2024

  • Ping Lu, SDSU professor of aerospace engineering seated at desk with spacecraft models, computer monitor, and bookshelf in an office setting.

    SDSU professor’s mission to land humans on Mars is his holy grail of space exploration

    Ping Lu, professor of aerospace engineering at San Diego State University, will deliver the 34th Annual Albert W. Johnson Distinguished Lecture on March 12.

  • Engineering Masters Program graduate Corey Taylor

    New engineering master’s program sees its first graduate ― on a fast track

    As an inquisitive kid growing up in Murrieta, Corey Taylor had an early start in electronics by taking apart family TV remotes and other small devices to see “what’s really going on behind that button”: microcontrollers, LEDs, resistors, capacitors.

  • Jordan Evans as an undergraduate Aerospace Engineering student at San Diego State University in 1989.

    Aztec alumnus leads NASA’s historic Europa Clipper mission

    Aerospace alumnus Jordan Evans (‘93), is reaching for the stars in his career – quite literally. As project manager for NASA’s groundbreaking Europa Clipper mission, Evans is leading the first-ever detailed study of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons.

  • Dr. Junfei Xie and a student work on a robotic vehicle project in a lab setting.

    $2.8 million NSF grant will expand AI education and research opportunities for students

    The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)’s ExpandAI program last week awarded San Diego State University a $2.8 million, four-year grant to enhance the existing artificial intelligence infrastructure, education and research capacity and prepare students for careers in AI.

  • Left to right: College of Engineering Dean Olevsky, SDSU President Adela de la Torre, SDSU Interim Provost Dr. William Tong, and Aerospace Engineering student at 2024 Senior Design Day

    SDSU College of Engineering students showcased inventive projects at Senior Design Day

    San Diego State University College of Engineering seniors are prepared to envision, design, and build a better world. During the 2024 Senior Design Day, held May 1 at Viejas Arena, senior design teams presented innovative engineering projects to upwards of 2,300 attendees. In the intensive, two-semester Senior Design Course, students collaborate as an engineering team to identify and solve real-world problems, from conception to implementation. With support from sponsors, mentors, advisors, and faculty, the students put their technical knowledge, communication, and collaborative skills into practice. The students showcased various projects from growing plants on the moon and designing non-invasive health monitoring sensors to developing power line wrapping technology to prevent wildfires.

  • Christopher Phillips and his wife standing on the USS Midway during the 2024 San Diego State University Inaugural Veteran Commencement Ceremony (Photo taken by: Denise Graham)

    Grad Profile: From camouflage to cap and gown

    Critical thinking. Adaptability. Leadership. Teamwork. Perseverance. Aerospace engineering and serving in the U.S. Marines have a lot more in common than meets the eye. After serving nine and a half years in the military, Christopher Phillips (‘24) enrolled in San Diego State University to become an engineer. Five years later, he marched across the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier at SDSU’s Inaugural Veteran Commencement Ceremony holding a degree in aerospace engineering, focusing on aerodynamics.

  • SDSU construction engineering and management students on a field trip to a San Diego construction project. (Photo by SDSU).

    Fueled By Philanthropy: The SDSU J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program Offers Unique Opportunities for Students

    The San Diego State University College of Engineering J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program, established in 2008, provides our students with the skills necessary to excel in the construction industry. This program would not be the competitive program it is today if it were not for the industry partnerships and generous donors that have contributed to the development of a hands-on program, designed to pave the way for student success, and fuel the construction workforce, and economy.

  • SDSU President Adela de la Torre (center) viewed College of Engineering Senior Design Day projects in Montezuma Hall in 2023. (Photo: Rachel Crawford)

    College of Engineering Senior Design Day returns

    Set for 1-4 p.m. May 1 at Viejas Arena, SDSU engineering seniors will showcase innovative projects they have built from start to finish throughout the academic year.

  • IAC Team Members

    Department of Energy grant to expand energy workforce training at SDSU

    Since its inception, the IAC has evaluated over 650 manufacturing plants. It is the oldest of all IACs in the Golden State and one of the first five centers in the country to be awarded an additional grant by the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Center of Excellence. This new grant supports the development of the Western Regional Center of Excellence, a branch of the IAC that will allow the team to extend and enhance its complimentary environmental consulting services to local, underserved communities, all while gaining critical clean energy job experience.

  • SDSU Engineering achieves ASEE Diversity Silver 2024-26 for DEI effort.

    SDSU Engineering achieves ASEE Diversity Silver 2024-26 for DEI effort

    The San Diego State University College of Engineering was promoted to Silver level status in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)’s Diversity Recognition Program. An upgrade from the Bronze level status awarded in 2019, the recognition for 2024-26 honors transformative initiatives that strengthen and sustain an inclusive climate for the college’s faculty, staff, and students in a field historically dominated by males. Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Theresa M. Garcia cited three principal areas of achievement reflected in the ASEE’s higher recognition: “The inclusivity and passion of the college DEI council members,” which is made up of faculty, staff, lecturers, graduate and undergraduate students; the support of college and campus leadership, including Dean Eugene Olevsky, who “supports and values the work of the council;” and “council leadership both present and past.”