Innovation in STEM Education, Research & Economic Development

Christos Christodoulou

School of Engineering

June 8 2018

Albuquerque, NM

NSPE-NM

STEM and Economic Development

“The future of the economy is in STEM”

“That’s where the jobs of tomorrow will be.”

James Brown, the executive director of the

STEM Education Coalition in Washington, D.C.

Engineering Degree Growth

Engineering Degree Growth

From the National Science Board S&E Indicators

What Skills Will You Need to Be Employable in 2030 (MIT Technology Review)?

• Active learning• Fluency of ideas• Judgment and decision making• Learning strategies• Originality

Primary Mission

The School of Engineering Delivers STEM Education in a Research-Driven, Practice-Oriented Environment

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STEM ’R’ US

9The Formula SAE (FSAE) race car project

By the Numbers

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State of NM and tuition $16.1M

Research Funding (Ext contracts) $33.0M

Research Funding/TT Fac. $330k

Current Major Operating Funding

Tenure Track 98

Lecturers 13

Adjunct 27

Research 56

FACULTY (194)Degree

SOEAY 17-18

Enrollment

BS 2140

MS 353

PhD 400

Total 2893

6 Departments9 BS (accredited)

14 MS

10 PhD

Primary research areas• Aerospace Science and Engineering• Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics,

Biocomputing• Energy, Environment, Water• Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure• Integrated/Additive Manufacturing and

Robotics• Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, Microsystems• Photonics and Optics• Scalable Computing and Cyber Security• Nuclear Non-proliferation and Safeguards• High-Energy Density Science• High-Power Microwaves

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• Need to increase the number of STEMgrads

• Need to help more with the economicdevelopment in the State of New Mexico.

• SOE should be transformed into a Center for Innovation and Networking for many small and large companies in New Mexico

School of Engineering & Economic Development

Successes

❑ Innovation Academy

❑ $4.5 M in fundraising

❑ A new ETM degree between SOE and the Business School was approved

❑ One of the 5 Partnership Universities with Sandia

❑ All our programs received ABET accreditation

❑ Established a close relationship with ABQ’s Economic Development Office to attract companies to New Mexico.

❑ Hosted Department of Energy National Lab Day

Summer 2018!!!!EUREKA, Health Hackathon, NM CS Professional

Development

November 2018Global Engineering Deans’ Conference

Credit Hours per Program

ChemicalEngineering 123

CivilEngineering 124

ComputerEngineering 120

ComputerScience 120

ConstructionEngineering 125

ConstructionManagement 123

ElectricalEngineering 120

MechanicalEngineerng 125

NuclearEngineering 124

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