Those present: Ivan Avramidi, Lisa Beinhoff, Michelle Creech-Eakman, Iver Davidson, Mary Dezember, Sue Dunston, Tom Engler, Sara Grijalva, Nikolai Kalugin, Corey Leclerc, Lorie Liebrock, Lisa Majkowski, Subhasish Mazumdar, Shari Montazeri, Peter Mozley, Warren Ostergren, Clint Richardson, Snezna Rogelj, Mark Samuels, Bill Stone, Kevin Wedeward, Andrei Zagrai. Lyndsey Lewis keeping minutes.
Dr. Warren Ostergren called the meeting to order at 3:49pm.
Motion was made by Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman to approve the minutes, seconded by Dr. Sue Dunston. Minutes were approved unanimously.
Convocation Plans – Michael Voegerl
Michael Voegerl discussed the convocation plans for this year. It will be held in the Macey Center with Dr. Etscorn as the keynote speaker. Voegerl would like to keep it casual like it was last year. He hopes to have each department represented so that faculty will be available at the end to interact with students. Those who attend can bring their family and a free BBQ will be provided.
Voegerl provided a handout with information regarding the Student Affairs office. Student Affairs is currently working on new interview PowerPoint presentations, interview skills, and resume skills. Their office can go to your classes to spend an hour or so with students to teach them these skills.
Voegerl announced that Score students will be on campus June 1, 2015 through June 26, 2015. These are junior scholar transfers going to a four year university. These students will need advisors for one month this summer. The students are coming in with a particular degree that they would like to pursue and NMT will help them with their research. The students need to be working on a research project for four hours a day, five days a week. The students are fully funded by a grant through the National Science Foundation that is being run through the AMP program at New Mexico State University. Contact Voegerl if you are interested.
Adjunct Appointment Letters – Shari Montazeri
Shari Montazeri announced that President Lopez approved all the adjunct nominees. The letters will be mailed out within the next couple of days. Montazeri reminded the department chairs to have their nominees sign their letter and return it to her. As an alternative, department chairs can pick up the original letters to work with their nominees on getting them signed.
Update on Accreditation – Mary Dezember
Dr. Mary Dezember announced that the assessment reports will be due in September. These will be uploaded to the integrated planning workspace.
Dr. Mary Dezember gave an update on the 4th Annual Student Research Symposium which was held at the Macey Center this year. There were 501 attendees with 60 high school students present. Lynda Ballou had the most students attend for the 4
year in a row, and won an iPad Mini. There were 514 poster reviews for 43 posters with an average of 12 audience reviews and 176 responses for 14 presentations for an average of 12 audience reviews.
Dr. Mary Dezember gave an update on the accreditation site visit. The exit review comments by the team members were positive overall. They were really impressed with Living Learning Communities and our Board of Regents. Dr. Warren Ostergren noted that the team members were very impressed with how engaged the Board of Regents are with our school. They were impressed that we had a strategic plan draft and our overall positive attitude. They had a wonderful experience and there was not a single negative comment.
Dr. Mary Dezember noted that we should have the report any day now. Some anticipated areas of improvement or concern include Criterion 2- Integrity. If we are not in compliance, the institution will lose Financial Aid, referred to as Title IV funding. Also, we need to work on our accuracy and currency and student right to know. We must present academic and all information as accurate and current to students and the public. The catalog has to have the current information with the current courses being offered. Syllabi and other student information must be current and accurate as students have a right to know the dates of assignments and tests. Our website should have a webmaster. Additionally, we should be assessing the student learning based on the budgeting process.
Overall we should assess our program student learning outcomes. Those are defined by the graduate program, undergraduate program, service courses, Gen Ed and preparatory and co-curricular. They should be on the syllabi as well as specific course student learning outcomes. Those fit under the program outcomes that they are looking for.
In closing Dr. Mary Dezember thanked those who helped with this site visit, by attending meetings or helping with information.
Campus Security Authorities – Warren Ostergren
Dr. Warren Ostergren announced that the Cleary Act is being promoted more by the federal government. There are issues going on with sexual assault and they are trying to make sure all the statistics are being reported. There are videos being prepared to educate faculty and students on campus. They have asked us to identify individuals that we would call campus security authorities. This is an alternative path for reporting information.
Dr. Warren Ostergren noted that he would like to get a sense of who we would want to identify as campus security authorities for people to report information to. They will need one hour of training and then it would be publicized within that organization. After some discussion, the council thought it best to have department chairs and anyone they would like to appoint as the campus security authorities.
All faculty will be required to attend a separate training that will provide guidance regarding these situations.
Advising – Lisa Majkowski
Lisa Majkowski thanked the council for being responsive and patient with her and the advising process. This year had the highest response to workflow we have ever had for the first 244 students at 99%. We have about another 100 students who are getting their advisors assigned. They are working on making modifications to the workflow so that information will be sent directly through email.
CLASS Catalog Changes – Sue Dunston
Add: Management 330 to the list of approved electives for the BS in technical communication and the minor in technical communication.
Delete: MUS 401, Interconnections of Music and Science, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Dr. Sue Dunston moved to accept the changes, seconded by Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman. Motion passed.
Add: HUMA 3xx, Failure, Change, and Integrity, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor
Philosophical and practical approaches to personal and organizational failure. Implications of uncertainty, loss, and change for goal setting and self-evaluation.
This item generated considerable discussion on Gen Ed requirements and department interest in upper level courses. It was agreed to have a separate meeting to build a consensus and then return to the Council of Chairs.
Earth & Environmental Science Catalog Changes – Peter Mozley
A new suite of minors available
We have approved the addition of a suite of minors in order to serve students majoring in other departments like Petroleum Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and perhaps others. We have elected not to allow our EES majors to also minor in an EES minor, although we realize that this is allowable (per Sara Grijalva). We have consulted with colleagues in Biology and they have voted to share the Geobiology Minor, such that EES Majors can take the Geobiology Minor under the Biology Dept. and Biology Majors can take the Geobiology Minor under EES.
EES Proposed Minors 2015:
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ERTH200 (4), ERTH462/ME462 (3)
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ERTH101 (4), BIOL 111 (4)
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BIOL341 (intro microbio), BIOL343 (environ microbio), BIOL344 (Intro Ecology)
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ERTH440 (3), ERTH440L (1)
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Dr. Peter Mozley made a motion to approve these changes with the option that they may bring back a modification, Dr. Tom Engler seconded. Motion passed.
Miscellaneous course corrections and alternations
Catalogue changes E&ES Changes in green
ERTH 384, Stratigraphy, 1 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: ERTH 203, Co-requisite: ERTH 201
Offered spring semester, even-numbered years
Survey of lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic and
chronostratigraphic principles. Topics include seismic and
sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphic modeling.
Weekend field trip required. Meets with ERTH 385 for
the first third of the semester.
ERTH 385, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3
Prerequisite: ERTH 203, Co-requisite: ERTH 201
Offered spring semester, even-numbered years
Continuation of paleontologic and stratigraphic
principles; survey of geologically important invertebrate
biota preserved as fossils; their modes of preservation,
collection techniques, taxonomy, evolution, paleobiology
and paleoecology; overview of the late Precambrian and
Phanerozoic biotic and stratigraphic histories in the
context of North American tectonics. Weekend field trips
Current catalogue listing
ERTH 384, Stratigraphy, 1 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: ERTH 201 and ERTH 203
Offered spring semester, odd-numbered years
Survey of lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic and
chronostratigraphic principles. Topics include seismic and
sequence stratigraphy and stratigraphic modeling.
Weekend field trip required. Meets with ERTH 385 for
the first third of the semester.
ERTH 385, Stratigraphy and Paleontology, 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3
Prerequisite: ERTH 201 and ERTH 203
Offered spring semester, odd-numbered years
Continuation of paleontologic and stratigraphic
principles; survey of geologically important invertebrate
biota preserved as fossils; their modes of preservation,
collection techniques, taxonomy, evolution, paleobiology
and paleoecology; overview of the late Precambrian and
Phanerozoic biotic and stratigraphic histories in the
context of North American tectonics. Weekend field trips
ERTH 200, Introduction to Mineralogy, 3 cr, 2 cls hrs, 3 lab
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course, ERTH 101 Lab, Chem 121 and 121L
An introduction to minerals, including identification in hand
samples and thin sections, crystal structures, physical properties,
chemical compositions, occurrences and uses. Lab will focus on
mineral identification by physical and optical properties.
Current catalogue listing
ERTH 200, Introduction to Mineralogy, 3 cr, 2 cls hrs, 3 lab
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course and associated lab
An introduction to minerals, including identification in hand
samples and thin sections, crystal structures, physical properties,
chemical compositions, occurrences and uses. Lab will focus on
mineral identification by physical and optical properties.
ERTH 203, Earth's Crust: Materials, Processes, and Dynamics,
3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course and ERTH 101 Lab
Overview of the evolution of the crust of the Earth, the major
rock types and processes that form it, and the main methods used to
study it. Topics include sedimentology, petrology, structural
geology, geochronology, subsurface fluid flow, and petroleum
ERTH 203, Earth's Crust: Materials, Processes, and Dynamics,
3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course and associated lab
Overview of the evolution of the crust of the Earth, the major
rock types and processes that form it, and the main methods used to
study it. Topics include sedimentology, petrology, structural
geology, geochronology, subsurface fluid flow, and petroleum
ERTH 201, Geobiology, 4 cr, 3 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course, co-requisite: ERTH 101 Lab
Offered spring semester, odd-numbered years
Consideration of life and its impact on the Earth System
over the course of Earth history including its preserved
geochemical and fossil remains, study of the observable
geological effects of life processes and in turn the impact of
geological, hydrological, and atmospheric effects on the
origins and subsequent evolution of life. Field trips.
Current catalogue listing
ERTH 201, Geobiology, 4 cr, 3 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course and associated lab
Offered spring semester, odd-numbered years
Consideration of life and its impact on the Earth System
over the course of Earth history including its preserved
geochemical and fossil remains, study of the observable
geological effects of life processes and in turn the impact of
geological, hydrological, and atmospheric effects on the
origins and subsequent evolution of life. Field trips.
ERTH 202, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 4 cr, 3 cl
Prerequisite: Any ERTH 100 level-class. Co-requisite: ERTH 101 Lab
Offered fall semester, odd-numbered years
A study of the interactions between the atmosphere and
the internal heat of the Earth which result in the
development of landscapes observable at the Earth's
surface today. Topics will include atmospheric circulation,
climate, fluvial processes, and the record of paleoclimate
contained in the landscape. Field trips.
Current catalogue listing
ERTH 202, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 4 cr, 3 cl
Prerequisites: Any ERTH 100 level class and associated lab
Offered fall semester, odd-numbered years
A study of the interactions between the atmosphere and
the internal heat of the Earth which result in the
development of landscapes observable at the Earth's
surface today. Topics will include atmospheric circulation,
climate, fluvial processes, and the record of paleoclimate
contained in the landscape. Field trips.
ERTH 204, Introduction to Whole Earth Structure and
Composition, 4 cr, 3 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course, Co-requisite: ERTH 101 Lab
Offered fall semester, even-numbered years
Introduction to geophysical and geochemical methods
used to study the deep Earth. Formation, composition and
internal structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, gravitational
and magnetic fields, heat flow and thermal history,
earthquakes, and interaction of Earth systems with emphasis
on the crust, mantle and core. Introduction to mantle
convection, geochemical reservoirs, and mantle plumes.
Current catalogue listing
ERTH 204, Introduction to Whole Earth Structure and
Composition, 4 cr, 3 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course and associated lab
Offered fall semester, even-numbered years
Introduction to geophysical and geochemical methods
used to study the deep Earth. Formation, composition and
internal structure of the Earth, plate tectonics, gravitational
and magnetic fields, heat flow and thermal history,
earthquakes, and interaction of Earth systems with emphasis
on the crust, mantle and core. Introduction to mantle
convection, geochemical reservoirs, and mantle plumes.
ERTH 205, Earth Science Practicum, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course. Co-requisite: ERTH 101 Lab
Instruction and practice in computational methods used
to solve Earth science problems. Simple ways to describe
physical processes mathematically, then approximate them
numerically. Introduction to spreadsheets and graphics
programs. Review of math and statistics.
Current catalogue listing
ERTH 205, Earth Science Practicum, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: a 100-level ERTH course and associated lab
Instruction and practice in computational methods used
to solve Earth science problems. Simple ways to describe
physical processes mathematically, then approximate them
numerically. Introduction to spreadsheets and graphics
programs. Review of math and statistics.
ERTH 390, Principles of Geochemistry, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: CHEM 122 and ERTH 200
Offered fall semester, even-numbered years
Application of chemical principles to geologic
processes. Topics include mineral and rock chemistry,
aqueous geochemistry and geochronology.
ERTH 390, Principles of Geochemistry, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: CHEM 122 and ERTH 203 or 204
Offered fall semester, even-numbered years
Application of chemical principles to geologic
processes. Topics include mineral and rock chemistry,
aqueous geochemistry and geochronology.
ERTH 140 Water in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations, 3 cr, 3
A survey of how water resources have nurtured the rise
of civilizations and how changes in, or misuse of, these
resources have led to their demise. The impact of
hydrologic extremes such as floods and droughts on social
sustainability will also be examined. Case studies from the
ancient to the modern world will be considered in the
context of the underlying hydrological processes and their
environmental and social ramifications.
ERTH 140 Water in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations, 3 cr, 3
Offered fall semester, odd-numbered years
A survey of how water resources have nurtured the rise
of civilizations and how changes in, or misuse of, these
resources have led to their demise. The impact of
hydrologic extremes such as floods and droughts on social
sustainability will also be examined. Case studies from the
ancient to the modern world will be considered in the
context of the underlying hydrological processes and their
environmental and social ramifications.
ERTH 140L, Water in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Laboratory, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Laboratory and field exercises in hydrologic processes
including flood forecasting, erosion, salinization, and
ERTH 140L, Water in the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
Laboratory, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Laboratory and field exercises in hydrologic processes
including flood forecasting, erosion, salinization, and
ERTH 340, Global Climate Change: Origins and Impacts, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: MATH 132, PHYS 122
Offered spring semester, even-numbered years
How is global warming affecting the occurrence of
floods and droughts, and human development
influencing their severity and extent? This class will
provide an introduction to the global hydrologic cycle
and the potential changes caused by global climate
change in the presence of a growing human population.
Examples of recent research pointing to an accelerated
hydrologic cycle will be discussed, including remote
sensing and numerical modeling studies. Implications for
sustainable human development and ecosystems will be
explored, especially for the semiarid Southwest.
ERTH 340, Global Climate Change: Origins and Impacts
Change Hydrology, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: MATH 132, ERTH 202, PHYS 122
Offered spring semester, even-numbered years
How is global warming affecting the occurrence of
floods and droughts, and human development
influencing their severity and extent? This class will
provide an introduction to the global hydrologic cycle
and the potential changes caused by global climate
change in the presence of a growing human population.
Examples of recent research pointing to an accelerated
hydrologic cycle will be discussed, including remote
sensing and numerical modeling studies. Implications for
sustainable human development and ecosystems will be
explored, especially for the semiarid Southwest.
Dr. Peter Mozley made a motion to approve these changes, seconded by Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman. Motion passed. Dr. Peter Mozley made a friendly amendment to modify those portions where it lists prerequisites to say ERTH 101 or ERTH 103 lab.
BS option in Mineral Resources
Bachelor of Science in Earth Science with Mineral Resources option
Minimum credit hours – 130
In addition to the General Education Core Curriculum requirements (page 7, Program and Course Catalog, 2014-2015), the following courses are required:
ERTH 101 with associated lab (4)
Earth Science core [ERTH 200 (4), ERTH 201 (4), ERTH 202 (4) ERTH 203 (3), 204 (4), ERTH 205 (1), ERTH 325 (3), ERTH 340 (3), ERTH 390 (3)]
ERTH 380 (4), ERTH 431 (3), ERTH 453 (4), ERTH 462 (3), ERTH 480 (6), ERTH4XX (3) [Environmental geochemistry of mining activities]
Technical electives, minimum 3 credit hours from courses numbered 300 or above from the following fields: mathematics, biology, computer science, physics, chemistry, and engineering.
Earth science and mineral engineering electives of minimum 12 credits hours from the following classes: ERTH 360 (2 cr), ERTH 407/GEOC507 (3 cr), ERTH 431/GEOC 531 (3cr), ERTH 465/GEOC 565 (3 cr), ME 522 (3 cr), ME 523 (3 cr), ME 551 (3 cr)
Electives to complete 130 credit hours
Dr. Peter Mozley made a motion to accept this option, seconded by Dr. Mark Samuels. Motion passed.
Separate action item to discuss unifying the wording of “options or minors”.
Engineering Curriculum Changes – Tom Engler
COURSE PRE-REQUISITE CHANGES (old-struck through, new-italics)
ChE 345L, Chemical Engineering Design Lab, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisites: ES 347,
350,
ChE 326
Team-oriented project design. Introduction to design fundamentals and creative problem-solving techniques. Written and oral presentations summarizing team progress.
ChE 351, Chemical Process Kinetics, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: ChE 326, 349,
MATH 335 ES 350
Fundamentals of chemical reaction kinetics and chemical reactor design. Development of rate equations for both homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions, catalysis, diffusion-controlled reactions, and transport processes.
(Previously offered as ChE 451)
ChE 352, Separation Processes, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: ChE 326, 349,
ES 350
The process approach to solving problems that involve equilibrium in binary and multicomponent mixtures. Phase equilibrium, absorption, distillation (binary and multicomponent), liquid-liquid extraction, leaching. Design of staged operations for separating gas-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid, and gas-solid mixtures.
(Previously offered as ChE 442)
ChE 371, Solution Methods for Chemical Engineers, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite:
MATH 335,
ChE 327
Co-requisite:
MATH 335, ES 350
Application of analytic and numeric solution techniques to problems in chemical engineering thermodynamics, fluid transport, heat transfer, mass transfer, kinetics and process control. Topics covered include solution of sets of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. Emphasis will be on solving problems the student will encounter in the field of chemical engineering.
ChE 443, Process Dynamics and Control, 2 cr, 2 cl hrs
Prerequisites: MATH 335, ChE 326,
ChE 371
Process dynamics and control theory applied to chemical, mechanical, and other engineering processes. Design of control systems.
Dr. Corey Leclerc made a motion to accept these changes, seconded by Dr. Kevin Wedeward. Motion passed.
Petroleum Engineering Catalog Changes for 2015-16
(Additions are
bold, blue fontDeletions are
strikethrough)
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Minimum credit hours required—134
In addition to the General Education Core Curriculum (page 7), the following courses are required:
E&ES Elective: ERTH 203, 325, or 440; or other 200
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level or higher E&ES course with approval of faculty advisor.
Sample Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
4 PETR 245 & 245: (petroleum fluids)
3 MATH 335 (ordinary differential equations)
3 ES 216 (fluid mechanics)
3 ES 347 (thermodynamics)
3
Earth & Environmental Science Elective
ERTH 203 Earth's Crust: Materials, Processes, and Dynamics
Minor in Petroleum Engineering
Minimum credit hours required—
20
18
The following courses are required:
PETR 245 (3), 311 & 311L (4), 345 & 345L (4), 424 &
At least one of the following: PETR 413
& 413L
(3),
425
Petroleum Engineering Courses
PETR 413, Well Design, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: PETR 311 or consent of instructor
Details of the development of pore and fracture pressure gradients. Casing depths using pore and fracture pressure gradients plots. Review of engineering analysis for casing string design. Selection of casing, cement class and well cementing equipment and methods. Development of detailed well plan for drilling and completion of oil and gas wells. Directional and horizontal drilling and drillstring design.
PETR 424, Production Engineering, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisite: PETR 345,
ES 216
Elements of producing oil and gas wells. Flow of single and multiphase fluids in vertical and horizontal pipes.Choke performance. Nodal analysis systems approach to well production performance optimization. Production decline analysis using exponential, harmonic, and
hyperbolic decline curves applied to actual well production data. Introduction to artificial lift techniques.
PETR 424L, Production Engineering Laboratory, 1 cr, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: PETR 111, ES 216
Design and determination of pressure losses for various components in a flow loop. Design of artificial lift systems including rod pumps, submersible pumps and gas lift.
PETR 425, Well Completion, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Well completion methods. Design and selection of tubing; perforating performance; sand, water and gas control. Introduction to stimulation operations, selection of stimulation techniques, design of acid and hydraulic fracture treatments. problems. Emphasis on the planning of successful drilling and completions operations. Selection of appropriate field equipment for drilling and completions operations. Solution of drilling and completions field problems.
Dr. Corey Leclerc made a motion to accept these changes, seconded by Dr. Kevin Wedeward. Motion passed.
Change in description of CE 402
Current Catalog description
CE 402, Introduction to Transportation Engineering, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Introduction to the design, planning, operation, management, and maintenance of transportation systems. Principles for planning integrated multi–modal transportation systems (highways, air, rail, etc.). Introduction to the layout of highways, airports, and railroads with traffic flow models, capacity analysis, and safety. Functional design concepts for both the facilities and systems areas of study with life cycle costing procedures and criteria for optimization.
CE 402, Introduction to Transportation Engineering, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Overview of the field of Transportation Engineering. Topics covered include: description of transportation systems; traffic engineering studies; highway safety studies; traffic flow characteristics; transportation planning; travel demand; geometric design of highways; characteristics of drivers, pedestrians, vehicles, and roads and their applications to the determination of braking distance, stopping sight distance, passing sight distance, sign placement, and timing of change and clearance intervals.
Dr. Clint Richardson made a motion to accept these changes, seconded by Dr. Peter Mozley. Motion passed.
MATE 452, Physics of Metals and Ceramics, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor Discussion of physical properties of metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics from the viewpoint of solid-state theories. Electron dynamics, electronic transport, electromagnetic wave interactions with solids, wave mechanics, quantum mechanics, free electron theory, band theory of solids. Application of semiconductor and quantum physics to modern electronic and opto-electronic devices.
Proposed (changes are underlined):
MATE 452,
Solid State Physics for Engineers, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor Discussion of physical properties of metals, semiconductors, and dielectrics from the viewpoint of solid-state
theory. Electron dynamics, electronic transport,
interaction of electromagnetic waves
interactions
with solids, wave mechanics, quantum mechanics, free electron theory, band theory of solids. Application of semiconductor and quantum physics to modern electronic and opto-electronic devices.
Explanation: more sensible and appropriate name; wordsmithing
MATE 301, Introduction to Ceramic Engineering, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs Prerequisites: MATE 202 or 235; or consent of instructor Ceramic processing and benefication techniques, from raw materials to finished products. Chemistry and structure of ceramic raw materials. Microstructures of traditional (porcelain and glass) and advanced (modern structural and electrical) ceramics. Properties of ceramics, and their dependence on processing and microstructure.
Proposed (changes are underlined):
MATE 301, Introduction to Ceramic Engineering, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs Prerequisites: MATE
202 or
235; or consent of instructor Ceramic processing
and benefication
techniques
, from raw materials to finished products. Chemistry and structure of ceramic raw materials.
Ceramic powder preparation and characterization. Engineering ceramic suspensions. Microstructures of traditional (porcelain and glass) and advanced (modern structural and electrical) ceramics. Properties of ceramics, and their dependence on processing and microstructure.
Explanation: Fundamentals introduced in Mate 235 are necessary foundation; more accurate description of content
MATE 474 (description change)
MATE 474, Polymer Processing and Characterization, 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: MATE 351 or consent of instructor
A practical and “hands-on” course covering the essentials of polymer processing and polymer materials characterization. A survey of polymer processing techniques with emphasis on the fundamentals of extrusion. Lab topics include: extruder operation, compounding, scanning calorimetry, rheometry, and mechanical testing. Field trips to manufacturing facilities. (Same course as ChE 474)
MATE 474, Polymer Characterization, 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
The basics of rheology, calorimetry and mechanical testing are covered. A specific polymer is used (e.g., an epoxy) throughout the course and the processing of this polymer is covered. Students are expected to acquire a working knowledge of the instrumentation and analysis tools used in the course. These include rheometers, calorimeters, and mechanical testing. The primary analysis tool is Kaleidagraph software.
This course was previously taught by a different instructor and change is needed to reflect current course content. I have taught the new version of the class 3 times as a “499” class.
NOTE: Concurrent change to crosslisted course CHE 474 is also requested.
MATE 446 (description change)
MATE 446, Computer Simulation in Materials Science, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Computer simulation techniques are introduced and applied to systems of interest to Materials Science. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics methods are used to explore properties at the atomic level.
MATE 446, Computer Simulation in Materials Science, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Computers have become a common tool in the effort to bridge the gap between atomic and macroscopic materials properties. Examples selected from the literature are used to introduce the student to the principal techniques employed in the field. Topics covered include: polymers, metals, ceramics, magnetic materials, water, phase equilibrium, protein folding, self-assembled monolayers, gelation, the glass transition, rheology, and dielectric relaxation.
This has become more of a “topics” course than a “techniques” course. The new description lists examples of the topics and indicates the literature based structure of the class. This class is taught every two to three years with enrollments of 4 to 9 students.
Dr. Nikolai Kalugin made a motion to accept these changes, seconded by Dr. Ivan Avramidi.
Physics Catalog Changes – Michelle Creech-Eakman
PHYSICS 109, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
This is an introductory, algebra-based course covering kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, conservation principles and thermodynamics. The course is taught in a laboratory setting, with emphasis on hands-on work, the scientific method, and formal laboratory reports. Successful completion of the course will allow students to waive PHYS 121 Laboratory.
PHYSICS 313, Orbital Mechanics, 3 cr, 3 cl hrs
Prerequisites: PHYS 122 or 222, MATH 332 or MENG 305
This is a first upper-division course covering the Newtonian mechanics of orbits. Applications include ballistic missiles, satellites, and lunar and interplanetary orbits. Spaceflight is simulated using Kerbal Space Program or similar tools.
Physics 448/548: Introduction to Particle Physics.
This course provides an introduction to elementary particles and their inter-
actions, at a level that does not require quantum field theory. Covered topics
include particle phenomenology and conservation laws, relativistic kinematics,
symmetries, Feynman diagrams, gauge theories, and the Higgs mechanism. Lectures are shared between the two courses; students taking the graduate-level
version are expected to solve more difficult homework and exam problems.
Prerequisites: Phys. 222 and Phys. 340, or consent of instructor
Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman made a motion to approve, seconded by Dr. Sue Dunston. Motion passed. Dr. Michelle Creech-Eakman made a friendly amendment to have the word under PHYSICS 109 changed from “waive” to “satisfy” for PHYS 121 Lab.
By unanimous consent the council of chairs adjourned at 5:12 pm.