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Mechatronics Engineering
Ivona Grzegorczyk & Michael Soltys Math & Computer Science
December 1, 2015
• A short form for Engineering was started around 2007, and the program was approved by the Campus & Chancellor’s Office for 2011.
• We now have submitted a long form to Curriculum Committee, and we have updated the name to reflect the current changes and development of new technologies: Mechatronics Engineering
• Mechatronics is a modern multi-disciplinary field of Engineering, combining Computer Hardware, Electronics and Mechanical Engineering in one.
A lot of Employment Opportunities!
• Since we do not have Engineering at this point, Ventura county students go to other campuses or change their majors.
• VC Community Colleges have engineering programs; their students would like to transfer to CI!
• Employers complain of shortage of engineers in Ventura
• As we have almost 70% of female students, this will be an opportunity to attract women to a predominantly male field.
• Mechatronics is in high demand, but very few places offer an accredited program (CSU Chico is one of only 9 such places in the nation). Local business such as: Haas, Raytheon, Vector, Hughes Aircraft, Lockheed Martin, Aerospace Corp. ) and Navy research groups have great interest in this program.
We are collaborating with• Navy: Bill Cunneen, Tom Nielsen, Greg Wakatsuki,
Cameron Bruce, Silvia Faulstich
• VCCC: Michelle Millea (Eng), Jeff Woods (Phy), Alex Kolesnik and Lydia Morales (Math), Rebecca Chandler (Career Pathways), Tim Harrison (Dean), Hilary Howard (STEM Pathways)
• CSUCI: Ivona Grzegorczyk and Michael Soltys, with support from Gayle Hutchinson (Provost) and Karen Carey (Dean)
• VCOE: Tiffany Morse
• We have the support of the CI administration, and we have secured financial resources (1/2 million) from the State, earmarked for Mechatronics. We also expect industry funding & various grants to come in once the program is approved. We will use existing lab space in Sierra Hall.
Nr of Faculty
Faculty Salary w Benefits
Startup Costs
Lab Support /
OtherTotal
First Year 2 $300K $100K $100K $500K
Second Year 3 $435K $30K $25K $500K
Following Years 3+ $435K
Depends on further
hires$65K $500K
Mechatronics Program• First two years of study are common with other
fields of Engineering, and include Calculus, Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics.
• We already cover a substantial part of curriculum, so enough to hire 2-3 faculty.
• We will propose a General Education hands on Introduction to Engineering course.