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UNIVERSITY PRINCIPAL OFFICERS The Administration Building – St. Augustine Campus CHANCELLOR PRO-VICE-CHANCELLORS DEPUTY UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR Professor The Hon. Sir George Alleyne Prof. Elsa Leo-Rhynie Ms. Joy Pilgrim OCC, MD, FRCP, FACP, (Hon), Hon. DSC (UWI) BSc, Dip Ed, PhD UWI BA, Cert Management Studies UWI Prof. Lawrence Carrington VICE-CHANCELLOR BA Lond-UCWI, PhD UWI UNIVERSITY BURSAR The Hon. Rex. M. Nettleford Prof. Marlene Hamilton Mr. Winston H. Bayley OM, FIJ, BA Lond-UCWI, MPhil Oxf, Hon. Dlitt (St. Johns, U BSc, MA Ed, PhD, Dip Ed, HDip Ed UWI BSc Lond-UCWI, FCCA of Conn. & Sheffield), Grand Valley State, Tor, Hon. LHD Hartford, Cuny and Emory, Hon. LLD UWI, Illinois Wesleyan, Prof. Wayne Hunte Queens Univ., Hon. Fellow Oriel Col, Oxf. Hon. D.C.L., Ox- BSc UWI, PhD UWI, ford Post Doctoral Fellow Dalhousie, Canada UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Ms. Stephney Ferguson Prof. Errol Y. St. A. Morrison BA UWI, MLS Indiana CHAIRMEN, CAMPUS COUNCILS MD Malta, MSc Lond, PhD UWI, FRCPGLas, FACP Sir Neville Nicholls – Cave Hill KA, BA Cantab, LLB Lond, Dip in Diplomacy Col, Hon. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF LLD UWI DEPUTY CAMPUS PRINCIPALS THE ST. AUGUSTINE CAMPUS Prof. Christine Barrow – Cave Hill The Hon. Don Brice – Mona BA, DPhil, PGCE Sus Campus Principal OJ CD, BA Lond-UCWI Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie Mr. Joseph Pereira – Mona BA Northwestern, MA Chicago, PhD Penn Mr. Michael Mansoor – St. Augustine BA, Dip Ed UWI, MA Qu CA, MBA W. Ont Deputy Campus Principal Prof. Gurmohan Kochhar – St. Augustine Prof. Gurmohan Kochhar BE, MS, PhD, MASHRAE, FAPE, MASME BE, MS, PhD, MASHRAE, FAPE, MASME CAMPUS PRINCIPALS Campus Registrar & PRO-VICE-CHANCELLORS UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR Mr. C. William Iton Prof. Hilary McDonald Beckles – Cave Hill BSc UWI, Dip McGill, LLM Essex BA, PhD Hull Mrs. Gloria Barrett-Sobers BA Lond-UCWI, MA Ed Columbia, MBA Miami Campus Bursar Prof. Kenneth O. Hall – Mona Mrs. Lylla Bada BA UWI, Dip International Relations BA (Economics & Accounting) Bristol, ACCA, CA (T&T) UWI, MA, PhD Qu Campus Librarian Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie – St. Augustine BA Northwestern, MA Chicago, PhD Penn Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones BA, MA, PhD, Dip Library & Information Studies Lond PAGE 1 FACULTY REPORT 2K3 CONTENTS THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING 3 THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION The St. Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies 15 is committed to the development of Caribbean people and the countries in which they live. At all times, THE FACULTY OF it will seek to contribute to MEDICAL SCIENCES development by producing graduates and research of high quality, relevance 21 and usefulness in sufficient quantity and at minimum cost. THE FACULTY OF The St. Augustine campus, by the SCIENCE & AGRICULTURE conduct of its own staff and students as well as by the content of its academic programmes, will strive towards the 30 inculcation of social values of shared communal responsibility, social justice, and respect and tolerance THE FACULTY OF for differences in beliefs, philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCES ethnicity and culture. 38 The St. Augustine campus aims at being an intellectual bridge to the wider Caribbean region and the rest of the world, assisting its member countries to benefit CENTRES AND from the rapidly growing and constantly SPECIALISED UNITS changing world stock of ideas, knowledge and expertise, and itself contributing 45 to that stock in ways that enhance the international standing of the Caribbean. PAGE 2 FACULTY REPORT 2K3 THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING The Faculty of Engineering continued to strive toward the highest quality standards during the academic year 2002-2003. Sev- eral of the staff received awards, including Emeritus Professor His Excellency George Maxwell Richards, who was appointed to the Presidency of Trinidad & Tobago, and others retired after long years of service; indicative of the dedication and excellence that mark the Faculty’s efforts. The undergraduate pro- grammes of the Departments of Civil & Envi- ronmental Engineering and Chemical Engi- neering were re-accredited according to in- ternational standards. The Faculty also sought to build capacity in a range of areas, facilitating a higher student intake, includ- ing a relentless drive to recruit new mem- bers of staff. Building physical capacity was also a priority, and projects include new lec- ture spaces, renovation of the infrastructure in department buildings, expansion, and laboratory upgrades. This trend toward growth was not only evident in student en- rolment figures, but extended to the devel- opment of new course and degree offerings, including several innovative new Master’s programmes. The expansion in Faculty outreach was also reflected in distinguished visitors to the Faculty from around the world, continued linkages with the government, in- dustry, and international universities, par- ticularly through consultancies, and collabo- rative projects conducted by the Engineer- ing Institute. The Institute continued to be the primary revenue generating arm of the Faculty. For the coming academic year, pro- posed steps forward include the expansion of access to the Faculty. Professor C.K. Sankat Dean – The Faculty of Engineering PAGE 3 THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FOCUS ON... EXCELLENCE STAFF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION New Staff Mr. C. Abder Emeritus Professor Senior Lecturer in Petroleum Engineering Kenneth S. Julien Professor A. Aina • Given the Prime Minister’s Professor of Petroleum Geophysics Lifetime Award for Innovation and Invention in recognition of his pioneering work in the develop- Dr. D. Baidya ment of the Energy and Energy- Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering based Industries of Trinidad and Tobago Professor M. Bajic Brkovic BPTT Professor in Planning and Develop- Ms. R. Adams ment • Awarded a Fulbright LASPAU Scholarship to study for her Ph.D Dr. B. Chowdary and Mr. R. Ellis at Georgia Tech. University in the Lecturers in Industrial and Manufacturing His Excellency, United States Engineering Emeritus Professor Mr. R. Charles Dr. J. Ibrahim and Dr. M. George Maxwell Richards Head of Department Civil Engineering Mutabazi Former Head of Department • Made a Fellow of the Institution Lecturers in Coastal Engineering and of Chemical Engineering and of Civil Engineering (FICE) Transportation Engineering Dean of the Faculty • Appointed to the Presidency of Dr. M. Mycoo the Republic of Trinidad and Mr. C. Maitland • Given a Fulbright Researcher’s Tobago. This was an achieve- Administrative Assistant with Fellowship to visit Texas A & M ment of rare distinction for the responsibility for the ATSS University to conduct research on Faculty of Engineering and the Mainstreaming Disaster Mitigation University Mr. F. Muddeen in Land Use Planning Lecturer in Digital Electronics, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Dr. G.S. Shrivastava Senior Lecturer in the Dr. D. Palaniappan Department of Civil Engineering Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics • Awarded a BPTT Fellowship to go the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London Dr. C. Riverol Lecturer in Process Design and Economics Dr. M. Sahoo Lecturer in Petroleum Geoscience (General) Mr. R. Ward Assistant Systems Laboratory Manager Dr. B. Wilson Lecturer in Petroleum Geoscience Dr. K.F. Pun (Paleontology/ Stratography/ • Given a ‘Literati Club Award Sedimentology) for Excellence 2003’ for the most outstanding paper in 2002 on the subject of Maintenance Engineering in the Journal of Quality (UK) Professor G.S. Kochhar • Given an APETT ‘Career of Excellence Award’ PAGE 4 THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FOCUS ON... RESEARCH Appointments Mr. R. Charles Head of Department, Department of Civil Engineering for the period August 1st 2003 to July 31, 2006 (re-appointed) Dr. Edwin Ekwue Deputy Dean, Undergraduate Student Affairs for the period 1st August 2002 to 31st July 2003 Professor W. A. Mellowes, Professor W.H.E. Suite, Dr. S. Gift and Dr. A. Pilgrim Deputy Deans in the Faculty of Engineering for the period 1st August 2002 to 31st July 2003, cept in the case of Dr. Gift who was appointed for Semester 1 only as he was to leave the country on a BPTT THE USE OF TRINIDAD LAKE ASPHALT (TLA) IN THE DESIGN Fellowship in Semester AND CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS Promotions Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA) is a semi-solid natural asphalt occurring in a lake Dr. C.A.C. Imbert, deposit in Trinidad and Tobago, and, over the past 125 years, has been used in Dr. C. Sharma and Mr. S. Lau road construction in over 60 countries worldwide. TLA faces mounting interna- Crossed the Merit Bar in the Senior tional demand for increased engineering confidence in its use and this re- Lecturer’s scale search project was established to address this demand. Dr. Winston Lewis The investigations headed by Dr. Raymond Charles in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, included electron mi- Senior Lecturer in the Department of croscopy and infrared photo-spectrometry to define the phase, uniqueness of Mechanical Engineering the composition and mineral content of the asphalt; physical and mechanical testing of varying blends of TLA and refinery bitumen to model the mechanis- Professor C.K. Sankat, Dean tic performance of asphalt mixes for use in pavement design, and to develop Fellow of the Institution of Agricultural consistency and performance-based specifications for use in road construc- Engineers (FIAgrE) tion; and verification testing of the chemical reactivity of TLA to develop a test Chartered Engineer (CEng) method for TLA identification in asphalt mixes. The results have provided the industry with reliable catalogue, mechanistic and life-cycle design models and Resignations and Retirements solutions, and have produced three international specifications; ASTM D5710 Dr. F. Asamoah, Lecturer, resigned and ASTM D6626 dealing with material properties, and ASTM D6608 on the after 16 years of service to the De- identification of TLA in asphalt mixes. The results have facilitated the expan- sion of the TLA market to the Asian Continent, and the maintenance of market partment of Electrical and Compu- share in the Western Hemisphere. ter Engineering and returned to his native Ghana.

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