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A PRESENTATION BY IRO. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE . Quality higher education International understanding Academic growth through intercultural education . Rationale of IRO . Dr. Avichal Kapur – Director Prof. Pravin Dakhole – Dy. Director Prof. Manali Kshirsagar – Dy. Director
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A PRESENTATION BY IRO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE
Quality higher education • International understanding • Academic growth through intercultural education Rationale of IRO
Dr. Avichal Kapur – Director • Prof. Pravin Dakhole – Dy. Director • Prof. Manali Kshirsagar – Dy. Director • Prof. Gayathri Band – Asstt. Director • Prof. Praveen Dongre – Asstt. Director Team IRO
Arizona State University (MoU) • University of California, Los Angles • INTEL Incorporation • Michigan State University(Draft sent) • Lawrence Tech University (MoU) • University of Massachusetts, Lowell (MoU) • Northern Illinois University (MoU) • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory • Purdue University(MoU) • University of Southern California Our US Universities/Industry Associations
Prof. PravinDakhole – Dy. Director pravin_dakhole@yahoo.com • Arizona State University(ASU) • University of California (UCLA) • INTEL Incorporation Individual Responsibility
Prof. ManaliKshirsagar – Dy. Director manali_kshirsagar@yahoo.com • Michigan State University(MSU) • Lawrence Technological University(LTU) • University of Massachusetts, Lowell Individual Responsibility
Prof. Gayathri Band – Asst. Director aries_gayathri@yahoo.com gayathriswapnil@gmail.com • Northern Illinois University(NIU) • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Individual Responsibility
Prof. Praveen Dongre – Asst. Director praveen.dongre@gmail.com • Purdue University • University of Southern California(USC) Individual Responsibility
Student exchange between MGI & US counterpart • Summer Student Program at MGI & US counterpart • Faculty exchange between the college of engineering and the college of management at both ends Our objectives
Faculty development programs • Joint delivery of professional development programs(Continuing education) • Collaborative research activities Our objectives
Collaborative consultancy • Joint collaborations in programs leading to awards or grants from the University or external agencies • Development of teaching and learning strategies and materials Our objectives
Academic curriculum and program of study development • Development of dual degrees, certificates, 4+1, 3+2 programs, 2+2 twinning programs etc. • Any other academic activity with mutual consent Our objectives
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (cee.fulton.asu.edu) • BS in general civil engineering • BS in civil engineering with emphasis on environmental engineering • BS in civil engineering with emphasis on Construction engineering • Graduate Certificate program in Sustainable Technology and Management • MS Graduate studies in (thesis and non-thesis) • structures, • geotechniques, • water resources, • transportation material and pavements, • transportation systems, • environmental engineering for water and air quality and • construction engineering ASU
Major research areas • Sustainable Urban engineering, emphasis on arid regions • Environmental Biotechnology • Civil engineering Material developments • Water conservations ASU
Ongoing Projects • Project Co-funded by British Petroleum and Science Foundation Arizona – Effort to Grow Algae in the desert and extract the lipids to generate biofuel for the use of conventional engines • Evaluating the environmental fate of nanoparticals/nanosilver in commercial products • Recycling, refurbishment, resale and safe disposal of old computers, cell phones, televisions and other technology • Transportation modeling / transportation safety / travel behavior • Congestion, air pollution 2007-08 research expenditures - $5.36 Million ASU
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (mae. fulton.asu.edu) • BS in Aerospace Engineering • BS in Mechanical Engineering • MS Graduate studies in (thesis and non-thesis) • Aerospace Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Doctor of Philosophy • Aerospace Engineering • Mechanical Engineering ASU
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (mae. fulton.asu.edu) • Three research centers • Adaptive materials • Atmospheric and Oceanic flows • Structural health monitoring ASU
Laboratories • CAD/CAM • Combustion • Computational fluid dynamics • Engineering design creativity and automation research • Fuel cell • Manufacturing • Mechanical testing • Micro/nano fluidics • Multi-scale structures and sensors • Thermo-fluids • Space system • Vibrations ASU
Partnership with local industries includes, Boeing, Honeywell, Intel, Lockheed Martine, Motorola, Raytheon etc. • Ongoing Projects • Nuclear reactor and pressure fluctuations • Tsunami prevention • Adaptive, Intelligent, Materials and Systems (AIMS) • Smart materials • Solid structure mechanics, • computational mechanics • Optimization • Piezoelectric energy harvesting systems • 2007-08 research expenditures - $5.27 Million ASU
School of Computing and Informatics (sci.asu.edu) • BS in Computer Science • BS in engineering in Computer System Engineering • MS Graduate studies in • Biomedical Informatics (thesis) • Computer Science (thesis and non-thesis) • Doctor of Philosophy • Biomedical Informatics • Computer Science ASU
School of Computing and Informatics (sci.asu.edu) • Research areas • Integration of computer and information sciences with other academic desciplines such as biology, geography, anthropology, public health, urban planning, mathematics • Research Laboratories • Partnership for research in Spatial Modeling (PRISM) • Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing (CUBiC) • Center for Health Information and Research (CHIR) • Consortium for Embedded System (CES) • 2007-08 research expenditures - $5.93 Million ASU
School of Computing and Informatics (sci.asu.edu) • Dept offers concentration program in software engineering and information assurance. These programs are designed in consultation with the industries and certifying agencies. • After completion of these courses student may go for certification. Information assurance course is designed with Homeland security services. • YCCE may work on similar course contents ASU
Department of Electrical Engineering (ee.fulton.asu.edu) • BS in Electrical Engineering • Signal Processing and Communications • Control Systems • Electronics and Mixed Signal Circuits esign • Electromagnetics, Antennas and Microwave Circuits • Electrical Power and Energy Systems • Solid-state Electronics • Arts, Media and Engineering ASU
Department of Electrical Engineering (ee.fulton.asu.edu) • MS Graduate studies in • Master of Business Administration / Master of Science in Electrical engineering (NON thesis online program) • Master of Science in Electrical engineering (thesis and non-thesis) • Doctor of Philosophy • Electrical Engineering ASU
Department of Electrical Engineering (ee.fulton.asu.edu) • Research organizations • Sensors, Signals and information processing Center • Power System Engineering research center • Wireless Integrated Nanotechnology • Nanoelectronics ASU
Department of Electrical Engineering (ee.fulton.asu.edu) • Research areas • Energy production and distribution • Health care technology and delivery • Communication technologies • Information management • National & global security • 2007-08 research expenditures - $20.22 Million ASU
Department of Electrical Engineering (ee.fulton.asu.edu) • In Electrical dept. ASU agreed to consider the proposal of co-guide from ASU for the projects of M.Tech / Ph D. students at YCCE. • Prof. Ravi Boparra, ASU faculty is consultant to National Grid of India, YCCE Electrical dept. may explore possible collaboration for consultancy as India representative. ASU
Department of Electrical Engineering (ee.fulton.asu.edu) “Global Capstone Design Programme at ASU”, The design programme is especially meant for aircraft design, where in team members from various disciplines design an aircraft, they are guided during the one semester course. Team members from Singapore, Mexico and the USA participate in the programme. Overseas students are guided through videoconferencing and emails. Possibility of including MGI students in this project will be explored. ASU
Points on MOU • MGI and ASU will explore the program proposal 4+1 and 3+2 programs • ASU will inform MGI about the visit of its engineering faculty members to India. This will enable MGI to send official invitations to the relevant faculty members thereby requesting them to offer guest lectures at MGI. • ASU faculty might be invited to co-chair / co-guide Ph.D. thesis guided by MGI faculty members. • ASU Entrepreneurship Programs Director might advice MGI in their entrepreneurship programs. • MGI faculty will apply to engineering master and Ph.D. programs at ASU. ASU and MGI will discuss the model to support this programme and will be detailed in the scope document. ASU
Points on MOU • ASU and MGI will plan knowledge exchange progrmmes at ASU for the engineering faculty members. MGI faculty members will visit ASU for one or two weeks during summer or times of year that are convenient. MGI faculty members will interact with the respective counterpart and will be exposed to ASU’s labs and research capabilities. • MGI students will apply to engineering master and Ph.D. programs at ASU as international students. ASU and MGI will discuss the model to support this program and will be detailed in scope document. • MGI and ASU will plan study programs at ASU for the MGI engineering students. Programs will be of one to two weeks at convenient times for both the institutions. ASU
Civil engineering Department • Known for the research work in Structural engineering. • Mesh less finite element method is one area in which the department has excelled. UCLA
Research laboratories in this department are – • Experimental Structural Mechanics Lab., • Large Scale Structure Test Facility, • Soil Mechanics lab., • Building Earthquake Instrumentation Lab., • Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation-Field Testing and Monitoring of Structural Performance, • Water Quality Instrumentation Laboratories, • Water Quality Research laboratories, • Environmental Microbiology Lab., • Environmental Nanoscience and Nanotechnology lab., Membrane Science & Technology Lab. UCLA
Highlighting achievements of UCLA in • developing internet and • developments related to Aerospace Possible collaborations • Students of MGI can carryout special projects in UCLA labs during summer. • Lectures of eminent faculty members from UCLA can be arranged at MGI through videoconferencing. UCLA
To start INTEL Laboratory at YCCE • To conduct specialized courses for INTEL INTEL INCORPORATION
Well executed, high quality Capstone Projects coordinated by an experienced, reputed faculty • Student Management Team for making suggestions/quality inputs/feedback • Use of Clickers for instant answers/feedback • Nine months salary to faculty to promote research MSU
Some highly specialized labs at MSU • Composite Material and Structures Center (CMSC) • Engine Research Lab (ERC) • Fraunhofer USA Center for Coatings and Laser • Advanced Microsystems and Circuits lab • Experimental Fluid Dynamics Lab MSU
Innovative Magazine • Lear Entrepreneurial Center The Lear Entrepreneurial Center (LEC) is administered by the College of Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. The entrepreneurial program at LTU consists of courses, conferences, and internships designed to provide entrepreneurship education in which inquiry, creativity, and innovation are the norm, and theory and practice go hand-in-hand. LTU
Alternative and Renewable Energy efforts • Lawrence Tech Center for Sustainability • Engineering Advising Center (on day and evening basis) LTU
FACULTY EXCHANGE The two universities will exchange faculty in the areas of Engineering, Computer Science and Management. LTU faculty will travel to MGI for one semester to teach classes related to their expertise and vice versa. LTU
Faculty Professional Development At the request of MGI/LTU, faculty from LTU/MGI will deliver faculty professional development workshops similar to workshops developed and delivered at LTU/MGI for faculty. LTU
Faculty Professional Development Examples of workshops that can be conducted : • Assessment of student learning to fulfill ABET requirements • Development of course objectives • Use of specific technological tools appropriate to the curriculum • Using effective teaming in the classroom LTU
Joint delivery of CEP at MGI Administrators and faculty at both universities will identify short training programs to be offered for non-credit to professionals in India LTU
Assistive Technology Program for improving the quality of life for the disadvantaged community through technology as a part of senior Capstone Projects (Project examples include Voice control system, audio mixer for visually impaired, wireless remote control wheelchair trainer etc.) Umass, Lowell
Hiring industrial persons as adjunct faculty and assign 8-9 students per faculty to promote R&D culture • Distance learning on line certification programs like Microelectronics and VLSI UMass, Lowell