BE Board:VisitingCom08
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Visiting Committee Visit Planning '08
Main Topics:
Faculty Size/Curriculum
Increase number of electives
- From Survey:
- Statistics Class focused on Biology
- Tissue Engineering
- Graduate Lab Technique class:Imaging,Biochemistry,Basic Biology
- Cellular,Physiological,Organ level biology
- Genetics
- Metabolics
- Mathematical modeling
- Ethics
Advisor Selection Process
- First year funding is critical, need for more fellowships?
- Working for two advisors - one in BE, one not. Is this working well for people?
Research Areas
What research areas lacking?
- Synthetic Biology
- From 2006 survey:
- Strengthen core subjects already emphasized
- Neuroscience
- Metabolic engineering
- Energy/Environment
- Epigenomics
- Immunology
Space
- Currently de-centralized,lack of collaborations?,social interactions?
- Labs in the Biology Building can definitely feel isolated from department
- Tech Square people generally happy over there, would not necessarily want to move
- Not enough space for new faculty
- Currently de-centralized,lack of collaborations?,social interactions?
BE Department Staff
- Compared to other engineering departments, less staff; asking them to wear a lot of hats
- minimal web site activity, low student input, other departments seem to do more self-promotion (related to staff issue)
- BE: 7, ChemE: at least 9, EECS: at least 9
- ChemE has dedicated Web Site developer, Communications/Events people
- EECS has Alumni Relations
Jobs
- Current grads are finding jobs, but new web portal might offer more help
- How to attract recruiters - currently Merck actively recruits, but few others
- Alumni contacts/database?
- Is the department paying sufficient attention to helping people get academic positions?
Undergraduate Effects
- Increase in number of semesters as TA?
Visiting Committee Meeting 2006
Notes from previous Visiting Committee Meeting - have these issues been addressed significantly?