Chair of the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering
2007 Impact statement- Walter, Michael Faivre
abstract
Provided leadership to the BEE department to give it focus on contemporary issues of biological and environmental engineering for teaching, research, and extension. Undergraduates majors have more than doubled, research publications and external grants have steadily increased, and significant extension programs have been established. The BEE department has joined with Civil and Environmental Engineering to create a undergraduate major in Environmental Engineering and the BEE department is in the process of creating the first Biology-based Engineering curriculum in the country.
submitted by
- Walter, Michael Faivre | Professor
issue being addressed
The Biological Engineering and Environmental Engineering majors are in high demand from Cornell`s grad and undergraduate students.
response
BEE is building labs, expanding research, accomodating more students, and extending its outreach programs.
impact assessment
BEE is building labs, expanding research, accomodating more students and extending its outreach programs.
academic priority area
- Environmental Sciences | CALS academic priority
- Land-Grant Mission | CALS academic priority
- New Life Sciences | CALS academic priority
has geographic focus
- India | country
- Tompkins County | county
- New York State | state
mission focus
- extension/outreach | project type
- research | project type
- teaching | project type
From CALS annual faculty reporting. Imported on August 5, 2008