University of Arkansas and Fayetteville, Arkansas A Community to Call Home 2004 Annual Conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and Black Students Joint Meeting with National Society of Hispanic Physicists February Washington, DC

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 2 Fayetteville’s Global Location  Fayetteville is central to many major metropolitan areas, yet still removed to retain the character of the town.

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 3  Walton Arts Center –Concerts –theater productions –art exhibits  Dickson Street –Food –Shopping –Nightlife  The Square –Farmers Market –Springfest –Autumnfest –Lights of the Ozarks A Historic City with a Wealth of Opportunity and Character

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 4 All the Amenities that Exist in Large Cities, Exist in Fayetteville  Dining –Olive Garden –Copeland's –Chilies –Outback Steakhouse  Shopping –Barnes & Noble –The Gap –Best Buy

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 5  Its liberal arts and land-grant mission: teaching, research, and service  Research and scholarship - based teaching and learning  Public service and service based learning  Diversity – Faculty, students, and staff  Seeking excellence  Partnering with leading companies for mutual benefit A nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the World

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 6  Regional cities of interest –Eureka Springs –Branson, Missouri –Van Buren  Clear, clean lakes and rivers  National forests  Festivals –Springfest –Autumnfest –Lights of the Ozarks  Educational opportunities –Fayetteville High School –Northwest Arkansas Community College –University of Arkansas  The Razorbacks

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 7 Recreation & Sports in the Ozarks  HPER Facility at the UA –Indoor track –Swimming pool –Weight Training –Cardiovascular equipment –Racquetball –Climbing wall  Intramural Sports  Hiking  Mountain biking  Fly fishing  Kayaking

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 8  Campus research in HiDEC and Physics  Innovation Incubator  Tech Transfer Office  Genesis Technology Business Incubator  Technology Business Park clients for ERC  Major Industry as research partners  Capitalization through local and state initiatives  University/City/State partnerships for success Research as the State’s Economic Engine

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 9  Northwest Arkansas is home to an entrepreneurial spirit epitomized by the emergence of: –Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer –Tyson, the leading producer of poultry and food products in the world –J.B. Hunt Trucking, a leading trucking and logistics innovator in the United States  Corporate growth has been managed in partnership with community governments to retain high quality of life  The Northwest Arkansas Council leads regional strategic planning to assure both future economic growth and continued quality of life in the region

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 10 Recruitment Through  Alumni Interest –Trained in industry –Interested in home  Current graduates –All regional schools Retention Through  History and Tradition –Senior Walk –Ozark lifestyle –Museums and societies

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 11 Wal-Mart Headquarters J.B. Hunt Headquarters NWA Regional Airport-XNA Tyson Foods Headquarters Innovation Center and ERC University of Arkansas Drake Field

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 12 Ground View Cummings Site Heart of Fayetteville from the future home of the Fayetteville City Athletic Complex

Microelectronics-Photonics (microEP) Graduate Program University of Arkansas Ken Vickers – Director Research Professor, Physics (1998 – present) Eng Management, Texas Instruments (1980 – 1998) November 21-23, 2003Fayetteville, Arkansas

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 14 microEP Mission  The educational objective of the microEP program is a graduate fully prepared to drive the advancement of the combination of microelectronics and photonics.  This objective will be accomplished through a rigorous interdisciplinary graduate technical education, including soft skills and entrepreneurial training.

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 15 Microelectronics-Photonics Graduate Program microEP Student Group September 2003

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 16 The microEP Graduate Program Research Spans: [110] [1-10] 50º 30º (a) 15nm from Nanoscale Quantum Dots and Devices… …to 3-dimensional High Temperature Superconducting Electronic-Photonic Systems

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 17 microEP Workgroup Creation: Summer Camp – Pre Fall Semester Camp concepts by Dr. Ed Sobey (

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 18 microEP Workgroup Creation: Arkansas – The Natural State Fun in the Ozarks Buffalo River Hawks Bill Crag Lost Valley Eden Falls

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 19 microEP Student Prior Degree vs microEP Faculty’s Department Faculty Student PhysicsMEChEEE Chem BioAg Open Physics/ Applied Physics Mechanical Eng5131 Chemical Eng1214 Electrical Eng Material Science 2121 Optical Eng3 Math12 As of Nov 17, Matching 36 Non-Matching 2 have not picked major professor

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 20 microEP NSF REU Site: Students Twelve students attended 2001 REU  Five African- American  Three women  Five now in microEP grad program, one in EE.

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 21 microEP NSF REU Site: Students Fourteen students attended 2002 REU  Four African- American  One Hispanic  Five Women

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 22 microEP NSF REU Site: Students Twenty students attended 2003 REU  Four African- American  Three Hispanic  Five Women

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 23 microEP Partnership Tactics: Merged REU/Carver Activities Kickoff Dinner at the Vickers home east of Fayetteville

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 24 microEP Partnership Tactics: Merged REU/Carver Activities Summer Camp Graduation

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 25 microEP Partnership Tactics: Merged REU/Carver Activities Research, Presentations, and Industry

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 26 K-12 Outreach: BEST Robotics Inc ( Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology A sports-like contest between remote controlled robots Emulates product “design to market” life cycle Resources are limited to those components issued at kickoff Teachers serve as coaches Members of the technical community serve as mentors Community provides financial and administrative support Students do all the work with adult mentoring

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 27 University of Arkansas Industrial Engineering Grad Program  Degrees Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Master of Science in Industrial Engineering –Master of Science in Operations Research –Master of Science in Engineering with I.E. emphasis –Master of Science in Operations Management  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($20,000/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 28 U of Arkansas Industrial Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise  Cost Engineering - Engineering Economics  Engineering Management  Human Factor - Ergonomics/Safety  Facilities Analysis and Design  Material Handling and Warehousing  Operations Research/Mathematical Modeling  Manufacturing & Transportation Logistics  Production Planning and Control  Quality Control, Reliability, and Maintainability  Scheduling  Electronics Manufacturing  Computer Integrated Manufacturing  Automation/Robotics

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 29 U of Arkansas Industrial Engineering Strong Company Ties  Research Projects with –Wal-Mart –Tyson –J.B. Hunt –Transplace –ABF –IBM  Research Centers –The Logistics Institute (TLI) –Center for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi) –Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center (MBTC) –Razorback Electronics Manufacturing Lab –Con Agra Frozen Foods –USPS –Pine Bluff Arsenal –Cargill –Avaya –Defense Logistics Agency

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 30 For More Information on IE Department of Industrial Engineering University of Arkansas 4207 Bell Engineering Center Fayetteville, AR Web: web.ineg.uark.edu Phone: Phone (479)

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 31 University of Arkansas Chemical Engineering Grad Program  Degree Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Master of Science in Chemical Engineering –Master of Science in Engineering with ChE emphasis  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($20,000/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 32  Biochemical engineering  Food science  Chemical process safety  Environmental fate of chemicals  Material science for microelectronics  Membrane separations  Applied thermodynamics U of Arkansas Chemical Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 33 Department of Chemical Engineering University of Arkansas 3202 Bell Engineering Center Fayetteville, AR Web: Phone: (479) For More Information on ChE

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 34 University of Arkansas Mechanical Engineering Grad Program  Degree Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering –Master of Science in Engineering with ME emphasis  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($19,500/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 35  Nanomanufacturing  Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMs)  Energy Systems  Tribology Research Facilities  High Density Electronics Center (HiDEC)  Materials and Manufacturing Research Lab  Combustion Laboratory U of Arkansas Mechanical Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 36 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Arkansas 204 Mechanical Engineering Building Fayetteville, AR Web: Phone: (479) For More Information on ME

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 37 University of Arkansas Biological Engineering Grad Program  Degree Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Master of Science in Biological Engineering –Master of Science in Engineering with BE emphasis  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($18,000/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 38  Biomedical  Bioresource  Ecological  Food and Bioprocess U of Arkansas Biological Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 39 Department of Biological Engineering University of Arkansas 204 Engineering Hall Fayetteville, AR Web: Phone: (479) For More Information on BE

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 40 University of Arkansas Civil Engineering Grad Program  Degree Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Master of Science in Civil Engineering –Master of Science in Environmental Engineering –Master of Science in Transportation Engineering –Master of Science in Engineering with CE emphasis  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($19,400/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 41  Transportation Facility Design, Safety, and Traffic Operations  Pavement Materials, Design and Management  Water Quality, Water and Wastewater Treatment  Structural Materials and Design  Wind Engineering and Computational Mechanics Research Centers  Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center  Computational Mechanics Laboratory U of Arkansas Civil Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 42 Department of Civil Engineering University of Arkansas 4190 Bell Engineering Center Fayetteville, AR Web: Phone: (479) For More Information on CE

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 43 University of Arkansas Electrical Engineering Grad Program  Degree Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Master of Science in Electrical Engineering –Master of Science in Telecommunications Engineering –Master of Science in Engineering with EE emphasis  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($18,000/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 44  Mixed Signal  Optoelectronics and Nanostructures  Electronic Packaging and Microelectronics  Power Electronics and Control  Wireless Communication and Networks Research Center  High Density Electronics Center (HiDEC) U of Arkansas Electrical Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 45 Department of Electrical Engineering University of Arkansas 3217 Bell Engineering Center Fayetteville, AR Web: Phone: (479) For More Information on EE

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 46 University of Arkansas Computer Science & Computer Engineering Grad Program  Degree Programs –Ph.D. in Engineering –Ph.D. in Computer Science –Master of Science in Computer Engineering –Master of Science in Computer Science –Master of Science in Engineering  Fellowships and Assistantships (competitive; include monthly stipends and tuition waivers) –Distinguished Doctoral Fellowships ($30,000/yr) –Doctoral Academy Fellowships ($18,000/yr) –Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantships

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 47  Bioinformatics and Biomolecular Computational Biology  Robotics and Cognitive Sciences.  Artificial Intelligence and Agents  Theory of Languages, Systems and Environments  Security and Information Protection  Computer Architecture  Computer Networking  Embedded, Parallel, and Distributed Systems U of Arkansas Computer Science & Computer Engineering Research Areas and Faculty Expertise

February 18-21, 2004NSBP Washigton DCSlide Number 48 Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering University of Arkansas 311 Engineering Hall Fayetteville, AR Web: csce.uark.edu Phone: (479) For More Information on CSCE