College of Engineering, Forestry & Natural Sciences

2. College of Engineering, Forestry & Natural Sciences College Meeting August 20, 2014

3. Agenda • Special Guests • Introductions of new members of CEFNS • T/TT Faculty Searches • CEFNS Updates • Informatics & Computing, Possible faculty salary incentive program, Performance Funding, New Research Center, Keck Award, Carnegie Classification, New Building

4. Special guests . . . President Rita Cheng Provost Laura Huenneke

5. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Introductions of new members of CEFNS Biological Sciences • Lara Dickson, Lab Manager • Michelle Mack, Professor • Edward “Ted” Schuur, Professor • Aaron Smith, Assistant Professor • Lori Wilson, Assistant Clinical Professor

6. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Chemistry & Biochemistry • Clara Adams, Lecturer • Rebecca Carpenter, Instructor • Gerrick Lindberg, Assistant Professor • Steven Mercer, Instructor • Joseph Ramos, Lecturer

7. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Civil Engineering, Construction Management & Environmental Engineering • Jeff Heiderscheidt, Lecturer • Fethiye “Faith” Ozis, Instructor • Gerjen “Gary” Slim, Instructor • Dianne McDonnell, Assistant Professor of Practice

8. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability • Kerry Grimm-Greenblatt, Lecturer • Taylor Joyal, Instructor • Nick McKay, Assistant Professor • Jean Palumbo, Editor • Michael Smith, Assistant Professor

9. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Ecosystem Science and Society • Michaela Hayer, Research Specialist, Sr. • Rebecca Mau, Research Specialist, Sr. • Jingran Sun, Research/Laboratory Aide

10. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Electrical Engineering & Computer Science • Elmer Grubbs, Instructor

11. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Forestry • David Auty, Assistant Professor • Lluvia Flores-Renteria, Research Associate • Christopher Updike, Research Specialist, Sr.

12. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Informatics & Computing • Viacheslav “Slava” Fofanov, Assistant Professor • Temuulen “Teki” Sankey, Assistant Professor

13. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Landscape Conservation Initiative • Kristen Potter, Coordinator

14. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Mathematics & Statistics • Patricia Barton, Administrative Assistant • Christina Kestler, Instructor • Benjamin Lantz, Instructor • Sudipta Mallik, Instructor • Bhupendra Paudyal, Instructor • Salvadore Vera, Lecturer

15. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Mechanical Engineering • Sagnik Mazumdar, Instructor • Sarah Oman, Lecturer

16. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Microbial Genetics and Genomics • Erik Settles, Research Associate

17. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Physics & Astronomy • John Gibbs, Assistant Professor • James Rall, Instructor

18. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Science Teaching & Learning • Kristi Fredrickson, Professional Development Associate • Danielle Ross, Assistant Professor • Brooke Whitworth, Assistant Professor

19. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Sustainable Energy Solutions & Bioengineering Innovation • Megan Coe, Administrative Associate

20. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Tribal Environmental Professionals • Andy Bessler, Project Director • Darlene Santosdiaz, Admin. Associate

21. CEFNS Meeting Fall 2014 Dean’s Office • Michael Franchi, Accountant • Marisol Holder, Academic Advisor • Diana Sundermeyer, Program Coordinator, Multicultural Engineering Program

22. Senior Faculty Hires Update Michelle Mack, Professor Department of Biology University of Florida Ted Schuur, Professor Department of Biology University of Florida

23. Senior Faculty Hires Update Michelle Mack, Professor ECOSS & Bio. Sciences Northern Arizona University Ted Schuur, Professor ECOSS & Bio. Sciences Northern Arizona University

24. TT/T Faculty Searches AY 14/15

25. TT/T Faculty Searches AY 14/15 Biological Sciences - Assistant Professor – physiology CECMEE - Assistant Professor – transportation Chem & Biochem - Assistant Professor – analytical chemistry

26. TT/T Faculty Searches AY 14/15 EE/CS • Assistant Professor – electrical engineering • Assistant Professor – electrical engineering (loss of faculty due to Informatics) • Mid-Career – computer science (loss of faculty due to Informatics) Math & Statistics - Assistant Professor – statistics (biostatics/big data)

27. TT/T Faculty Searches AY 14/15 SESES - Assistant Professor – water and food/sustainability cluster (0.51FTE SBS and 0.49FTE SESES)

28. CEFNS Updates • Informatics & Computing Program • Faculty Salary Incentive Program (maybe) • Performance Funding • Research Center and W.M. Keck • Carnegie High Research Classification • Health & Science Building

29. ICP Update

30. ICP Update • Informatics & Computing Program (ICP) • (NAU program; reports to the Dean of CEFNS; research intensive faculty) • Leadership • Paul Flikkema, Director (EE/CS) • John Georgas, Associate Director (EE/CS)

31. ICP Update • Faculty • Slava Fofanov, TT Assistant Professor, Biostatistics • Teki Sankey, TT Assistant Professor, Geoinformatics (50:50) • External Search, TT Assistant Professor, Area Open (50:50) • Location • Applied Research & Development Building

32. Possible Faculty Salary Incentive Program

33. Possible Faculty Salary Incentive Program Eligible Faculty • At least two years of external grants with ability and capacity to pay salary plus ERE (not TRIF) Arrangement • Grants pay a set percentage of reference salary and associated ERE • Percentage in the range 15% to 50% (fixed)

34. Possible Faculty Salary Incentive Program Grace Period • Possible grace period between grants but salary arrangement will not be modified; NAU will not pay the missing salary or allow you to temporarily return to “standard” salary model Arrangement Terminated • If arrangement is terminated for whatever reason then that faulty member is precluded from further participation

35. Possible Faculty Salary Incentive Program Example • Assume • $100,000 AY salary with 35% ERE (reference salary) • 30% Of reference salary paid by grants (salary increase) • Grants pay 30% of reference salary plus associated ERE • NAU pays $100,000 for 0.769FTE plus associated ERE • Grants pay for 0.231FTE plus associated ERE; 30% of reference salary = $30,000 • 35% ERE on $30,000 = $10,500 • Total paid by grants = $40,500

36. Possible Faculty Salary Incentive Program Example (cont’d.) • Faculty AY salary = $130,000 (base AY salary reference point still $100K; raises will change reference AY salary; grants must accommodate any and all raises) Only discussion stage at this time!

37. Performance Funding Important for CEFNS • Degrees granted • Courses completed • Research expenditures

38. Numbers of Graduates

39. More graduates . . . The quality of the education we provide is important to all of us. We must remain dedicated to our students and the excellence of the NAU experience. This is NAU’s Grand Challenge!

40. Research Expenditures New research center: • Center for Bioengineering Innovation (Kiisa Nishikawa)

41. Research Expenditures Kiisa Nishikawa, Brent Nelson, Chris Mann and Matt Gage received one of six nation-wide W.M. Keck Foundation Grants in Medical Research “A New Twist on Muscle Contraction” The check is in the mail.

42. Carnegie High Research Classification NAU is being attentive to: • external research dollars • number of Ph.D. graduates

43. Health &Science Building New home for Chem & Biochem and CSTL Classrooms, teaching labs, research labs Faculty, staff and departmental offices. Expected completion date is July 1, 2015

44. Health &Science Building New home for Chem & Biochem and CSTL Classrooms, teaching labs, research labs Faculty, staff and departmental offices. Expected completion date is July 1, 2015

45. Health & Science Building The Chemistry Building will be razed.

46. College of Engineering, Forestry & Natural Sciences College Meeting August 20, 2014