Dr. Noel Bormann

Professional Development

Development of professionalism and professional ethics in our student engineers has been a major focus of my academic efforts. I have been involved in the Center for Engineering Design in the School of Engineering for the past 9 years. I acted as Director of the Center for Engineering Design from 1997- 2001. I have also supported the activities of the Gonzaga Institute of Ethics.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

  • Member Chi Epsilon National Civil Engineering Honorary Fraternity.

  • Member Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Fraternity.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

  • Professional Engineer, Civil, Colorado, Certificate 20639. 1983

  • Professional Engineer, Civil, California, Certificate 39043. 1984

  • Professional Engineer, Civil, Washington, Certificate 25934. 1989

  • Professional Engineer, Civil, Idaho, Certificate 8190. 1996

ACTIVITIES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  • Member of the ASCE Hydraulics Division National Task Committee on Bridge Scour Evaluation 1990-1998.
  • Chair of 2 Sessions in the ASCE National Hydraulic Engineering Conference, held in San Francisco, CA., July 25-30, 1993.

  • Member of the Inland Empire Section of the ASCE Continuing Education Committee. 1997-2001.

  • Instructor for Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Review, 2 Sessions on Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, 1989-2001.

  • Acted as the coordinator for an innovative program administered by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for the Civil Engineering Department during April 6-10, 1992. The program is named "The Practitioner in Residence Program" (PIRP). In the PIRP a mature practicing engineer is matched with a campus and spends a week in a variety of activities.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ATTENDED
  • Pollution Prevention, a seminar by Dr. Robert B. Pojasek on Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization in industry in the Pacific Northwest organized by SIRTI, May 7, 1991, in Spokane, Washington.

  • Incorporating Pollution Prevention Concepts in Higher Education Curriculum, a seminar conducted by the Washington State Department of Ecology, June 13-14, 1991, in Seattle, Washington.

  • NPDES Permitting Requirements For Stormwater Discharges, a seminar presented by CLE International, September 27, 1991 in Seattle, Washington.

  • 1992 National Effective Teaching Institute in Conjunction with the 1992 ASEE Annual Conference, a workshop held June 25-27, 1992, in Toledo, Ohio.

  • Design, Operation and Closure of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, a seminar conducted by the U.S. EPA, Eastern Research Group, August 20-21, 1992, in Seattle Washington.

  • Water Quality Based Design and Permitting Workshop, a seminar cosponsored by the Inland Empire Section of ASCE and Washington State Department of Ecology, May, 1993.

  • Managing Change Within Manufacturing, a symposium on manufacturing issues for engineers and managers, organized by the Gonzaga University School of Engineering, May 14, 1993, in Spokane, Washington.

  • Principals and Applications of MODFLOW, short-course at International Ground-water Modeling Center, Institute for Ground-Water Research and Education, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. March 22-25 1994.

  • Tools for the Future, symposium on manufacturing issues for engineers and managers, organized by the Gonzaga University School of Engineering, May, 1994, in Spokane, Washington.

  • FLUENT Computational Fluid Dynamics Software, training seminar, FLUENT, Inc., Lebanon, New Hampshire, January, 1995.

  • Western Conversations, symposium on the Jesuit Education, held at Santa Clara University, 1995.

  • HEC-River Analysis System Version 2.1. Software training seminar. ASCE. Denver, Colorado. June, 1999.
GRANTS RECIVED
  • Hewlett Packard, $13,000, 1990.

  • State of Washington, Department of Transportation, $4000.00, 1991.

  • National Science Foundation, Instructional Laboratory Improvement Program, grant titled "Incorporation of Flow Visualization, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Data Acquisition Into Laboratory Instruction and Classroom Activities", valued at $88,073.00, received June, 1993.

  • National Science Foundation, Academic Research Infrastructure Program, grant for acquisition of water quantity and quality measuring equipment. Grant award valued at $138,722.00 received, 1994. Collaborators were Dr. Van Der Sluys and Dr. Ettinger.

  • Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Education Program grant for acquisition of a mobile environmental laboratory. Award valued at $5,000, received May, 1995. Collaborators were Dr. Van Der Sluys and Dr. Ettinger.
UNIVERSITY and COMMUNITY SERVICE
  • Director, Center for Engineering Design,1997-2001.

  • Member, Faculty Compensation Committee of the Faculty Assembly, 1989-Present.

  • Member, Steering Committee for the Center for the Renaissance of Leadership at Gonzaga University, 1999.

  • Member, Department of Physics Faculty Reappointment (evaluation) Committee, 1996-1999.

  • Chair, SPOCAD and Faculty Computing Needs Committee, 1993-1995.

  • Member, School of Engineering Computer Needs Committee, 1992, 1996-1999.

  • Member, Center for Engineering Design Evaluation Committee, 1996.

  • Member, School of Engineering Freshman Retention Committee, 1994.

  • Member, Department of Physics Faculty Selection Committee, 1993-Present.

  • Chair, Faculty Benefits Committee of the Faculty Assembly, 1989-1992.

  • Member, School of Engineering Design and Project Center Committee, 1992.

  • Member, Advisory Committee- Update to the Guidelines for Stormwater Management, Utilities Division, Spokane County Public Works Department. 1999.