create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science UTD Jonsson School Industrial Advisory Board Meeting May 26, 2011 Mark W. Spong Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair and Dean Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science University of Texas at Dallas 800 W. Campbell Rd Richardson, TX Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science FEARLESS Engineeringwww.utdallas.edu

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science State of the Jonsson School New Faculty for Update on New Programs Jonsson School 25 th Anniversary New Initiatives

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science New Faculty since Fall 2010 Mechanical Engineering 1.Wonjae Choi (PhD MIT; Harvard postdoc; fluid mechanics) 2.Yaoyu Li (PhD Purdue; mechatronics) 3.Wooram Park (PhD Johns Hopkins; robotics) 4.Xin Lin Gao (PhD Wisconsin; nano- mechanics, modeling) Computer Science 1.Vibhav Gogate (PhD UC-Irvine; machine learning) 2.Mark Gabel (PhD UC-Davis; software engineering 3.Zhiquiang Lin (PhD Purdue; security) Systems Engineering 1.Steve Yurkovich (PhD Notre Dame; controls) Several more offers are outstanding. We hope to have at least five more join in Fall This will give us over 120 faculty in ECS; a 30% increase in faculty in the past 3 years.

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Status of Mechanical Engineering M.E. faces serious challenges in 4 areas: 1. Enrollment pressure 2. Faculty hiring 3. Research space 4. Approval for the PhD program

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Status of Bioengineering 1.Bioengineering currently has 4 full-time faculty 2.The BS program in Biomedical Engineering will begin in Fall, 2011 with students. 4.The MS and PhD programs and faculty research are going well. We hope to recruit several more faculty over the next year.

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 1.Steve Yurkovich is on board 2.Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full swing. 3.Next Steps 1.Form a Department 2.Form the Department IAB 3.Hire faculty and develop programs Status of Systems Engineering and Management

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science Planning for the 25 th anniversary of the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science are progressing. Jonsson School 25 th Anniversary Celebration Some events being planned: Panel discussion and banquet A distinguished lecture series Engineering Week activities An Engineering Open House in Spring 2012 A written history of the Jonsson School

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 1. Student, faculty, and staff awards 2. Freshman experience course 3. Senior Design Studio 4. Graduate Scholarship Program New Initiatives

create your futurewww.utdallas.edu Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science UT Design System Engineering Management: Department Head: Mario Rotea – ME Example Videos