1. Breakfast with CoE Dean Paul Peercy May 21, 2009 Grand Challenges in Engineering
2. UW-Madison: A research leader • Nearly $1 billion in research investments • No. 2 ranking among all universities • CoE attracts $120 million-plus annually Research at the nanoscale Converting sugars into biofuels
4. CoE: Strong industry connections E-Business Consortium serves 60 Wisconsin firms • 16 College consortia serve nearly 300 companies (mostly from Wisconsin) • Building on Wisconsin strengths - Power electronics - Small engines - Polymer engineering - plus 13 more
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6. Integrating design challenges • Starts with freshman design courses • Design and prototype competitions • All disciplines feature capstone design opportunities • Dozens of student patents disclosed each year
7. Engineering Grand Challenges Restoring urban infrastructure S ecuring cyberspace Engineering better medicines Building energy independence
8. Preparing our students for grand challenges Students at LeaderShape in South Africa • Shared first-year curriculum • Global awareness and international experiences • More experiential learning - Competitions - 50-plus student orgs - Hands-on projects
9. Student organizations thrive Challenge X Hybrid Vehicle Competition Clean Snowmobile Team: Greenland, 2008 Engineers Without Borders: Kenya, 2008
10. 2009: Champions again! Snowmobile team sweeps both competitions Bucky EV Electric Snowmobile Bucky 750 Clean Fuel Sled
11. Preparing the next generation Camp Badger, Summer 2008 Engineering Expo Science Expeditions
12. Private giving a catalyst • Alumni and friends are leading our transformation • Investments include: - Scholarships, fellowships - Competitions - International education - Classroom, lab upgrades - Service learning - New certificate programs Student Learning Center