Realizing the WPI Vision

 FPE Academic Department  Strategic Plan  New Mission: Engineering and Public Policy  Full Curriculum Development  Launched CPE Program  5/6 faculty positions turned over  FPE Academic Department  Strategic Plan  New Mission: Engineering and Public Policy  Full Curriculum Development  Launched CPE Program  5/6 faculty positions turned over Past Five Years

Past Five Years (cont’d)  100 % of faculty have sponsored research  Healthy Ph.D. program creating new knowledge  Scholarly presence  Registrations up > 50%  Published new View Book  Student/Faculty ratio 14:1  100% Job Placement rate

WPI Advantages  Global Identity  Engineering Excellence  Graduate Internship Program  Campus/Distance Learning Flexibility  5-Year FPE Masters Program  FPE Faculty Leaders  Alumni Recognition  Multiple NSF Awards

The Need for an Advanced Fire Research Lab  Attract additional faculty  Restore hands-on teaching  Interdisciplinary undergraduate projects  Meet current research commitments  Grow our research programs  Position WPI Globally

“ Kathy has done an excellent job building the faculty. This is a premier program in the United States and abroad, now with great strength in (funded) research as well as in preparing students outstandingly for the industry, where a WPI degree is regarded as a top credential.” “ Kathy has done an excellent job building the faculty. This is a premier program in the United States and abroad, now with great strength in (funded) research as well as in preparing students outstandingly for the industry, where a WPI degree is regarded as a top credential.” President Berkey, July 21st, 2009

Realizing the WPI Vision Presentation to FM Global August 13th, 2009

FPE Space Requirements  Combustion lab – 1,500 sq. ft.  Teaching Lab – 2,000 sq. ft.  Research Lab – 5,000 sq. ft.  Bench Scale Experiments  Residential Scale Experiments  Sample Preparation/Conditioning  Student Spaces – 1,500 sq. ft.  Graduate Cubicles/Student Meeting Room  3 Additional Faculty Offices – 600 sq. ft.  Digitally Equipped Classroom – 400 sq. ft.

WPI Fire Science Facility Research and Teaching Labs– Naming Rights I. RESEARCH LAB $500,000  Individual Labs$125,000 each  Building Fire Systems  Fire and Materials  Combustion and Explosion  Firefighter Safety and Policy [reserved]  Regulatory Policy and Risk  Fire Modeling   Conference Room (2)$50,000 ea. [reserved]   Student Lounge$50,000   Graduate Offices (5)$25,000 each 

WPI Fire Science Facility Research and Teaching Labs– Naming Rights II. Teaching Lab $250,000 Specialty Areas$100,000 each Fire and Materials[reserved] Combustion & Explosion[reserved] Sprinkler[reserved] Detection Alarms[reserved]

FPE Goals - Next Five Years  Hire Two New Faculty  Further Growth in Programs of Research  Design/Build Advanced Fire Research Lab  Engage Broader Range of Industries  Implement New Curriculum  Develop Positioning Statement  Launch Digital Marketing Campaign  Expand Diversity

Thank You  Kathy A. Notarianni, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Fire Protection Engineering  Karen L. Bean, Director of Development