School of Engineering Annual Report 2013 ‐2014 SoE Annual Report Table of Content TABLE OF CONTENT Table of content ....................................................................................................................................... i 1 LAU School of engineering Dean’s message ................................................................................... 1 2 dean’s office report ......................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Faculty ..................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Students .................................................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Assessment ............................................................................................................................. 4 2.4 Accreditation ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.5 Strategic Plan .......................................................................................................................... 4 2.6 New Programs and Initiatives ................................................................................................. 5 2.7 SoE Career Office .................................................................................................................... 5 2.8 Outreach Activities .................................................................................................................. 6 2.9 Staff ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2.10 Beirut Operation ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.11 Other Activities ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.11.1 SoE Committees .............................................................................................................. 7 2.11.2 SoE software inventory ................................................................................................... 8 2.11.3 Student awards ............................................................................................................... 8 2.11.4 ASHA grant ...................................................................................................................... 8 3 Civil engineering Report ................................................................................................................ 10 3.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.1 Insights .......................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.2 Programs ....................................................................................................................... 12 3.2 Personnel .............................................................................................................................. 14 3.2.1 Full‐time faculty ............................................................................................................ 14 3.2.2 Summary of full‐time and part‐time faculty ................................................................. 17 3.2.3 Non‐teaching staff......................................................................................................... 19 3.3 Students ................................................................................................................................ 19 3.3.1 Enrollment ..................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.2 Student Employment .................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3 Graduation .................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.4 Student engagement ..................................................................................................... 21 3.3.5 Career and academic advising ...................................................................................... 21 3.3.6 Exit Survey ..................................................................................................................... 22 3.3.7 Office Practice Survey ................................................................................................... 22 3.3.8 Employer and Alumni Databases .................................................................................. 22 3.4 Research ................................................................................................................................ 22 3.4.1 Journal publications ...................................................................................................... 22 3.4.2 Conference publications ............................................................................................... 23 3.4.3 Manuscripts .................................................................................................................. 23 3.5 Course Offering ..................................................................................................................... 23 3.5.1 Courses offered ............................................................................................................. 23 3.5.2 Laboratory session size ................................................................................................. 25 3.5.3 Credits offered .............................................................................................................. 26 AY 2013 – 2014 i SoE Annual Report Table of Content 3.5.4 Summer Training 2013 – 2014 ...................................................................................... 26 3.6 Activities ................................................................................................................................ 27 3.6.1 Professional activities and services ............................................................................... 27 3.6.2 Outreach activities ........................................................................................................ 27 3.6.3 Academic research activities ......................................................................................... 29 3.6.4 Student activities........................................................................................................... 31 3.6.5 Departmental activities ................................................................................................. 32 3.6.6 Awards and Recognition ............................................................................................... 32 3.6.6.1 SOE dean best achievement awards ......................................................................... 32 3.6.6.2 Hasan Abdallah Yabroudi CIE design project awards (renamed) .............................. 32 3.6.6.3 CIE Chair term paper awards on current issues (newly introduced) ........................ 32 3.6.6.4 Yabroudi‐Syracuse Graduate Fellowship .................................................................. 33 3.7 Laboratories, Facilities and Amenities .................................................................................. 33 3.7.1 General .......................................................................................................................... 33 3.7.2 Laboratories and centers .............................................................................................. 33 3.7.3 Construction materials lab ............................................................................................ 33 3.7.4 Environmental and water quality lab ............................................................................ 34 3.7.5 GPS/GIS and surveying Lab ........................................................................................... 34 3.7.6 Soil and Geotechnical Lab ............................................................................................. 34 3.7.7 Water Resources lab ..................................................................................................... 34 3.7.8 Computer laboratory .................................................................................................... 35 3.7.9 Prospective laboratory space ........................................................................................ 35 3.8 Equipment ............................................................................................................................. 36 3.8.1 Automated triaxial testing system ................................................................................ 36 3.8.2 Shaking table ................................................................................................................. 36 3.8.3 Universal Test Machine – 600 kN .................................................................................. 37 3.9 Legislation and Curricular Changes ....................................................................................... 37 3.10 Future Plans 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