Goals and Objectives
Strategic Goal #2
To magnify departmental national and international
reputation in research and teaching through public, corporate, academic,
and alumni relations. Enhancement of reputation will also come through
the hiring of five distinguished scholars to fill the Cain Chairs.
The $10 million Cain Endowment will allow us to hire eminent scholars
to fill five chairs, at $2 million each, to reinforce our established
core areas. The Cain Scholars will be recruited based on their reputations
in research and education. The Chemical Engineering department has
received matching funds from the State of Louisiana to establish
two of the Cain Chairs. The 3 remaining are to be established over
the next four years; a proposal for Cain Chair number three was
submitted this year.
LSU's Chemical Engineering department is among the nation's top
30 chemical engineering departments in external funding. The faculty
is recognized nationally for their influence on the chemical process
industry through research, teaching, and consultation. Our current
faculty divides their time between education and research, with
over 30 research projects in progress. An average of 30 published
articles per year comes from Chemical Engineering, and three of
the faculty members have published or updated and republished textbooks
in the past three years.
2.1 To strengthen the national and international
reputation, in instruction and in research, of both the department
and the faculty.
2.2 To insure recognition for interdisciplinary
research directed by chemical engineering faculty.
2.3 To retain the superior faculty already situated
in our department.
2.4 To increase public awareness of faculty involvement
in all research areas including those associated with CAMD.
2.5 To improve communications with industry and
alumni. |
| Actions |
- Recruitment of Distinguished
Faculty to fill three remaining Cain Chair positions.
- Renew and restrengthen the Department Industrial Advisory Committee.
- Development of Proposals
to BOR for matching funds for three new Cain Chairs. Two
Cain Chairs have been matched by the State since August
2000. The third proposal has been submitted to BOR.
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| 2004-05 Actions |
- Delivered proposal to
BOR in January 2005 for matching funds for a new Cain Chair
(number three; eminent scholar).
- Keep continuous contact
with alumni through departmental newsletter.
- Visit local petrochemical
industries (Department Chair).
- Mentor junior faculty.
- Encourage faculty to
incorporate multimedia techniques into teaching.
- Invite industry speakers
to seminars, AIChE Student Chapter meetings, and undergraduate
classes.
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Constraints |
Performance Indicator
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Champions |
- Available manpower
for public relations
- National image of Louisiana
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- Research Funding
- Scholarly Works
- Faculty Honors
- Industry Survey
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