(418a) Department Heads Forum

This session is the annual meeting of chemical engineering department heads and chairs. Department chairs will share their experiences on important topics relevant to leading chemical engineering departments. This year's topic will include trends in chemical engineering education including online education, creating a culture of safety, and managing a large-enrollment masters program.  In addition, a representative from NSF will discuss funding opportunities, and annual reports will be provided by CACHE and on the chemical engineering faculty academic salary survey.

AGENDA

 “Creating and Managing a Large-Enrollment Masters Program in Chemical Engineering”,   Richard B. Dickinson, Professor & Chair, Chemical Engineering, University of Florida. (8:30-8:50)

Open round table discussion:  Enrollment trends and the Future of ChemE education.  Shashi B. Lalvani, Professor and Chair, Chemical and Paper Engineering, Miami University (8:50-9:20)

 “Creating a Culture of Safety”, Al Sacco, Jr., Dean, Whitacre College of Engineering, Texas Tech University (9:20-9:40)

Break (9:40-9:50)

ABET Report - Jeffrey J. Siirola,  Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (9:50-10:10)

NSF Funding Report. Pramod Khargonekar, Assistant Director for the Directorate of Engineering,  National Science Foundation (10:10-10:30)

Chemical Engineering Faculty Salary Survey –Geoffrey L. Price, Professor and Chairman,
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Tulsa (10:30-10:45)

CACHE Report - Joseph T. Golab, PhD, INEOS Technologies (10:45-11:00)