General Information

The Mission of the College of Engineering (from the General Catalog) consists of these integrated components:

• To provide a high quality, practice based undergraduate engineering education
• To provide a high quality graduate level education with particular research emphasis on problem areas that confront Southern California and to contribute to the economic development of the region
• To provide a platform for the dissemination of topical technical information supporting local industry
• To provide life long learning opportunities for the practicing professional engineering community in Southern California
  

UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN THE DEPTS. OF:

• Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

• The following undergraduate programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET):
  
  Aerospace Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Electrical Engineering
  Mechanical Engineering
  
  
• Joint Doctoral Program (Engineering Science/Applied Mechanics) with UCSD
• Certificate Program in Construction Practice
• Certificate Program in Rehabilitation Technology

INSTITUTES, CENTERS, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS:

• Combustion Research Laboratory
• Communication Systems and Signal Processing Institute
• Concrete Materials Research Institute
• Energy Analysis Diagnostic Center
• Energy Engineering Institute
• Environmental Engineering Research Laboratories
• Facility for Applied Manufacturing Enterprise (FAME)
• Soil Erosion Research Laboratory
• Center for Materials Research

RESEARCH AWARDS

• Student Internship Program - Coordinator's Telephone Number: (619) 594-6079)
• Support Program for the Economically Disadvantaged Students
• Student Exchange Program with Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden
• Aztec Engineers Residence (AER) Hall (Special features include study rooms)
• 19 Engineering student organizations (honor societies, student chapters of professional associations, special interest groups, etc.)
• Faculty Student Mentoring Program

AREAS OF STRENGTH/EXCELLENCE:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics, Wind Tunnel Testing and Experimental Aerodynamics
• Vehicle Design and Simulation (Airplanes, Ground Vehicles and Race Cars in particular)
• Composite Materials and Aircraft Structures

• Transportation Engineering (Traffic Engineering, Travel Behavior Modeling, Transportation Safety)
• Water Resources Engineering (River Engineering, Sedimentation, Computational Hydraulic)
• Structural Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

• Biomedical Assistive Technology
• Lasers and Optoelectronics
• Communications Systems, Digital Signal Processing
• Video Processing
• Digital Electronics
• Transportation Engineering
• Power Systems Engineering
• Microprocessors/Embedded Systems

• Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
• Energy Systems
• Smart Materials and Structures
• Manufacturing
• Mechatronics
• In a study supported by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Science Foundation, the academic task force subcommittee rank the Mechanical Engineering curriculum at SDSU among the top ten in regards to educational best practices for Product Realization Process (PRP).

Last modified: Wednesday, 16-Nov-2005 10:12:44 PST

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