From the Dean

Dear CoE Faculty and Staff,

In this final Dean's message, my heartfelt thanks goes out to all of you for your tremendous work over the past decade. Together, we have created a College that is bigger and better in almost every way.

Last term, I shared a video with our alumni and friends, expressing my gratitude. As it also reflects sentiments I feel regarding faculty and staff, please enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Qc8pvlYNe0&feature=youtu.be

I look forward to what's next for the College, and offer my very best wishes to Alec and his team as he leads our community to greater heights, continuing the legacy of Leaders and Best.

Forever Go Blue!

--Dave

Graduation 2016

A record of more than 1,400 graduates packed Crisler Center for CoE graduation ceremonies on April 30. Serial entrepreneur and former president and CEO of Barracuda Networks Dean Drako (BSE EE '87) and two-time U-M alumna Ryan Moody (BSE ChE '14, MEng ESE '16) addressed the graduates and their families. The ceremony may be viewed online.

In March, 2015, President Mark Schlissel charged each school, college and unit to develop a five-year strategic plan for achieving the University’s vision for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). In response, Dean Munson asked Professor Alec Gallimore, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor Jennifer Linderman, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Associate Director of the ADVANCE Program; and Mr. Robert Scott, Director, Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach (CEDO) to lead the development of a five-year College plan for DEI covering all key constituents. Given the size and complexity of the College and the wide range of issues and opportunities, four subcommittees were formed to study DEI issues for our key constituency groups: (1) undergraduate students; (2) graduate students and postdoctoral scholars; (3) faculty, including tenure-track faculty, research scientists and lecturers; and (4) staff. The subcommittees spent several months synthesizing the wealth of information collected through surveys, focus groups, town hall meetings and other forums; this work was used to complete the initial draft of the plan for the College. The draft is now under review by the University’s Executive Review Committee and General Counsel’s office. We consider this document “CoE DEI 1.0.” Once its review is complete, we will look to students, faculty and staff to help us refine the plan throughout its critical initial year to be sure it is on target to address major concerns. At the same time, we will identify and begin implementing any “low-hanging fruit” initiatives – efforts that most easily can produce immediate improvements.

Our entire CoE community’s input remains vital to this process. To ensure we are giving everyone an opportunity to weigh in, we will discuss Version 1.0 this coming fall, when we have our full complement of students and faculty back in town. We intend to modify the plan, where beneficial, based on those conversations.

To help the Dean’s Cabinet and department chairs assess progress in some measurable activities, in 2013, the College created a “dashboard.” This snapshot of our progress has been updated. No two-page tool can evaluate comprehensively and precisely the impact of all of our work. Rather, the dashboard supplements various other program, departmental and College quantitative and qualitative assessments. Of special note this year among student variables are continued increase in student selectivity and improved yield among those students offered admission. Research volume, National Academy membership and the percentage of tenured/tenure-track female faculty also continued to grow.

https://drive.google.com/a/umich.edu/file/d/0B-yJS1IszEf3cFZoc2I2c0xGVlU/view?usp=sharing

Construction and Facilities Updates

Gerstacker Grove

Work on the Grove has resumed in earnest this spring. Major activities remaining over the next few months include installation of topsoil, landscaping, concrete walks, brick pavers and sod. The volleyball court and swing sets will be installed in late summer, with all work scheduled to be wrapped up before Labor Day.

Nuclear Engineering Laboratory

After completion of the final demolition activities, the renovation of the old Ford Nuclear Reactor site is well underway. The reactor basin has been infilled with concrete and new floors have been poured to seal all openings for levels two and three. Rough electrical, plumbing and HVAC work is in progress. In the basement, metal stud framing for the walls has begun. Outside, mason crews are working to repair brick and seal mortar cracks. The project is scheduled to finish in March 2017.

GGB Renovation

With five months to go, the GGB renovation is nearing the end of the two-year, ten-phase project. Phases 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 have been completed and re-occupied. Phase 7 (the north central areas of the 2nd level) and phase 9 (the 1st level of the CEE wing) recently have been completed. Phase 5 (the center labs and offices of the 2nd level) will be complete on July 29. Phase 10 (the 2nd level of the CEE wing) began on May 16 and is scheduled for a September 1 finish date. Finally, phase 8 (the restoration of the Blue Lounge) started on May 23, and be complete by September 1.

Lay Automotive Lab

Work on the Lab began on May 9, and includes renovation to the corridors, stairwells, toilet rooms and offices. A faculty/staff lounge will be created as well as a small conference room. The project will be managed through four phases over the next twelve months. The first phase will occur in the western half of the ground level. Pedestrian traffic through Lay Auto to and from LEC and EECS will be prohibited during this time. Affected building occupants will temporarily be moved to the third level of GGB.

Class of 1942E Plaza

The outdoor area in the northeast corner of the Gerstacker Grove, between EECS and Dow, will be completely renovated to create a handicapped accessible route from the Grove to GGB. This project will include new landscaping, seating and a water feature. WiFi access also will be provided. Work has just begun and the project will finish in early September.

Undergraduate Education News

Record Participation in Summer International Experiences

This summer, a record-breaking 330+ Michigan Engineers will earn academic credit abroad through one of the College’s 17 summer study-abroad programs. Another 150+ will travel abroad through their involvement with one of CoE’s sponsored student organizations. Follow these students on their journeys through the IPE Engineers Abroad Blog, by following #UmichEnginAbroad or by visiting our social media tagboard.

Global Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) Projects in China

“Global competence” is recognized as necessary for success in many engineering endeavors. To that end, beginning in fall 2016, the College is partnering with the U-M / Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute and General Motors to provide a deeply engaged, global engineering experience to our students. In the first pilot year, eight Ann Arbor-based students have been selected to join four global project teams.

Students on the global MDP projects will work in multidisciplinary, multinational teams over two semesters, starting in Shanghai in fall term 2016 and finishing in Ann Arbor with the Design Expo at the end of winter term, April 2017. Project work will focus on development within the mechanical / electromechanical systems for a GM vehicle platform, and students will collaborate closely with engineers from both GM USA and GM China. They will participate in on-site visits to GM facilities in and around Shanghai and Southeast Michigan. Each Ann Arbor-based team member receives full financial support for the fall term in China including tuition, housing, airfare, and China travel funds.

For this first global MDP pilot, Shanghai-based faculty mentors include Joint Institute Dean Peisen Huang, Professors Mian Li, Kai Xu and Chenbin Ma; while in Ann Arbor the faculty mentor will be Professor Greg Hulbert (ME). Students also will be provided with professional mentors (executives and engineering managers) from GM China and GM Michigan.

Former NASCAR Driver Jeff Gordon Visits U-M Project Teams

On March 30, Axalta Coating Systems and the University of Michigan announced a new partnership to benefit the research and education missions of the University at the Wilson Student Team Project Center. Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current Axalta Global Business Advisor, joined leaders from both organizations for the announcement. During the event, Gordon had the opportunity to tour the Wilson Center and to explore the technical details of numerous projects with students from Michigan Baja Racing, Michigan Concrete Canoe, MHybrid Racing, MRacing Formula SAE, U-M Solar Car, and U-M Supermileage. He was impressed with the design sophistication and technical prowess displayed by the students. “Supporting STEM education and future business leaders is vital to our future,” said Gordon. “Every day, the racing community depends on engineers to make sure cars are in top form, so linking STEM education to the technology behind successful racing is imperative. I am proud to be a partner with Axalta and the University of Michigan for this important program – a win-win for all involved.” The next major milestone of the partnership will occur during the August 28, Pure Michigan 400 race week at Michigan International Speedway (MIS). Axalta will host several U-M students for events including garage tours, panel discussions on the roles of engineering and business from a career perspective, and the Sunday race itself, where Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will have a special University of Michigan paint scheme on the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS.

(Images available here: http://bec.umich.edu/success-stories/axalta-and-u-m-announce-new-research-partnership/)

In other team news, the M-Fly Aerospace Design Team fielded two aircraft entries in the SAE Aero Design East competition near Fort Worth, Texas, for the first time this year. Their Regular Class plane M-8 finished in 8th place overall with a static payload of over 20 pounds, which is the heaviest payload ever flown by the team. The inaugural MX-1 Advanced Class plane finished in 5th place overall, earning 1st place for their oral design presentation. The U-M Steel Bridge Team earned a bid to the National Student Steel Bridge competition in Provo, Utah, after finishing 2nd at the ASCE Regional Student Conference.

Educational Grants to Support Student Learning

This academic year there were 17 CRLT grants awarded to faculty in the College of Engineering. When adding CoE matching funds, these grants totaled nearly $120,000. For the seven Investigating Student Learning grant recipients, CRLT-Engin supported these faculty members by facilitating two learning communities for faculty to network, share data, and refine research ideas.

Awards for Teaching Excellence

CRLT-Engin coordinated the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Outstanding GSIs. This award honors engineering GSIs who are exceptional and innovative teachers with a $1,500 cash prize. Award recipients must demonstrate excellence in teaching, creativity or innovation as an instructor, and remarkable dedication to student success. The 2016 winners are:

• Vidal Borromeo (EECS 381)
• Emily Herbert (ENGR 100)
• Ramya Kumar (ChE 330)
• Sahithya Reddiyari (CEE 325)

Sahithya Reddivari was also recognized as a Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor.

2016 First-Year Common Reading Selection Chosen

The book for this year’s Michigan Engineering Common Reading Experience will be Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream by Joshua Davis. Every incoming first-year student will receive a copy of the book to read in preparation for discussion groups and events in the fall. We invite all members of the College of Engineering community to join us in reading the book this summer!
commonread.engin.umich.edu

Questions about the program may be directed to Stacie Edington, Director, Honors and Engagement Programs via email to sjed@umich.edu or by phone to (734) 763-0505.

Office of Student Affairs News

Michigan Engineering Zone – 2016 Season Wrap Up

The College of Engineering Detroit outreach at the Michigan Engineering Zone (the MEZ) concluded its seventh season this month. The MEZ “innovation space” has supported 18 Detroit high school teams this year, inspiring more than 1,000 students to pursue STEM over the past seven years through their participation in the FIRST Robotics competitions. Hands-on design and programming workshops augmented the product-development process the teams engaged in to prepare them to compete at the highest level with teams from around the State of Michigan. In addition, the MEZ has provided a community outreach experience to over 100 Michigan Engineering students who were mentors, along with the professional engineers who support these high schools and their students. Though trophies are not the measure of success at the MEZ, in the past two seasons, the MEZ has fielded five district competition winners and two contenders at the state championships, both of whom were in their rookie season. Plans are currently under development to provide additional hands-on experiences to continue to drive the exposure of these Detroit students to even higher levels of achievement, in academics, robotics and their pursuit of higher education…the MEZ rocks!

Recruiting: Fall 2016

This recruiting season for the College’s first-year class has been incredibly busy:

• With a record number of 14,666 applications for fall 2016, tours and Campus Day participation have grown tremendously.
• Tour visitors spiked to 1,037 in March 2016 from 623 the year prior—a 66% increase.
• During Campus Day, we hosted 2,306 visitors, including 996 admitted students.
• Receptions for admitted students were held in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles; besides staff, CoE was represented by Brian Noble, Mark Daskin, and Joanna Mirecki-Millunchick.
• Our HAIL Program of alumni interviews of prospective students expanded to 684 alumni and 3,394 interviews conducted.

Engineering Career Resource Center (ECRC) Data Collection

The ECRC is collecting data from students regarding their post-graduation and internship plans. This data is reported in aggregate in the ECRC Annual Salary Report and used by students when evaluating job offers. Surveys are located in the Survey tab of ENGenius.Jobs accounts. Please help with the collection by sharing any information you may have about students’ employment status with Kerri Boivin at kboivin@umich.edu.

Graduate Education News

Graduate Student Recognition

The Office of Graduate Education honors graduate students’ achievements by recognizing their accomplishments on this website: http://grad.engin.umich.edu/studentactivities/achievements. Fellowship recipients and winners of CoE, Rackham and U-M level awards are listed. If you know of any graduate students who should be included on this site, please email ajrose@umich.edu.

Save the Date for the Engineering Graduate Symposium

This year’s Engineering Graduate Symposium will take place on Friday, November 11. Our new co-chairs are Ahment Emre (BME), Colleen Crouch (ME), and Nima Sadghiani (IOE). We are forming the planning committee and seeking corporate sponsors. If there are companies that hire your graduate students on a regular basis, please email their contact information to the sponsor recruiter, Maria Ma (ChE) at tianhui@umich.edu, so they can be invited to sponsor the event. Student service offices also are invited to be sponsors.
http://gradsymposium.engin.umich.edu/

Undergraduates and Summer Research

The 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) Program will have a cohort of approximately 100 students working with more than 70 faculty members from across 10 CoE departments and programs. The SURE program continues to provide a great opportunity for top Michigan Engineering undergraduate students to gain research experience and prepare for graduate school. The program was approved for expansion this summer. In addition, the College of Engineering is thrilled to host 15 top prospective students from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico this summer for the Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP). In partnership with Rackham, CoE provides opportunities for these rising juniors and seniors to be immersed in full-time research over the summer with CoE faculty. Extensive programming and seminars are provided to prepare both SURE and SROP students for graduate school and to explore opportunities for pursing PhD degrees at U-M.

Advancement Updates

Generous donors to the College have established two funds as a tribute to Dean Munson’s impact on entrepreneurship and students at Michigan during his decade of leadership. The David C. Munson, Jr. Fund will support the Center for Entrepreneurship. The David C. Munson, Jr. and Nancy G. Munson Endowed Scholarship Fund will support need-based scholarships in CoE. The total value of the CFE Endowment and Scholarship gifts currently stands at $1.3 million.

Faculty, staff and retirees throughout the U-M community are supporting the Victors for Michigan Campaign. Since the Campaign’s launch in July 2011, U-M faculty, staff and retirees have contributed more than 157,000 gifts totaling in excess of $117 million. Thank you to everyone in CoE who has participated. The Victors for Michigan Campaign will continue through calendar year 2018. Please contact Doug Dubin (ddubin@umich.edu) if you have questions.

Communications & Marketing News

At a remote climate change research outpost, a Michigan Engineering alum helps to track the planet’s vital signs. Nicole Moore and Marcin Szczepanski spent eight days in Alaska with Brie van Dam, who manages Toolik Field Station’s Environmental Data Center. Van Dam received her bachelor’s degree from the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering in 2007. She is one of the very few people who work at Toolik during the harsh winter months. Take a look at “From the Edge of the Arctic” for blog posts, photos and short videos that show our alum at work in a region that is warming faster than any other part of the planet.

The Spring 2016 issue of The Michigan Engineer hit mailboxes last month.

If you haven’t already read the latest issue, pick one up to learn how a solar flare could bring down the power grid.

Read the amazing story of how our alumnus, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, created Skunkworks and developed the world’s first fighter jet.

And you may wish to check out the special section, “Set in Motion: How Munson’s Leadership Propelled Michigan.”

Communications & Marketing worked closely with Biomedical Engineering on a redesign of that department’s website. The BME site was entirely redesigned and benefited from a discovery process that included user feedback and hundreds of hours of design, content and development work provided by C&M.

The Industrial Operations and Engineering website was also redesigned. The new website is the result of a close collaboration between C&M and IOE leadership. The IOE project involved design, development and content creation and is the result of extensive work performed by C&M.

If you want to use the official and most up-to-date logos and visual style elements that are consistent with the College style, check out this resource page. In addition to College and department logos, you’ll find backgrounds and templates you can use in documents and presentations. Go to: http://cmbrand.engin.umich.edu

Also, feel free to use any of the photos that C&M produces. Your websites, documents and presentations can have a stronger visual impact by using the College visual brand style and the photos taken by our award-winning multimedia team. For photos, go to: https://www.flickr.com/photos/michigan-engineering

Toyota is opening a major autonomous vehicle research center just up the street from us, with two Michigan Engineering professors leading different research thrusts. Ryan Eustice will lead the mapping/localization area and Edwin Olson, the perception area. This is Toyota’s third such center. The other two are near MIT and Stanford. Our April 7 announcement with Toyota was covered by the Wall Street Journal, MIT Technology Review, Michigan Radio, the Free Press, the Associated Press, Forbes and many other outlets.

There were many other stories in the news, including coverage of MSE associate professor Anish Tuteja’s ice-repellant coating, highlighted on some of the nation’s top tech blogs and media outlets, including Engadget, Mashable, CNET, The Wall Street Journal, the Telegraph, and the Daily Mail. More than 100 publications covered the work. Many of them embedded the video, which has more than 90,000 views on YouTube and Facebook combined.

If you or someone you know is considering starting up a business, we have produced a website and video series to help. Learn about which business entity is right for you and which incorporation issues you should consider before forming your company. Go to: http://mconnex.engin.umich.edu/start-up-and-incorporation-issues/

Center for Entrepreneurship News

After the State of Michigan, the second-largest living population of University of Michigan alumni resides in California. Every year, the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) brings a group of high potential student innovators to the Bay Area to engage in an active exchange of thought, advice and perspectives with the area’s entrepreneurial giants. These students mingle with, pitch to and leave a lasting impression on (if we say so ourselves) Michigan alumni leaders on the West Coast. Students act as ambassadors, drawing connections and comparisons to the entrepreneurship environment in the Midwest.

The three-day Weather Underground Startup Trek (WUST) began with an alumni networking event featuring Michigan Law alumnus and founder of Hampton Creek, Josh Tetrick (JD ’08), raising the keynote question: “What would happen if we started over?” During day two, WUST participants traveled around San Francisco to hear and be challenged by some of the best entrepreneurs in the country. After local startup tours, students participated in a discussion led by innovation leaders from Sephora, as well as a Gender Equality Panel to complete the day. Day three brought WUST to a close with an exciting tour of the LinkedIn headquarters, where students were able to network, pitch and learn from experts in the tech industry.

On May 5, CFE took students on the Detroit Trek (D-Trek), where they had the opportunity to experience innovation in Detroit and meet up with leading U-M alumni in the area.

During the winter semester, CFE partnered with the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) to host a series of workshops and discussions about channeling the power of entrepreneurship to tackle challenges of gender equality. The program consisted of six events focused on the areas of general entrepreneurship, ownership, gender stereotypes, personal branding, project management and communication. Each workshop was specifically designed to create a safe space for students and topic experts to exchange observations, experiences, ideas and strategies – particularly geared towards dealing with often significant gender imbalances in STEM disciplines and careers.

“Every woman at these workshops had a story about her current struggle with gender issues, and the few men present were mostly surprised by the issues raised. This is why these workshops are vital for women in STEM,” said Margaret Reuter, Environmental Engineering PhD student. Through this series, CFE and GradSWE strived to create a sense of community where students could learn how to effectively communicate to their peers about the real issues women in technical fields face on a daily basis.

Margaret added: “Going to the U-M CFE workshop helped me feel that I am not alone in these struggles, that I am not crazy, that I have a support network of women and men who understand.” The CFE and the College will continue to develop opportunities for open dialogue about gender challenges, and shape entrepreneurship education experiences so students have skills and space to work through them.

In February, seventeen of the University’s budding startups graduated from the TechArb Student Startup Incubator, having made incredible progress towards bringing their companies to launch. That night, these student entrepreneurs earned the prestigious alumni status shared by nearly 160 other student ventures that have graduated the program since its inception in 2009. Recognizable TechArb alumni companies include Are You A Human?, SkySpecs, IndustryStar and Backyard Brains to name a few. The fall 2015 graduating cohort – representing sectors from entertainment to education, finance to food, and retail to robotics – are well on their way to making a significant impact in their respective markets.

TechArb’s most recent cohort, led by new program director Ryan Gourley (MS SNRE ’15, M.Entrep. ’15), a U-M alum and entrepreneur who earned both a Master of Entrepreneurship and Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environment in 2015, was one of the incubator’s most diverse. Students represented 11 of the 19 schools and colleges, with more than half coming from the College of Engineering, and included first-year undergraduate students to post docs. Of these teams, 82 percent have officially created a corporation or have deployed their product, and nearly all teams have placed in every single entrepreneurial competition across campus. Most recently, TechArb’s team Neurable won second place at the Rice Business Plan Competition, earning $50,000 and an additional OWL Investment Prize of up to $285,000.

Under Gourley’s direction, TechArb will continue to grow into a program that encourages a sense of entrepreneurial community and belonging by bringing together multidisciplinary teams around one common passion: solving the world’s most pressing challenges.

BorgWarner Turbo Systems tasked its 2015 Tauber team with solving its small parts inventory management and tracking challenges. The team’s plan could save BorgWarner more than $10 million annually – and earned them 2nd place at SPOTLIGHT!

Learn how Turbo Systems can now achieve 100% control and traceability of components.

At BorgWarner headquarters with their 2015SPOTLIGHT! prize, L to R: Stephan Altmeyer (BorgWarner Manager, Global Advanced Quality), Fan Fan (MSCM '15), Sarah Klemsz (MSCM '15) and Kendall Moyer (BSE/MSE ChE '16).

April 1 marked Tauber’s fifth annual Community Service Day. Tauber students, staff, and Industry Advisory Board members donated their time to analyze operations challenges and recommend optimal solutions for four different Southeast Michigan organizations dedicated to supporting and improving their community.

Learn about the impact Tauber teams have been able to make in just one day.

The 2015 Clean Energy Coalition Tauber Community Service Day team on site.

Tauber launched 32 team projects sponsored by 23 top global firms at the 2016 Kickoff dinner. New sponsors include Cribmaster, Fresenius, and Tesla. In addition to working in the U.S., Tauber students will be traveling to Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Follow their journey as students share their experiences on Tauber bloggers. You can also keep up to date by following @umtauber on Twitter or Facebook.

Alison Levy (MBA '17) and Chhavi Chaudhry (BSE/MSE-IOE '17) got right to work for their team sponsor Dow at the 2016 Kickoff dinner.

Faculty Honors and Awards

Steve Forrest Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Steve Forrest (ECE, MSE), Peter A. Franken Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Membership in the NAS is one of the highest distinctions for a scientist or engineer in the United States.

Al Hero and Wally Hopp Named Distinguished University Professors

Al Hero (ECE, BME), R. Jamison and Betty Williams Professor of Engineering, was named John H. Holland Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Wally Hopp (BUS, IOE), Herrick Professor of Business, was named C.K. Prahalad Distinguished University Professor of Business and Engineering.

Distinguished University Professorships, one of the University’s top honors, recognize full professors for exceptional scholarly or creative achievement, national and international reputation, and superior teaching skills.

Junior Faculty Awards

Michael Cafarella (CSE), Morris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
Honglak Lee (CSE), Morris Wellman Faculty Development Assistant Professor, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow
Barzan Mozafari (CSE), NSF CAREER Award
Ariella Shikanov (BME), NSF CAREER Award
Greg Thurber (ChE, BME), NSF CAREER Award
Jenna Wiens (CSE), NSF CAREER Award

Faculty Promotion and Tenure

We are pleased to report that the University has approved the following faculty members for promotion and/or tenure:

Teaching Faculty

Ella Atkins (AERO), to Professor with tenure

Michael Cafarella (CSE), to Associate Professor with tenure

Brian Denton (IOE), to Professor with tenure

Anthony Grbic (ECE), to Professor with tenure

Mariel Lavieri (IOE), to Associate Professor with tenure

Honglak Lee (CSE), to Associate Professor with tenure

Wei Lu (ECE), to Professor with tenure

Zhuoqing Morley Mao (CSE), to Professor with tenure

Carol Menassa (CEE), to Associate Professor with tenure

Rajesh Nadakuditi (ECE), to Associate Professor with tenure

Sunitha Nagrath (ChemE), to Associate Professor with tenure

David Singer (NAME), to Associate Professor with tenure

Zeeshan Syed (CSE), to Associate Professor with tenure

Research Faculty

Jason Gilbert (CLaSP), to Associate Research Scientist