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North Dakota

NDSU

• Leads nation in 14 commodities• Number 2 oil producing state

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Coatings and Polymeric MaterialsOver 110 Years of Paint and Coatings Research and Education

M.S. and Ph.D. DegreesUndergraduate MinorPh.D. and M.S. Materials and Nanotechnology

http://www.ndsu.edu/cpm/3

Quick Facts about NDSU Main NDSU campus includes about 88 buildings covering nearly 30 square

blocks. Fine Arts and Architecture and Business School downtown

• Faculty and Lecturers: 733

• Students: 13,796 (Fall 2018)– Undergraduate: 11,425

– Graduate: 1980

• 51 Doctoral programs

• 86 Master’s programs

• 149 Bachelor's programs

• Research Expenditures at NDSU: $153 million (FY 2017)

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Dean Bresciani

Ken Grafton*

Jane Schuh*

Scott Wood*Interim

Coatings and Polymeric Materials

• Mission– To be the world leader in education and research on the science of

polymer coatings and related materials

• History1905: Coatings work starts at North Dakota Agricultural College

1959: Ph.D. in Polymers and Coatings (Chemistry Dept.)

1962: Department becomes separate entity

Now the pre-eminent organic coatings research department in US (recognized worldwide)

• Program– Undergraduate: Courses and Minor in CPM– M.S. & Ph.D. in Coatings and Polymeric Materials– Ph.D. in Materials Science and Nanotechnology

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Paint and Coatings at NDSU

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Paint test fences, circa 1906

Paint laboratory, 1923

Edwin F. Ladd

1905: ND passes law about paint qualityNDAC given task to qualify paints being sold in state

How it all started…

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Expectations

• Advisory Board provides “accreditation” for Dept.– We need written feedback

– What is our intellectual place in the discipline?

– National/local need for the program?

– How are we doing in this?

• We are looking for feedback:– What does your world want? Now? Future?

– What strategic directions would be viable?

– Preparedness of students as potential employees• What skills should we impart more? Less?

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Expectations - 2• Advice on how the CPM Department can add value to the coatings industry

• Provide feedback for activities proposed– Assist in strategic planning

– Ideas to address issues

• Assist in seeking financial support for maintaining and upgrading the quality of the CPM Department programs– equipment, laboratory facilities, fellowships, scholarships

• Assist in obtaining industrial scientists to participate in seminars, short courses, and special programs

• Assist graduates of the CPM Department in their career planning and placement– placement of co-op and intern students

• Assist in the recruitment of students for the CPM Department

• Review and make recommendations for short courses, research direction, and curriculum content improvements

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Evaluation of Dept./Faculty

Teaching

Research

Service

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B.S. Minor Program

Required Courses

CPM 474 Applied Polymer Science 3

CPM 475 Coatings’ Materials Science 3

Select at least one:

CPM 483 Polymer Practicum 2

CPM 484 Coatings I Laboratory 2

CPM 485 Coatings II Laboratory 2

CPM 487 Corrosion and Materials Lab 1

See electives, next slide

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Total of 16 credits

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B.S. Minor Program

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Electives:

Chem 240 Survey of Organic chemistry* 3

Chem 341 Organic Chemistry I* 3

Chem 342 Organic Chemistry II* 3

CPM 436 Biopolymers and Biocomposites 3

CPM 451 Laboratory, chemical, Radiation, Biol. Safety 1

CPM 472 Environment and Chemical Industries 2

CPM 473 Polymer Synthesis† 3

CPM 486 Corrosion and Materials 3

*Cannot receive credit for minor if required for major degree†Chemistry majors must take

Graduate Courses

Number & Title Credits Instructor Avg. Enrollment

Co-listed courses

771 Modern Methods of Polym. Char. 3 Croll 15

782 Physical Chemistry of Coatings 3 Quadir and others 10

773 Organic Chemistry of Coatings 3 Webster 10

775 Color & Appearance 3 Battocchi/Rasulev 10

778 Physical Chem. of Polymers 4 Voronov 10

690/790 Graduate Seminar (MS/PhD) 1 Croll 20

798/899 Master’s Thesis/DoctoralDissertation

Variable

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Other Courses – Grad StudentsDepartment Number & Title

Materials & Nanotechnology 729 Materials Characterization

730/CE 686 Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials

732 Physical Properties of Materials

745 Preparing Future Researchers

756 Molecular Modeling of Materials

760 Materials Synthesis and Processing

Civil Engineering 725 Biomaterials – Materials in Biomedical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering 633 Composites Science and Engineering

673 Polymer Engineering

674 Mechanics of Composite Materials

Chemistry 732 Electrochemistry

736 Mass Spectrometry

741/2 Physical Organic Chemistry I/II

744/754 Organic Spectroscopy/Lab

745 Organic Synthesis

746 Advanced NMR Spectroscopy

Statistics 662 Introduction to Experimental Design

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PhD Program Stages

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Enrollment Core CoursesWritten

Qualifying Exam

Preliminary Research Concepts

Full Research Proposal

Admission to Candidacy

Dissertation Defense

Completion

2 years

The Full Research Proposal is an original research proposal outside the student’s area of researchFormerly called the “Maxi” proposal

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CPM ScholarshipsFund Type Total Awarded

2018-2019No. of Recipients

Albert C. Bean (Tnemec) Undergrad $ 1425 1

Coatings Industry Education Fund

Undergrad $ 0 0

George Nichols* Undergrad $ 0

NWSCT Undergrad $ 1750 3

Carl and Jerri Pfiffner* Undergrad $ 500 1

Carlton Rydstrom Undergrad $ 0

Rheineck* Undergrad/Grad $ 750 2

Zeno Wicks Fund Undergrad $ 8500 4

Lowell Woods* 1st Year Grad Stipend 3

Dallas & EileenZimmerman*

Graduate $ 250 1

Valspar Graduate $ 0 0

PPG Undergrad/Grad $ 8500 12

BASF Undergrad/Grad $ 4000 7

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Where do our graduates go?

• Axalta

• Momentive

• Covestro (Bayer)

• Sherwin-Williams

• Procter & Gamble

• IBM

• Henkel

• Bur. Of Reclam.

• PPG

• DuPont

• Hentzen Coatings

• Ingevity

• Valspar

• 3M

• Tecton Industries

• Materia

• Element Materials Tech.

• Cardolite

• H.B. Fuller

• Autonomic Materials

• Renuvix

• SCG Chemicals

• Boeing

• Michelman

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Summer Short Courses

Coatings Science• 5-day course• Basics• Enrollment: 8-20

Corrosion Protection• 2 ½ day course• Lab component• Enrollment: TBD

Summer short courses started in 1949

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Short Courses are also given at company sites

SURE Program

• Summer Undergraduate Research Experience

• Bring 3-6 undergrads each summer– Non-NDSU students

– Ukraine - USURE

• Exposure to research

• Recruiting tool– Students return for graduate school

• Supported by research grants, donor funds

• Andriy Voronov, program director

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Facilities

• Research 1 – Main CPM Labs

• Materials Science Labs– In Appareo (Batcheller) building

– Optical/ fluorescence microscopes, for nanomaterials and polymer physics etc., Hobbie and A. Croll

– Moving to Research 1A mid-year

• Research 1A– Completed Fall 2013

– Service Center Labs• Thermal analysis, microscopy, XPS, Combinatorial Facility

– Scale up facility

– Commercial R&D

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Research Themes

Corrosion

Synthesis

Materials ScienceModeling

Sustainability

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Faculty

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Dante Battocchi Stuart Croll Erik Hobbie

Bakhtiyor Rasulev Andriy Voronov

Mohi Quadir

Dean WebsterGhasideh

Pourhashem

Staff

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Janice Hanson, Admin. Asst.Half-time

Ben Deetz, Bus. Dev.Half-time

Dr. Chunju Gu,Lab Manager

Shane Stafslien, Sr. Research Specialist

Lyndsi Vanderwal,Research Specialist

BioacvtiveMaterials Research Laboratory

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Department Finances

• Sources of Funding– Appropriated

– Research Grants• Direct costs

– F&A return to dept.

– Course fees

– Short Courses

– Patent Licensing Royalties

– Gifts• Designated

• Undesignated

• Expenses– Salaries

• Fringe benefits

– Stipends

– Materials/Supplies

– Instrument Charges

– Copier/Phone/Postage

– Lab maintenance

– Rent

– Start-up funds (new faculty)

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Enrollment Trends

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Research Funding

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Fiscal Year Proposals Submitted Awarded Funding

FY2012 $ 4,472,434 $ 655,863

FY2013 $ 4,340,607 $ 466,802

FY2014 $ 4,794,138 $ 2,123,375*

FY2015 $ 2,585,994 $ 1,217,228

FY2016 $ 4,727,422 $ 1,311,657

FY2017 $ 3,905,664 $ 1,593,977

FY2018 $ 8,586,210 $ 951,960

Total $ 33,412,469 $ 8,320,862

Notes to table: Data generated from PeopleSoft queries. There is some possible double counting of some funding awards received, since those received incrementally have required a new Proposal Transmittal Form.*Includes 1,132,500 award for BiMAT CORE

Successes

• Added new faculty; Department is now largest in its history

• Transitioned BMRL staff– Including space, equipment

• Issues with using of building for courses have been resolved

• No more rent for new lab/office space

• Research funding is generally good

• Demand for graduates is high– Most have jobs at completion of degree

• Good fund-raising in 2018– Day of giving: $4,950, down from previous years

• Published a newsletter

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New Courses

• CPM/CHEM/ME 436/636– Biopolymers and biocomposites

– Team taught: Webster, Pourhashem from CPM

• CPM 7xx: Computational Characterization of Materials and Design - Rasulev

• CPM 796: Application-guided synthesis of polymers for materials design, coatings and nanotechnology - Quadir

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Major Challenges

• Consequences of budget reductions– Half-time administrative assistant

– Hired Budget Development staff on soft funds

– Financial staff on campus• 3-4 different people

– Vacant faculty positions revert to Provost

• Loss of course fees for lab courses

• Enrollment in graduate program– Significant decrease in applications

• Enrollment in undergraduate program

• Aging equipment

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To Increase Enrollment in Minor

• Target: 20-25 students enrolled at any time

• Option of taking organic survey (Chem 240)

• Revamped minor, have a flowchart for students

• Continue visiting 189 courses– But these are now optional

• Develop a career-oriented brochure – In progress

• Booth and/or display in Memorial Union

• Visits to Chemistry Club, Engineering Clubs

• Contact with parents, letter to incoming students – use brochure

• Better engagement of students in minor with department

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Proposed: Color Technology Program

• Rationale– No academic program in the US offering training in

color technology

– Industry-wide need for trained graduates

– Multiple industries can benefit• Paint and coatings, cosmetics, plastics, agriculture

• Professional MS Degree– Students pay tuition

– Two year program with internship between years

– Scholarships to offset costs

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Color Technology Program

• Needed to start program– Professor of Practice with appropriate expertise

– State of the art instrumentation for lab courses

• Continued support from PPG

• Potential for university support– Need for more professional MS programs

– Outline sent to Provost Grafton in January, no response

• Pigment and Color Forum, October 2018– Contacts with industry

• Graduate School Support

• Scholarship funds: PPG, BASF

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Graduate Recruiting

• Recruiting efforts have been largely passive

• Steep decline in applications

• Plan is to recruit from upper Midwest undergraduate schools– Funds available from graduate school

– Partner with Chemistry department

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Some Challenges

• Recharge Center Working well– Having lab manager on appropriated funds has helped

• Upgrades to equipment/computers– Instrumentation is aging and needs replacing

– Recharge center funds adequate for maintenance

– Write instrument proposals

• Accommodating new faculty– Start up funding

• Croll retirement this fall– Replace with same caliber coatings expertise

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Issues from previous IAB

• Branding/marketing of program, Narrative for prospective students, Letter for incoming students– Initiated development of brochure for undergraduate minor

• Develop new pipelines for incoming students– Seek funding from Graduate School for recruiting

• Target 4-years schools in Minnesota, Wisconsin

– Joint recruiting with Chemistry, MNT

• Develop distance learning– No action

• Color Technology Program– Develop short course to get started

• No action

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Summary

• Department is growing!

• Changes and challenges abound– This is normalcy

• Focus on our mission

• Continue to move forward

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