DATE	Tuesday, June 19, 2018
TO	Dr. Eugene Olevsky Interim Dean, College of Engineering
FROM	Dr. Victor M. Ponce Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
VIA	Dr. Janusz Supernak Interim Chair, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
SUBJECT	Thank you for visiting the Visualab this past Friday, June 15. As you observed, the Visualab, in operation since March 2001, specializes in web colocation in hydraulic and water resources engineering, effectively leading the world in this field. To this date, the lab features close to 17,000 static files, 369 online calculators, and 347 online videos. The current number of visitors is 263,735, or about 80-100 per day, and its two YouTube channels have a combined viewership of about 600 visitors per day. In view of my impending retirement (I plan to enter the FERP program this Fall 2018), I respectfully request the privilege of maintaining my leadership and full usage of the Visualab for the duration of my FERP appointment (up to 5 years). This agreement is endorsed by the Interim Dean, Eugene Olevsky, for the duration of his term as Interim Dean or Dean. This agreement will need to be extended or negotiated when the permanent Deanship is established.