realizing the wpi vision

Realizing the WPI Vision

FPE Academic Department

Strategic Plan

New Mission: Engineering and Public

Policy

Full Curriculum Development

Launched CPE Program

5/6 faculty positions turned over

Past Five Years

Past Five Years (cont’d) 100 % of faculty have sponsored research

Healthy Ph.D. program creating new

knowledge

Scholarly presence

Registrations up > 50%

Published new View Book

Student/Faculty ratio 14:1

100% Job Placement rate

WPI Advantages Global Identity Engineering Excellence Graduate Internship Program Campus/Distance Learning Flexibility 5-Year FPE Masters Program FPE Faculty Leaders Alumni Recognition Multiple NSF Awards

The Need for an Advanced Fire Research Lab

Attract additional faculty

Restore hands-on teaching

Interdisciplinary undergraduate projects

Meet current research commitments

Grow our research programs

Position WPI Globally

“Kathy has done an excellent job building the faculty. This is a premier program in the United States and abroad, now with great strength in (funded) research as well as in preparing students outstandingly for the industry, where a WPI degree is regarded as

a top credential.”

President Berkey, July 21st, 2009

Realizing the WPI Vision

Presentation to FM GlobalAugust 13th, 2009

FPE Space Requirements Combustion lab – 1,500 sq. ft. Teaching Lab – 2,000 sq. ft. Research Lab – 5,000 sq. ft.

Bench Scale Experiments Residential Scale Experiments Sample Preparation/Conditioning

Student Spaces – 1,500 sq. ft. Graduate Cubicles/Student Meeting Room

3 Additional Faculty Offices – 600 sq. ft. Digitally Equipped Classroom – 400 sq. ft.

WPI Fire Science Facility Research and Teaching Labs– Naming Rights

I. RESEARCH LAB $500,000

Individual Labs $125,000 each Building Fire Systems Fire and Materials Combustion and Explosion Firefighter Safety and Policy [reserved] Regulatory Policy and Risk Fire Modeling   Conference Room (2) $50,000 ea. [reserved]

Student Lounge $50,000   Graduate Offices (5) $25,000 each    

WPI Fire Science Facility Research and Teaching Labs– Naming Rights

II. Teaching Lab $250,000

Specialty Areas $100,000 eachFire and Materials [reserved]Combustion & Explosion [reserved]Sprinkler [reserved]Detection Alarms [reserved]

FPE Goals - Next Five Years Hire Two New Faculty

Further Growth in Programs of Research

Design/Build Advanced Fire Research Lab

Engage Broader Range of Industries

Implement New Curriculum

Develop Positioning Statement

Launch Digital Marketing Campaign

Expand Diversity

Thank You Kathy A. Notarianni, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Fire Protection Engineering

kanfpe@wpi.edu508-831-6786http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Fire/

Karen L. Bean, Director of Developmentkbean@wpi.edu508-831-4169