Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Survey Sponsored by the University Materials Council Fall 2007

Dear Colleagues:

Thank you for agreeing to participate in this important survey being sponsored by the University Materials Council (UMC). The results of the survey will be compiled and shared with the participating universities. Through this survey, we are attempting to develop consistent benchmarking data that will be updated annually and will be useful to the MSE departments in preparing for  ABET visits and also for a variety of other purposes in their own Schools. There are two separate parts of the survey. The first part should be completed by those universities that have a separate MSE department  (see note below) and the second part by those universities that have an interdisciplinary materials program. If a university has both an MSE department and an interdisciplinary materials program they are invited to complete both parts.

NOTE: For the purposes of this survey, Departments of MSE also include separate departments of Metallurgy or Metallurgical Engineering, Ceramics or Ceramic Engineering, or Polymers or Polymer Engineering.

Survey Submission Deadline October 30, 2007

Name of the University:
Name, affiliation and title of the respondent:
Postal address:
City:		State:	Zip Code:
Email address:
Telephone Number:		Fax Number:

Please answer each question as completely as possible to the best of your knowledge. We realize that some of the information requested is not easy to obtain, but it is hoped that you will do your best to provide the most accurate answers, even if they are best estimates.

PART I - To be completed by universities that have MSE as separate unit/department

1. What is the department's exact name?

2. How many equivalent full-time (EFT) tenure track faculty are in the department of MSE as of Fall 2007?

a. Male
b. Female
c. Under-represented minorities

3. Provide a total head count of faculty per category.

	Total
a. Full-time Faculty
b. MSE Graduate Thesis Sponsoring Faculty
c. Research Faculty
d. Non-tenure track Faculty
e. Adjunct Faculty

4. Academic Year Faculty 9-month salaries? (Provide numbers for Fall 2007)

	Number	Average	Median	Upper Decile
Assistant Professors
Associate Professors
Professors
New Assistant Professors
Post Docs

4a. What is the cost of the typical start-up salary for Assistant Professors?
Associate Professors?   Professors?

4b. What percent is paid by:

Department	COE	University
%	%	%

5.	a.	Maximum allowed percent of academic salary during summer months (e.g. 2/9, 3/9 or other).
	b.	Average fraction of faculty AY salary NOT supported by departmental funds.
	c.	Are faculty fringe benefits included in your budget (or funded from a separate pool outside your control)?
	d.	What percentage of a faculty member’s salary is contributed to a retirement fund by the institution? (List the highest rate per incremental dollar.)

6. How many graduate students are enrolled in the department (doing MSE thesis)? (Provide Fall 2007 numbers.)

	Male	Female	Under-represented minorities	TOTAL
M.S.
Ph.D.

a.	Number of graduate students supported by research grants?
b.	Number of graduate students supported by external fellowships?
c.	Number of graduate students supported by department?
d.	Is a student required to teach in a TA role in order to earn the M.S. degree?	YES   NO
e.	Is a student required to teach in a TA role in order to earn the Ph.D. degree?	YES   NO
f.	Does the department always provide a stipend to grad students when they work as TAs?	YES   NO

7. How many graduate degrees were awarded during the 2006-2007 year? (Fall 2006 to Summer 2007)

	Male	Female	Under-represented Minorities	International Students	TOTAL
M.S.
Ph.D.

8. What were the average GRE scores of entering graduate students? (Fall 2007)

Verbal	Analytical	Quantitative

9. How many undergraduate students are enrolled in the department? (Provide Fall 2007 numbers)

	Male	Female	Under-represented minorities	TOTAL
Freshman:
Sophomore:
Junior:
Senior:

10. How many BS degrees were awarded by the Department of MSE during the 2006-2007 years?

Male	Female	Under-represented Minorities	International Students	TOTAL

11. How many freshmen chose MSE as their major in Fall of 2007? 

12. What was the average SAT/ACT scores for entering freshmen in the following:

MSE		Overall Engineering
SAT	ACT	SAT	ACT

13. What is the nominal graduate student stipend amount in your department (provide monthly amount
the student receives in Fall of 2007 after paying tuition and general fees)?

M.S. Students:

a. Total stipend paid:

b. Dollar amount for medical insurance:  paid by student   % paid by school

c. Dollar amount of additional fees: paid by student   % paid by school

d. Dollar amount of out-of-state tuition:  paid by student   % paid by school

Ph.D. Students:

a. Total stipend paid:

b. Dollar amount for medical insurance:  paid by student   % paid by school

c. Dollar amount of additional fees: paid by student   % paid by school

d. Dollar amount of out-of-state tuition:  paid by student   % paid by school
 

Describe enhancements or topping grants, signing bonuses, relocation costs etc. offered to exceptional students:

14. What is the annual research expenditure of the materials department?

	Federal	State	Industrial Funding
Expenditure:

15. a. What is the percentage of research expenditure support?

	Federal	State	Industrial Funding
Expenditure:

16. What is the average teaching load for the MSE faculty? (Credit hours per academic year)

a. Number of semester credits required for a B.S. degree?
b. Number of required undergraduate MSE courses taught/year?
c. Number of required undergraduate MSE labs taught/year?
d. Number of elective undergraduate MSE courses taught/year?
e. Number of required graduate MSE courses taught/year?
f. Number of elective graduate MSE courses taught/year?

17. Number of papers published in peer reviewed publications in 2007?

18. Number of faculty who are professional society fellows? 

19. Number of faculty who are NAE members?

20. Number of faculty who are NAS members?

21. Does the MSE department have an Associate Department Head/Chair?

22. Number of proposals submitted/year/EFT? 

23. Number of proposals granted/year/EFT? 

24. Describe any course buy out policies that are enforced.

25.	a.	How many post-docs are employed in your department?
	b.	How many are male, female?	MALE   FEMALE
	c.	How many are international?
	d.	How many are minorities?
	e.	What are the least, mean, and highest post-doc salaries?	LEASTMEAN   HIGHEST
	f.	What benefits do post-doc packages include? (health, retirement...)

Survey Submission Deadline October 30, 2007

  Please submit now if Part II is not applicable.

PART II - To be completed only by universities that offer degrees in MSE as an Interdisciplinary Program

1. What is the program named?

2. What departments on campus participate in the program?

3. How many faculty participate in the program?

4. How many students are enrolled in the program? (Fall 2007)

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.

5. How many degrees were awarded under this program? (AY 2006-2007)

B.S.	M.S.	Ph.D.

6. Please provide any comments that you consider useful to the objectives of this survey.

Survey Submission Deadline October 30, 2007

Thank you for completing the Survey.  

You may submit a hard copy via fax to:

Karen Hutcheson FAX: 404-894-9140 PHONE: 404-894-5823

If you have technical questions or problems regarding the survey, please contact: Nancy Pinion at 404-894-2851
or email: nancy.pinion@mse.gatech.edu

Dr. Robert Snyder, Professor and Chair School of Materials Science and Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332-0245 Tel: 404-894-2888 Fax: 404-894-9140 e-mail: bob.snyder@mse.gatech.edu

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