jk Dean s Weekly Significant Activities Report 13 July 2016

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1 jk Dean s Weekly Significant Activities Report 13 July 2016 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 Follow WP_Scientist on Twitter Picture of the Week Multiple members of the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering presented state-of-the-art research papers at the American Society for Engineering Education annual conference, June in New Orleans. 1

2 Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Present Papers at National Conference Multiple members of the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering presented state-of-the-art research papers at the American Society for Engineering Education annual conference, June in New Orleans. Papers presented were as follows (presenters shown in bold): Assessment of Implementing an Undergraduate, Integrated Thermal-Fluids Course Sequence on the Results of the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FEE) by LTC Rich Melnyk, MAJ William Pyant, COL Daisie Boettner, and CPT (P) Dan Brown Mosul Dam: A Study in Complex Engineering Problems by LTC Jake Bruhl, COL Joe Hanus, LTC Paul Moody, and Dr. Led Klosky Help Me Help You: Educational Value, Perceived Usefulness, and Creativity of Student Generated Course Review Material by LTC Jake Bruhl, LTC Richard Gash, and MAJ William Pyant Road Builders - Integrating Transportation and Construction Engineering through Experiential Learning by CPT Jeremy Stache, LTC Brad Wambeke, and COL Joe Hanus Day In Court - Teaching Contract Disputes in Construction Management by MAJ Celio Biering, COL Joe Hanus, and Mr. Rahul Verma Investigation of Probabilistic Multiple- Choice Assessments in a Structural Design Course by MAJ Adrian Biggerstaff and LTC Brad Wambeke Shared Leadership in Mechanical Engineering-Centric Capstone Design Teams: A Comparison of Military and Civilian Engineering Programs by LTC Brian Novoselich and David B. Knight Additionally, Dr. Brock E. Barry served as the US Military Academy Campus Representative and the Civil Engineering Division Program Chair, and LTC Mike Benson served as the Mechanical Engineering Division Program Chair-Elect. POC is Dr. Brock Barry, brock.barry@usma.edu,

3 CME members pose for a photo with other USMA faculty at the conference. LTC Wambeke wows the audience. CPT Stache makes a point. Dinner presentation by USACE New Orleans District Office. 2. C&ME Faculty Visit the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS Five members of the C&ME Faculty including COL Fred Meyer, LTC Phil Root, LTC Brad Wambeke, Dr. Mike Deible and Dr. Aaron Freisinger visited the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS on 6 July 16. Accompanying the C&ME Faculty was LTC Phil Dacunto from the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. The six faculty members received an orientation on several aspects of the ERDC, met key leaders, and toured lab facilities of interest. During the meetings, potential research relationships were discussed as well as projects that would provide Cadets and faculty members with exceptional developmental opportunities. POC, COL Fred Meyer, karl.meyer@usma.edu,

4 LTC Phil Root, LTC Phil Dacunto, LTC Brad Wambeke, COL Fred Meyer, Dr. Mike Deible and Dr. Paul Mlakar (ERDC) in front of an ERDC Supercomputer named TOPAZ Department of English and Philosophy COL John Nelson co-authored an interdisciplinary essay with colleagues from ACI, EECS, and Samford University COL John Nelson co-authored an interdisciplinary essay titled Inefficiently Automated Law Enforcement, with COL (ret) Greg Conti, formerly of the Army Cyber Institute, COL Lisa Shay, of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Professor Woodrow Hartzog, of Samford University s Cumberland School of Law. The essay appears in the latest edition of the Michigan State Law Review (2015 MICH. ST. L. REV. 1763). POC is COL John Nelson, DEP (john.nelson@usma.edu). 4

5 Colonel John Nelson, Academy Professor in the Department of English and Philosophy, teaches Composition, Advanced Composition, and Literature. Colonel Nelson also serves as the Department Academic Counselor. UPCOMING EVENTS: July-August: Department Sponsored AIADs SANSFIRE 2016 Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science On June 2016, 3 cadets and 4 EECS faculty attended SANSFIRE education opportunities in Washington D.C. as part of the Dean s Margin of Excellence and in support of preparing for the upcoming semester, the 2017 Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX), and the 2017 Cadet Competitive Cyber Team (C3T). One 5-person 5

6 team placed fifth among 25 teams in the culminating 2-day hack-a-thon. A two person team placed 2d of 15 teams in their capture-the-flag event. Attendees took a wide variety of computer security courses, to include: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling, Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking, and Reverse-Engineering Malware: Malware Analysis Tools and Techniques. During the intense week-long training, cadets and faculty gained knowledge, learned how to use cyber tools, and gained experience related to cyber security. They also participated in a two day hack-a-thon competition against over 200 personnel attending SANSFIRE. Using their new found knowledge and tools, a five man team from USMA tied for third, and tie breaking procedures led to their placing fifth out of over 25 teams. The final day of education and training included course specific capture-the-flag style competitions. The two man team that finished 2 nd place earned coveted SANSFIRE coins from the SANS Institute. Ultimately, SANSFIRE was an outstanding Margin of Excellence opportunity. The USMA cadets and faculty returned better equipped to incorporate security into USMA s curriculum, prepare for the 2017 CDX, and prepare for and win events the C3T will attend in AY2017. The faculty and cadets are now better prepared to fight and win in the challenging and ever changing cyber realm From left to right: MAJ Benjamin Klimkowski, MAJ Scott Hutchison, 1LT Erik Hunstad (USMA 14 attended while on personal leave), CDT Gun Woo Kim, CPT William North, and MAJ Daigo Hirayama in front of the NetWars Tournament scoreboard. The team from USMA fought hard and earned fifth place overall. 6

7 CDT Dominique Tan and MAJ Daigo Hirayama celebrate a 2nd place victory during the SEC504 course s hacking competition. CPT Sherburne Graduates the Army Cyberspace Operations Planners Course CPT Matthew Sherburne, one of the EECS Department's Cyber Warfare Officers, graduated from the Army Cyberspace Operations Planners Course (ACOPC) on 1 July He was awarded the N9 ASI - Cyberspace Operations Planner. This 80 hour course prepares students to integrate, synchronize, and coordinate the employment of Cyberspace Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); Cyberspace Attack; Cyberspace Operational Preparation of the Environment (OPE); and Cyberspace Defense Activities into cyberspace concepts of support for military operations. Focuses on examining Intelligence Support to Cyberspace Operations Planning; identifying Cyberspace Operations authorities, organizational relationships, legal considerations, and capabilities; recognizing the basic policies and processes necessary to gain approvals for Offensive Cyberspace Operations and Defensive Cyberspace Operations; evaluating how Cyberspace Attack, Cyberspace Defense, Cyberspace OPE, and Cyberspace ISR relate to each other, other information related capabilities, and friendly and adversary operations in cyberspace. CPT Sherburne will be able to utilize the knowledge gained from the course here at West Point as a mentor for Cadets in the Cyber Leader Development Program and as an instructor. 7

8 Combating Terrorism Center In late June, a team from Der Spiegel traveled from Germany to West Point to interview Combating Terrorism Center Director Deputy Director Brian Dodwell and Director of Research Dr. Daniel Milton for its upcoming report on recently captured Islamic State documents. The CTC had analyzed the cache of personnel records and issued a report on its findings in April, entitled The Caliphate s Global Workforce: An Inside Look at the Islamic State s Foreign Fighter Paper Trail. Mr. Dodwell and Dr. Milton spoke to Der Spiegel about the documents content and how it contributes to an overall understanding of the group s capabilities. The CTC s report is available online at The Der Spiegel report will air Sunday, 17 July on Spiegel TV and will be posted online the following day at 8

9 A journalist from German news outlet Der Spiegel interviews CTC Deputy Director Brian Dodwell and CTC Director of Research Dr. Daniel Milton for an upcoming news report. 9