University of Missouri - Rolla
Missouri’s Premier Technological Research University
The name. The degree. The difference.
CAT & UMR: Partners in Excellence
July 5, 2005
UMR Presenters
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Bob Mitchell, Dean, School of Engineering
Jay Goff, Dean, Enrollment Management
Wayne Huebner, Vice Provost, Research
Arlan DeKock, Dean, School of Management &
Information Systems
Mariesa Crow, Dean, School of Materials,
Energy, & Earth Resources
Judy Cavender, Development Officer,
Corporations and Foundations
UMR
Missouri’s Premier Technological Research University
Bob Mitchell
Dean of the School of Engineering
presentation to:
July 5, 2005
Rolla, Missouri
Facilities
Havener Center
(completed 2005)
Residential
College
(completed 2005)
Facilities
Emerson Hall
Electrical and
Computer Engineering
(completed 1998)
Butler-Carlton Hall
Civil, Architectural
And Environmental
Engineering
(completed 2003)
Facilities
Toomey Hall
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Construction begins 2005
Engineering Disciplines Offered
Aerospace Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Biomaterials Engineering
Ceramic Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Management
Environmental Engineering
Geological Engineering
Interdisciplinary Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallugical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Systems Engineering
Recognition
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US News Top 50 engineering programs at PhD
granting institutions
Forbes 25 Most Entrepreneurial College Campuses
Intel Top 100 Unwired Campuses
A top 10 university for doctoral degrees to women
(10th highest percentage of doctoral degrees
awarded to women in 2003, American Society for
Engineering Education, October 2004)
First university in the U.S. to become ISO 14001
certified
2005 Outstanding Engineering Teacher in the
Nation, ASEE, Ralph Flori, Basic Engineering
Recognition
2004 Engineering Workforce Commission
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UMR ranked 22nd in the nation in the number
of engineering degrees granted in 2004 with
1,011.
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UMR ranked 21st in the number of master’s
degrees awarded in engineering with 459.
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UMR ranked 32nd in the nation in the number
of undergraduate engineering degrees with
603.
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UMR had 35 African American engineering
graduates (more than Purdue, Illinois, Penn
State, or Stanford)
Student Design Competitions
In 2003-2005, UMR has won six national student competition
championships: American Solar Challenge from Chicago to LA, the
Formula Sun Grand Prix, the AE Heavy Lift Aero Competition East;
and the Human Powered Vehicle Contest East (three times).
Goal: Student Design Teams Will
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Prove intellectually stimulating
Teach self-motivation
Forge a sense of team pride
Reveal the principles and benefits of team-based leadership
Instill in each participant the makings of a professional identity
UMR Student Enrollment
Jay Goff
Dean of Enrollment Management
presentation to:
July 5, 2005
UMR Students
UMR
STUDENT BODY
OVERVIEW
Enrollment
» Student Profile
» A Focus on Diversity
 Student Success
» Retention & Graduation
» Starting Great Careers
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Enrollment
STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL: Grow to 6500-7000 Students
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TOTAL Enrollment
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Freshman class
5400
4100
1300
900*
* 2003, 2004, 2005 Largest New Student Classes in 15 years
Class Locations
•Campus: 91%
•Distance: 9%
UMR's Academic Major Distribution by
Headcount
Management
& Business
Majors, 5%
Engineering Majors
Arts &
Science
Majors, 22%
Arts & Science
Majors
Engineering
Majors, 73%
Management &
Business Majors
Undergraduate Demographics
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Average Age: 21.6 years old
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Gender:
» 23% Female
» 77% Male
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First Generation College Students:
» 2004-05: 39%
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Residency:
» Missouri Residents: 76%
» Out-State Students: 24%
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Ethnicity:
» African-American: 4%
» Asian-American: 3%
» Caucasian: 83%
» Hispanic: 2%
» Native-American: 1%
» Non-resident, International: 2%
» Not Disclosed: 5%
Students’ Home States
University of Missouri - Rolla
Geographic Origin of All Students - Fall 2004
WASHINGTON
33
MONTANA
NORTH DAKOTA
5
OREGON
MAINE
MINNESOTA
1
4
VT
19
3
SOUTH DAKOTA
4
RI
PENNSYLVANIA
IOWA
27
40
UTAH
4
2
20
NEBRASKA
6
ILLINOIS
351
COLORADO
11
129
3685
DC
WV
18
OKLAHOMA
45
NEW MEXICO
10
SO.
CAROLINA
70
7
TEXAS
82
2
LA
5
24
2
Legend
GEORGIA
ALABAMA
2
7
NO. CAROLINA
ARKANSAS
MS
MD
17
TENNESSEE
ARIZONA
NJ
VIRGINIA
3
KENTUCKY
42
6
DE
12
17
16
MISSOURI
13
OHIO
IN
KANSAS
CALIFORNIA
11
MA 14
CT
NEW YORK
MICHIGAN
5
NEVADA
NH
13
13
3
WYOMING
2
WISCONSIN
IDAHO
4
50 or more students
10 – 49 students
10
8
ALASKA
FL
1 - 9 students
All Students, Totals
No students
3
HAWAII
United States
Other Countries
Total
4,830
577
5,407
Note: Geographic Origin is defined as student's legal residence at time of original admission to UMR.
Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) frozen files, 4th week after enrollment.
Student Profile
•Average ACT: 27.2 (upper 10% in nation)
•40% ranked in top 10% of high school class
•83% interested in Engineering & Science
•92% joining a student organization/leadership skills
•79% UMR: 1st choice college to attend
•18% UMR: 2nd choice college to attend
•Average Family Adjusted Gross Income:
2000-01: $61,716
2004-05: $67,355
•Average Financial Aid Package: $10,100
•75% are receiving scholarships and financial aid
•26% qualify for Pell Grants
•73% plan to work while enrolled at UMR
On-Campus Enrollment
By Gender
8,000
7,000
6,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
Year
Men
Women
2000
1990
1980
1970
1960
0
1950
Students
5,000
350
7%
300
6%
200
61
8
150
62
9
64
11
55
15
64
13
65
56
70
71
63
59
18
25
25
23
59 53
22 24
22
25
84
24
85
5%
21
4%
3%
African-American
Native American
Hispanic
20
04
20
03
20
02
20
01
20
00
19
99
19
98
19
97
19
96
19
95
19
94
19
93
0%
19
92
0
19
91
50
202 179
197 205 185 2%
162 165 186
158 145 139 148 157 159 183
1%
100
19
90
Enrollment
250
% of total enrollment
% of total enrollment
Total On-Campus Enrollment: Under-represented minorities
(Undergraduate and Graduate)
Current Student Success
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Retention Rates, 2004
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General Student Body:
Female Students:
Minority Students:
CAMPUS GOAL:
85%
90%
91%
87%
Graduation Rates, 2004
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General Student Body:
Female Students:
Minority Students:
CAMPUS GOAL:
63%
69%
71%
70%
Planned Academic Majors of Admissable, ACT Tested College Bound Missouri
Students, 1989-2003
25%
24%
24%
22%
20%
23%
23%
23%
22%
21%
21%
20%
21%
21%
17%
15%
15%
14%
12%
10%
8%
7%
8%
8%
7%
8%
7%
8%
7%
6%
5%
1%
0%
0%
1
2
1%
3
4
7%
6%
1%
0%
5
8%
6%
0%
6
Natural Sciences
0%
7
9%
6%
6%
9%
6%
0%
0%
8
Math
8%
9
Technology
6%
0%
10
0%
11
Engineering
11%
10%
12
10%
9%
5%
5%
5%
4%
0%
0%
0%
0%
13
14
15
High School Graduates
Interested in Engineering Majors
High School Graduates Interested in Engineering Majors
70000
65000
60000
55000
50000
45000
40000
Number
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
63653
66475
67764
64571
64937
63329
63601
65329
65776
61648
54175
52112
Female High School Graduates
Interested in Engineering Majors
Female High School Graduates Interested in Engineering Majors
16000
21.0%
14000
20.5%
20.0%
12000
19.5%
10000
19.0%
8000
18.5%
6000
18.0%
4000
17.5%
2000
0
17.0%
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Number
11710
12974
13483
13180
13389
12681
12803
12648
12480
11689
10073
9345
Percent
18.4%
19.5%
19.9%
20.4%
20.6%
20.0%
20.1%
19.4%
19.0%
19.0%
18.7%
18.0%
16.5%
Potential
Minority Engineering
Majors
Potential
Minority
Engineering
Majors
16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
African American 11.3%
11.6%
11.9%
12.4%
13.3%
13.3%
13.4%
13.8%
13.7%
13.5%
13.5%
14.1%
American Indian
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.4%
1.3%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.2%
Hispanic
5.2%
5.9%
5.9%
6.1%
6.3%
6.1%
6.1%
5.9%
5.9%
5.9%
6.3%
6.9%
2004 African-American Student
Funnel for Engineering
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High School Seniors:
ACT Testers/College Bound:
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Any Engineering Interest, all scores:
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Engin. Interest, +21 comp. score:
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MO
8561
3850
167
36
IL
14,479
14,479
599
111
15
50
(21 = MO average score / 50%)
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Engin. Interest, +24 comp. score:
(24 = UM minimum for auto admission)
Projected Change in High School Graduates
2002-2012
+9
-11
-17
-20
-4
+7
+11
-22
-6
-11
-2
+7
+12
+20
+4
-3
-8
-7
+53
+5
-6
-8
+2
+4
+7
-4
+3 -3
-7
+3
+8
-1
-12
+6
+13
-3
-1
+2 +16
+9
+9
-10
> 20 %
+11% to +20%
0% to +10%
STAMATS, 2005
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, State Public Elementary and Secondary Enrollment Model,
and State Public High School Graduates Model. May 2002.
Decreases
-10
-10
-2
-1
0
+10
+5
+3
-10
Results from 2003-04
University Wide Diversity Initiative
Student Diversity Programs
Women’s Leadership Institute
Center for Pre-College Programs
Taking One 30 year-old Program and
Expanding it to Three
Strategic Plan
Diversity in Enrollment Goals
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GOALS: 2010 Enrollment Diversity
Overall Enrollment of 6000 (5500 on campus, 500 off campus programs)
» New Student Goals
– 900 students first-time freshmen
– 425 transfer students
– 425 graduate students
– total of 1750 new students overall
Women
Minority
2001
178
36
2002
205
45
2003
210
55
2006
240
65
2008
285
80
2010
315
90
Post Graduation Outcomes
Around 96% of UMR graduates secure a position in
their field/area of choice within 3 months of graduation.
 Over 400 organizations recruit UMR students each year
 Average starting salary of 2004 graduates exceeded
$47,000.00
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Research UMR
Building bridges with CATERPILLAR Inc..
Wayne Huebner
Vice Provost for Research
presentation to:
July 5, 2005
UMR’s Vision
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A university whose faculty and staff are
committed to the success of students
through excellence in teaching and
enhanced learning programs
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A university where faculty, staff and
students conduct nationally-competitive
research to meet societal needs
Annual Research Expenditures
(in thousand of dollars)
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
FY96
FY97
Federal
FY98
FY99
State & Local
FY00
Industry
FY01
FY02
FY03
Institutional Funds
FY04
FY06
GOAL
All Others
Master Sponsored Research Agreement with
CATERPILLAR INC.
signed April 7, 2005
 A key component of our strategy to increase our national
reputation is to form strategic research partnerships with industry.
CATERPILLAR Inc. is viewed as a premier corporate partner, and
hence in the fall of 2004 we pursued establishing the MSRA.
 Clear definitions of IP, licensing and rights in Data and Publication
 Establishes a CATERPILLAR Visiting Scientist Program which
provides access to office space, lab facilities, computer
connections…
 User friendly - projects can be initiated under this agreement by
simply specifying the “Research Project Specifications”
(PI/deliverables/budget/timeframe), and gathering appropriate
signatures
Core Strengths
 Infrastructure
 Environmental
 Energy
 IT
 Materials
 Nanotechnology
 Biotech
 Manufacturing
 Power
Electronics
 Intelligent
Systems
Structurally Integrated Coatings for
Wear and Corrosion
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Development of plasma-sprayed FeMo-B coating; produces ≈50% Mo2B
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Application for buckets and bulldozers
to lower the overall weight (reduced
steel section) by adding a more wear
resistant coating.
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A Department of Energy program
being lead by Caterpillar, Inc. (PI: Dr.
Jason L. Sebright)
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Subcontracts to:
 Iowa State University
 University of Illinois
 University of Missouri-Rolla
Plasma sprayed coating after
bend test showing crack
initiation.
UMR (D.C. Van Aken) to provide mechanical test properties of
coating materials formulated and processed by Caterpillar, Inc.
“Ferrous Microstructure” Seminar
 Caterpillar Technical Center
short course on
understanding and
interpreting the
microstructures of steel
(October 3-4, 2005)
 Attended by 30-40
Caterpillar materials
engineers each year
 Taught by David C. Van
Aken, UMR Professor of
Metallurgical Engineering
Photograph shows the formation of acicular
ferrite in a coarse grained steel forging.
 Course previously taught
by Professor Emeritus
Robert Bohl University of
Illinois
Development of “Cellular” Polycrystalline
Diamond/WC(Co) Composites for Drill Bits
Surface
Cross-section
Ultra-High Temperature
Ceramic Composites
Project Objectives
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Reaction-based processing of thermal protection materials: borides, carbides…
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Use temperatures above 2200°C.
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Improved aerodynamic performance
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Increased margin of safety for take-off and re-entry.
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No communications blackout on re-entry.
Waverider Reentry Vehicle
Configuration
Sharp UHTC Leading Edge
Dr. Bill Fahrenholtz
Dr. Greg Hilmas
UMR EMC Lab/CAT Collaborations
ADEM III* engine controller – working
with CAT engineers (Thomas Baker,
Electronic Power Converters) on EMI
design and mitigation
Digital
ASIC
PWM ASIC (not placed)
GN
D
original configuration
a microcoax connected to the Microprocessor
clock and Digital ASIC
-75
-80
-85
Magnitude (dBm)
Layer
1
Microprocesso
r
CM current on power cable
-70
-90
-95
-100
-105
Layer
8
Vc
c
R710
(10Ω)
Clock routing with layer changes leading to
EMI coupling path
-110
10-15 dB EMI reduction with new
layout
-115
-120
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Frequency (MHz)
700
800
• New EMI coupling paths identified
• Developed new design strategies at the
connector for CAT to reduce EMI from cable
harnesses
• New signal routing guidelines for clocks and
high-speed signals to reduce EMI
* Advanced Diesel Engine Module (ADEM® III), an
electronic system that improves performance and fuel
efficiency while reducing smoke and emissions.
900
1000
UMR’s NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
on Intelligent Maintenance Systems
Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS)
UMR Core Competencies
Closed-Loop
Closed-Loop
Life
LifeCycle
Cycle
Design for
Design
Design
 The IMS Center
(www.imscenter.net)
is engaged in
industry-relevant,
intelligent
maintenance
research work.
 Supported by 15
industrial members.
Health Monitoring
Product or
System Sensors & Embedded
In Use
Intelligence
Reliability and
Serviceability
Product
Center

Near
Near“0”
“0”
Downtime
Downtime
Product
Redesign
Smart
Design
Enhanced
Six-Sigma
Design
Degradation Watchdog
Agent™
Self-Maintenance
Communications
•Redundancy
•Active
•Passive
•Tether-Free
(Bluetooth)
• Internet
• TCP/IP
Service
•
Web-enabled Monitoring &
Prognostics

Condition-based
Maintenance
• Business
and Service
Synchronization
(CBM)
• Asset Optimization
Goal: Develop long-term partnerships with industry and government
in the area of Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics
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Mission: Develop long-term partnerships among
industry, academe, and government. Seed partnered
approaches to new or emerging research
Goals:
 Provide highly leveraged industry/university
cooperation by focusing on fundamental research
recommended by Industrial Advisory Boards
 Develop strong industrial support of and
collaboration of research and education
 Direct transfer of university developed ideas,
research results, experience and technology to US
industry
 Provide next generation scientists and engineers
with a broad industrial oriented perspective on
engineering research and practice
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Fuzzy Logic
Multivariable
Analysis
with
Learning
Trending
Confidence
Remaining
Useful Life
Confidence
Severity
Intelligent Agents
Advanced Simulation
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Watchdog Agent and Device-to-Business (D2B) are Trademarks of IMS Center
Mission and Goals of NSF I/UCRC Program
Neural Networks
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Data Fusion
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Service
History
UMR Mote
Diagnostics and Prognostics

• Decision Support Tools for
Optimized Maintenance
Web-enabled D2B™ Platform
(XML-based)
Sensing and Monitoring
 Sensing Techniques
 Wireless Sensor Networking and Hardware (UMR
Mote)
Wireless
 System on a Chip
Wireless
University of Cincinnati
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Degradation
Distributed Sensors
UMR Mote
Wireless
Virtual Reality
Virtual Prototyping
Reliability
Information
Prognostic on a Chip
Memberships and Benefits
Membership Levels:
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40K/year for Full Member; 11K/year for
Associate Members (< 500 employees)
Leverage of internal R&D resources by joining the Center.
Waiver of all indirect costs associated with the membership.
Near-zero maintenance technology can result in significant
cost savings
Attend Center workshops at minimal/no cost.
Right to use Center reports, data and information internally
for evaluation and further research.
An option to a non-exclusive, non-transferable, worldwide
royalty-free license on any patentable invention conceived
and reduced to practice, and the use of copyrighted
software arising from Center Projects.
Working with CAT engineers: Dave Schings and Jerry Wear, Systems and Controls, and Components
June 2004: Launch of the largest research contract ever at UMR: the $14.2M
Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies
30 faculty; 50 graduate students
Advanced
Simulation
Friction Stir
Processing
High Speed
Machining
Non-Chrome
Coating
Partners: WPAFB & Boeing
Rapid
prototyping
Laser Materials
Processing
Abrasive
Slurry Cutting
NonDestructive
Evaluation
Composites
Manufacturing
Electronic
Materials
Processing
Environmentally Sound
Aircraft Coatings
Planes on Ship
in salt air
Aluminum after
1 day in salt fog
UMR cerium
coated aluminum after
2 weeks in salt fog
UMR has developed a system
based on Cerium which
satisfies military requirements
WPAFB
Current chrome
coated aluminum
after 2 week
in salt fog
Dr. Jim Stoffer
Dr. Tom O’Keefe
Friction Stir Welding
Dr. Rajiv Mishra
 Solid state process
 Environment friendly
 Improved mechanical and
corrosion-resistance
properties
 Join dissimilar and “nonweldable” alloys
Partners: UMR, MIT, Georgia Tech, U. Illinois
AEDC, Aerodyne, SWRI, HVL Assoc.
NASA Center of Excellence for Aerospace Particulate Reduction Research
Objectives:


Characterize commercial and military aircraft particle emissions
Develop predictive tools for propulsion emission reduction
strategies
Issues Addressed:
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Airport local air quality
Global flight corridor pollution: Ozone !
Reducing the detectable particle signature
(protection from attack)
Maintaining U.S. leadership in the field
of particle mitigation
Aerodyne Inc.
A university where faculty,
staff and students conduct
nationally-competitive
research to meet societal
needs…..
Computing at UMR
Arlan DeKock
Dean of the School of Management &
Information Systems
presentation to:
July 5, 2005
Computing at UMR
Computer
Science
Information
Science
Computer
Engineering
Material
Science
INFOSTRUCTURE
Facilitate the
interoperability of
communication and
information technology in
support of improved
service delivery and
informed decision-making.
Integrated IT
 Web
Technology
 Database
 Networks
and Communications
 Human-Computer
 Business
Interaction
Processes
Computer
School of Engineering
Engineering
Research, design, develop, and
test computer hardware and
supervise its manufacture and
installation.
•Fault-tolerant computing
•Computer networks
•Embedded computer systems
•Machine vision
•Artificial intelligence
•Software engineering (with
Computer Science)
•Computer architecture
Computer
College of Arts and Sciences
Science
Design, develop, test, and evaluate
the software and systems that
enable computers to perform.
•Database systems
•Artificial intelligence
•Graphics
•Programming languages
•Programming methodologies
•Software engineering
•Operating systems
•Computer networks
•Machine intelligence
•Intelligent software systems
Information
School of Management and
Information Systems
Science &
Technology
Interface technology into organization,
insure usability, administer systems,
support computer systems and
networks.
•Network performance
•Internet computing
•Web data management
•System administration
•Interface design
•E-Commerce
•Project management
•Business process design
Business Processes
University
Alliance




To give our graduates a better understanding of
how technology enables companies to use
information in conducting business.
To use software technology to help teach
business concepts.
To provide students a more global integrated
knowledge about business operations as a total
entity.
To integrate business concepts and theories
with business applications.
Rousing Start
SM&IS Mission
Educate Professionals for
Leadership Roles in Modern
Business Organizations.
Emphasize Entrepreneurial
Management Through Technology.
Focus on Information Systems
and Their Application in a Fastchanging, Competitive Global
Environment.
SM&IS
Departments
Economics &
Finance
Business
Administration
Information Science
& Technology
Gaining
Recognition
Rolla, Mo., www.umr.edu,
(573) 341-4165
In one upper-level business
class, students are required
to write a business plan and
apply for venture capital
funding, then, if they can get
it, launch the company. Any
profit from the business goes
to a charity of the student's
choice. The school's new
Residential College's Global
Entrepreneurship Learning
Community puts
entrepreneurially minded
students together in both
classes and dorms.
25 Most Entrepreneurial Campuses
UMR Industry &
Corporate Partnerships
Bob Mitchell
Dean of the School of Engineering
presentation to:
July 5, 2005
Industry Partnerships
Many industries have designated
UMR as a “key school” such as
• Boeing (one of 24)
• GM (one of 29)
• Ford
• Caterpillar
• Anheuser-Busch
• Honeywell
• Ameren
• Alcoa
• Deere
• National Instruments
• Exxon-Mobil
• Union Pacific
The Boeing Systems Engineering Program
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Southern California
UMR & USC team proposal was selected from 15 competing
proposals responding to Boeing’s RFP, to provide Systems
Engineering graduate education to Boeing engineers and their
suppliers, worldwide.
Currently over 300 students at 25 Boeing locations are
participating. Main sites are Houston, Huntsville, Los Angeles,
Mesa, Philadelphia, Puget Sound, St. Louis, Washington DC,
and Wichita.
210 Boeing students,113 from UMR and 07 from USC, graduated
from the program during the last
four academic years.
Core Courses
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Systems
» Systems Architecture
» Systems Engineering and Analysis
» Systems Engineering - Information Based
Design
Management
» Economic Decision Analysis
» Systems Engineering Management
» Organizational Behavior and Management
Specialization Tracks
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Artificial/Computational Intelligence/Robotics
Astronautics (USC only)
Civil Engineering (UMR only)
Computational Fluid & Solid Mechanics (USC Only)
Computer Security
Construction (USC only)
Communication Systems
Control Systems
Dynamics and Control (USC only)
Economic Decision Analysis (UMR only)
Engineering Management
Specialization Tracks
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Flight Systems
Information Science and Technology (UMR Only)
Information Systems & Computer Architecture
Manufacturing Systems
Multimedia
Network Centric Systems
Nuclear Engineering (UMR Only)
Product Development Engineering (USC Only)
Quality & Reliability Engineering (UMR only)
Software Systems
Systems Design and Optimization
New ECE Course Developed for GM
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Integrated Vehicle Electronics
» Fault tolerant systems
» Reliability impacts of vehicle systems
» Integration of vehicle functions
» Expanded features and improved control
through interaction between subsystems
» Busses
» Power consumption
» Hybrid controls
» Protection of software
Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory
UMR: K. Krishnamurthy and Robert Landers
Caterpillar: Larry Mueller and Jigar Patel
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The Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory is being developed to provide
both undergraduate and graduate ME, AE, EE and CmpE students the
opportunity to acquire skills in sensors and actuators, feedback control
systems, design of electro-hydraulic systems, and integration of
mechanical, electronic and hydraulic components.
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The Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory will be the centerpiece for
mechatronics related activities in the Department of Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering and will be used in several courses.
Caterpillar’s hardware and software gift is
valued over $200K.
Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory
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Lab includes 8 stations with
each having a PC, MathWorks Electronic
Joystick
xPC TargetBox, Caterpillar
electronic control module, and
an electro-hydraulic test bench
with subsystems used in
Caterpillar industrial products. xPC
TargetBox
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Lab developmental effort being
helped by graduate students,
David Fenstermacher and
Assembled Test Bench
Jeff Lentz, 4 undergraduate students supported by an NSF Research
Experience for Undergraduates grant, and MAE electronic technician,
Mitch Cottrell.
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Jeff Lentz is currently at Caterpillar on a summer internship.
Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory
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Current Status
– One test bench is operational
and the remaining seven are in
the final assembly stage.
– Some components have already
been used to provide hands-on
experience in ME 279, Automatic
Control of Mechanical Systems.
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Planned Activities
– A new mechatronics course based on the Caterpillar Mechatronics
Laboratory is scheduled to be taught in Fall 2005.
– The Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory will be integrated into
several other courses: Linear Systems, Mechanical and Aerospace
Control Systems, Manufacturing Automation, Senior Design.
– Graduate student research using the test benches.
Caterpillar Personnel
Interacting with UMR
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Advisory Boards:
» Engineering Deans’ Advisory Council – Steve Wunning
» Management & Information Systems Dean’s Advisory
Council – John Heller
» Metallurgical Engineering – Dennis Blunier
» M.E. Industrial Advisory – Bill Logel
» Manufacturing Engineering – Bill Logel
» Career Opportunity Center – Jeff Morris
Corp. Dev. Council – Bill Logel, Donald Bolin
Academy of Elec. and Comp. Engrg. – Randall Richards
Mining Development Board – Dave Finn, Jim Humphrey
Caterpillar Mechatronics Laboratory – Jigar Patel, Larry
Mueller
Campus Coordinators – Jeff Morris, Larry Mueller
Additional CAT Interactions
Research:
Thomas Baker, Electronic Power Converters (working with Jim
Drewniak)
Dave Schings and Jerry Wear, Systems, Controls, and
Components, (working with Ming Leu and Jag Sarangapani)
Larry Seitzman, Manager University Relations, Technology &
Solutions Division, working with UMR administrators on
developing CAT relationship
UMR Design Teams now CAT people:
Doug Staley- Early solar car EE
Matt Wolk- HPV
Will Strasser- Solar Car ME
Brian Call- Solar Car ME
Keith A. Gettinger, a manufacturing engineering supervisor (Tractor
Assembly), former president of ASME at UMR
The Grainger Partnership
The UMR Power Engineering Program, one of the
top five in the country, is nationally recognized as
a program designed to produce graduates
prepared to assume industry leadership.
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In 2001 The Grainger Foundation established an
annual awards program recognizing academic
excellence for students in Power Engineering. Over
the past four years 78 students have received $5,000
awards from this program.
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Due the resounding success of The Grainger
Outstanding Power Engineering Student Awards
program the Foundation gave UMR $1.3 million to
endow this program for the future.
Caterpillar and the CAT Foundation have generously supported UMR
students and programs with gifts and grants of over $1 Million since
1992. $375,000 of that funding has been within the last 5 years. Our
2005 request for $835,000 over the next 5 years would more than
double the CAT Foundation’s previous level of giving.
Totals
MEP Transfer Program
$300,000
Student Design Center
$50,000
Implementation of 6 Sigma
$55,000
Financial Assistance
$200,000
Metallurgical Eng Equipment
$100,000
Engineering Faculty Development
$100,000
Factory Automation Laboratory
Totals
$30,000
$835,000
Thank you for consideration of our request to elevate the status of UMR
to a Strategic Partner School with Caterpillar and the CAT Foundation.