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College of Engineering 2019 Fact Book AS DEAN OF ENGINEERING, it is my pleasure to present the 2019 College of Engineering Fact Book. The pages ahead are filled with data presenting our progress on our strategic plan. College of Engineering It’s been a record-setting year for our researchers, with new highs in expenditures, invention disclosures and patent activity. Our incoming class also has the highest average ACT score Erica Yeung mixes asphalt in the we’ve seen – 28.8. These are just a couple of highlights that suggest the future is bright for civil engineering emulsions lab. the College of Engineering and the state of Arkansas. 2019 Fact Book It’s also important to remember each number on a graph represents a person’s story, whether it’s a student who is the first in their family to attend college, a faculty member receiving national recognition for a lifetime of work, or an alumnus who has chosen to give a 2 University of Arkansas and College of Engineering Highlights transformative gift. Pictured on cover 4 Organization, Departments and Centers Benjamin Runkle, assistant professor of Keep that in mind as you look through the 2019 Fact Book, and I hope you’ll be as inspired as 6 Finances biological and agricultural engineering, I am by the thousands of people whose lives have been touched by the College of Engineering crosses a drainage ditch at Zero Grade 8 Strategic Plan so far. I can’t wait to see what comes next. Farms in Humnoke, Arkansas. Runkle and his research team of graduate and 10 Balanced Growth undergraduate students are working with farm owner Chris Isbell and his 14 Objective One: Increase student quality and diversity family to conduct research aimed Warmly, at making rice production more Objective Two: Provide student-centered education sustainable in Arkansas and around 20 the world. 22 Objective Three: Recruit and retain high-quality faculty and staff Objective Four: Increase research productivity 24 John English 28 Objective Five: Increase economic development Dean, College of Engineering 30 Objective Six: Increase alumni and corporate partnerships Irma F. and Raymond F. Giffels Endowed Chair in Engineering 32 Objective Seven: Provide high-quality infrastructure 34 Time to Reflect: Monthly Highlights 36 Appendix 40 Contact Information University of Arkansas College of Engineering Highlights Highlights University of Arkansas Fall 2019 Enrollment J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences 7,732 4,367 3,344 1,023 College of Engineering Sam M. Walton College of Business 6,479 Undergraduate Students* Graduate Students** Total Enrollment College of Education and Health Professions 5,042 College of Engineering 4,318* Ph.D. student enrollment has Our 2019 graduate enrollment is Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences 2,205 increased by 50 students since 2017. Non Degree Seeking 536 24% female. Fay Jones School of Architecture 616 School of Law 364 new First-Year Underrepresented students — female, minority, and students, with 492 Graduate School (Interdisciplinary Students) 267 711 from Arkansas first-generation college students — make up 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 5,500 6,000 6,500 7,000 7,500 8,000 51% of the first-year class. *Degree-seeking only ** Includes engineering students enrolled in Total Students interdisciplinary programs and distance education * Excludes interdisciplinary graduate students Fall 2019 Undergraduate Enrollment by Department Fall 2019 Enrollment Biological and 127 23,025 4,170 364 27,559 Agricultural Engineering Undergraduate Graduate Law Total Enrollment Biomedical Engineering 253 Ralph E. Martin Department 242 University of Arkansas Rankings* of Chemical Engineering 160 Civil Engineering 287 140 Computer Science and Computer Engineering 594 120 100 129 135 133 152 153 Electrical Engineering 228 80 Industrial Engineering 221 60 40 62 64 63 78 72 Mechanical Engineering 556 20 0 First-Year Engineering 836* 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 National University Rank Public University Rank 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000 *Source: U.S. News and World Report Students *Includes students not academically ready to pursue a major 2 | OUR STORIES. OUR PROGRESS. OUR FUTURE. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 2019 FACT BOOK | 3 College of Engineering College of Engineering Organization Departments and Centers Arkansas Security High Density Research and Biological Electronics Center Education Institute gricultural ngineering Board of Trustees University of Arkansas Arkansas Water Institute for Advanced System President Resources Center Data Analytics Donald Bobbitt Biomedical ngineering Chancellor Joe Steinmetz Center for Advanced Institute for Nanoscience Surface Engineering and Engineering Ralph artin ept Provost and Executive of Chemical Vice Chancellor for ngineering Academic Affairs Jim Coleman Center for Excellence J.B. Hunt Innovation in Engineering Logistics Center of Excellence and Distribution Dean Civil John English ngineering Center for Information Mack-Blackwell Security and Reliablility Transportation Center Senior Associate Dean Associate Dean Director of Development Assistant Dean for Department Associate Dean for Student Success for Research and External Relations Financial Affairs Computer Sci Norman Dennis Bryan Hill Heather Nachtmann Katy Nelson (interim) Larry Esch Heads Computer ngineering Center for Power Maritime Transportation Academic Student Optimization and Research and Research Alumni Relations Budget Faculty Programs Success ElectroThermal Systems Education Center Recruitment Student Services and Outreach Diversity Communications Staff lectrical ngineering International Membrane Employer Relations Facilities Development Chemical Hazards Programs Research Research Center Center Industrial Cybersecurity Center ngineering National Center for on Secure, Evolvable Reliable Electric Power Energy Delivery Systems Transmission GRid Connected echanical Advanced Power ngineering Electronic Systems 4 | OUR STORIES. OUR PROGRESS. OUR FUTURE. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 2019 FACT BOOK | 5 College of Engineering Finances Revenues (excluding gifts) Expenditures (excluding gifts) 2019 2019 $22,933,705 State Appropriations & Tuition $26,938,648 Salary and Benefits 44.45% 37.05% Distance Learning Revenues, Fort Smith, $3,457,200 Operating Expenditures $918,842 Service Centers, Conferences 5.70% 1.48% $1,404,434 Research Incentive Funds $1,116,012 Dept. Restricted Fees/Misc. 1.84% 2.27% Biological Engineering Teaching and $2,031,850 Student Equipment Fees $3,013,000 Agricultural Experiment Station** 3.35% 4.87% Sponsored Research $22,961,598 Scholarships* $162,903 (actual expenditures)* 37.88% 0.26% Sponsored Activities and Scholarships $1,166,060 Research** $33,463,296 (actual expenditures) 1.92% 54.06% Student Equipment Fee Revenues $2,937,985 Total $61,896,181 (TELE-net) 4.85% *Scholarships from state fund only **NSF expenditures report generated Total $60,609,353 by Research Accounting *As reported to ASEE and USNWR **Cooperative Extension Service not included 4.85% 1.92% 37.05% 37.88% 44.45% 54.06% 1.48% 2.27% 4.87% 3.35% 5.70% 1.84% 0.26% Sponsored Research State Appropriations & Tuitions Salary and Benefits Student Equipment Fees (actual expenditures)** Distance Learning Revenues, Fort Smith, Sponsored Activities and Operating Expenditures Scholarships Members of the University of Arkansas Razorbotz team work on their Service Centers, Conferences Scholarships (actual expenditures) vehicle for the NASA Robotic Mining Competition. The competition Student Equipment brings together teams of engineering and computer science students Research Incentive Funds Dept. Restricted Fees/Misc. Research*** Fee Revenues (TELE-net) from across the nation to design and build vehicles capable of extraterrestrial mining. Biological Engineering Teaching and *Cooperative Extension Service not included Agricultural Experiment Station* **As reported to ASEE and USNWR ***Reported and compiled by the UofA Research Accounting Office and submitted to the NSF 6 | OUR STORIES. OUR PROGRESS. OUR FUTURE. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING 2019 FACT BOOK | 7 College of Engineering Strategic Plan Vision Pursue excellence in research, scholarship and education, ensuring personal and professional growth for future generations of engineering leaders who will stimulate prosperity for Arkansas, the nation and the world. Fifth and sixth grade girls take a tour of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad station in Springdale, Arkansas, as part of their GirlTREC summer camp experience. In addition to taking a train ride, the girls met with Caren Strategic Goals Kraska, president and chairman of the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad. Recruit and graduate diverse, high-quality students Increase number and diversity of faculty and staff Balanced Growth Metrics Support, recognize and reward faculty and staff excellence 3,500 undergraduate students Increase research proposals and funding 1,000 master's students 350 doctoral students Build research and development culture 135 tenured and tenure-track faculty members Cultivate relationships with alumni and corporate partners 65 teaching and research faculty members 180 staff members Plan for infrastructure growth $300,000 in research expenditures per faculty member Increase Provide Recruit and Retain Increase Increase Increase Alumni Provide Objectives Student Quality Student-Centered High-Quality Research Economic and Corporate High-Quality and Diversity Education Faculty and Staff Productivity Development Partnerships Infrastructure ACT and