Realizing the WPI Vision
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Realizing the WPI Vision
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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. Past Five Years . Past Five Years (cont’d). 100 % of faculty have sponsored research - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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
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.”
President Berkey, July 21st, 2009
Realizing the WPI Vision
Presentation to FM GlobalAugust 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 eachFire 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
[email protected]://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/
Karen L. Bean, Director of [email protected]
