AGENDA
SOE Faculty Meeting
September 21, 2015
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Welcome, Call to Order, and Approval of Minutes from the 04/27/2015
Meeting – Dean Kazem Kazerounian
Guest Speaker: Kent Holsinger, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and
Dean, Graduate School – Update on the Graduate Student Unionization
Introduction of New Faculty and Staff
Strategic Initiatives Update – Senior Associate Dean Mike Accorsi
Research & Graduate Education Updates – Associate Dean Mei Wei
Undergraduate Program Updates – Associate Dean Dan Burkey
Open Forum
Welcome
SOE Faculty Meeting
September 21, 2015
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Leadership Transitions
New Engineering Building & IPB
AAUP Merit Raise
IDC returns to centers
School’s plans moving forward
A conversation with Vice Provost for Graduate Education &
Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Holsinger
Leadership Transitions
Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Baki Cetegen
One Decade of Outstanding Leadership
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Founded PW Center of Excellence
UG enrolment increase %35
Graduate enrolment increase %300
Supported research: from $14M to $25M
Leadership Transitions
Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Mei Wei
Interim Head & Associate Dean
For Research and Graduate Education
Leadership Transitions
UTC Institute for Advanced
System Engineering
Professor Krishna Pattipati
The New Engineering Building
Innovation Partnership Building
(IPB)
AAUP Merit Raise
• %70 Department
• %20 Dean
• %10 Provost
• % 40 proportion to Dept.
• % 40 to individuals nominated
by Dept. For special
merit/inequity
• %20 for impactful
contributions +
recommendation to provost
Indirect Cost Return (IDC)
to Centers
• C2E2 and BECAT
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%10
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PIs
Department
Dean
OVPR
Center
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%7.5
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OVPR
• %22.5 Center
Our Plans Moving Forward
A conversation with:
BoT Distinguished Prof. Kent Holsinger
Vice Provost for Graduate Education &
Dean of the Graduate School
New Faculty & Staff
BME
Bin Feng,
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D., Purdue University at West Lafayette
Research Areas: Neuroengineering, Neuromodulation,
Electrophysiology, Experimental and Computational
Neuroscience, Soft Tissue Biomechanics
BME
Yen-Chih Huang,
Associate Professor-in-Residence, Biomedical Engineering
Ph.D.: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Research Areas: Regenerative Medicine, Biomaterials, Cell and
Tissue Engineering
BME
Amanda Sierpinski
Financial Assistant II, Biomedical Engineering
CBE
Emily Fisler
Laboratory Technician III, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
CEE
William Clarkson
Visiting Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ph.D.: Cornell University
Research Areas: Biological treatment systems, anaerobic
microbial processes and digester design and modeling, biofilm
treatment processes, treatment plant operations,
bioremediation, biodegradation, biomass conversion, water
and waste management in developing countries.
CSE
Sridhar Duggirala
Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Ph.D.: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Research Areas: Verification of Cyber-Physical Systems,
Formal Methods & Verification, Control Theory, and
Software Verification
CSE
Sheida Nabavi
Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University
Research Areas: Statistical Machine Learning, Computational
Genomics, Signal/Image Processing, and Translational
Bioinformatics
CSE
Padraic Edgington,
Assistant Professor in Residence, Computer Science & Engineering
Ph.D., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Research Areas: Natural and artificial intelligence and knowledge
transfer between those areas.
ECE
Jonathan Rarey
Laboratory Technician, Electrical & Computer Engineering
ME
Ying Li
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Research Areas: Multiscale modeling, computational material
design, mechanics and physics of soft matter, design of
mechanical metamaterials and targeted drug delivery
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Dianyun Zhang
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Research Areas: Multiscale modeling of composite materials,
high temperature performance of ceramic matrix composites,
experimental characterization of materials with
microstructure, micromechanics of heterogeneous
materials, and damage and fracture mechanics
MEM
Mousumi Roy, P.E.
Assistant Professor in Residence, MEM Program
Ph.D., Columbia University
Research Areas: Statistical data analysis for Engineering and
Business issues involving economic, human, and environmental
sustainability.
CTI
Regina Hackett
Program Assistant I, Connecticut Transportation Institute
CTI
Marisa Auguste
Research Assistant II, Connecticut Transportation Institute
CTI
Kevin Slater
Research Assistant III, Connecticut Transportation Institute
SOE Faculty Meeting – 9/21/15
Michael Accorsi
Senior Associate Dean
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Research Growth
Major Grants & Initiatives
Industry Open House
New Engineering & Science Building
Research Growth
• Waiting to receive FY15 data from OVPR
• Preliminary Results look excellent!
Research Expenditures
Storrs campus only
Does not include UConn Foundation
2012 - 2013
$30.9M
2013 - 2014
$35.7M
2014 - 2015
$38.3M
New Awards
Storrs campus only
Does not include UConn Foundation
2012 - 2013
$25.0M
+ 15%
2013 - 2014
$29.2M
+ 17%
+ 7%
2014 – 2015
$44.0M
+ 51%
Wow!
Major Grants
NSF CAREER Awards
Avinash Dongare - MSE
CAREER: Dynamic Evolution of Defect/Damage
Mesostructures in Metallic Materials
Sung-Yeul Park - ECE
CAREER: Enabling High Charging Efficiency and Long Life Cycle of
High Power Battery Systems: Dynamic Battery Impedance Based
Adaptive and Optimal Battery Charging Algorithms
Tim Vadas - CEE
CAREER: Impact of Urbanization on Organic Carbon-Metal
Interactions and Trophic Transfer in Streams
Kay Wille - CEE
Understanding Behavior and Properties of Nano-Sized Particles
in Cement-Based Materials
Major Grants ($10M)
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Safety Analysis Methods and Systems
PI: Eric Jackson
$10M over 5 years
FHWA & ConnDOT
April 29, 2013
Major Grants ($4.3M)
NSF PIRE: Taming Water in Ethiopia: An Interdisciplinary
Approach to Improve Human Security in a WaterDependent Emerging Region
• PI: Manos Anagnostou & Co-PI: Elizabeth Holzer
• $4.3M over 5 years
• CEE, HRI, ARE, NRE & external partners
Major Grants & Initiatives ($1.2M - $2M)
Fundamental Research on Advanced Gas Turbine Combustion Relevant Analysis
PI: Jackie Sung
Amount: $2M - Sponsor: China National Technical Import and Export Corporation
The Role of Sound Statistics for Discrimination and Coding of Sound
PI: Monty Escabi
Amount: $1.5M - Sponsor: PHS/NIH/National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
The Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center: Year 3 and 4
PI: Eric Jackson
Amount: $1.6M - Sponsor: Department of Transportation/CT Department of Transportation
Household Travel Survey Data Collection Towards CTDOT Statewide Travel Demand Model
Development and Improvement
PI: Karthik Konduri
Amount: $1.5M - Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration/CT Department of Transportation
Metal Oxide Nano-Array Catalysts for Low Temperature Diesel Oxidation
PI: Puxian Gao
Amount: $1.21M - Sponsor: DOE/Department of Energy
Major Grants & Initiatives ($750K - $1.2M)
BIGDATA:F:DKA:DKM:Novel Out-of-Core and Parallel Algorithms for Processing Biological Big Data
PI: Sanguthevar Rajasekaran
Amount: $1.2M - Sponsor: NSF/CISE
Wearable Devices for In-Home Monitoring of Patients with Heart Failure at Risk of Decompensation
PI: Ki Chon
Amount: $1.15M - Sponsor: NSF
Clinical Engineering Internship Program
PI: John Enderle
Amount: $1.15M - Sponsor: CT Hospitals
Materials and Approaches for the Mitigation of SOFC Cathode Degradation in SOFC Power Systems
PI: Prabhakar Singh
Amount: $800K - Sponsor: DOE/Department of Energy
Dual Mode Intermediate Temperature Fuel Cell: Liquid Fuels and Electricity
PI: Radenka Maric
Amount: $761K - Sponsor: DOE/Advanced Research Projects Agency
Major Grants & Initiatives ($600K - $700K)
Technology Transfer Center
PI: Donna Shea
Amount: $700K - Sponsor: DOT/Federal Highway Administration
Repair of Steel Beam/Girder Ends with Ultra High-Strength Concrete (Phase II)
PI: Arash Esmaili Zaghi
Amount: $677K - Sponsor: Department of Transportation/CT Department of Transportation
Development of an Intermediate Temperature Metal Supported Proton Conducting Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
PI: Radenka Maric
Amount: $626K - Sponsor: DOE/Advanced Research Projects Agency
Nanostructured Armature Winding Insulation for Electric Propulsion Motor with High Torque Density
PI: Yang Cao
Amount: $600K - Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation (CEI)
PI: Prabhakar Singh
Amount: $600K - Sponsor: CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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Major Grants & Initiatives ($400K - $600K)
ABI Innovation: An Integrative Approach to Identifying Highly Heritable Subtypes of Complex Phenotypes
PI: PI: Jinbo Bi
Amount: $562K - Sponsor: NSF/BIO/Directorate for Biological Sciences
The Effect of Airborne Contaminants on Fuel Cell Performance and Durability
PI: Trent Molter
Amount: $525K - Sponsor: DOE/Department of Energy
Life Rhythm: A Framework for Automatic and Pervasive Depression Screening Using Smartphones
PI: Bing Wang
Amount: $494K - Sponsor: NSF/CISE
Connecticut Traffic Signal Systems Circuit Rider
PI: Donna Shea
Amount: $477K - Sponsor: CT Department of Transportation
Connecticut Advanced Pavement Lab
PI: James Mahoney
Amount: $458K - Sponsor: DOT/Federal Highway Administration
Value-Added Uses for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Derived From Post-Consumer PET Carpets (PCC)
PI: Richard Parnas
Amount: $436K - Sponsor: Carpet American Recovery Effort
Major Initiatives
Transportation Forum & Summit
• Let’s GO CT – Governor’s 30 year vision for CT
transportation future - $100B
• UConn Engineering will be a major contributor
• Kickoff - Transportation Forum
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July 13, 2015
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January/February, 2016
• Follow up – Transportation Summit
Major Initiatives
NSF Engineering Research Center
CENTER FOR METHANE
UTILIZATION NANO-SYSTEMS
• PI: Radenka Maric
• Preliminary Proposal: October 23, 2015
• Full Proposal: June 16, 2016
Major Grants & Initiatives
• Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Manufacturing Innovation Institute
• 7th National Institute for
Manufacturing Innovation
• National Level - $171M over 5 yrs
• Connecticut - $7.5M over 5 yrs
• Interested?
Major Initiatives
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Next IMI will be Smart Manufacturing
FOA released on September 16th
UConn will be part of the Northeast node
Areas of interest:
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Advanced sensors
Control systems & data analytics
High fidelity predictive modeling & simulation
Open software & communication platforms
Application toolkits
Testbeds
• Interested?
Major Initiatives
• CT designated as an IMCP for aerospace
manufacturing and shipbuilding by EDA
• Three areas: workforce, supply chain, and
research & innovation
• CT consortium of public, private, and
industry sectors
Industry Open House
• Save the date – Nov. 5th - 8:00 to noon
• Email invitation soon – reply promptly!
New Engineering & Science Building
• Open design and shared facilities optimal for
research clusters
• Each floor ~ 15,000 ft2
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75 students x 200 ft2/student
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Cybersecurity
Mechatronics/Cyber Physical Systems/Robotics
Power Engineering
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Biomaterials & Biodevices
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Micro & Nano-scale Systems
Chemical Processes with focus
on Energy & Manufacturing
• First floor – 3 clusters
• Fourth floor – 2 clusters
• Fifth floor
Thank You
First Floor
Fourth Floor
Fifth Floor
SOE Faculty Meeting
September 21, 2015
Mei Wei
Associate Dean for Research
and Graduate Education
Educational Grants
GAAN (Department of Education):
• Guiling Wang and Tim Vadas
• Luyi Sun and Mu-ping Nieh
REU grants submitted (NSF):
• Dan Burkey
• Michael Pettes and Jason Lee
Director for Graduate Education
Graduate Enrollment
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John Lof Young Leader Fellowship
• Morad Behandish, ME
• Bahar Deljoo, MSE
• Drew Clearfield, MSE
• Paul Wortman, ECE
• Kamyar Momeni, BME
Professional Development
Workshops
• Visa Option After Graduation – Sept 16
• Successful Graduate Life – Sept 30
• Entering the Job Market: From Interview to
Negotiation – October 14
• Mastering Presentations: Talks, Slides, & Poster
Exhibits – Nov 18
• Time and Location: 12:00-2:00pm SU 304B
Tuition Return
• FY 2016
• 50%  faculty IDC
• Evaluate in one year
Thank You
alumni
Thursday, September 24 | 2-3:30pm
Student Union Theatre
womengineering syposium
achieving gender diversity & inclusion
Saturday, October 3 | 10-11:30am
Castleman 212
Engineering Alumni Legacy Society
Legacy Celebration & Pinning Ceremony
Saturday, October 10 | 9-10:30am
Information Technology Engineering (ITE) Lobby
Huskies Forever Weekend
Breakfast with the Dean & EUROTECH Reunion
Thursday, November 19 | 4:30 – 6:30pm
Branford House
| Avery Point Campus
UConn/Electric Boat Alumni & Interns
Professional Networking Reception