In The News

Aerospace engineering senior Jarred Sampayan is featured in this list of best spots on campus for the Class of 2023 to take their graduation photos.

Water resources engineer Hassan Davani is interviewed by KPBS Environment Reporter Erik Anderson, who says the working-class community is already experiencing regular coastal flooding, and the water issues are moving inland.

Last week, Aztec Electric Racing unveiled their new AER-23 car after nine months of hard work. The team is set to compete against 74 other universities at the Formula SAE Electric National Competition next month in Michigan.

The Aztec Aerospace Design, a student organization previously known as SDSU DBF, achieved the 11 place this year in the AIAA Design Build and Fly competition, which was held from April 13-16, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona.

PhD student Sergio Sandoval served on the NASA Space Technology Industry-Government-University Roundtable in Washington, D.C.

Over 80 groups of engineering seniors are hard at work on the finishing touches for their sponsored projects in preparation for the biggest engineering event of the year.

New in 2023, the AGC Education and Research Foundation voted to award select Outstanding Educator applicants with the Meritorious award to highlight educators who are early in their career in the field of construction but are tracking to be leaders and innovators in industry.

Coastal Engineering professor Ignacio Sepulveda was interviewed by the Washington Post regarding the Tonga volcanic explosion of 2023.

Justin Lee, has been selected to be part of the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Program (NUPOC) currently on track to graduate SDSU in May 2024. With this selection Justin is offered the opportunity to recognize faculty that have been influential in his academic success.

Electrical engineering senior Cyrus Yousefian has been recognized with the 2023 Howell Walton Award by his Senior Design course for his excellent leadership, management, technical, and collaborative skills.

Congratulations to environmental engineering student Polina Popova on her American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC California) scholarship award!

Environmental engineering faculty Christy Dykstra is working with other San Diego State University researchers on a DARPA-funded project to design bacteria that extract rare earth elements.

SDSU is in collaboration with SFSU, SJSU, Laney College and Cuyamaca College to establish and operate a new Western Region Center of Excellence to serve as a Center of Excellence for DOE’s Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Program.

After teaching courses for over 30 years, emeritus faculty member and aerospace engineer Mauro Pierucci is giving back to SDSU in the form of funding to start a space club.

The Beavers Charitable Trust has made a $200,000 gift to support the AGC Chair in Construction Management, part of the JR Filanc Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) program.