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UWM CRITERIA

1 - Proposed Name

2 - Brief Description, purpose, and justification

3 - Organizational structure, including method of appointment and term of office for the Director.

4 - List of resources to be committed to the center, including their source.

5 - List of individuals to be associated with the center.

6 - The long-term future and long-range plan for the center.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS SPECIFIED BY CEAS

A - Number of UWM Faculty Involved

B - Number of UWM students (graduate and undergraduate)

C - Number of other researchers (post-docs, collaborators from other campuses, organizations)

D -Interdisciplinary participation

E - Extramural funding (averaged over a 3-year period)

F - Scholarly production (averaged over a 3-year period)

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PROPOSAL FOR CREATION OF A NEW INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MILWAUKEE

By

Tarun R. Naik, Ph.D., P.E.Research Professor and Academic Program Director

UWM Center for By-Products UtilizationCollege of Engineering and Applied Science

Name: Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development Institute

Mission Statement:

The Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development Institute at UWM will combine research, education, and public service to address the future societal challenges related to global warming/climate change.

Brief Description, Purpose, and Justification:

Global warming has attracted increasingly serious interest among scientists, policy makers, politicians, journalists, and the general public around the world. Popular and academic articles, books, web sites, and television documentaries all provide dramatic and detailed examples of the serious consequences of ignoring the issue.

If current climatic trends continue, the average temperature of the earth will be higher at the end of the 21st century than at any point in the past two million years.

If temperature trends continue, over one million species could become extinct by 2050.

Even if greenhouse gases in the atmosphere (CO2 and methane) could be kept at today’s levels, the temperature of the earth would continue to increase for several decades because of the inertia in the climate system.

The melting of over 250 million acres of sea-ice since 1979 and thawing of arctic permafrost has shifted the range of plant and animal species.

If carbon dioxide levels continue to rise, serious drought could affect most of the world by the end of the 21st century.

Of the 20 warmest years on record, 19 have occurred in the 1980s or later. The three warmest on record have all occurred since 1998.

As these examples illustrate, the effects of global warming/climate change are wide-ranging, frightening, and continuing, which point to the critical need to understand the human impact on climate change and what needs to be done for sustaining resources of the world - clean air, water, and soil. The time for analysis, conclusions, and action has arrived. Serious attention must be given to developing solutions for this complex and multi-faceted situation.

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An institute located at UWM that draws on campus-wide interest and the expertise of faculty and staff, as well as participation by students, in issues associated with global warming can help to address these complex issues. This proposed Institute will represent a focused, multi-disciplinary approach to a complex and timely issue that demands serious attention. UWM, as an urban university with a strong community presence and deep and diversified academic excellence, is an ideal institution to launch this important new venture to help the academic, business, and industrial communities and the general public. The Institute will provide overall administrative and organizational coherence, including coordination of projects, assistance with funding, and a visible public manifestation of UWM’s commitment to this serious issue.

The Institute will have two major components to its activity: Research Community outreach and education.

Specific objectives of this new Institute will include:

Conducting research on biological, economic, political, sociological, technical, and other academic areas related to global warming and climate change.

Producing academic and general interest publications. Hosting scientific and public policy conferences. Hosting visiting researchers from across the country and around the world. Developing educational programs and materials for undergraduate and graduate

students, scientists, and engineers. Developing and presenting educational programs and materials for pre-college

(K-12) students and teachers. Developing, presenting, and coordinating/sponsoring educational programs and

materials for the general public. Serving as a technical resource for the business and industrial community. Developing collaborative projects with business, industry, government, and

advocacy groups. Working with industry on a local, regional, and national level to improve

manufacturing and business practices and to implement changes to reduce the impact on the environment.

Using the UWM campus to promote best practices to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from campus activities and to showcase sustainable development initiatives.

Organizational structure, including method of appointment and term of office for the Director:

The proposed structure of the new Institute would include a Director and other administrative personnel, a Steering Committee (internal UWM members), an Advisory Board (external members), affiliated UWM faculty associates, visiting faculty, researchers, policy researchers, community activists, and a support staff. The initial term of the Director will be five years. After this time, with the approval of the Steering

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Committee, the founding Director may be reappointed for a maximum of one additional term or a new director may be appointed by the Steering Committee with the approval of the CEAS dean. The Institute will be housed at the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The proposed organizational structure includes the following positions and personnel:

Director: Tarun R. Naik, Research Professor, College of Engineering and Applied Science (brief resume/bio is attached)

Associate Director: Mark Schwartz, Professor, Geography, College of Letters and Science

Assistant Director: Marc Haines, Assistant Professor, Management Information, Lubar School of Business

Administrative Director: Rudolph N. Kraus, Researcher, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Steering Committee: Current members of the Steering Committee are faculty and staff from UWM. They represent various disciplines, schools, colleges and departments from across UWM. Activities of the Steering Committee include: making decisions related to the planning, development, and implementation of outreach activities, overseeing the planning and success of the Institute, and allocating budget in strategic ways to promote and assure success of the Institute. The Steering Committee will provide overall direction and decisions for the success of the Institute. The current members of the Steering Committee include:

Tarun R. Naik, Research Professor, and Academic Program Director, UWM Center for By-Products Utilization, College of Engineering and Applied Science

Mark Haines, Assistant Professor, Lubar School of Business Rudolph N. Kraus, Researcher, UWM Center for By-Products

Utilization Hamid Mohtadi, Professor, Economics, College of Letters and

Science Marjorie Piechowski, Senior Technical Grant Writer, College of

Engineering and Applied Science David H. Petering, Professor, Chemistry, College of Letters and

Science Mark D. Schwartz, Professor, Geography, College of Letters and

Science Sara Tulley, Administrative Director, Center for International

Education Sammis White, Associate Dean, Center for Workforce

Development, School of Continuing Education

Advisory Board: Once the Institute has been approved, an Advisory Board will be formed, composed of members from outside of UWM. The members will

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include leaders in environmental education, industry, and government. Members of the Advisory Board will be asked to contribute in the following ways: Provide direction to help build interest in the activities of the Institute Function as a resource to the Steering committee and other members of the

Institute Help in seeking funding to support the Institute Support outreach events conducted by the Institute Make recommendations to the Institute for relevant technical and outreach

activities Represent the interests of their group to UWM

Graduate and Undergraduate Students: The Institute is expected to support a number of graduate and undergraduate students. Graduate and undergraduate students would participate in the research to be supported by multi-disciplinary projects developed through the Institute. Clerical assistants would be mostly student help.

List of Resources to be Committed to the Institute, including their source:

A Central office located on the UWM campus with a UWM phone number. Source: CEAS, UWMListing in the UWM Directory with key personnel. Source: UWM Seed money to establish initial research and outreach activities of the Institute. Source: UWM and others

A proposed annual budget for 5 years of operation is attached, along with a listing of potential external sources of funding.

List of individuals to be associated with the Institute: Interdisciplinary, Faculty, and Staff participation:

From the 12 schools and colleges of UWM, the following research clusters in global warming/climate change have been identified: Accounting and Finance, Architecture and Urban Planning, Atmospheric Sciences, Economics, Education, Energy, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Health, Materials, Nursing, Public Policy, and Technological Processes. Faculty and staff from these and other academic areas will collaborate on basic and applied research, educational outreach, and implementation of research under the university-wide umbrella of the institute for research on global warming/climate change. A total of 31 faculty and 19 staff have currently shown interest in being associated with the Institute. These include:

Name(Last, First) Title Department College/School

Atkinson, Steve Senior Special Research Services Graduate School

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Librarian and Administration

Banda, Anne DirectorCenter for Cultural

Diversity and Global Health

College of Nursing

Biniecki, Susan Yelich Assistant Director

Institute of World Affairs, Center for

International Education

College of Letters and

Science

Bootsma, Harvey Associate Scientist Great Lakes Water Institute Graduate School

Buffington, Christina Coordinator

Conservation andEnvironmental

Science Program, Biological Sciences


Science

Cherkauer, Doug Professor GeosciencesCollege of Letters and

Science

Christensen, Erik R. Professor Civil Engineering and Mechanics

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Chun, Yoon-Moon Research Associate

Center for By-Products Utilization, Department of Civil

Engineering and Mechanics


Consi, Thomas Associate Scientist Great Lakes Water Institute Graduate School

Day, Mick Professor GeographyCollege of Letters and

Science

Dunn, Peter Associate Professor GeographyCollege of Letters and

Science

Ehlinger, Timothy J. Associate Professor Biological SciencesCollege of Letters and

Science

Fredlund, Glen Associate Professor GeographyCollege of Letters and

Science

Gajdardziska-Josifovska, Marija

Associate Dean, Professor Physics


Science

Ghorbanpoor, Al Interim Dean, Professor

Civil Engineering and Mechanics

College of Engineering and

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Applied Science

Ghosh, Samrat Post Doctoral Researcher Physics


Science

Gong, Sarah Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Guptasarma, Prasenjit Associate Professor Physics


Science

Haines, Marc Assistant Professor Business Administration

Lubar School of Business

Hardcastle, Steve Researcher Advanced Analysis Facility Graduate School

Holahan, Bill Professor EconomicsCollege of Letters and

Science

Hunt, Laura WriterUniversity

Communications and Media Relations

University Relations and

Communications

Isaacs, Raymond Associate Professor ArchitectureSchool of

Architecture & Urban Planning

Kraus, Rudi Researcher




Leephaibul, RobinResearch and Publications Coordinator

Center for International

Education


Science

Li, Yaoyu Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering

College of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Liao, Qian Assistant Professor Civil Engineering and Mechanics


Meadows, Richard Dean, Professor L&S AdministrationCollege of Letters and

Science

Meyer, Gretchen Associate Scientist, Manager

UWM Field Station, Dept. of Biological

Science


ScienceMohtadi, Hamid Professor Economics College of

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Letters and Science

Naik, Tarun R. Research Professor




Nasiri, Adel Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering


Petering, David H. Professor ChemistryCollege of Letters and

Science

Piechowski, Marjorie

Senior Technical Grant Writer

Engineering Administration


Peng, Zhong-Ren Professor Urban PlanningSchool of


Rohatgi, Pradeep Professor MaterialsCollege of

Engineering and Applied Science

Rothfels, Nigel Director Edison InitiativeCollege of Letters and

Science

Schoenecker, Michelle

Associate Technical Grant Writer

Engineering Administration


Schwartz, Mark D Professor GeographyCollege of Letters and

Science

Skliarov, Andrei Director Advanced Analysis Facility Graduate School

Smith, Regina Assistant Professor Administrative Leadership

School of Education

Swanson, Kyle Associate ProfessorMathematical/ Atmospheric

Sciences


Science

Tsonis, Anastasios ProfessorMathematical/ Atmospheric

Sciences


Science

Tully, Sara Administrative Director

Center for International

Education


Science

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Utzinger, Mike Associate Professor ArchitectureSchool of


Wasley, Jim Associate Professor ArchitectureSchool of


White, Sammis Associate DeanCenter for Workforce

Development

School of Architecture & Urban Planning

Wishne, Brian Associate Professor ArchitectureSchool of


Young, Erica Assistant Professor Biological SciencesCollege of Letters and

Science

Yu, David Professor Electrical Engineering


The Long-Term Future and Long-Range Plan for the Institute.

The Institute will be a self-sustaining research and educational organization at UWM. Some long-term goals of the Institute include developing a new multi-disciplinary program of study at UWM on Global Climate Change and Sustainability that would offer courses in that area and would award a certificate or degree, or both. The research and outreach activities would help enhance the international reputation of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee in global climate change and sustainability.

Extramural Funding (averaged over a 3-year period):

Unknown. The Institute would be primarily self-sufficient, after initial support from UWM, through the donations and grants from industry members and private philanthropic foundations, research projects, and outreach activities. It is expected that a number of proposals would be developed related to the research activities of Institute members. These proposals would be submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, state government agencies, private industry, and others (nationally and internationally).

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Scholarly Production (averaged over a 3-year period):

Unknown. As a result of the current and future research activities, it is anticipated that reports to supporting organizations, papers to technical journals, and presentations would be made to conferences, workshops, and symposiums. For example, a conference is being planned for October 2007 (or, April 2008) that would have a number of papers and publications issued as a part of the outreach activities.

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RESUMES OF KEY MEMBERS OF THE PROPOSED INSTITUTE

Tarun R. Naik, Ph.D., P.E.Research Professor and Academic Program DirectorUWM Center for By-Products UtilizationDepartment of Civil Engineering and MechanicsCollege of Engineering and Applied ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Dr. Naik received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the Gujarat University, India, in 1962. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in January 1964 and January 1972, respectively. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin since 1969. From February 1964 to January 1967, Dr. Naik was employed as a Structural Engineer with consulting civil engineering companies in Chicago and Madison. From September 1966 to July 1972, he worked at the University of Wisconsin - Madison as a Lecturer and researcher in the College of Engineering. Dr. Naik worked (1972 - 1975) for Soils and Engineering Services, Inc., Madison, and was Executive Vice President when he resigned in September 1975 to join the faculty at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM).

Dr. Naik's contribution in teaching and research has been well recognized nationally and internationally. He has taught many civil engineering and mechanics courses as a part of his normal teaching responsibilities at UWM. He has been very effective in working with his students. He specializes in recycling of by-products and issues related to Sustainable Developments, Materials of Construction, Concrete Technology, Wood Engineering, and Foundation Engineering. He has taught courses, given seminars, held workshops, and/or presented invited lectures (in use of by-products in construction materials; nondestructive testing of concrete; evaluation of concrete structures, repair and rehabilitation of structures, bridges and dams; concrete technology; and design of foundation for machinery and electric transmission line structures) not only in USA, but also in many other countries. In 1997, he received an award for Outstanding Teaching from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, UWM.

Dr. Naik's research has been well supported by private industries as well as federal government agencies. He has received research grants from companies in USA and Europe. Also, six different federal government agencies have provided research funding to Dr. Naik. His publications from sponsored and other research have resulted in over 250 technical papers and reports (in ASCE, ACI, ASTM, etc.). His publications are in two distinct but related areas - Structural Engineering and Construction Materials. Anonymous evaluations by experts in these fields have indicated "the work he has done in the areas of concrete and cements is very important to specification writers and other engineers in the concrete industry...” It is further mentioned that his publications "reflect very capable work and represent significant contributions to the field". One of the industrial sponsors has written, "The return on his investment in research dollars has been

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impressive". In 2000, he received an award for Outstanding Research from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, UWM.

Dr. Naik is a member of ACI, ASCE, ASEE, ASTM, RILEM, NSPE, and WSPE. He was a Chairman of the "Legislative Affairs Committee" of the Wisconsin Section of ASCE, and a member of the "Legislative Cabinet" of WSPE, 1974-1980. He was the President of the Milwaukee Chapter of WSPE during 1986-1987. He also served on the Board of Directors of WSPE. He was an Associate Editor of the Engineering Mechanics Division Journal of ASCE from 1987 to 1990. He was appointed a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of the Construction and Building Materials in January 1994. Starting January 1995 he was also appointed by ASCE as a Contributing Editor of the Journal of Environmental Engineering, Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering and Journal of Energy Engineering, and Editorial Board member of the Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. He was also a member of the Editorial Committee of the International Journal of Cement and Concrete Composites since 2002 - 2005.

He is a Past-President of the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers (WSPE); a Past-President of the Wisconsin Chapter of ACI; and a Past-Chairman and member of the ACI Committee 437, "Strength Evaluation of Existing Concrete Structures"; a member of ACI Committee 232, "Fly Ash and Natural Pozzolans in Concrete", and Committee 229 “Controlled Low-Strength Materials”; and, a past-member of Committee 201 "Durability of Concrete", "Concrete Materials Research Council", Committee 228, "Nondestructive Testing of Concrete", Committee 123, “Research”. He was also the Chairman of ASCE-EMD Committee on "Experimental Analysis and Instrumentation", Vice Chairman of ASCE-MTD Committee on "Materials Performance", and a member of ASCE-STD Committee on "Electrical Transmission Structures". He was also a member of the Prestressed Concrete Institute Committee on "Concrete Pole Design." He is a member of ASTM Committee C-9, "Concrete and Concrete Aggregates" and C-1 "Cement"; past Chairman of ASTM C09.02.09, "Accelerated Strength Testing of Concrete"; and, a former member of Committee C-27 on "Precast Concrete Products”, and Committee D-7 on "Wood". In 1995 Dr. Naik was appointed as the chairman of a new technical committee ("Emerging Materials") by ASCE; and he served a six-year term from 1995 to 2000. Currently he serves as the chairman of the ACI Committee 555 Concrete with Recycled Materials, and member of the ACI International Board Advisory Committee on Sustainable Developments.

In 1986, Dr. Naik was awarded in Wisconsin competition by ASCE an Award of Merit for "Individual Achievement as an Engineer in Education". In 1988, he was elected a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute. In 1989, he received an award as an "Outstanding Engineer in Education" from WSPE; and an award from the Mexican Cement and Concrete Institute for “…dedication and creativity in concrete education". In 1990, he received an award for Outstanding Service from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, UWM; the Orton Spanley award from the American Concrete Institute, Wisconsin Chapter; and, an award of appreciation from the ASTM Committee C-9 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates. In 1996 he received an award from the Mexican

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Cement and Concrete Institute for "...outstanding contributions in the fields of research, teaching, and application of cement and concrete". In 1997, Dr. Naik was chosen for the NDT award for the Best Paper on NDT Techniques by the Engineer Technics Press, Edinburgh, Scotland; and was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1998, he received an award from CANMET/ACI for "sustained and outstanding contributions in working with fly ash in concrete". The Milwaukee Magazine in its January 1999 issue noted Dr. Naik as a “recycling pioneer” and one of the most noteworthy people of 1999. In 2000, he received an award for Outstanding Research from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, UWM.

E-mail: [email protected] Web Address: http://www.cbu.uwm.edu

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http://www.cbu.uwm.edu/

mailto:[email protected]

Mark Donald Schwartz, Ph.D.ProfessorDepartment of Geography, Bolton HallUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Research Interests Professional MembershipsBioclimatology Association of American GeographersSynoptic climatology American Meteorological Society

International Society of BiometeorologyPhi Kappa Phi Honor SocietySigma Xi

EducationPh.D. 1985 Geography, University of Kansas (G.A. Marotz, advisor)M.S. 1982 Geography, Michigan State University (J. R. Harman, advisor)B.S. 1980 Lyman Briggs College (Earth Science)Michigan State University (with honor)

Employment2002-present Professor and Chair (Chairship ended in Spr.2004), Geography, UW-Mil.1996-2002 Associate Professor and Chair, Geography, UW-Milwaukee1992-1996 Assistant Professor, Geography, UW-Milwaukee1987-1992 Lecturer, Geography

Assistant Research Scientist (1989-1992),Romberg Tiburon Center for Environ. Studies San Francisco State University

1985-1987 Assistant Professor, Geography, San Francisco State University

Honors and Awards2005: Association of American Geographers R. F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors

2000: UWM Foundation and Graduate School Excellence in Research Award, $1500

1993: Graduate School Research Incentive Program award, Fall semester

1992: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, full membership

Research Grants2001a: Development of an Integrated Energy Flux/Phenology Monitoring Site at the

UWM Field Station, NIGEC Midwestern Regional Center/Indiana University ($5,200) awarded for July 2001 - June 2002.

2001b: Collaborative Research: Connecting Spring Phenology with Lower Atmospheric Energy-Mass Exchange, Phase Two, National Science Foundation, Climate Dynamics and Geography and Regional Science divisions (UWM Budget $159,999) awarded for March 2001 - September 2004. (with David Fitzjarrald, University at Albany)

1998: Connecting Spring Phenology with Lower Atmospheric Energy-Mass Exchange, National Science Foundation, Climate Dynamics division ($188,122) awarded for October 1998 - September 2001 (Add. $3700 supplement awarded March 1999)

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1995: Connecting Satellite and Surface Measures of Spring's Onset, National Science Foundation, Climate Dynamics division ($126,735) awarded for August 1995 - July 1999

1994: Development of a Phenological Model to Predict Peach Maturity from Meteorological Variables (with G. Carbone and G. Reighard), Southeast Regional Climate Center ($80,000, UWM Budget $33,669) awarded for June 1994 – May 1996

Five Most Relevant PublicationsBook-- Schwartz, M. D. (editor), 2003: Phenology: An Integrative Environmental

Science. Kluwer, Netherlands, 592 pp.

Referred Journal Articles

Schwartz, M. D. 1996: Examining the Spring Discontinuity in Daily Temperature Ranges. Journal of Climate 9(4): 803-808.

Schwartz, M. D., & T. R. Karl, 1990: Spring Phenology: Nature's Experiment to Detect the Effect of "Green-up" on Surface Maximum Temperatures. Monthly Weather Review 118: 883-890.

Schwartz, M. D., Reed, B. R., & M. A. White, 2002: Assessing Satellite-Derived Start-of- Season Measures in the Conterminous USA. International Journal of Climatology 22(14): 1793-1805.

Zhao, T., & M. D. Schwartz, 2003: Examining the Onset of Spring in Wisconsin. Climate Research 24(1): 59-70.

Five Additional PublicationsReferred Journal ArticlesSchwartz, M. D. 1998: Green-wave phenology. Nature 394 (6696): 839-840.Schwartz, M. D. 1994: Monitoring Global Change with Phenology: The Case of the

Spring Green Wave. International Journal of Biometeorology 38: 18-22.Schwartz, M. D., Ahas, R., & A. Aasa, 2006: Onset of Spring Starting Earlier Across the

Northern Hemisphere. Global Change Biology 12(2): 343-351.Schwartz, M. D., & B. E. Reiter, 2000: Changes in North American Spring. International

Journal of Climatology 20(8): 929-932.

Other ArticlesBetancourt, J. L., Schwartz, M. D., Breshears, D. D., Cayan, D. R., Dettinger, M. D.,

Inouye, D. W., Post, E., & B. C. Reed, 2005: Implementing a U.S. National Phenology Network. EOS 86(51, 20 December): 539-541.

Other USA Collaborators not listed aboveDr. Brent Ewers, University of WyomingDr. Lianhong Gu, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDr. Geoffrey M. Henebry, University of NebraskaDr. D. Scott Mackay, SUNY at BuffaloDr. Dena MacMynowski, Stanford UniversityDr. Susan Mazer, University of California-Santa Barbara

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Marc N. Haines, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorSchool of Business AdministrationUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

He has received his Ph. D. in Business Administration from The University of Georgia. Prior to studying in the United States he lived in Germany, where he received a “Diplom-Informatiker” degree (M. Sc. Computer Science) from the Universität Koblenz.

His research has been published in the International Journal of Human Computer Interaction, Information Resources Management Journal, Journal of Data Warehousing, Computers and Operations Research and other publications. He is chairing the HICSS mini-track on service-oriented architectures and Web services. He is also a member of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and is actively involved in the development of industry e-business standards.

His research interests include the adoption and impact of integration standards and technologies such as Web services, organizational issues concerning the implementation of Enterprise Systems (ERP), and the development and application of XML-based vocabularies.

He is teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on Web application development and integration technologies, and has received the Gold Star Professor Award for graduate course instruction of the School of Business Administration.

The issue of “Global Warming” has been a keen, but private, interest. Now he is linking this interest with his professional expertise by investigating the role of information systems in the context of climate change, both as a tool to provide solutions, but also as contributor to environmental issues.

Recent Publications

Haines, M. N., Gattiker, D. L., & Gattiker, T. F. “Fit Between Strategy and IS Specialization: A Framework for Effective Choice and Customization of Information System Application Modules,” Hershey, PA: Information Resource Management Journal, 19(3), 2006, pp. 34-47.

Haines, M. N., Goodhue, D. L. “Implementation Partner Involvement and Knowledge Transfer in the Context of ERP Implementations,” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (16:1), 2003, pp. 23-38.

Ciganek, A. P., Haines, M. N., Haseman, W., Ngo-Ye, L. “Using a standards-based integration platform for improving B2B transactions” in Enterprise Integration, W. Lam (eds), Hershey, PA: Idea Group, 2006.

Ciganek, A. P., Haines, M. N., Haseman, W., Ngo-Ye, L. “Enterprise System Integration Capabilities: A Case study using the SAP Exchange Infrastructure and BPM,” Proceedings of the SAP Innovation Congress 2006, Dallas, TX, March 2006.

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Ciganek, A. C., Haines, M. N., Haseman, W. “Horizontal and Vertical Factors Influencing the Adoption of Web Services,” Proceedings of the 39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Koloa, Kaui, January 2006, pp. 1-10.

Haines, M. N. “Capturing the Essence of Scientific Knowledge: A Framework for Representing and Analyzing Theories,”Proceedings of the Americas Conference of Information Systems, Omaha, NE, August 2005, pp. 1749-1756.

Ciganek, A. C., Haines, M. N., Haseman, W. “Challenges of Adopting Web Services: Experiences from the Financial Industry,” Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 2005, pp. 1-10. [refereed, academic audience, formal paper]

Haines, M. N. “Web Services as Information Systems Innovation: A Theoretical Framework for Web Services Technology Adoption,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Web Services 2004, San Diego, CA, June, 2004, pp. 10-15.

Haines, M. N., Goodhue, D. L. “Implementation Partner Involvement and Knowledge Transfer in the Context of ERP Implementations,” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction (16:1), 2003, pp. 23-38.

Haines, M. N. “Levels of Web Services Adoption: From Technical Solution to Business Opportunity,” Proceedings of the Americas Conference of Information Systems, Tampa, Florida, August 2003, pp. 1948-1949.

Haines, M. N. “Customization, Configuration, or Modification?: A Taxonomy for Information System Specialization,” Proceedings of the IRMA International Conference 2003, Philadelphia, May 2003, pp. 899-900.

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Rudolph N. Kraus, M.E.Assistant Director and ResearcherUWM Center for By-Products UtilizationDepartment of Civil Engineering and MechanicsCollege of Engineering & Applied Science University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Mr. Kraus received his B. S. in Civil Engineering from the UW-Milwaukee in 1980 and an M. E. in Structural Engineering from UW-Milwaukee in 1983. Mr. Kraus worked as a Research Assistant at UW-Milwaukee from 1980 to 1983 while pursuing his graduate studies. His graduate research was on the use of nondestructive testing of concrete to determine concrete strength at early ages. Nondestructive test methods used for the project were maturity, pulse velocity, and pullout methods. Combined nondestructive test methods were also used to more accurately predict concrete strength. The research conducted as part of this project also determined a more accurate method of maturity calculation that led to a change in the ASTM standard. From 1984 - 1994, Mr. Kraus worked for an engineering consulting company located in Chicago, Illinois.

Mr. Kraus is a member of the American Concrete Institute and the American Society of Civil Engineers. From 1998 - 2001, he also served as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Concrete Institute. Mr. Kraus also serves on the Chapter’s Nomination and Program Committees. In January 2002, he was honored with the 2001 Orton Spanley Award by the Wisconsin Chapter of ACI. This award was given in recognition of his outstanding service to the concrete industry.

Since 1994, Mr. Kraus has been working as a Research Associate and Researcher at the UWM Center for By-Products Utilization where he is responsible for research involving the use of by-products in construction materials. In January 1998, Mr. Kraus became Assistant Director of the UWM Center for By-Products Utilization. He is responsible for the development of proposals, coordination of lab activities, sample preparations, field and lab testing, progress reports, final reports, and other similar activities. He has also coordinated field construction demonstration projects. He is responsible for the day-to-day activities relating to projects to accomplish all data collection and analysis, and reporting. He provides undergraduate students with training and guidance associated with testing of concrete and by-products in accordance with ASTM test methods. Technology transfer educational activities for use of by-product materials including field demonstration projects are regularly held by UWM-CBU. He assists with and coordinates the activities associated with technology transfer educational programs.

Mr. Kraus has actively participated in research conducted by UWM-CBU. He has also written successful proposals for research that has been funded through private companies as well as state and federal government agencies. He has coordinated the technical aspects as well as personnel and budget on projects conducted by the Center since 1995. The UWM Center for By-Products Utilization received the first place award in research from the US-EPA’s C2P2 (Coal Combustion Products Partnership) program in recognition of the research on coal combustion products conducted by the Center in

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2005-2006. Mr. Kraus has also acted as PI or Co-PI with Dr. Tarun R. Naik on several projects. A partial list of the projects where he was P.I. or Co-PI is given below:

July 1999 - June 2000. “Use of Wood Ash for the Production of Low-Strength Concrete and CLSM,” UW System Solid Waste Research Program. R. Kraus, PI. Funding $29,740.

January 2000 – December 2002. “Use of Residual Solids from Pulp and Paper Mills for Enhancing Strength and Durability of Ready-Mixed Concrete,” U. S. Department of Energy, Agenda 2020 Program. T. R. Naik, P.I., R. Kraus, Co-PI. Funding $251,571 with equal matching support from other private companies.

September 2002 – August 2003. “Implementation of Flowable Slurry Technology in Illinois,” Illinois Clean Coal Institute. T. R. Naik, P.I., R. Kraus, Co-PI. Funding $ 106,142.

October 2005 – December 2006 “Investigation of Concrete Properties to Support Implementation of the New AASHTO Pavement Design Guide,” Wisconsin Highway Research Program/Wisconsin Department of Transportation. T. R. Naik, P.I., R. Kraus, Co-PI. Funding $ 60,000.

Mr. Kraus has presented results of many varied research projects at UWM-CBU workshops as well as at international conventions, ACI international conventions, and at ACI technical committee meetings. A partial list of his recent presentations is given below:

“Electrically Conductive Concrete,” presented at the UWM-CBU Workshop on Recycling Opportunities for Fly Ash and other Coal Combustion Products in Concrete and Construction Materials,” Marquette, Michigan, February 23, 2006.

“20-Year Experience with Large Amounts of Fly Ash in Concrete for Roads and Highways in the USA,” presented at the Fly Ash Symposium sponsored by Arisotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece, November 25, 2005.

“Use of Pulp and Paper Mills Residuals in Concrete,” presented by Rudolph N. Kraus at the ACI Spring 2005 Convention, Technical Session on Concrete with Recycled Materials, Sponsored by ACI Committee 555, New York, NY, April 18, 2005.

““Strength and Permeability of Flowable Slurry Materials Using Wood Ash and Coal Ash,” ACI 2004 Fall Convention, Committee 229 Session, CLSM –An Update on Recent Research and Specifications, San Francisco, CA, October 27, 2004.

“Development and Demonstration of High-Carbon CCPs and FGD By-Products in Permeable Roadway Base Construction,” Combustion Byproducts Consortium Session at

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the Fall 2004 meeting of the American Coal Ash Association, Denver, CO, October 5, 2004.

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