ENGINEERING
NEW FRONTIERS
MUN YOUNG CHOI
University of Connecticut
School of Engineering
Announcements
 Dr. Y. Bar-Shalom, Recipient of
Alumni Assn Faculty Research
Award
 Mr. S. Case, Recipient of Alumni
Assn Humnitarian Award
 Drs. M. Aindow, P. Alpay and Dr. J.
Mantese (UTRC): Innovative Alloys
to Replace Gold in Electrical
Connectors
 Crow Innovation Prize for
Students
Student Accomplishments
 Xuehui Zhang (ECE Ph.D. Candidate) received the
First Place Prize at the 2010 CSAW – Embedded
Systems Challenge
 Xiaoxiao Wang (ECE Ph.D. Candidate) received
Best in Session Award at the 2010 TECHCON
Conference sponsored by SRC
 Maxim Budyansky (ME UG) received 1st Place in
ASME Old Guard Int’l Competition
 Ying Wang (CMBE Ph.D. Candidate) received the
3rd Place Poster Prize from the AIChE MESD
 Anthony La (CMBE UG) received the 3rd Place in
the AICHE UG Poster Competition
New Engineering Building
 Building will house
emerging research
activities
 Partnership with UITS:
SOTA data center for
high-performance
computing
 2007: $36M building to
be completed in FY16
 2010: $62M building to
be completed in FY15
Chair Professors
 UTC Professorship in
Systems Engineering
 Dr. Yaakov Bar-Shalom
(Chair)
 UTC Professorship in
Thermal-Fluids
Engineering
 Dr. Prabhakar Singh (Chair)
 Upcoming
 Krenicki Professorship
 Hewitt Professorship
 Lof Professorship
 Investiture Ceremony for
all Chair Professors
Journal Articles
Publications in High Impact Journals
500
450
Journal Articles
400
350
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150
100
50
0
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2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Research Expenditures
Nationally-Competitive Programs
$40
$35
Expenditures ($M)
$30
$25
$20
$15
$10
$5
$0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Selected NRC Graduate Rankings
Many Programs in Top 10 Percentile
Chem Student Outcomes
Chem
Academic Jobs
Civil
Placement Rate
CSE
Female Faculty
Elect
Awards
Elect
Quality Survey
Environ
Diversity
Environ
Placement Rate
MSE
Diversity
MSE
Placement Rate
Mech
Awards
Mech
Publications
Overall
Rank
4
16
13
17
10
33
9
14
8
9
19
27
Percentile Public U. Rank
2.5%
2
10.0%
12
5.7%
7
3.9%
11
4.0%
4
13.1%
17
4.0%
7
6.2%
8
6.3%
4
7.0%
5
8.3%
5
11.7%
14
Commitment to Graduate
Education
 Professional Development
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Awareness of proposal writing
Effective teaching
Effective communication
Technical writing
Networking
Teaching fellowships
Graduate fellowships
Industry experience
Placement support
BS Graduates:
60% of BS Graduates in CT
350
300
BS Degrees
250
200
150
100
50
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
NSF and ASEE Statistics:
Integral to CT Industries – Growth to Meet Demand
Engineers as Share of Work Force (WF)
1st Quartile
BS Degrees Conferred in S/E for 18-24 year olds 4th Quartile
UConn’s Share of BS Degrees in CT (‘07-’09)
61%
S/E Doctorate Holders as a Share of WF
1st Quartile
S/E Doctorates Conferred as a Share of WF
3rd Quartile
UConn’s Share of PhD Degrees in CT (‘07-’09)
65%
Student Interest in Engineering:
Need More Capacity to Meet Demand
3000
Enrollment
2500
Applications
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Commitment to UG Education
 Innovative freshmen year curriculum
 Recruitment & Retention
 Minors
 Business
 Communication
 Engagement
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UG Research
Internships/Co-Ops
International activities
K-12 & Community outreach
Engineers W/O Borders
 Effective advising
SoE Industry Partnerships
 250+ Industry partnerships in
research, senior design, licenses, etc
 +50% of all patents & disclosures at
UConn are from SoE faculty
 Strong professional and financial
support for faculty
 Technology Pathfinder (Dr. H.
Bozorgmanesh)
 Springboard (Mr. M. Wisniewski)
 Industry partners (Ms. R.
Biennemann)
 Corporate relations (Dr. T. Huey)
SoE Distinguished Lectures
 Jan 21 (ME)
 Feb 4 (ECE)
Dr. Gang Chen, Soderberg Professor, MIT
Dr. P.R. Kumar, Woeltge Professor, University of
llinois
 Feb 21 (CMBE) Dr. Gary Messing, Distinguished Professor,
Penn State University
 Feb 22 (SoE)
Mr. Craig Ashmore, Executive VP, Emerson
Int’l
 Mar 22 (SOE) Dr. Sridhar Kota, Asst Director of Advanced
Manuf., Office of the White House & U. of M.
 Apr 14 (CSE)
Dr. Ted Shortliffe, Pres of AMIA, U. of Houston
 Apr 15 (CEE)
Dr. Rafael Bras, Provost, Georgia Tech
C2E2 Distinguished Energy Lectures
(Dr. Wilson Chiu, Coordinator)
 Oct 28, Detailed Chemical Kinetic Modeling of Conventional and
Bio-derived Fuels, Dr. William J. Pitz, LLNL
 November 4, Role of the Smart Grid and Demand Response to
Alleviate Electric Vehicle Penetration Challenges, Prof. Saifur
Rahman, Virginia Tech
 November 11, Enhancing Flow Induced Motions to Harness
Hydrokinetic Energy in an Environmentally Compatible Way, Prof.
Michael M. Bernitsas, University of Michigan
 November 18, New Membrane Morphologies for Improved Fuel
Cell Operation, Prof. Peter N. Pintauro, Vanderbilt U.
 December 9, Repowering the Nation: Setting Standards for the
Smart Grid, Dr. George W. Arnold, Deputy Director of NIST and
National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability
C2E2 Multi-Scale Comp Sci & Eng
(Drs. Huang, Rajasekaran and Ammar)
 September 9, Dr. Eliot Fang, Computational Structural and
Materials Mechanics in Engineering Decision-Making, Sandia
National Laboratories
 September 23, Dr. George H. Gilmer, Atomistic Simulations of
Thin Film Growth, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 October 7, Dr. Ken P. Chong, Translational Research in
Sustainability and Mechanics, George Washington University
 October 28, Dr. Nasr Ghoniem, The Role of Computations in the
Development of Future Super-steels, University of California at
Los Angeles
 December 2, Dr. Sonia Tulyani & Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Multi-scale
Modeling Approach to Develop Anti-Ice Coatings, UTRC
SoE Engineers Week Activities
 Feb 22, UConn Career Fair
 Feb 22, Traits of a Global Engineer, Craig Ashmore,
Executive VP, Emerson Int’l
 Feb 23, Graduate Student Appreciation Luncheon
 Feb 24, Student Organization Awareness Events
 Feb 25, Engineering Ambassadors Outreach Events
 Feb 25, Engineers Ball
Upcoming Nominations
 Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors (Dec. 1
deadline)
 Honorary Degree nominations (Dec. 1 deadline
 Women of Innovation Awards: students, alumni,
faculty (Jan. 15 deadline)
 Alumni Assn Awards (Feb. 11 deadline):
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Faculty Excellence in Research
Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Alumni Service
Distinguished Alumni
Honorary
Univ. Service
Humanitarian
Upcoming Events
 December 9, SoE Holiday Reception & Basketball
Game (Alumni House & Gampel)
SoE Advisory Board
(Dec. 10, UConn Foundation)
November 18, 2010
Faculty Meeting
Undergraduate Education &
Diversity
• Approve the December 2010 Graduates
• Discuss and approve the 2011-2012 General
Catalog Changes
• ABET update
Motion to award degrees to
the 2010 Graduates
“That the faculty recommend to the Board of Trustees that they grant the
degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering to the following students who
have majored in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Environmental Engineering,
Material Science & Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and that they
grant the degree of Bachelor of Science to the following students who have
majored in Computer Science or Management & Engineering for
Manufacturing effective December 19, 2010, providing that a committee
consisting of the Assistant Dean, Director of Advising and Degree Auditor be
authorized to withhold any degree for which the requirements have not
been met on Commencement Day or to add the name of any person to the
list who has met the requirement for a degree on Commencement Day”
Motion to approve the
2011-2012 catalog changes
• Discussion by program:
– BME
– CEE - CE
– CEE- ENVE
– CMBE – MSE
– CSE
– ECE
– ENGR
– ME
ABET FALL 2013
• We are half way to our next visit! 
• Has your program Criteria changed? 
• Based on assessment, what curricula changes
are you considering?
• Are the outcomes being achieved?
• What performance indicators are being used?
• Ask your colleague who attended the
October 27th ABET Workshop.
School’s plan to have a
successful ABET Visit - 2013
• Identify a SOE ABET coordinator
• Identify a program coordinator
• Encourage faculty to become
Program Evaluators (PEV)
• Identify faculty to attend PEV
training to become our resident
resources
ABET LINKS
• http://www.abet.org/Linked%20DocumentsUPDATE/Criteria%20and%20PP/EAC%20Reade
rs%20Guide.pdf
2010 UG ENROLLMENT STATS
BME
FRESHMEN 82
CE
46
CHEG CS
65
EG UND
& EG
CSE COMPE EE ENVE ME MEM MSE PHYS TOTAL
26 41
19
21 19
81 11
9
63
483
UG Students 316 226 233 88 156
56
159 70 447 57 81
105
1994
Export Control
School of Engineering
November 18, 2010
Goals of the Export Control Laws
The Export Control Laws and Regulations are
intended to:
– Advance U.S. foreign policy goals and objectives
– Prevent terrorism
– Comply with U.S. trade agreements so as not to
damage interests of the U.S. economy
– Prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction, either chemical, nuclear or biological
Laws and Regulations
• Export Administration Regulations (EAR)
– Enforced by the Department of Commerce
– Covers technologies, commodities and software with both a
commercial and military application, hence the phrase “dual use”
• International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
– Enforced by the State Department
– Applies primarily to exporters of defense services, and technical data
– Includes space technology, explosives, military training equipment,
defense services and related technical data (which can include the
software)
• Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
– Restricts transactions with countries such as Cuba, Iran, Liberia, Syria,
North Korea, and Sudan, even those in the nature of an academic
collaboration.
What is an Export?
• Transfer of controlled technology, information,
equipment, software or services to a foreign
person in the US or abroad by any means; e.g.,
– actual shipment outside the US
– visual inspection in or outside the US
– written or oral disclosure
What is a deemed export?
The transfer or disclosure by any means…
– of information or technical data concerning export
controlled equipment, materials or items…
– to a foreign entity (e.g., a student or post-doc) …
– in the U.S. (e.g., at UConn)
What does it mean?
• If a technology is subject to export controls:
– License must be obtained from the U.S.
government prior to sharing such technology with
a foreign entity
– We have to prevent foreign students, staff, faculty
from participating in research on controlled
technologies!
– We have to prevent UConn researchers from
sending controlled materials, items, equipment to
foreign countries!
Exclusion
• Fundamental Research Exclusion
– Basic and applied research in science and
engineering
– Performed at U.S. university
– The results of which ordinarily are published and
shared broadly within the scientific community
– As distinguished from proprietary research and
from industrial development design, production,
and product utilization
Exclusion Lost
If UConn accepts awards with the following terms
and conditions, the FRE may not apply:
– Prohibition of participation of foreign nationals in
the research
– Requirement for the approval of publications or
that research results and data generated in the
conduct of the research are treated as confidential
Export Control Compliance Program
• Forms
– Export Control Contract Review Form
– Export Control Technical Review Form
– Certification of Foreign Nationals Form
• Investigator Compliance Letter (Sample)
• Final Compliance Report (Sample)
Penalties for Export Controls Violations
• Criminal (willful violations)
– Up to $1M for the University
– Up to $250K/violation for individuals and/or up to
10 years in prison
• Civil
– Up to $12K/violation for individuals/University
(EAR)
– Up to $500K/violation for individuals and the
University (ITAR)