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Lake Superior State University Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

Lake Superior State University Industrial Advisory Board Meeting. November 6, 2009 Michigan Scientific. AGENDA. May 2009 Meeting Minutes. See attached presentation…. Secretary Election Spring 2010. Industrial Advisory Board. The Nominations Are: --------------------------------------

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Lake Superior State University Industrial Advisory Board Meeting

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  1. Lake Superior State UniversityIndustrial Advisory Board Meeting November 6, 2009 Michigan Scientific

  2. AGENDA

  3. May 2009 Meeting Minutes

  4. See attached presentation…..

  5. Secretary Election Spring 2010 Industrial Advisory Board • The Nominations Are: • -------------------------------------- • -------------------------------------- • --------------------------------------- • Nomination Process: • Any existing IAB members are eligible • Self nominations are acceptable • If you are nominating another member please be sure that they are willing to participate • All nominations will be accepted and presented at the spring IAB meeting • Any Questions you can contact the existing IAB offices.

  6. School of Engineering and Technology • Industrial Advisory Board • IAB Officer Responsibilities and Term Limits • Secretary • It is the responsibility of the secretary to maintain all of the IAB’s records. The records are to include: • Newsletter • Newsletter Supplements • Press Releases • Publicity • Phone lists • E-mail lists • Meeting minutes • Historical information • A copy of all records shall be housed at the Engineering office (CASET 202, on campus at LSSU) with production assistance from the LSSU School of Engineering and Technology secretary and administrative assistant. • If the Chairman is unable to run a meeting, the secretary will officiate the meeting.

  7. IAB Officer Responsibilities and Term Limits • TERM LIMITS • The term of each office shall be two calendar years. • The terms of Chairman and Secretary shall expire on alternated years • No more than 2 consecutive terms allowed. • There is no limit to the number of non-consecutive terms. • Election shall be by a majority of the members present at the spring meeting. • The term shall pass to the successors at the end of the spring meeting. • Communication of all necessary information is the responsibility of the exiting officers. • COMMENTS: • The smooth operation of this small organization will depend on communication. • Forms of correspondence: • Phone • Fax • E-mail • Letters • To facilitate hand-offs, a format should be consented upon for electronic applications (e.g. IBM/DOS).

  8. Summer Interns

  9. Recruitment/Press Kit and Support for Fall 2009 MACRAO Events November 6, 2009 LSSU IAB Meeting LSSU IAB 11-06-2009 Meeting

  10. Recruiting/Press Kit Review Review the content of the Recruiting/Press Kit. Solicit feedback on the content: Areas for improvement? Items to delete? Items to add? General comments?

  11. IAB MACRAO Participation We participated again this year in the 2009 Fall MACRAO events. MACRAO calendar was updated in mid-summer. LSSU Admissions office and the IAB are working very well together. LSSU Admissions counselors continue to be appreciative of our participation and especially the NEW Recruiting/Press Kit.

  12. IAB MACRAO ParticipantsFall 2009 Bob Andersen George Bielis (Chicago area) Fred Berg Nathan Callaghan Chris Conklin Jim Gibbs Steven Kars (UP Michigan) Ralph Larsen Don Stephanic

  13. Thoughts/Sharing MACRAO events are well organized and the students and parents look forward to attending these events to help in deciding career and education choices. MACRAO events were again focusedregionally this year. Our Recruiting/Press Kit is a HUGESUCCESS!

  14. Thoughts/Sharing The Recruiting/Press kits were completed and distributed to the Admissions people in time for the Fall 2009 recruiting season. At MACRAO events, do we see having an additional LSSU table for Engineering and Technology as mission critical, important, or nice to have? If we had a separate table would we also need a separate table cover with LSSU logo and Engineering and Technology?

  15. Thoughts/Sharing What about having the Recruiting/Press kit on line in PDF format via the Engineering and Technology website? What about having the Recruiting/Press kit on a CD to hand out at the MACRAO events? Support in the Chicago area with George Bielis is an example of supporting Admissions and the IAB outside of Michigan.

  16. Thoughts/Sharing LSSU is still a major UNKNOWN in the field of engineering and technology. IAB participation in MACRAO events is a very UNIQUE and POSITIVEINFLUENCE on student choice. Can we INCREASE the number of IAB members who participate in these events for the Fall of 2010?

  17. …in closing We all enjoy supporting these events, it is a rewarding experience to be able to provide information that may be used in a student’s decision making process for their educational and career choices. The Spring 2010 MACRAO events are coming up after the beginning of the new year, I will again post an email soliciting your support.

  18. THANK YOU A special THANK YOU to all of the IAB membership that submitted key information for the Recruiting/Press Kit. A special THANK YOU to all of the IAB membership that supported the Fall 2009 MACRAO events. Your support is greatly appreciated and I hope that we can have more of the membership participate in future events. You can make a difference in the lives of young people as they make their education and career choices.

  19. College Updates Morrie Walworth Dean: Engineering, Technology & Economic Development

  20. Topics • Structure • New Departmental Staff • Enrollments • Activities

  21. Dr. Ron DeLap • Dr. Ron DeLap • Electrical Engineering • University of Michigan • Signal Processing, Control Systems • Delphi Automotive, Dominican Republic, Air Force, National Security Agency

  22. New Department Faculty • Dr. Mansoor Janjua • Mechanical Engineering • New Jersey Inst. Tech. • Industrial and Teaching Experience • Studied the complex physics of the self-assembly process of micron-sized particles on electrified fluid-fluid interfaces!

  23. New Department Faculty • Dr. Sai Chaitanya Nudurupati • Mechanical Engineering • New Jersey Inst. Tech. • BS Industrial Engineering • Outstanding graduate student 2003 • MicroFluids, electrodynamics, & microparticle separation

  24. New Department Faculty • Dr. Paul Weber • Electrical & Computer Engineering • Michigan Technological University • Taught at U of M, Duluth • Solar concentration using polymer reflective material and snow, steer by wire, hybrid energy generation, and fly by feel feedback systems.

  25. Enrollment • Same as last year (172) • Actually up a few (12 Mfg Certificate Program) • ME (up), ECE (down) • LSSU • Down 45 students (~1.7%) • Admissions continues to tell us that engineering is a good sell for LSSU; lots of inquiries; one of the top programs at LSSU.

  26. Enrollment • 172 Students • 8.0% Women • 7.4% URM • 22.3% Out of State • 15.4% Foreign • 6.9% Other States • 5.7% Transfer In

  27. Activities • SmartZone Moving Forward • New Building • EDA Grant • Some Clients • PDC • Very Active • Extreme Entrepreneur Tour • FIRST Robotics & LEGO Robotics Updates • Gaylord

  28. Program Updates David Baumann Chair, Electrical & Computer Engineering Robert Hildebrand Chair, Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering Technology Jim Devaprasad Coordinator Manfacturing Engineering TechnologyDirector, LSSU Robotics Center

  29. Program Updates • Electrical & Computer Engineering • EET Program • New Course • Mechanical Engineering • Faculty • Curriculum • Facilities • Manufacturing Engineering Technologyprogram review

  30. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGEET Program • Approved by LSSU Board of Trustees in May • Currently 1 Student Enrolled • Looking for More Students • Digital side of EE program • Less math than EE program • Practical (Manufacturing Process, PLCs)

  31. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGEGEE280 • Intro to Signal Processing • Purpose? • Level? • Practical Considerations

  32. What’s new in…Mechanical Engineering ? ● After multiple reorganizations, we’re once again… the “Department of Mechanical Engineering” ● New faculty member: Dr.Sai Nudurupati ▫ joins us from NJIT (a nest of Yankees fans) ▫ background in particle coagulation using electromagnetics (e.g., of interest in the production of pharmaceuticals)

  33. ●ME curriculum ▫ Will replace electronics course (EGEE305) ▫ … with expanded technical electives. ○ for Vehicle Systems Option – EGEE280 – 3 credit signal processing ○ for Robotics & Automation Option – Choice of… EGEE280 (Signal Analysis) or EGNR310 Quality Ctrl or EGME312 CNC course (new 3 cr vers. to incorp. simul′n bef cutting) ○ for General Option – same 3 as for R&A added to the list, and we’ll now specify same number of credits as other 2 options, incl 2 courses at 400-level.

  34. ●ME Lab Facilities ▫ Dynamometer test cell now active ○ Torque vs rpm at tires ○ Drivetrain NVH ○ Power vs rpm at tires ○ Hill climb simulation ○ Acceleration Performance ○ Shock loading drivetrain ○ Rolling resistance (mini-baja) ▫ New ultrasound / acoustic emission transducers ○ through PDC ○ together with existing equipt, creating real capabilities in machinery monitoring, NDT, and NVH areas

  35. Senior Projects Jim Devaprasad Coordinator

  36. School of Engineering & Technology Senior Projects Faculty Board Senior Projects • Last Year’s Projects • Results Of Faculty And IAB Grading • Current Projects • Philosophy & Key Elements

  37. LAST YEAR’S PROJECTS6 Projects • Cardiovascular Research Institute of Albuquerque • Development of Dynamic Flow Phantom • Western Engineered Products • Process Measurement Device for Fluid Characteristics • LSSU Prototype Development Center (PDC) • Various Projects for PDC Clients • LSSU • Mini-Baja #3 – Design Drivetrain, Build Car, and Race • LSSU • Update and Installation of Dynamometer • LSSU • Design and Build of “O” Scale Train Coupler

  38. PREVIOUS YEAR’S PROJECTSGrading

  39. CURRENT PROJECTS2009-10Senior Year Projects • Industry Sponsored Projects (3) • LSSU Sponsored Projects (3)

  40. CURRENT PROJECTS Development of Impedance Coupler Company…......American Axle and Manufacturing Contact……….Giovanni Rinaldi Advisor……….Robert Hildebrand Team……........ 2 ME, 2 MET Budget ……….$20,000 Description: Development of an adjustable impedance coupling device (tunable inertia, stiffness, and damping) to be integrated in a test stand used to validate vibration performance of automotive drivetrains.

  41. CURRENT PROJECTS Prototype Development Projects Company…....… LSSU’s PDC (Cardiovascular Research Institute of Albuquerque & Other Clients) Contact………... George Chandran for CRIA Advisor……..…. Eric Becks Team…….......… 3 EE, 2 MET Budget ………… $ Various Description: Work on PDC projects to rapidly turn entrepreneurs' ideas into working prototypes, and also to improve existing system designs for industrial customers. CRIA project in phase II.

  42. CURRENT PROJECTS Automated Machine Tending Company…....… Precision Edge Contact………... Duke Pepin and Joel Diemer Advisor……..…. Jon Coullard Team…….......… 1 EE, 1 MET, 2 CE, 2 ME Budget ………… $17,000 Description: Design, build, and installation of an automated work cell capable of fully tending to an etching machine. Goal is to reduce machine idle time and increase productivity.

  43. CURRENT PROJECTS Robotics Systems Integration (ME/MET) Company…....… LSSU Engineering Contact………... Jon Coullard Advisor……..…. Jim Devaprasad Team…….......… 3 MET, 2 ME Budget ………… $18,000 Description: Workcell design and implementation of a 4-robot line. Team will be responsible for specifying and integrating a conveyor system, design and build of pallets, fixtures, and robot end effectors, and present an assembly demonstration using the fully functional line.

  44. CURRENT PROJECTS Robotics Systems Integration (EE/CE) Company…....… LSSU Engineering Contact………... Jeff King Advisor……..…. Dave McDonald Team…….......… 3 EE, 2 CE Budget ………… $10,000 Description: Workcell design and implementation of a 4-robot line. Team will be responsible for specifying and integrating the control system for the line using DeviceNet, incorporating machine vision and other sensing systems, and present an assembly demonstration using the fully functional line.

  45. CURRENT PROJECTS Development of Train Coupler Company…....… LSSU Engineering Contact………... Paul Duesing Advisor……..…. Andrew Jones Team…….......… 2 CE, 1 MET, 1 ME Budget ………… $2,000 Description: Phase II of the design and build of a scale prototype coupler for “O” and “HO” scale model railroads that allows remote controlled coupling and uncoupling of railroad cars at any location.

  46. REQUEST FOR IAB FEEDBACKFinal Presentations • Held Same Day As Spring IAB Meeting(April 30, 2010) • SPFB & ABET Considers IAB Evaluations Of The Final Presentations • IAB Feedback On The Quality Of The Projects • Please Consider and Submit Projects for 2010-11

  47. SENIOR PROJECTSPhilosophy & Key Elements Transition from Academia to Industry or Graduate School • Emphasis on Soft Skills • Working with a Budget • Interaction with Practicing Engineers • Results are Based on Outcomes • Academic Elements Included

  48. Closing Remarks • Next Meeting: LSSU Campus, April 30, 2010

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