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Realizing the WPI Vision

Realizing the WPI Vision. FPE Academic Department Strategic Plan New Mission: Engineering and Public Policy Full Curriculum Development Launched CPE Program 5/6 faculty positions turned over. Past Five Years . Past Five Years (cont’d). 100 % of faculty have sponsored research

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Realizing the WPI Vision

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  1. Realizing the WPI Vision

  2. FPE Academic Department • Strategic Plan • New Mission: Engineering and Public Policy • Full Curriculum Development • Launched CPE Program • 5/6 faculty positions turned over Past Five Years

  3. Past Five Years (cont’d) • 100 % of faculty have sponsored research • Healthy Ph.D. program creating new knowledge • Scholarly presence • Registrations up > 50% • Published new View Book • Student/Faculty ratio 14:1 • 100% Job Placement rate

  4. WPI Advantages • Global Identity • Engineering Excellence • Graduate Internship Program • Campus/Distance Learning Flexibility • 5-Year FPE Masters Program • FPE Faculty Leaders • Alumni Recognition • Multiple NSF Awards

  5. The Need for an Advanced Fire Research Lab Attract additional faculty Restore hands-on teaching Interdisciplinary undergraduate projects Meet current research commitments Grow our research programs Position WPI Globally

  6. President Berkey, July 21st, 2009 “Kathy has done an excellent job building the faculty. This is a premier program in the United States and abroad, now with great strength in (funded) research as well as in preparing students outstandingly for the industry, where a WPI degree is regarded as a top credential.”

  7. Realizing the WPI Vision Presentation to FM Global August 13th, 2009

  8. FPE Space Requirements • Combustion lab – 1,500 sq. ft. • Teaching Lab – 2,000 sq. ft. • Research Lab – 5,000 sq. ft. • Bench Scale Experiments • Residential Scale Experiments • Sample Preparation/Conditioning • Student Spaces – 1,500 sq. ft. • Graduate Cubicles/Student Meeting Room • 3 Additional Faculty Offices – 600sq. ft. • Digitally Equipped Classroom – 400 sq. ft.

  9. WPI Fire Science Facility Research and Teaching Labs– Naming Rights I. RESEARCH LAB $500,000 • Individual Labs $125,000 each • Building Fire Systems • Fire and Materials • Combustion and Explosion • Firefighter Safety and Policy [reserved] • Regulatory Policy and Risk • Fire Modeling • Conference Room (2) $50,000 ea. [reserved] • Student Lounge $50,000 • Graduate Offices (5) $25,000 each

  10. WPI Fire Science Facility Research and Teaching Labs– Naming Rights II. Teaching Lab $250,000 Specialty Areas $100,000 each Fire and Materials [reserved] Combustion & Explosion [reserved] Sprinkler [reserved] Detection Alarms [reserved]

  11. FPE Goals - Next Five Years Hire Two New Faculty Further Growth in Programs of Research Design/Build Advanced Fire Research Lab Engage Broader Range of Industries Implement New Curriculum Develop Positioning Statement Launch Digital Marketing Campaign Expand Diversity

  12. Kathy A. Notarianni, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Fire Protection Engineering kanfpe@wpi.edu 508-831-6786 http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/ Karen L. Bean, Director of Development kbean@wpi.edu 508-831-4169 Thank You

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