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SDSU Lunabotics Team Wins Big at NASA Lunabotics Competition
Jun 2San Diego State University Lunabotics team, Team Vulcan, returned from NASA’s 2023 Lunabotics Competition as winners of three awards.
San Diego City College Transfer Student Aims for Career in Space Industry
May 26In a San Diego City Times story, a MESA Program student and incoming SDSU Aztec with a love for science pursues aerospace engineering.
NBC News: "I'm from both sides": Engineering PhD graduate participates in SDSU graduation ceremony in Mexico
May 24San Diego State University provided a graduation for trans-border students who crossed the border into the U.S. for university. NBC's Marissa Parra reports.
Richard Brady Makes $50,000 Gift for Endowed Scholarship
May 23On behalf of the College of Engineering, we are pleased to announce that Rick Brady, BS Civil Engineering 1980 has made a $50,000 gift to establish the Richard and Christine Brady, Helen Coelho and Ostrowski Brothers Endowed Scholarship for Engineering.
KPBS: Engineer says modern building design would have saved lives in Turkey’s earthquake
May 18Dowell was part of a reconnaissance team of engineers, who arrived about two weeks after the massive quake to report on the damage to structures. The team was based in Adana, in southern Turkey, not far from the epicenter.
SDSU Celebrates MESA 40th Anniversary and Graduation Reception
May 16The Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program celebrated advancing diversity in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) for 40 years at SDSU on May 11, 2023 at Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. The 40 year anniversary was jointly celebrated along with SDSU MESA's annual Graduation Reception.
Women-Backed Septic Mixer Project Wins in ZIP Social Venture Challenge
May 11A Septic Mixer Project by environmental engineering students Lily Astete Vasquez and Polina Popova won second place in the ZIP/Lavin Social Venture Challenge. “The product will improve sanitation for millions of septic tank users.”
Day in the Life: Women in Construction President Ines DaCruz
May 10Follow along with Construction management major Ines DaCruz as she shares a day in her life as a student and president of SDSU's Women in Construction student organization.
An SDSU Electrical Engineering Family
May 10Senior Danny Tisnado looks forward to commencement - where fellow SDSU freshman engineering student, brother Miguel, and his alumna mother Janet (‘99), will be cheering him on.
STEM Pathways Program Leads High-Performing Community College Student to SDSU
May 9Incoming transfer student and SDSU STEM Pathways program participant James Allison concludes a decade-long journey at community college to start a new chapter and begin his research at SDSU.
Mechanical Engineering Ranked 9th in Top Degrees Among 2023 Graduates
May 9224 SDSU mechanical engineering graduates have spent their college careers finding solutions to make processes and products more efficient. They are prepared to address a vast variety of problems requiring the integration of design and analytical skills.
Mechanical Engineering Student Places Second at CSU Startup Pitch Competition
May 8Mechanical Engineering master's student Margaret Yoo won $10,000 and second place at the CSU-wide Startup Pitch Competition for her ZIP Launchpad startup ReliaCare, which aims to improve post-operative care. Watch Margaret pitch ReliaCare at the 40:52 minute mark.
ABC10 News: SDSU professor, others go to Turkey to analyze damage caused by earthquake
May 4A San Diego State University professor was among a group that traveled to Turkey to study the massive damage caused earthquakes that rocked the southern part of the country and northern Syria.
Tres Hermanos: SDSU Bonds Three Brothers
May 4There is something about being brothers that comes with an unspoken bond. You are connected through the ups and downs in a way that no one can understand but you. Electrical alumnus Octavio ('92, '00), civil alumnus Oscar ('00), and Omar ('92) Martinez know this bond, but they share an even more special bond: they are all graduates of San Diego State University.
CBS 8 News: SDSU Hosts Engineering Senior Design Day
May 3CBS 8 News visited Montezuma Hall and Aerospace Engineering Team RODEO to learn more about Engineering Senior Design Day.