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For the past three years, I have had the pleasure of serving as the dean of the College of Engineering & Computer Science and there has never been such an exciting time! FAU has just celebrated its 40th anniversary and so has our college. Our ocean engineering program was one of the first academic programs offered at this institution—and the very first undergraduate program in ocean engineering ever offered in the United States (see page 3). We are pleased to announce that we have extensive plans underway for a 250,000-square-foot LEEDS Platinum Level Certified Green facility to house all of our programs. The“green building”will feature lowered consumption of energy and water, use of recycled materials, and a healthy and proactive environment for the occupants. It will also serve as a living laboratory. As you read through The Pinnacle, you will learn more about the academic support we provide our students to enhance the opportunity for success, both in the classroom and in the professional world. We have so many exciting plans underway for the continued growth and expansion of our programs and we invite you to join in this journey where new ideas help create new opportunities. Karl K. Stevens, Ph.D., P.E. Dean FAUOCEANENGINEERINGCELEBRATES ITS40THANNIVERSARY! 3 ISSUE 1 VOLUME 1 FALL 2005 Pinnacle the DISCOVER FAU Have you visited FAU’s Boca Raton campus lately? If not, come check us out! The FAU Boca Raton campus offers tours Mondays through Fridays, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and on Saturdays at 10 a.m. For more information, visit www.fau.edu/academic/admissions/tour. htm or call (561) 297-3040. The hour-long walking tour, which is given by an Admissions Office representative, gives you the chance to see our excellent facilities, state-of-the-art labs and classrooms, model residence hall rooms and food services. For students that will be taking courses on the Port St. Lucie or the Jupiter Campuses, you can schedule a personal tour by calling Port St. Lucie at (772) 873-3301 or Jupiter at (561) 799-8697. Welcome: Message from the Dean W elcome to our very first issue of The Pinnacle. At the College of Engineering & Computer Science, we are pleased to provide highlights of our programs and the opportunities available to our current and prospective students. As you read through the newsletter, you will learn more about our college and the activities in which our students are involved. We have also included additional information to help you navigate your way around FAU, such as how to apply for admission and financial aid. Building Your Future at FAU FAUMECHANICALENGINEERING STUDENTSCRUISEDOWNTHEROADWAY I NTHEIRRACECAR! 2 HAVEQUESTIONSABOUTFAU ENGINEERING&COMPUTERSCIENCE? THEDIVISIONOFENGINEERINGSTUDENT SERVICESHASALLTHEANSWERS!2 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering • Computer Science • Electrical Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Ocean Engineering www.eng.fau.edu
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Forthepastthreeyears,IhavehadthepleasureofservingasthedeanoftheCollegeofEngineering&ComputerScienceandtherehasneverbeensuchanexcitingtime!FAUhasjustcelebratedits40thanniversaryandsohasourcollege.Ouroceanengineeringprogramwasoneofthefirstacademicprogramsofferedatthisinstitution—andtheveryfirstundergraduateprograminoceanengineeringeverofferedintheUnitedStates(seepage3). Wearepleasedtoannouncethatwehaveextensiveplansunderwayfora250,000-square-footLEEDSPlatinumLevelCertifiedGreenfacilitytohouseallofourprograms.The“greenbuilding”willfeatureloweredconsumptionofenergyandwater,useofrecycledmaterials,andahealthyandproactiveenvironmentfortheoccupants.Itwillalsoserveasalivinglaboratory. AsyoureadthroughThePinnacle,youwilllearnmoreabouttheacademicsupportweprovideourstudentstoenhancetheopportunityforsuccess,bothintheclassroomandintheprofessionalworld.Wehavesomanyexcitingplansunderwayforthecontinuedgrowthandexpansionofourprogramsandweinviteyoutojoininthisjourneywherenewideashelpcreatenewopportunities.KarlK.Stevens,Ph.D.,P.E.Dean
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DISCOvERFAUHaveyouvisitedFAU’sBocaRatoncampuslately?Ifnot,comecheckusout!TheFAUBocaRatoncampusofferstoursmondaysthroughFridays,at10a.m.and2p.m.andonSaturdaysat10a.m.Formoreinformation,visitwww.fau.edu/academic/admissions/tour.htmorcall(561)297-3040.Thehour-longwalkingtour,whichisgivenbyanAdmissionsOfficerepresentative,givesyouthechancetoseeourexcellentfacilities,state-of-the-artlabsandclassrooms,modelresidencehallroomsandfoodservices.Forstudentsthatwill
betakingcoursesonthePortSt.LucieortheJupiterCampuses,youcanscheduleapersonaltourbycallingPortSt.Lucieat(772)873-3301orJupiterat(561)799-8697.
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WelcometoourveryfirstissueofThePinnacle.AttheCollegeofEngineering&ComputerScience,wearepleasedtoprovidehighlightsofourprogramsandtheopportunitiesavailabletoourcurrentandprospectivestudents.Asyoureadthroughthenewsletter,youwilllearnmoreaboutourcollegeandtheactivitiesinwhichourstudentsareinvolved.WehavealsoincludedadditionalinformationtohelpyounavigateyourwayaroundFAU,suchashowtoapplyforadmissionandfinancialaid.
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FAULAUNCHESINTOSPACE Thenexttimeyouviewaspectacularimageofaerospace,chancesareitcouldbetheworkofFAUCollegeofEngineering&ComputerScience.Dr.Wil-liamE.Glenn,DistinguishedResearchProfessorforElectri-calEngineeringandDirectorofFAU’sImagingTechnologyCenter(ITC),hasinventedtheHDmAX,acamerathatweighslessthanfourpoundsandhasaresolution24timesthatofaregulartelevision.Imaginebeingabletolookthroughthiscameraandclearlyseearoadsignthree
milesaway,oraone-inchobjectonemileaway. NASAplanstousetheHDmAXontheInterna-tionalSpaceStationin2006tocaptureimagesofspace.TheHDmAXhasmanyotheruses,suchasprovid-ingsurveillance,security,observationandinspec-tionofaircrafts,aswellasforbiomedicalandmarinebiotechnologyapplications. Themovieindus-tryhasalsojumpedonthebandwagon.HDmAXisnowlicensedtoPanavision,theleadingcamerasupplier,for
Afterlastseason’sstellarrecordof9-3,thereiscertainlynoquestion
thattheFAUfootballteamhassomeverytalentedplayers.Andnow,the
NFLisinterested.SevenFAUfootballplayersreceivedinvitationstotryoutforapositiononaprofessionalteam.
Threeoftheplayersmadesummercampandwilljointhesquadsfor
pre-seasoncamp.AmongthethreeplayersareJaredAllenandKevin
FischerwhowilljointheTampaBayBuccaneersandChrisLaskowskiwho
willjointheIndianapolisColts.AsheadcoachHowardSchnellenbergerstated,“Likeanyproudfathersitting
atthefootballawardsbanquethopinghissonwouldbeselected
asthemostvaluableplayer,mystaffandIhavefollowedthisdraftwith
interest.”Andsohavewe!
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FAURACINGTEAmmaybethelasttimeyouwatchedtheDaytona500,yourfriendswere“wowed”byhowfastthecarscouldflyandhowthedriverhandledtheroad…butnotyou.
Youwereassessingthedesignandframeoftheracecar,andenvisioninghowyouwouldmodifyandimproveuponthedesign.AgroupofFAUengineeringstudentshavesomegreatideasoftheirownthattheyareput-tingtowork.Tenundergrad-uatestudentsinmechanicalengineeringhavejoinedforcestodesignanddevelopFAU’sFormulaSAE(SocietyofAutomotiveEngineers)Race
Carforthe2006FormulaSAEcompetition. Thisannualcompe-titiontakesplaceinDetroit,michiganwithover140universitiesparticipating.ThecompetitionisforSAEstudentmemberstocon-ceive,design,developandcompetewithsmallformula-styleracingcars. OurstudentshavebeenhardatworksinceSeptember2004developing,
designingandbuildingthisracecar.Theyareresponsibleforeverysinglecomponentofthecar,frommodifyingaSuzukiGSX-R600motorcycleengine,totheaxles,bodyframeandmore.WeareveryproudoftheFAURacingTeamandwishthemlotsofluck.
HOOTIEHOO! Wow!Concretecanfloat?Leaveittoourunder-graduatecivilengineeringstudentstoaccomplishthisfeat.Approximately30ofourstudentsintheFAUAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineers(ASCE)studentor-ganizationworkedtogethertoapplytheirengineeringknowledge,alongwiththeircreativityanddedication,
todevelop,designandbuildaconcretecanoethatcanfloat.Theworkonthiscanoe,aptlynamedHOO-TIEHOOinreferencetotheUniversity’sOwlmascot,beganinSeptember2004andtookapproximatelysixmonthstocomplete.TheconcretecanoewasenteredintotheASCESoutheastRegionalCompetitionheld
inAlabamathispastmarch.Over20universitiesinclud-ingvanderbilt,Auburn,andtheUniversityofFloridaparticipated.WeareverypleasedwithalltheirhardworkandeffortandextendspecialcongratulationstotheFAUASCEstudents.
useinfilmmakingandsurveillance.TheITClabora-toriesandofficesarebasedonFAU’sBocaRatonandFortLauderdalecampuseswithresearchersonstaffcontinu-ingtodeveloptheHDmAXanditsapplications.WithFAU’scontinuedfocusondigitalimaging,thesky’sthelimit!
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ThereisalwayshelpatFAU.FAUhasnumerousopportunitiesforstudents
inneedoffinancialaid.Ifyouhavespecificquestionsaboutyour
options,checkoutwww.fau.edu/finaid.TheWebsite
providesdetailedinstructionsonhowtoapplyforfinancialaidandalsoincludesinformationonscholarships.Youcanalsocallthe
financialaidofficeat(561)297-3530forfurtherinformation.
Asyoumayalreadyknow,thereareanumberofpre-requisitecoursesthatneedtobecompletedbefore
themajorityofupperdivisionengineeringorcomputersciencecoursescanbetakenatFAU.You
cantakethesecoursesatyourcommunitycollege.Toviewthelist
ofcourses,gotowww.sefeec.org/matrix.htm.Simply
clickonyourmajorunderthecommunitycollegeyouattendand
thelistofcourseswillappear.Formoreinformation,call(561)297-2780.
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DIvISIONOFENGINEERINGSTUDENTSERvICES
Itisabsolutelyessentialthatweprovideasupportiveenvironmentthatencouragesstudentstointeractandengagewithoneanother,exploreopportunitiesandachieveexcellence.Inordertofacilitatesuchacademicsuccess,weassistourstudentsinmanydifferentareas,suchasprovidingcounselingtoundecidedengineeringmajors,promotingprofessionaldevelopmentthroughwork
AttheDivisionofEngineeringStudentServices(DESS),ourprimarygoalistoprovideacademicsupportandguidanceforourFAUEngineering&ComputerSciencestudentstoenhancetheopportunityforasuccessfulacademiccareer.
opportunities,oversightofstudentprofessionalsocietiesandmore.Wealsoworkverycloselywithourstudentstoprovideassistanceandtutoringforchallengingcourses.Checkouttheboxbelowtoseewhatelsewe
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ThispastJune,FAU’soceanengineeringprogramcel-ebratedits40thanniversary,markingthismilestonewithathree-daycelebration.Over150peopleattendedtheevent. Establishedin1965,theoceanengineeringundergraduateprogramwasthefirstandonlyofitskindintheUnitedStates.Theun-dergraduateprogrambeganwithonly35studentsthatfirstyear.Today,thepro-gramhasgrowntoover160
studentsandisoneofFAU’smostsuccessfulacademicandresearchdepartments.Researchprojectssuchassub-bottomimaging,un-
derwatercom-munication,autonomousunderwaterve-hicles,durabil-ityofcompositematerialsandcoastlinesecu-
ritytechnologybroughtinapproximately$4.2millioninoutsidemoneythisyearalone.Studentshavenumerousopportunitiestoparticipate
inresearchprojectsandareresponsibleforsecuringtheGuinnessWorldRecordforthefastesthumanpoweredsubmarine-defeatingpres-tigiousuniversitiessuchasmITaswellastheU.S.Navy.Today,astheoceanengi-neeringprogramcontinuestochartanewcourse,wecanonlyimaginewhatthenext40yearswillbring.
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LEARNWHILEYOUEARN
Co-opandinternshipstu-dentsobtainon-the-jobworkexperiencethatisdirectlyrelatedtotheiracademicmajorsinprivate,publicandgovernmentalorganizations.Co-opandinternshipstu-dentsearnasalary,academiccreditandreal-worldworkexperiences. Currently,over230companiesworkwithDEPDtoprovidejobopportunitiesforourstudents.manyofourstudentsdoverywellinthis
AttheDivisionofEngineeringProfessionalDevelopment(DEPD),weworkcloselywithundergraduateandgraduatestudentsintheCollegeofEngineering&ComputerSciencetoprovideco-opandinternshippositionsintheindustry.
programandfindthemselvesbeingofferedfull-timeposi-tionsfromtheircompaniesupongraduation. DEPDprovidesassis-tanceinthefollowingareas:disseminationofresumestopotentialemployersforlocal,national&internationalco-op&internshipopportu-nities,careerguidance,resumewritingguidance,andinterviewsupport.Thisprogramisavailableforjuniorsandseniorsaswell
asgraduatestudentsintheCollegeofEngineering&ComputerScience.Toregister,youmustfilloutpaperworkthesemesterbeforeyouwouldliketostartyourco-oporintern-ship.Formoreinformation,pleasecallPatCapozzielloat(561)[email protected].
STUDENTSPOTLIGHTInafewshortmonths,Kerry-AnnNesbethwilldonhercapandgown,andwalkacrossthestagewithfellowgraduatestoreceiveherbachelor’sdegreeincomputerengineering.
READYTOTRANSFERTOFAU? Applytoday!Weareintheprocessofreviewingap-plicationsfortheSpring2006semester.ThedeadlinefortransferstudentstoapplyforthespringsemesterisNovem-ber15,2005.ToapplytoFAU,visitwww.fau.edu/academic/
admissions/Undadmissn.htm.Therearedetailedinstructionsavailabletoguideyouthroughtheapplicationprocess.Therearetwowaysthatyoucanapply:1)applyonlineor2)sendinyourapplicationby
mail.Theapplicationformisavailableonlinetodown-load,completeandmail.Youwillneedtoincludeyourtranscriptsaswellasthe$30applicationfee.Ifyouhaveadditionalquestions,pleasecalltheDivisionofEngineer-
ingStudentServicesat(561)297-2780ortheAdmissionsOfficeat(561)297-3040.
Formanygraduates,thisiswherethehardworkbe-gins—findingajob.NotforNesbeth!Stillacoupleofmonthsshyofgraduationday,Nesbethisalreadyprimedforaverypromisingandsuccessfulcareerinthefieldofcomputerengineering.Anditallbeganwithasimpleflier. Nesbethhappenedtonoticeaflieradvertisingtheengineeringco-opprogramandstoppedbytheDivisionofEngineeringProfessionalDevelopment(DEPD)tofindoutmore.Nesbeth,aseniorinthecomputerengineeringpro-gramatFAU,originallystartedhercollegecareeratBroward
CommunityCollege,whereshereceivedherassociate’sdegree.Onceshetrans-ferredtoFAUandtookafewcourses,shewasreadytostartgainingsomeworkexperi-ence.NesbethsubmittedherresumetotheDEPDandattendedtherequiredworkshop.Withinonemonth,shehadreceivedphonecallsfromseveralinterestedcompanies.Aftercarefuldeliberation,NesbethdecidedtoworkforOpenFi-
nanceNetwork,acompanybasedinBocaRaton.OpenFinanceNetworkisthefrontrunnerinprovidingtechnol-ogyplatformswithservices
suchasanaccount-ingengine,analysisengine,tradingengine,monitoringengine,reportingengineandrelation-shipmanagementtoolsforfinancialadvisorswhopro-videwealthdesign
tohigh-net-worthclients.AsaJavadeveloper,sheiscurrentlyworkingontheprototypefortheanalysisengineusingapplications
suchasJava,Struts,JSP,HTmL,XmLandJavaScript.Nesbethhasfoundthisexperiencetobeinvaluable,stating,“Youfindyourselfapplyingyouracademicknowledgetopracti-calexperienceandstarttonoticetherelevancyofclassworktotherealworld.” Nesbethhasjustre-centlybeenofferedafull-timepositionwithOpenFinanceNetworkthatwillbeginimme-diatelyaftergraduation.Herrecommendationtofuturestu-dents:“Payattentioninclass.Youwillseerelevancytotherealworld.”CongratulationsKerry-Annandbestofluck!
“Youfindyourselfapplyingyouracademicknowledgetopracticalexperienceandstarttonoticetherelevancyofclassworktothereal
world.”
