosics ∼
4. work on the application of lignin in polymer form: adhesives, thermoplastics and oxidative
degradation to value-added oxygenated aromatics
5. continue work on PLA
6. submit grant proposals
√
↑
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1. Progress in the following research areas:
a. lignin characterization and distribution in wood (before and after HWE) and use
(adhesives, thermoplastics, antioxidizing agent)
b. delignification using alternative methods to kraft delignification
c. environmentally friendly paper reinforcing agents
d. nanocellulose production
2. Grant proposal submission (e.g., The State University of New York Technology Accelerator
Fund (TAF) grant program; deadline 8/15)
3. Recruitment
a. High school student summer camp at PBE
4. Writing research papers/review chapters (e.g., "PAPER" to the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia
of Science & Technology; deadline 7/29; a paper on paper reinforcement with PLA-starch
blend for TAPPI J. this summer)
5. Presenting research results and promoting Biorefinery concepts and our Department and
College at national and international Conferences
6. Advising graduate students
a. Mangesh Goundalkar – goal: graduation in May of 2012
b. Chen Gong – goal: candidacy exam taken in Spring of 2012
William M. Burry
Publications:
Surface energetics of bone mineral and synthetic hydroxyapatite using inverse gas chromatography is in press as B.B.Hole, et
al., J. Chromatogr.B (2011), doi:10.1016/j/jchomb.2011.01.035. This article written by Dr. D. Steven
Keller summarizes an investigation of materials I assisted in for Dr. James A. Schwarz’s graduate student,
Bhushan Hole (Syracuse University).
Presentations:
A new paper grade – using shrub willow to manufacture copy paper. K. Doelle, W. Burry. A presentation at the PTS
Papier Symposium 2010, Munich, Germany.
Outreach and Serivce:
a.
Enumeration of outreach activities
i.
PBE at the NYS Fair (9/3/10)◦
ii.
Papyrus Club activity at Holy Cross¥
iii.
ESF in the High School (Fall 2010)*
iv.
PBE Open House (10/30/10)*
v.
Home-schooled group (10/29/10)♦
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vi.
Evening with Boy Scouts (11/22/10)♦
vii. PBE Job Shadow Days - Jordan Elbridge (12/3/10)♦
viii. Job Fair at Solvay High School (3/18/11)♦
ix. PBE Open House (4/16/11)♦
x.
Expeditionary Learning Middle School (Syr. City Schools) (4/29/11)*
xi.
Career Day at the MOST (5/24/11)♦
xii.
Sister Mary John’s class of 7th graders (5/26/11)*
b. Summary of grant panel service – none
c. Summary of editorial board service – none
d. Enumeration of other significant service activities
i. Papyrus Club hosts the Girl Scouts (11/11/10)◦
ii. Boy Scout Merit Badge in Pulp & Paper (4/2/11)*
◦ I developed the entire program and played an integral role in the delivery.
¥ I developed the entire program and trained staff/students for the delivery.
* I developed part of the program and played an integral role in the delivery.
♦ I developed part of the program and trained staff/students for the delivery.
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
•
•
•
•
Significantly expand the use of SU’s Blackboard V9 in PSE 201. Accomplishment summary: no
longer applicable. My teaching assistant, Tim Chaffee and I attended a training seminar
with a goal of assisting grading using this software. We both concluded that using this
software for exam administration and grading would not significantly reduce (if at all) our
expended efforts. In addition, the inability to prohibit collaborative efforts in exam taking
compromises the significance of exams as an outcome measuring tool. Other uses of this
software may be more appropriate for courses that do not have a significant laboratory
(studio) component. Video sessions could be developed but I would be concerned with the
lack of copyright protection since registered course users have access to the material to do
with as they wish.
Continue to improve the PBE Stockroom loaned equipment system. Accomplishment summary: done.
This system has reached maturity in that sufficient revenue is generated from monthly rental
fees to maintain/replace the available equipment.
Continue to combine pulping, bleaching and papermaking courses. Accomplishment summary: done
again this past academic year. A research format was used to develop reed as a
papermaking material.
Take the lead in establishing a Quality Control Program. for the department’s paper testing services.
Accomplishment summary: Only minor progress was achieved this past year.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
i.
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Short-term objectives
• Continue to develop and lead a Quality Control Program for the departments’ paper testing
services and expand this program to assist graduate students.
• Continue to combine pulping, bleaching and papermaking instructional objectives using a
student research format. (Also a long-term objective as the revised paper program is phased
in.)
• Be more aggressive in completing my outstanding objectives within the PBE Safety
Committee (1- Write a paragraph on safety and normal working hours to be included in the
Graduate Student Handbook. 2- Develop a chlorine dioxide storage and evacuation plan.),
within the PBE Equipment Committee (1- development of a common lab on the fourth
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floor, 2- Posting updated EMF use of revenues) and within the PBE Strategic Plan (see
below).
ii. Long-term objectives
• To become an Instructor (officially)
• To become the PBE Department Instructional Laboratory Manager (officially)
• To assist in student education consistent with our department’s mission and the
duties/responsibilities of the above mentioned positions.
Siddharth G. Chatterjee
Publications:
Chatterjee, S. G. “On the Use of the Surface-renewal Concept to Describe Cross-Flow Ultrafiltration”, Indian
Chemical Engineer, accepted for publication (2010).
Outreach and Service:
c. Summary of editorial board service (by journal): I reviewed one manuscript for
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
d. Enumeration of other significant service activities: I advised several
undergraduate Paper Engineering (PE) and Environmental Science (ES) students on
curricular matters during the course of the academic year. I am presently the academic
advisor of 11 PE and 6 ES undergraduate students.
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
i. Summary of objectives from previous annual report: (1) Continue with teaching, outreach and
advising activities. (2) Write manuscripts on the production of biodiesel from tall oil
model compounds and tall oil, and submerged packed bed biological reactor for
wastewater treatment. (3) Continue work in the areas of gas absorption with chemical
reaction and/or membrane filtration. (4) Start revising the class notes of some of the
courses that I am responsible for.
ii. Accomplishments related to objectives: (1) I have continued with teaching, outreach and
advising activities as detailed in this report above. (2) Primarily due to a heavy teaching
commitment, I have not been able to finish the manuscript on the production of
biodiesel from tall oil model compounds (which is in preparation) and write manuscripts
on the production of biodiesel from tall oil and the treatment of wastewater by a
submerged packed bed biological reactor. (3) Work on gas absorption with chemical
reaction is ongoing with two students being assigned to this area in PSE 498 during fall
2010 as mentioned previously. My intent is to translate the reports submitted by the
students in PSE 498 into a paper in the near future. The manuscript titled “On the Use
of the Surface-renewal Concept to Describe Cross-Flow Ultrafiltration” was accepted by
Indian Chemical Engineer in 2010. A manuscript in the area of cross-flow
microfiltration is in preparation. (4) I have done some initial planning towards revision
of class notes and incorporated some material on processing and building requirements
and the associated investment costs of biologics facilities that was offered by Dr. Noshir
Mistry (guest lecturer) into PSE 480.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
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(1) Continue with teaching, outreach and advising activities. (2) Write manuscripts on
the production of biodiesel from tall oil model compounds and tall oil, and submerged
packed bed biological reactor for wastewater treatment. (3) Continue work in the areas
of gas absorption with chemical reaction and cross-flow membrane filtration and
prepare manuscripts in these areas. (4) Revise class notes of some of my courses. (5) I
am working with Dr Ashutosh Mittal of NREL in the area of xylan hydrolysis and mass
transfer and will continue this collaboration.
Klaus Doelle
Publications:
Doelle K., Giarrusso, S., Johnson, D.L., (2011), “Zero Waste: Sustainable Biomass Conversion “, New York
Water Environmental Association Inc. (NYWEA), Clean Waters Magazine, Spring 2011, Vol. 41, No.1.
Doelle K., Giarrusso, S., Johnson, D.L., Peluso, C.R., (2011), “Omnivorous Closed Loop Sustainable
Biomass Conversion for Cost-Effective Biofuels, Bioenergy, and value Added Products“, Water
Environment Association of Ontario, WEAO Technical Symposium and OPCEA Exhibition, April 10
to12, 2011, The Westin Harbour Castle, Montreal, Ontario, Canada.
Doelle K., Giarrusso, S., Johnson, D.L., Peluso, C.R., (2011), “Sustainable Municipal Waste Repurposing of
Cost-Effective Biofuels, Bioenergy, and value Added Products“, Source Water Collaborative Forum
Delaware River Basin Water Resource Protection, Sullivan County Community College, March 10th,
2011, Loch Sheldrake, NY, USA.
Doelle K., (2010), “New Manufacturing Method for Filler and Fiber Material“, Department of Energy, KickOff Meeting, Nov. 18, 2010, Suracuse, NY, USA.
Doelle K. Burry W., (2010), “A new paper grade – using shrub willow to manufacture copy paper / Eine
neue Papiersorte – Faserstoff aus Weidebüschen zur Herstellung von Kopierpapier”, PTS Paper
Presentations:
Mahmud, S, Doelle, K., Lingnau, D.(2011), “Performance evaluation of Ca(OH)2 bleaching on Willow
species and its comparison with the conventional NaOH bleaching“, TAPPI, Paper Con, 2011, Northern
Kentucky Convention Center, May 2-4, Covington, Kentucky, USA.
Mahmud, S, Doelle, K., Amaya, J.J., (2011), “A comparative study of different fillers on uncoated eucalyptus
digital paper properties: A Pilot Scale Approach“, TAPPI, Paper Con, 2011, Northern Kentucky
Convention Center, May 2-4, Covington, Kentucky, USA.
Doelle K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S. M., ESM-School District (2011), “Zero-Waste: Sustainable Bioenergy
Approach at Minoa”, Bristol-Myers Squib Earth Day Fair, April 28, 2011, Syracuse, NY, USA
Mahmud, S, Doelle, K., Lingnau, D.(2011), “Performance evaluation of Ca(OH)2 bleaching on Willow
species and its comparison with the conventional NaOH bleaching“, Alliance Graduate Education and
Professoriate (AGEP), Preparing for the Professorate Conference at University of Albany, April 8-9,
2011, Albany, April 8-9 [3rd Place]
Doelle K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S. M., (2010), “Sustainable Bioenergy Approach at Minoa”, Presented
to Senator Valesky, Oct 4, 2010, Minoa, NY, USA
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Doelle, K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S. M., (2010) “Facility Turning Waste into Energy”, YNN (Ch 10), Oct
4, 2010, Minoa, Syracuse, NY,
Doelle, K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S. M., (2010),”Sustinable Energy Production at Minoa”, Presented to
Ann Marie Burkel during her campaign for congress, Sept, 17, 2010, Minoa, NY, USA.
Doelle, K., Bates R., (2010) “Gasifier Truck Poster”, Sep. 3, 2010, State Fair, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Doelle, K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S. M., (2010), “Sustainable Energy Concepts”, Seneca Nation of
Indians, Aug. 26, 2010, Syracuse, NY, USA.
Johnson D.L., Giarrusso S.M., Nomura C.T., Doelle, K., (2010), “Wastewater filtration breakthrough in
Minoa”, Channel 9, Jun 6, 2010, Minoa, NY, USA.
Doelle, K., (2010), “Increase The Filler Content For 100% HW Copy Paper - A Pilot Scale
Approach”, TAPPI Paper Symposium 2010, September 7 to 10, 2010, Munich, Germany
Doelle, K., (2010), “Rethinking Pulp Bleaching – Calcium Hydroxide Vs Caustic Soda”, PTS Paper
Symposium 2010, September 7 to 10, 2010, Munich, Germany.
Doelle K., Johnson, D.L., (2010), “Sustainable Energy and Water System”, County Mayor meeting, Oct 21,
2010, Minoa, NY, USA.
Doelle K., Johnson, D.L., (2010), “Sustainable Bioenergy Approach at Minoa”, Presented to Senator Valesky,
Oct 4, 2010, Minoa, NY, USA
Doelle, K., (2010), “Rethinking Pulp Bleaching – Calcium Hydroxide Vs Caustic Soda”, PTS Paper
Symposium 2010, September 7 to 10, 2010, Munich, Germany.
Doelle, K., (2010), “Increase The Filler Content For 100% HW Copy Paper - A Pilot Scale
Approach”, PTS Paper Symposium 2010, September 7 to 10, 2010, Munich, Germany.
Invention Disclosures:
Doelle, K., (2011), “Ceramic Paper Product“, New Technology Disclosure SUNY-ESF, Invention No. R
1826.550, April 20, 2011.
Doelle, K., (2011), “Paper Making Process for Fiber Filler Composite Calcium Carbonate (FFC³) Material“,
New Technology Disclosure SUNY-ESF, Invention No. R 1820.550, DOE DOE Case No: S-126,679,
February 15, 2011.
Doelle, K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S.M., (2010), “Sustainable Waste Water Process“, New Technology
Disclosure SUNY-ESF, December 7, 2010.
Doelle, K., (2010), “Filler Process for Fiber Filler Composite Calcium Carbonate (FFC³) Material“, New
Technology Disclosure SUNY-ESF Invention No. R 1820. DOE Case No: S-126,496, November 22,
2010.
Doelle, K., Johnson, D.L., Giarrusso, S.M., (2010), “Effluent Diverter“, New Technology Disclosure SUNYESF, Invention No. R1746-550, Nov 5, 2010.
Outreach and Service:
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a.
Enumeration of outreach activities
Helped our international students to register and process their VISA work in SUNY-ESF (PBE) courses
throughout the ESF-Outreach and Research Foundation. This is quite time consuming getting the paper
work done and act as the middle man. I counted the time needed for one student is approximate 16 to
24 hours total. This includes answering e-mails, visa questions, tracking down people at ESF, etc.
i. Attended a presentation of Onondaga Nation Chief Oren Lyons at Syracuse CoE HQ on
June 1st, 2010 about the Plantagon concept which might dramatically change the way we
produce ecological and functional food.
ii. Presented to Ann Marie Burkel during her campaign for congress a presentation of the
sustainable energy production concept that is developed at process at the Minoa waste water
treatment plant.
iii. Gave the Seneca Nation a tour of the pilot plant and a overview of our sustainable energy
production project on 8/26/2010
iv. Presented to Senator Valesky on Oct. 4th, 2010 our sustainable bioenergy approach at the
Village of Minoa with Dave Johnson, Major Donovan, Neil Murphy and Steve Giarrusso.
v. Displayed gasifier truck at the State Fair 2010
vi. Provided service to the ESM school district and started a research program.
vii. Met with Seneca nation to discuss linoleum and paper making process
viii. Work with SU on linoleum and Seneca Nation sustainable process.
ix. Arranged a Seminar with Dr. Samuel Schabel from Darmstadt University at ESF.
x. Presented Sustainable energy system to Syracuse East Minoa Mayor meeting 10-21-2010.
xi. Met numerous times with ESM to discuss Sustainable Energy Project with high School
Students at Minoa 11-01-2010
b. Summary of grant panel service (by agency)
i. U.S. department of Energy (DOE) review panel service for the Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant starting Dec. 1st,
2010.
c. Summary of editorial board service (by journal)
i. Elsevier Bioresourc Technology Journal
ii. Nordic Pulp & Paper Research Journal
d. Enumeration of other significant service activities
i. Self sponsored trip to Germany to present a paper and two posters at the PTS Paper
Symposium and to further develop exchange program with University of Munich in the
paper and bioprocess field.
ii. Discussed with University of Munich Atlantis Program submission in early Spring 2011 to
create dual degree and exchange program for undergraduate and graduate students.
iii. Worked in ESF Booth on State Fair September 2010
iv. Host one German intern research assistant from University of Applied Science Brandenburg
for 1 year.
v. Host one German intern as research assistant from University of Applied Science
Brandenburg for ½ year.
vi. Drafted and submitted a application to the Green Infrastructure Grant Program 2010
application to the New York Environmental Facilities Cooperation together with Dr. Dave
Johnson (Chemistry), Steve Giarrusso (Village of Minoa) for the Village of Minoa (see
section b, summary of grant activities)
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vii. Worked with Village of Minoa and East Syracuse Minoa (ESM) School district to develop an
ESF high school program.
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
1. Promote SUNY-ESF at European Universities to acquire graduate Students for funded research or
students that have self support or are supported by other sources.
2. Worked on Equipment, student recruitment and undergraduate education committee towards
strategic plan.
3. Expand the exchange program with University of Munich
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1. Promote SUNY-ESF at European Universities to acquire
2. graduate Students for funded research or students that are self support or are supported by other
sources.
3. Work implementing a PBE curriculum exchange program for graduate students with University of
Munich
John Fieschko
Outreach and Service:
Biotechnology Conference. Over 30 companies and academic institutions will participate, and as of
5/20/11, more than 125 people are registered so far for the June 2-3, 2011 event. Significant sponsorship
is allowing complimentary registration for numerous students and faculty from ESF, Upstate Medical
University and Syracuse University. There is also a student poster session with more than 20 posters
submitted so far, many from ESF. The event fosters communication between industry and academia and
helps raise awareness of biotechnology in CNY including at SUNY ESF.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1.
2.
3.
4.
CNY Biotechnology Conference mentioned above
Progress on the CNY Biotechnology Research Center building
Progress on rewriting mission and plan for CNY BRC
Progress on developing potential client list for CNY BRC
Raymond C. Francis
Publications:
Attiogbe, F. K. and Francis, R. C. “Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in bicarbonate solution
catalyzed by divalent manganese species” submission #CJC 11045, Can. J. Chem., Final acceptance
granted for publication (April 2011)
Attiogbe, F. K. and Francis, R. C. “Hydrogen peroxide decomposition in bicarbonate solution
catalyzed by ferric citrate.” Submission #CJC 11044, Can. J. Chem., Final acceptance granted for
publication (April 2011)
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Biswas, D., Misbahuddin, M., Roy, U., Francis, R. C., and Bose, S. K. “Effect of additives on fiber yield
improvement for Kraft pulping of kadam (Anthocephalus chinensis )” Bioresource Technology,
1284 – 1288 (2011)
Bose, S. K., Leavitt, A., Stromberg, B., Kanungo, D., and Francis, R. C. “Inclusion of a pressurized
acidolysis stage in chemical pulp bleaching.” BioResources 6, 823 – 840 (2011)
Francis K. Attiogbe, Samar K. Bose, Wei Wang, Alastair McNeillie, and Raymond C. Francis. “The
Peroxymonocarbonate Anions as Bleaching Agents. Part 1. Results with Lignin Model
Compounds and Chemical Pulps.” BioResources, 5, 2208 - 2220 (2010).
Francis K. Attiogbe, Wei Wang, Alastair McNeillie, and Raymond C. Francis. “The Peroxymonocarbonate
Anions as Bleaching Agents. Part 2. Mechanical Pulp Brightening and the Effects of Metal
Ions.” BioResources, 5, 2221 – 2231 (2010)
Outreach and Service:
Nothing significant.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
Will be dictated by renewal of NSF grant now pending
Yuan-Zong Lai
Publications:
Ren, H., Amidon, T. and Lai, Y.-Z. “Improve the Synthesis of Lignophenols from Wood by Solvent
Pretreatments”, Submitted to Journal of Biobased Material and Bioenergy”.
Ren, H., Amidon, T. and Lai, Y.-Z. “On the Carboxymathylation of Lignin Model Compounds”, Submitted
to journal of Holzforschung.
Submitted a chapter on Wood and Wood products to be included in the Kent and Riegel's Handbook of
industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology
Presentations:
Chien, S.-H., Ren, H., Amidon, T., and Lai, Y.-Z., “Recent Advances in the Fractionation of Biomass
Polymers for Applications”, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Emerging Technologies
of Pulping and Papermaking (4thISETPP), November 8-10, 2010, in Guangzhou, China
Ren, H., Amidon, T. and Lai, Y.-Z. “Improve the Synthesis of Lignophenols by Solvent Pretreatments”,
Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Wood, Fibre, and Pulping Chemistry (ISWFPC)”,
Tienjing, China June 8-10, 2011.
Ren, H., Chien, S.-N., Amidon, T. and Lai, Y.-Z. “ The Novel Features in Carboxymethylation of Lignin
Model compounds”, Proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Wood,
Fibre, and Pulping Chemistry (ISWFPC)”, Tienjing, China June 8-10, 2011.
Awards and Recognition:
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Outreach and Service:
a.
Enumeration of outreach activities
1. Invited to serve as a reviewer for several journals
• Journal of Wood chemistry and Technology
• Holzforschung
• Cellulose
• Journal of Bio-based Materials and Bioenergy
• American Chemical Society
2. Chaired 2 technical sessions at the 4th ISETPP (International conference
in China, 2010).
3. Invited to give presentations at:
- Dalian Polytechnic University, China
- Nanjing Forestry University, China
- An Energy Conference in Taiwan (July 2011)
4. Keeping active contacts with paper companies in Japan (Oji and
Nippon Paper) for potential membership of ESPRA.
b. Summary of grant panel service (by agency)
c. Summary of editorial board service (by journal)
• Served on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Wood
Chemistry and Technology (JWCT).
d. Enumeration of other significant service activities
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
1. To submit research proposal in the area of biomass utilization
2. To prepare manuscripts for publications
3. To write an invited chapter on wood and wood products for the Kent
and Riegel's Handbook of industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology
4. To plan for writing a wood chemistry- related book.
Accomplishments related to objectives
1. One subproject included in Dr. Liu’s DOE proposal
2. Submitted one to Holzforschung and one to J. Biobased Energy
and Materials
3. Completed
4. No progress
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1. To submit research proposal in the area of biomass utilization
2. To prepare manuscripts for publications
3. To plan for writing or editing a wood chemistry –related book
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Shijie Liu
Publications:
L. Peng, L. Lin, J. Zhang, J. Shi, S Liu 2011 “Solid acid catalyzed glucose conversion to ethyl levulinate”,
Applied Catalysis A: General, 397(1-2): 259-265. doi:10.106/j.apcata.2011.03.008.
Z. Sun, A. Shupe, T. Liu, R. Hu, T.E. Amidon, S. Liu 2011 “Particle properties of sugar maple hemicellulose
hydrolysate and its influence on growth and metabolic behavior of Pichia stipitis”, Bioresource
Technology, 102(2): 2133-6. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.097.
R. Rousseau, J. Hawkes, S. Liu and T. Amidon 2011 “Growing systems for traditional and new forest-based
materials”, Plant Biomass Conversion, ed. E.E. Hood, P. Nelson and R. Powell, Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 5184.
Y. Gong, L. Lin, J. Shi and S. Liu 2010 “Oxidative Decarboxylation of Levulinic Acid by Cupric Oxides”,
Molecules, 15: 7946-7960. doi: 10.3390/molecules15117946.
H. Deng, L. Lin and S. Liu 2010 “Catalysis of Cu-Doped Co-Based Perovskite-Type Oxide in Wet-Oxidation
of Lignin to Produce Aromatic Aldehydes”, Energy & Fuel, 24(9):4797-4802.
J. Zhang, B. Zhang, J. Zhang, L. Lin, S. Liu, P. Ouyang. 2010 “Effect of phosphoric acid pretreatment
on enzymatic hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose” J. Biotech. Adv., 28: 613-619.
Y. Lei, S. Liu, J. Li, R. Sun. 2010 “Effect of Hot-Water Extraction on Alkaline Pulping of Bagasse” J. Biotech.
Adv., 28: 609-612.
T. Liu, L. Lin, Z. Sun, R. Hu, S. Liu. 2010 “Bioethanol Fermentation by Robust Recombinant E. coli FBHW
Using Hot-water Wood Extract Hydrolyzate as Substrate” J. Biotech. Adv., 28: 602-608.
S. Liu. 2010 “Woody Biomass: Niche Position as a Source of Sustainable Renewable Chemicals and Energy
and Kinetics of Hot-Water Extraction / Hydrolysis” J. Biotech. Adv., 28: 563-582.
Z. Zhang, J. Zhang, L. Lin, T. Chen, J. Zhang, S. Liu, Z. Li, and P. Ouyang 2009 “Dissolution of
microcrystalline cellulose in phosphoric acid – molecular changes and kinetics”, Molecules, 14: 5027-5041
(doi:10.3390/molecules14125027).
J. Zhang, L. Lin, S. Liu, Z. Zhang. 2010 “Conversion of D-xylose into Furfural with Mesoporous Molecular
Sieve MCM41 as Catalysts and Butanol as the Extracting Phase”, J. Biomass Bioenergy,
(doi.10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.07.028).
H. Lu, R. Hu, A. Ward, T. E. Amidon, B. Liang, S. Liu. 2011 “Effect of Hot-Water Extraction on Soda
Pulping of Aspen Woodchips”, J. Biomass Bioenergy, (doi:10.106/j.biombioe.2011.01.054).
S. Liu and GM Scott 2010 “A Special issue on the biorefinery: Converting plant biomass to chemicals,
materials and energy”, JBMBE, 4(1): 1-2.
S. Liu, Z. Zhang, GM Scott 2010 “The biorefinery: Sustainably renewable route to commodity chemicals,
energy, and materials - Selected papers from the Second International Biorefinery Conference (IBC
2009), Syracuse, New York, October 6-9, 2009”, J. Biotech. Advances. 28(5): 541-542.
Presentations:
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J.P. Buyondo and S. Liu “Lactic Acid Production by Lactobacillus Pentosus From Wood Extract
Hydrolysates”, AIChE annual conference, Salt Lake City., November 7-12, 2010.
S. Liu “Products From Hot-Water Extraction of Woody Biomass”, AIChE annual conference, Salt Lake
City., November 7-12, 2010.
A.M. Shupe and S. Liu “Ethanol Fermentation from hot-water wood extract hydrolysates with Pichia stipitis”,
Second International Conference on Biomass Energy Technologies, Beijing, China, August 20 – 22, 2010.
S. Liu “Biomass Conversion to Chemicals and Materials”, NSF USA-NSFC China Chemical Engineering
Workshop, Durham, NH, May 30 - June 1, 2010.
Outreach and Service:
a.
Enumeration of outreach activities
Mentored 3 exchange students.
b. Summary of grant panel service (by agency)
Reviewed two proposals for OMAFRA. Invited to review proposals for NSERC.
c. Summary of editorial board service (by journal)
Executive editor: JBMBE
Editor: Biochemical Sciences
Special Issue Editor: JBA, JBB, JBMBE
d. Enumeration of other significant service activities
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
i. Summary of objectives from previous annual report
1). Improving the two new courses: BPE 421 Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering, and BPE
440 Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering labs.
2). Continue to develop research grant proposals in reaction engineering and transport phenomena, with
applications in renewable energy and products, and other areas.
3). Continue to develop and maintain international collaborations with selected universities in China and
other targeted countries to support the Faculty and College’s strategic plan and 2020 visions.
4). Continue to make a strong effort to participate in the professional organizations and exhibit scholarly
profile to promote PBE and ESF.
5). Continue to contribute in enriching our Undergraduate and Graduate curricula.
6). Continue to work towards the founding of the Biorefinery Research Institute.
ii. Accomplishments related to objectives
1). The course notes for BPE 421 Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering and BPE 440
Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering labs are much improved. New lab designs have been
tested once.
2). Three proposals have been developed.
3). Attempt has been made to kick start the exchange program. Efforts made to organize student group
to go to Sichuan University. Two students signed on. It was canceled due to low enrollment.
4). Participated at AIChE annual conference in Salt Lake City and International Biomass Conference in
Beijing. Efforts made to showcase ESF and PBE.
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5). Lead undergraduate educational committee at PBE. Strong efforts made to revamp the Paper
Engineering program, revised Bioprocess Engineering. New courses added. Encouraged graduate
committee to examine graduate courses. For some of the graduate courses, I consulted with the
Graduate Committee chair before sending to COI.
6). Effort was made for the founding of the Biorefinery Research Institute. The final decision rests on the
college and the department.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1). Reach out to colleagues externally in other states within the country for collaboration.
2). Take a more direct approach to improve funding opportunities with resources available. Evolve the
biorefinery research institute concept / proposal.
3). Continue to improve the two new courses: BPE 421 Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering,
and BPE 440 Bioprocess Kinetics and Systems Engineering labs.
4). Continue to develop and maintain international collaborations with selected universities in China and
other targeted countries to support the Faculty and College’s strategic plan and 2020 visions.
5). Continue to make a strong effort to participate in the professional organizations and exhibit scholarly
profile to promote PBE and ESF.
6). Continue to contribute in enriching our Undergraduate and Graduate curricula.
7). Develop rubrics for all ABET outcomes.
Bandaru V. Ramarao
Publications:
Duarte, G. V., Ramarao, B. V., T. E. Amidon. ‘Polymer induced flocculation and separation of particulates
from extracts of lignocellulosic materials.' Bioresource Technology, 101, 8526-8534 (2010).
Hasan, A., Yasarla, L. R., Ramarao, B. V., Amidon, T. E. ‘Purification of lignocellulosic extracts using ceramic
microfilters.’ J. Wood Chem. Technol., 578232 (LWCT-2011-0003.R1), 1-28, (2011).
Duarte, G. V., Ramarao, B. V., Amidon, T. E., Ferreira, P. ‘The Effect of Hot Water Extraction on
Hardwood Kraft Pulp fibers (Acer saccharum, Sugar Maple)’. Accepted in Industrial and Engineering
Chemistry, Research, 2011.
Tien, C., Ramarao, B. V., ‘Revisiting the Laws of Filtration: An Assessment of Their Use in Identifying
Particle Retention Mechanisms in Filtration.’ Accepted in J. Membrane Science, 2011.
Lavrykov, S., Ramarao, B. V. ‘Thermal properties of copy papers.’ Accepted in Drying Research and
Technology, An International Journal, 2011.
Duarte, G. V., Ramarao, B. V., Amidon, T. E., Ferreira, P. ‘Properties of Hot Water Extracted Eucalyptus
Pulps.’ Submitted, 2011.
Tien, C., Ramarao, B. V. ‘Modeling cross flow membrane filtration.’ Submitted to J. Membrane Science, 2011.
Huang, H. J., Ramaswamy, S., Tschirner, U. W., Ramarao, B. V. "Separation and Purification processes for
lignocellulose-to-bioalcohol production." In Bioalcohol production: Biochemical conversion of
lignocellulosic biomass, Ed. K. Waldron, Woodhead Publishing, CRC Press, 246-269 (2010).
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Presentations:
Duarte, G. V., Ramarao, B. V., Amidon, T. E., Ferreira, P. "Properties of Hot water extracted sugar maple
pulps." Proceedings of XXI TECNICELPA Conference/VIth Ibero-American Congress on Pulp and
Paper CIADICYP, Lisbon, Portugal, 12 - 15 October, (2010).
Lavrykov, S., Ramarao, B. V. "A 3D network representation of paper structure and its application to study
paper mechanical and transport properties." Progress in Paper Physics Seminar 2010, FP Innovations,
Montreal, Quebec CANADA.
Arthur, B., Lavrykov, S., Ramarao, B. V. "Penetration and spreading of drops in paper." Progress in Paper
Physics Seminar 2010, FP Innovations, Montreal, Quebec CANADA.
Lavrykov, S., Ramarao, B. V., Solimeno, R., Singh, K. M. ‘Thermal Performance of Copy Papers During
Fusing.’ NIP26: International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication,
Austin, Texas, 26, 1-28 (2010).
Bhayani, B., Ramarao, B. V., ‘Ultrafiltration of hot water wood extracts to separate lignin’. Annual Meeting of
NAMS (North American Membrane Society, Las Vegas, NV 2011.
Yasarla, L. R., Ramarao, B. V. ‘Separation and purification of lignocellulosic wood hydrolyzates by polymer
induced flocculation and crossflow microfiltration.’ World Biotechnology Conference, Hyderabad India,
March 2011.
Lavrykov, S., Ramarao, B. V. ‘Stiffness and other properties of networks.’ Paper to be presented at Progress
in Paper Physics Seminar, 2011 Graz, Austria.
Arthur, B., Smith, R., Ramarao. B. V. ‘Immunochemical Labeling of paper fibers for detection of xylan
hemicelluloses.’ Poster to be presented at the Progress in Paper Physics Seminar, 2011 Graz, Austria.
Yasarla, L. R., Ramarao, B. V. ‘Polymer induced flocculation of wood hydrolyzates.’ AIChE Annual Meeting,
Salt Lake City UT, November 2010.
Duarte, G. V., Ramarao, B. V. ‘Flocculation of wood hydrolyzates.’ AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City
UT, November 2010.
Arthur, B., Smith, R., Ramarao. B. V. ‘Immunochemical Labeling of paper fibers for detection of xylan
hemicelluloses.’ Poster to be presented at the 2011 TAPPI International Conference on
Nanotechnologies for Renewable Materials.
Awards and Recognition:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
‘Review of separations in biorefineries’ is one of the top 10 cited papers in Separation and
Purification Technology journal.
Invited as a session chair of the Progress in Paper Physics Seminar 2010 FP Innovations,
Montreal Canada.
The publication titled ‘Review of separations in biorefineries’ has been the most downloaded
paper in the journal: Separation and Purification Technology.
Invited as a reviewer for a number of faculty actions of senior academicians in USA & Canada.
Ph. D. reviewer at National University of Singapore and at University of South Eastern Finland,
Kuopio, Finland.
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Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
1.
2.
3.
iii. Summary of objectives from previous annual report
Continue to improve delivery of courses, including experiments for demonstrations
Strive for continued recognition in research through significant publication and presentation
activities.
Strive to serve the department, college community, academic researchers in the field and the
wider CNY community.
iv. Accomplishments related to objectives
1. Continued improvement in course delivery through student comments, improved experiments
and being responsive to student needs.
2. Continued mentoring of some undergraduates and graduate students.
3. Served the department through the graduate committee and also participation in the
undergraduate studies committee.
4. I was very actively engaged during this AY in serving the wider scientific community as shown
above (serving in numerous refereeing roles), organizing of seminars etc.
5. I am particularly pleased with the progress of Beth Arthur and Rakesh Yasarla.
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1. Proposal activity – US DoE , membrane separations, NSF – filtration and consolidation of
suspensions.
2. Improve ESPRA activities – member companies to have more contact and maintain strong tie into
their research interests.
3. Continue publications of the highest quality and those yielding the most impact.
Gary M. Scott
Publications:
Haowen Xu, Gary M. Scott, Fei Jiang, Christine Kelly (2010). Recombinant manganese peroxidase (rMnP)
from Pichia pastoris. Part 1: Kraft pulp delignification. Holzforschung. Volume 64, No. 2, Pages 137–143.
Haowen Xu, Gary M. Scott, Fei Jiang, Christine Kelly (2010). Recombinant manganese peroxidase (rMnP)
from Pichia pastoris. Part 2: Application in TCF and ECF bleaching. Holzforschung. Volume 64, No. 2,
Pages 145–151.
S. Liu and Gary M. Scott (2010). “A Special issue on the biorefinery: Converting plant biomass to chemicals,
materials and energy”, JBMBE, 4(1): 1-2.
S. Liu, Z. Zhang, Gary M. Scott (2010). “The biorefinery: Sustainably renewable route to commodity
chemicals, energy, and materials - Selected papers from the Second International Biorefinery Conference
(IBC 2009), Syracuse, New York, October 6-9, 2009”, J. Biotech. Advances. 28(5): 541-542.
Shijie Liu, Lawrence P. Abrahamson, Gary M. Scott (2011). Biorefinery: Ensuring biomass as a sustainable
renewable source of chemicals, materials, and energy.
Biomass and Bioenergy.
doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.042.
Gary M. Scott (2011). Chapter 10: Recovered Paper. In Waste: A handbook for management. Trevor Letcher
and Daniel Vallero (Eds). Academic Press, Burlington, MA. Pages 137-150.
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Presentations:
Paper Engineering Day, November 2010. Recruiting Event, Syracuse, NY. [presentation]
Engineering at SUNY-ESF, March 2011. Engineering Expo, Tappen Zee High School, , Orangeburg, NY
[recruiting booth]
Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics: The Secrets of Money, Syracuse Academy of Science, Syracuse, NY,
February 2011.
Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics: The Secrets of Money, Ed Smith Elementary School, Syracuse, NY,
March 2011.
Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics: The Secrets of Money, Tri Region Science and Engineering Fair,
Syracuse, NY, March 2011.
Numerous ESF open houses and receptions
Outreach and Service:
Guest Editor - Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy.
Guest Editor: Journal of Biomass and Bioenergy
Guest Editor: Journal of Biotechnology Advances
Reviewer: Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology
Reviewer: Tappi Journal
SPPF Board of Directors
Joachim Seminar Organizer
ABET Engineering Review Team
Editoral Advisory Board
Korean Tappi Journal
Progress in Paper Recycling
Scientific Advisory Board, Biopulping International
Board of Directors, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry
ABET Program Evaluator
Middle States Steering Committee
Personal Objectives (2010-2011):
Summary of objectives
1. To update the PBE website with information about the new graduate programs.
2. To develop the ABET Accreditation manual and begin preparations for the ABET accreditation visit
in 2012.
3. To develop a series of seminar courses with the Joachim Fellows. The seminar will focus on the
non-technical skills of ABET Learning Outcomes.
4. To further develop the outlines of the work and to find a publisher for the texts.
Accomplishments related to objectives
1. New material is continually being put up on the webpage. As soon as the new graduate programs are
completely approved, these will also be put up. A section on the international opportunities will also
be added to the website.
2. We have begun the preparations for the ABET accreditation visit for 2012 with the self study due
next June. I will be coordinating the college’s effort for the three programs seeking accreditation;
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Drs Shijie Liu and Klaus Doelle will coordinate the efforts for the bioprocess engineering and paper
engineering programs, respectively. The accreditation manual will be forthcoming out of the
preparations for the next visit.
3. The Joachim Fellows are currently leading the effort in the seminar courses supported by the
Joachim Endowment. Over the past year, the major accomplishments have been the delivery of Six
Sigma Green Belt training to 24 students at ESF and the creation of GNE 330/GNE 530, a seminar
course encompassing professional engineering skills. This course will be offered each semester
starting Fall 2011 and will be required for all new incoming students.
4. My current outline will encompass three books, roughly correlating to three courses in our curricula.
The conceptual titles and corresponding courses are:
a. Computational Engineering Tools (GNE 160)
b. Process Engineering Calculations (PSE 370)
c. Process Engineering Simulation and Control (PSE 477)
Personal Objectives (2011-2012):
1. To update the PBE website with information about the new graduate programs as soon as they are
finally approved and the department-sponsored international programs.
2. To coordinate the ABET accreditation efforts for the department and the college.
3. To implement GNE 330 (Professional Engineering Skills).
4. To further develop the outlines of the work and to find a publisher for the texts.
5. To explore the creation of recruitment video and audio clips.
In addition to the stated objectives above, a significant effort will involve as chair the administration of the
department and its relationship to its constituents. I am anticipating a significant involvement with SPPF,
especially in conjunction with administrating the proceeds of the Joachim Endowment.
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Appendix B. Support for graduate students in the PBE Department (Asterisks indicates support loan from Provost).
Name
Ali,Matthew Michael
Alves,Ericka Figueiredo
Arens,Karin
Arthur,Beth Ann
Attiogbe,Francis Kwaku
Bates,Richard Paul
Bhayani,Bhavin V
Buyondo,John Paul
Chaffee,Timothy Louis
Chaiarrekij,Somporn
Chien,Shang-Ning
Cody,Monica Cutillo
Das,Nihar Ranjan
Dongre,Prajakta
Duarte,Gustavo
Dyer,Beverley Elaine
Foster,Sarah Beth
Garver,Michael P
Gong,Chen
Goundalkar,Mangesh J
Grieco,Scott Allen
Henderson,John A.
Kanungo,Dipankar
Lavrykova,Nataliya Sergiy
Liang,Ling
Mahmud,Shiuli
Malerba,James Vincent
Mishra,Gangesh Kumar
Nicholson,Daniel Joseph
Patulski,Richard
Peluso,Catherine
Shupe,Alan Michael
Song,Qiong
Tsui,Winnie
Wang,Kuo-Ting
Wang,Yang
Wang,Yuanzhen
Yan,Jipeng
Yasarla,Lakshmi Rakesh Kumar
Degree
MS
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
MS
PHD
PHD
MS
MS
PHD
PHD
CAS
CAS
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
CAS
PHD
MS
PHD
PHD
MS
PHD
PHD
CAS
MS
PHD
PHD
MPS
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
PHD
Program
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
CERT BIOPROCESS
CERT BIOPROCESS
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
CERT BIOPROCESS
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
CERT BIOPROCESS
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
ERE-PBE
Fall Support
RPA/Doelle
External/Brazil Gov
Self
Joachim
Dept/RIF-Pilot Plant
RPA/Doelle
SUNY GA
SUNY GA
SUNY GA(*)
Self
SUNY GA(*)
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
SUNY GA
RPA/Bujanovic
External/OBG
Self
RPA/Francis
Self
SUNY GA
SUNY GA
Self
Self
SUNY GA
Self
RPA/Doelle
SUNY GA
SUNY GA(*)
SUNY GA(*)
SUNY GA
SUNY GA(*)
SUNY GA
Self
SUNY GA
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Spring Support
RPA/Doelle
External/Brazil Gov
Self
Joachim
RPA/Francis
RPA/Doelle
SUNY GA
SUNY GA
Self
SUNY GA(*)
Self
Joachim
Self
Self
Self
SUNY GA
RPA/Bujanovic
External/OBG
Self
SUNY GA
SUNY GA
Self
Self
SUNY GA
Self
RPA/Doelle
SUNY GA
SUNY GA(*)
RPA/Scott
SUNY GA
SUNY GA(*)
SUNY GA
Self
SUNY GA
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Appendix C. Program educational objectives and student learning outcomes for the paper engineering program.
Paper Engineering
Program Educational Objectives:
Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professional
accomplishments that the Paper Engineering program is preparing the graduates to achieve. We expect
graduates:
1. To achieve rewarding careers in paper engineering and related fields after graduation.
2. To demonstrate advancement in their careers through increasing professional responsibility and
continued life-long learning.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Program outcomes are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to
do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire in
their matriculation through the program.
(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such
as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,
environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
(l) An ability to work in an industrial or research position within the pulp, paper, or related fields.
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Appendix D. Program educational objectives and student learning outcomes for the bioprocess engineering program.
Bioprocess Engineering
Program Educational Objectives:
Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professional
accomplishments that the Paper Engineering program is preparing the graduates to achieve. We expect
graduates:
1. To achieve rewarding careers in bioprocess engineering and related fields after graduation.
2. To demonstrate advancement in their careers through increasing professional responsibility and
continued life-long learning.
Student Learning Outcomes:
Program outcomes are narrower statements that describe what students are expected to know and be able to
do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire in
their matriculation through the program.
(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such
as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,
environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
(l) An ability to work in an industrial or research position within the bioprocess or related fields.
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Appendix E. Standing committees of the PBE Department (excerpted from the PBE Department Bylaws).
IV. Standing Committees of the Department
A. General
1. The Department Chair appoints members and chairs of the standing committees from among
those in the Department eligible (detailed below) to be on that committee. These appointments
shall generally be done in late spring for the subsequent term.
2. The term of the appointment shall be for one year commencing with the beginning of the
academic year.
3. The committee shall choose to elect a different chair or endorse the appointed chair at the first
regular meeting of the committee.
4. Each committee will establish its own meeting schedule and is expected to meet at least once per
semester.
5. Each member of the committee shall have a single vote in matters before that committee.
B. Executive Committee
1. Composition. The committee shall be composed of the chairs of the Graduate Education
Committee, the Undergraduate Education Committee, the Appointment, Promotion, and
Tenure Committee, and the Department Chair.
2. Chair. The Department Chair shall chair the committee.
3. Responsibilities
a.
Provide counsel to the chair on department matters; and
b. Act on department matters when a quorum of the department cannot be convened or
otherwise necessary.
C. Graduate Education Committee
1. Composition. The committee members shall be composed from the departmental pool of
Faculty Members and shall be appointed to the committee by the Department Chair. A graduate
student invited by the chair of the committee after consultation with Faculty Members and
Graduate Students shall also be a member of the committee.
2. Chair. The committee chair shall be from among its appointed members exclusive of the
graduate student member.
3. Responsibilities.
a.
Assess, review, and improve current departmental and College academic policies and
graduate programs and propose program revisions to the Department for consideration at a
Department Meeting;
b. Supervise the MS, MPS, PhD and other graduate programs that the Department offers in
accordance with College policies;
c. Review and recommend recipients for graduate scholarships and awards;
d. Coordinate the graduate application review process and recommend Graduate Students for
acceptance and funding; and
e. Provide consultation to the Department Chair on matters appropriate to the committee.
D. Undergraduate Education Committee
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1. Composition. The committee members shall be composed from the departmental pool of
Faculty Members, Qualified Faculty, Department Staff, and SPPF Staff and shall be appointed to
the committee by the Department Chair. An undergraduate student invited by the chair of the
committee after consultation with Faculty Members and Undergraduate Students shall also be a
member of the committee.
2. Chair. The committee chair shall be from among its appointed members exclusive of the
undergraduate student member.
3. Responsibilities
a.
Assess, review, and improve current departmental and College academic policies and
undergraduate programs in the Department and propose revisions to the department for
consideration at a Department Meeting;
b. Supervise the BS and other undergraduate programs that the Department offers in
accordance with College policies;
c. Review and recommend recipients of undergraduate scholarships and awards;
d. Coordinate course times and rooms in conjunction with the Registrar’s office;
e. Coordinate with the curriculum committee of SPPF; and
f.
Provide consultation to the Department Chair on matters appropriate to the committee;
E. Department Review Committee
1. Composition. The committee shall consist as described in the SUNY College of Environmental
Science and Forestry, Appointment, Promotion, and Continuing Appointment, Policies, Procedures, and
Standards document.
2. Chair. The committee chair shall be from among its appointed members.
3. Responsibilities. The committee’s responsibilities are as described in the SUNY College of
Environmental Science and Forestry, Appointment, Promotion, and Continuing Appointment, Policies,
Procedures, and Standards and the Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, Appointment, Promotion,
and Continuing Appointment, Policies, Procedures, and Standards documents.
F. Recruitment Committee
1. Composition. The committee members shall be composed from the departmental pool of
Faculty Members, Qualified Faculty, Department Staff, and SPPF Staff and shall be appointed to
the committee by the Department Chair. An undergraduate student invited by the chair of the
committee after consultation with Faculty Members and Undergraduate Students shall also be a
member of the committee.
2.
Chair. The committee chair shall be from among its appointed members exclusive of the
undergraduate student member.
3. Responsibilities
a.
Manage the undergraduate recruitment efforts of the Department;
b. Coordinate with the recruitment committee and SPPF and the Office of Admissions; and
c. Provide consultation to the Department Chair on matters appropriate to the committee;
G. Equipment Committee
1. Composition. The committee members shall be composed from the departmental pool of
Faculty Members, Qualified Faculty Members, Department Staff, and SPPF Staff and shall be
appointed to the committee by the Department Chair. A graduate student invited by the chair of
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the committee after consultation with Faculty Members and Graduate Students shall also be a
member of the committee.
2.
Chair. The committee chair shall be from among its appointed members exclusive of the
graduate student member.
3. Responsibilities
a.
Coordinate equipment and space issues within the Department;
b. Coordinate repair and improvement of the facilities and equipment within the Department;
c. Coordinate with the equipment committee of SPPF;
d. Recommend equipment acquisitions and disposition within the Department; and
e. Provide consultation to the Department Chair on matters appropriate to the committee;
H. Safety Committee
1. Composition. The committee shall be composed from the departmental pool of Faculty
Members, Qualified Faculty Members, Department Staff, and SPPF Staff and shall be appointed
to the committee by the Department Chair. A graduate student invited by the chair of the
committee after consultation with Faculty Members and Graduate Students shall also be a
member of the committee.
2.
Chair. The committee chair shall be from among its appointed members exclusive of the
graduate student member.
3. Responsibilities
a.
Coordinate safety issues within the Department;
b. Coordinate with the Health and Safety Officer on issues of safety;
c. Coordinate the laboratory and safety training of Department Members; and
d. Provide consultation to the Department Chair on matters appropriate to the committee;
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Appendix F. Workload summary for the PBE Department.
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Appendix G. Proposal activity summary for SUNY-ESF (12-month period ending 30 April 2011)
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Appendix H. Proposal status summary for SUNY-ESF (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).
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Appendix I. Proposal activity for PBE Department by PI/coPI (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).
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Appendix J. Proposal activity details for PBE Department (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).
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Appendix K. Sponsored program project expenditure activity for SUNY-ESF (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).
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Appendix L. Sponsored program expenditure activity categorized by funding type/source (12-month period ending 30 April 2011)..
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Appendix M. Sponsored program expenditure activity for the PBE Department summarized by PI/co-PI (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).
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Appendix N. Sponsored program expenditure activity details for the PBE Department (12-month period ending 30 April 2011).
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Appendix O. Current organizational chart for the PBE Department.
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Appendix P. Proposed organizational chart for the PBE Department.
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