Dean s Weekly Significant Activities Report. 13 February Picture of the Week

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1 Page1 Dean s Weekly Significant Activities Report 13 February 2013 The Dean s Weekly Significant Activities Report is an internal report on all activities conducted within the Departments, Centers & Staff. The Report is provided to the Dean for situation awareness, throughout the organization for shared situation awareness, and to select external organizations for outreach and communication. Portions of the Dean s Weekly Significant Activities Report are further staffed in a report to the Superintendent. POC for the report is MS Lesley Beckstrom at Picture of the Week Department of Chemistry and Life Science: Cadet Sean Fitzgerald guides a 4H er through fueling operations in the West Point ChemE Filling Station in Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Lab.

2 Page2 Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Complete 1. ASCE Leadership Conference: LTC Craig Quadrato hosted over 150 students and faculty members for the Workshop for Student Chapter Leaders as a part of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Multi-Regional Leadership Conference in Providence Rhode Island. The participants came from all schools with ASCE student chapters from the east coast and as far west as Indiana to learn how to fulfill their roles as leaders in their organizations. Along with the administrative training, sessions were given in organizational leadership and opportunities to network with other student and ASCE leaders were provided. One of the highlights was the question and answer session with the ASCE National President Mr. Greg Diloretto, President Elect Mr. Randy Over, and Executive Director Mr. Pat Natale. LTC Quadrato also attended the Workshop for Section and Branch Leaders prior to the student workshop to provide input to the Members Community Committee on how ASCE can improve student engagement and transition. LTC Quadrato travelled to the workshop on PTDY and travel was fully funded by ASCE. POC is LTC Craig Quadrato at craig.quadrato@usma.edu

3 Page3 2. CE Club Yearling Welcome Dinner: The CE club hosted 44 Civil Engineering Cadets and 12 Staff & Faculty as the Civil Engineering department welcomed the Class of 2015 Civil Engineering majors. A reception prior to the dinner provided the Yearlings the opportunity to socialize with upper-class cadets as well as faculty members. After dinner, COL Fred Meyer addressed the new majors and enlightened them on the plethora of opportunities the department and club have to offer. The evening culminated with the annual sticker design contest, where members of the Class of 2015 created several possibilities for the sticker they will adorn on their hardhats. POC is MAJ Young Chun, young.chun@usma.edu. Department of Systems Engineering On 4 Feb, D/SE Cadets Mark Maley, Chris Pawlik, Ariana Mankus and Alicia Phillips represented SE403 and SE450 Systems Engineering capstone teams as they visited Nellis Air Force Base on as part of a "Flight Line of the Future" competition with the United States Air Force Academy sponsored by Lockheed Martin. The four Systems Engineering students had the opportunity to view F-22 Raptor and unmanned aerial systems flight and maintenance operations as well as engage with maintenance personnel. They gained insight into technologies currently used to sustain fleet readiness as well as assess the readiness for future technology insertion into flight line processes. Overall, six USMA teams are competing in the competition.

4 Page4 Department of Chemistry and Life Science 1. Chemical Engineering Club and Life Science Program co-host New Paltz 4H Club Visit Mon 11 Feb 2013 An Army Strong! and motivated contingent of Chemical Engineering and Life Science Faculty and Chemical Engineering Cadets over came the elements and hosted 30 members of the New Paltz 4 H club (Animals Around the World!) in beloved Bartlett Hall North on Monday 11 Feb The evening events include three stations: the West Point Chocolate Factory led by AY13 Head of Confectionery, Amy Hill 13, and David Arrowchis, AY14 Head of Confectionery, A Fuel Cell Car Competition led by Josh Dillard, 13, and Sean Fitzgerald, 13, and a Life Science Workshop led by MAJ Andy Kick, Kiley Hunkler, 13, Danielle Cummings, 14, and Andrew Laib, 14. The 4H club students were thrilled with a home-made chocolate tasting of the West Point Chocolate Droplets and the Fuel Cell Car competition modeled after the AIChE Regional and National Competitions. Students, teachers, parents, instructors and cadets had a great time on this February evening and generated enthusiasm for Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM). Special recognition to the following cadets who dedicated time for a this special (STEM) service project: AIChE Club President, Matt Letarte, 13, Sean Fitzgerald, 13, Josh Dillard, Amy Hill, 13, Nathan Nguyen, 13, Louis Tobergte, 14, and James Haworth, 16.

5 Page5 Cadet Sean Fitzgerald guides a 4H er through fueling operations in the West Point ChemE Filling Station in Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Lab.

6 Page6 A Photo Finish: Josh Dillard and Sean Fitzgerald take measurement of the distance from the finish line much to the delight of the 4H er speed racer. The Sweetest Place at West Point : Cadets Amy Hill 13, AY13 Head of Confectionery, and David Arrowchis, AY14 Head of Confectionery, guide the 4H club through the process of making moments of chocolate joy at West Point while the students enjoy samples of the West Point Chocolate Droplets. Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Suffern Middle School Mother-Daughter Engineering Breakfast Dr. Suzanne Matthews from the EECS department gave the keynote address at the Suffern Middle School s annual Women in Engineering Mother-Daughter Breakfast on Feb 2, Her talk, entitled, Achieving your Dreams with Engineering and Computer Science, discussed the impact of computer science and engineering on modern society, and the available opportunities. She also reflected on how pursuing a career in computer science and engineering impacted her own life. The breakfast is designed to

7 Page7 encourage young women to pursue degrees in engineering. More information about the event can be accessed here: Trip Section to AT&T Global Network Operations On January 31st, 2013, COL Ransbottom, LTC Bennett, and LTC Robertson from EECS led a trip section of 41 Cadets to the AT&T Global Network Operations Center in Bedminster, NJ. The cadets participated in the tour of the Network Operations Center as well as a demonstration of the latest technology being developed for market by AT&T. This new technology included interactive advertising screens that use facial recognition to interact with their views. In addition, the cadets received a briefing about the global capabilities of AT&T's network and their efforts to monitor and predict world events affecting their network and customers. Their capabilities include a large component dedicated to Cyber operations, as well as helping law enforcement agencies respond to Cyber attacks.

8 Page8 Department of Foreign Languages Completed Events Arabic. Four Arabic SAP cadets are in their fourth week of classes al-akhwayn University (AUI) in Ifrane, Morocco. For a cultural excursion during the upcoming weekend, cadets will visit the ruins at Volubilis near Meknes and Fez. Four Arabic SAP cadets are in their fourth week of classes at al-qasid Institute in Amman, Jordan. Two Arabic SAP cadets are in their second week of classes at Center for International Learning in Muscat, Oman.

9 Page9 In this photo: Cadet Rob Hurd (third from right, rear row, leaning forward) attends a lecture at Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco. Chinese: The Chinese section hosted a Chinese New Year Year of the Snake luncheon for DFL staff, faculty and family members on Monday, 11 February in the DFL administrative offices. French: Three French cadets are in their second week of classes at Université Catholique de Lille. CDT Andrew Scott helps his French family host a dinner party each week. As an essential element of the culture, la table is a great venue for immersing oneself in the French culture. CDT Rebecca Tummers helped see her host father, MAJ Pierre Seignez, off on deployment, as he departed for operations in Mali this week. She has also started a student running group at the university. CDT Katherine Rutherford is currently in Paris and is staying with a French army family in Versailles while studying at Ecole des Mines. She started classes this week. CDTs Christina Plumley and Davis Caskey started classes at Université Catholique de Lyon. They have learned their daily routines of travel to and from class and have settled in with their host families. French DCA events. The semester club calendar is published below. On 11 February, the club presented the film, La Faute à Fidel, about a girl in a French communist family in the 1970 s.

10 Page10 In this photo: 13-2 French Club Schedule of Events In this photo: French film about 1970s France and a communist family Next week, the French club travels to Québec City and will visit the 2e Bataillon du Royal 22e Régiment at the Citidelle along the St. Laurence River. Cadets will help celebrate the end of Carnaval, the largest winter festival in the world. Portuguese: Four Portuguese SAP cadets (Cadets Niki Boyda, Alexander Carrier, Gabrielle Mangru and Jacob Shevitz) are currently in their second week of classes at the Pontificate Catholic University of São Paulo. Russian. Five Russian SAP cadets are currently in their third week of classes at Voronezh State University in Voronezh, Russia. In addition to their daily classes, the cadets recently went cross country skiing at a local Olympic training center and attended a Russian Orthodox mass.

11 Page11 After completing preparatory language courses in Washington, D.C., three cadets depart this weekend for an immersion at the NovaMova International Language School in Kyiv, Ukraine. The International Cadet Firsties had a cohesion lunch at the West Point Club on 31 January. The International Firsties had the opportunity to gather together as a group and share what awaits them post- Graduation. Some are even planning a reunion at the World Cup in Brazil in The International Cadet Plebes are planning a cohesion lunch at the West Point Club on 20 February. In this photo: International Cadet Firsties at a cohesion lunch at the West Point club. From February, DFL will host its 9 th Annual Samuel G. Saldívar and Sheila R. Ackerlind Mentorship Colloquium - each day from in WH5002 (DFL Conference Room). The DFL Mentorship Colloquium was created to encourage the academic research of new scholars in the DFL, to cultivate mentoring relationships between senior and rotating faculty as well as to provide a forum for a mutual sharing of ideas. The Colloquium also provides DFL faculty the opportunity to develop and polish new works in preparation for professional conferences and publication. For more information please contact Dr. Enslen at x0044.

12 Page12 Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering 1. Faculty Publication. Dr. Jon Malinowski's article, "The Kurse of Kumbayah - Camp Hollywood", exploring pop culture stereotypes of the summer camp industry, has been reprinted in a special reissue of CAMP: A Resource for Families published by the American Camp Association (ACA). Dr. Malinowski served on the ACA's Committee for the Advancement of Research and Evaluation for many years and is the co-author of The Summer Camp Handbook, an award-winning how-to guide for parents. POC is Dr. Jon Malinowski at jon.malinowski@usma.edu. 2. Guest Lecture. The Center for the Study of Civil-Military Operations (CSCMO) sponsored a lecture for EV376 (The Geography of the Middle East) on Friday 8 February by Dr. Michael Brennan USMA 66. Dr. Brennan is a respected physician, international envoy and a past President of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. He spoke about his experiences working in the region to improve education and training of medical staff and medical / health care systems, in concert with military organizations, to bring about positive change in the Civil-Military realm. He gave cogent examples of successes achieved in operations in Iraq, Japan and Haiti and also related some of the challenges to make greater impacts in Afghanistan, Syria and Libya. He left cadets with a great lifelong example of the premise Be, Know, Do and demonstrated how important relationships are in breaking through cultural gaps as a military professional and world citizen. POC is LTC Andrew Lohman at andrew.lohman@usma.edu.

13 Page13 Picture: Dr. Michael Brennan speaks to cadets in EV376. Department of Mathematical Sciences On Thursday, January 17, 2013 the Department of Mathematical Sciences, with funding from the Center for Leadership and Diversity in STEM, hosted the second speaker in a series entitled Women of Color in the Mathematical Sciences. Dr. Syvillia Averett, Assistant Professor at Central State University in Ohio, spoke on The RePresentation of Me: Learning Math, Living Math and Loving (almost) Every Moment. This speaker series aims to increase the presence of underrepresented minority faculty in STEM, by providing a venue where cadets can meet and interact with minority women mathematicians from a variety of universities. For more information regarding this series, please contact Dr. Pamela E. Harris at (845) or pamela.harris@usma.edu.

14 Page14 The Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), founded in 1982, is a National Science Foundation funded visitors institute that has grown to become among the most influential math institutes in the world. It connects scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in order to address scientific and technological challenges in a collaborative, engaging environment, developing transformative, new mathematics and exploring its applications, while training the next generation of researchers and educators.

15 Page15 In the latest annual report, The Year in Review , ( two articles feature the participation of Dr. Candice Price, now Assistant Professor in DMath at USMA. One article describes the research program carried out by the team led by her former supervisor Dr. Isabel Darcy of the University of Iowa. This program focuses on applications of topology and graph theory to the problem of determining the shape of DNA bound by proteins. The second article, entitled Candice Price: At the Top of her Game, covers Dr. Price s experience while spending a year at the IMA.

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17 Page17 Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Completed Events Class Visit: On 31 January, LT (JG) Sarah Tyree spoke to cadets for 15 minutes in both hours of NE355 (Nuclear Reactor Engineering). LT Tyree is enrolled in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program in Saratoga Spring, NY. Sarah is the brother of CDT Peter Tyree (USMA Class of 2013) and of CPT Luke Tyree (USMA Class of 2008). Peter Tyree contacted the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering on behalf of his sister who was interested in learning about our nuclear engineering program. She spoke to cadets about her experience in the Navy Nuclear Program and about her service on the USS MOMSEN. LT Tyree Colloquium: During February, Mr. Leo Bittiker visited from Los Alamos National Labs (LANL), NM. He presented a colloquium to the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Faculty on The LANSCE User Facility on 12 February. Mr. Bittiker is a candidate for a possible visiting professor position funded by the Class of 67 Endowment. Future Events

18 Page18 Colloquium: During February, Mr. Scott Runnels will be visiting from Los Alamos National Labs (LANL), NM. He will present a colloquium to the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering Faculty 19 February. Mr. Runnels is a candidate for a possible visiting professor position funded by the Class of 67 Endowment. Colloquium: On 21 February, DTRA, Nuclear Science and Engineering Research Center will host an NE400 Nuclear Engineering Seminar Series Colloquium given by Dr. Richard Garwin on Reflections on Nuclear Weapons: Then and Now. West Point s Center for the Advancement of Leader Development & Organizational Learning (CALDOL) Authentic Leadership Workshop (ALW) On 8-10 February 2013, over 40 USMA staff and faculty from 16 different departments gathered in the Haig Room in Jefferson Hall to discover their authentic leadership style. Led by Nick Craig (president of the Authentic Leadership Institute) and a team of facilitators, each participant shared several crucible leadership experiences to help discover their leadership sweet spot. Through large group discussion and facilitated breakout sessions, participants honed in on the purpose of their leadership and how they can best leverage that purpose in the future. It was truly inspirational watching such a diverse group of leaders from across USMA engage in reflection and personal development. This amazing event would not have been possible without the generous support of Nick Craig and his team of facilitators who shared their time and passion for leader development. Thanks also go out to key leaders from BS&L, BTD, C&LS, C&ME, DMI, DEP, DPE, EECS, ELDP, G&ENE, ODIA, PNE, SCPME, SE, and SOSH for your unyielding support of faculty and staff development! Positive, Inspiring, Energizing! POC: katie.christy@usma.edu

19 Page19 Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership Completed Events Follow BS&L on Facebook: Behavioral-Sciences-Leadership/ Faculty Academic Outreach- Lessons on Negotiation On 5 February, BS&L adjunct faculty member Jeff Weiss video-recorded a five-segment negotiation lecture block for the U.S. Army War College (AWC). The segments will support the Army War College's distance-learning negotiation course (DE2348). Recorded at the request of COL Hal Hinton, AWC, the segments will also be made available to West Point cadets and faculty. POC: MAJ Neil Hollenbeck, BSL, x2945. Faculty Outreach-Corbin Forum Discussion On 12 February, LTC Darcy Schnack and her spouse LTC Troy Schnack facilitated the monthly Corbin Forum lunch and discussion series for approximately 100 cadets, staff & faculty members on 12 February. The event entitled "You Can Have It All...If you Know What 'It' Is!" focused on work-life balance and its importance in the military and society in general. The group discussed societal shifts, policy considerations and leadership implications. POC: COL Diane Ryan, BSL, x5632. Pictured below (left) LTC Troy Schnack and (right) LTC Darcy Schnack discussing their experience as a dual-military couple at the Corbin Forum Luncheon

20 Page20 Cadet Development-PL482: Armed Forces and Society On 11 February, Cadets from PL482: Armed Forces and Society visited the Stony Child Development Center on post as part the class topic on Military Families. This trip let cadets see a CDC and better understand some of the rules and considerations they should know when they become Second Lieutenants and lead Soldiers who have children. POC: MAJ Edens, BS&L, ext Pictured below: Sociology Majors from PL482: Armed Forces and Society received a tour from the Stony CDC from Ms. Gene Wright as part of learning about Military Families with Instructor MAJ Sharon Edens (far right). WPNP-Faculty Outreach-SEALS Training On 31 January 1 February, BS&L's Negotiation Project ran a two-day training seminar for 46 Navy SEALs sponsored and funded by the Naval Special Warfare Platoon Leaders Course, at Norfolk, VA. The mobile training team included MAJ Neil Hollenbeck (BSL), CPT Christina Fanitzi (in-bound BSL faculty), Cadet Andrew Oswald ('14), Cadet James Garner ('14), and a collaborator, Ms. Renee Jansen, from the negotiation and relationship management consulting firm Vantage Partners. During the seminar, SEAL leaders (E-7 through O3) were introduced to negotiation as a leader competency, learned how to analyze negotiation situations, and practiced managing difficult negotiation counterparts. This was the third such training session for SEALs since The West Point Negotiation Project is a USMA faculty effort to improve the ability of military leaders to negotiate and is an activity within BS&L's West Point Leadership Center. POC: MAJ Neil Hollenbeck, BSL, x2945. Pictured below: Cadet Andrew Oswald ('14), guides a group of 12 SEALs through analysis of a negotiation situation, as they prepare for a role-playing exercise.

21 Page21 Faculty Recognition Major Eric McCoy was recently selected to serve as the Assistant Senior Military Mentor for the 51st Annual US Senate Youth Program in Washington, DC. Established in 1962 by Senate Resolution, it is an unique educational experience for exemplary high school students interested in public service. Each year, the Defense Department solicits nominations for outstanding military officers to serve as mentors to these students during their visit to the nation's capital. POC: MAJ Eric McCoy, BSL, x5022. The Institute for Innovation and Development FY13 Status Processing 24 $ 2,089,963 Spendable 21 $ 1,968,457 Cancelled 5 $ - Received to Date: 50 $ 4,058,420