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As a Black woman in engineering at San Diego State University, graduating senior Jamilla Thomas is following a career path blazed by her own mother, Amanda Thomas (’96), who earned a degree from SDSU 25 years earlier.

Apple’s decision Monday to add nearly 4,000 jobs in greater San Diego through 2026 is likely to be a boon for the county’s universities, which produce the kind of software and hardware engineers the famed company needs.

Programs in business, engineering, public health and education are among those ranked by U.S. News & World Report.

Dean Olevsky was recently featured in the San Diego Business Journal for his insights and aspirations for the SDSU College of Engineering.

Emeritus Professor Dr. George Mansfield and SDSU's National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) President, Jamilla Thomas, worked together to provide virtual tutoring, for several students during the pandemic and social unrest in San Diego.

SDSU College of Engineering alumna, Peggy Johnson, BSEE 1985, has been named CEO of Magic Leap. Magic Leap is a spatial computing company building the next computing platform.

Our SDSU Mechatronics placed 5th in Team Video and 4th Overall in the virtual 2020 International RoboSub Competition.

We are proud to welcome for Fall 2020: Dr. Margherita Capriotti, in Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Zahra Nili Ahmadabadi & Dr. Elisa Torresani in Mechanical Engineering.

SDSU’s Maricruz Carrillo, who previously earned a major NSF award, is among the 2020-21 cohort of a program to prepare students for an academic career.

Dean Olevsky, a native of Ukraine, has made a mark after two years as Dean of one of SDSU’s most innovative colleges, setting the bar high for its Engineering faculty and students.

Graduating engineering seniors presented their innovative projects at the College of Engineering Virtual Design Day, held on May 6, 2020, with over 2,000+ participants from around the country and abroad.

The SDSU College of Engineering cares greatly about our amazing Engineering students! Please take a moment to watch the video that our College of Engineering Faculty & Staff created for our students to let them know that we care and are here for them during these challenging times.

SDSU faculty and staff have introduced unique solutions to continue academic and co-curricular activities via virtual means. Dr. Reza Akhavian, Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering, teaches a lower division class on virtual design and construction.

Cory Erlenbach, third year Civil Engineering major and Lauren Case-McFate, Environmental Engineering major, are two of three SDSU students receiving $5,000 scholarships from SDSU Alumni for the 2019-20 Academic Year.

The College of Engineering is offering high impact courses during the Summer 2020 session. Please check the Summer Session Schedule for the many courses being offered.