In The News

Seven SDSU students were chosen for the CSU pre-doctoral award, allowing them to pursue opportunities to expand research and realize their dreams.

Nicole Hurtado-Savin, the recipient of a CSU endowed scholarship, wants to help younger women break the gender and cultural stereotypes she has already started to overcome.

Professor Bruce Urquhart’s Surveying for Civil Engineers class, along with professors Dr. Thais Alves and Brandon Farmer, went on a field trip to the new Aztec stadium construction site.

Dr. Alves, director of the J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management Program, recently given a 2021 Distinguished Faculty Award from the university.

ConTech Conversations interviews Civil Engineering professor, Dr. Reza Akhavian regarding how different robotics applications can benefit construction tasks.

Four ideas aim to address rural infrastructure, Imperial County health and environmental issues, transboundary water, and advancing 3D printing.

Dr. Hassan Tavakol's, Civil Engineering undergraduate course, CIV E 444, has been showcased by the Cool4Ed initiative at the CSU Chancellor's Office, which is supported by the State of California (AB 798), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewSite.htm?id=9161456.

The J.R. Filanc Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) Program, which is part of the College of Engineering, is excited to offer the new Construction Management major in addition to the ABET-accredited and well-established Construction Engineering major, which will start in Fall 2021.

Dr. Matthew Verbyla (Environmental Eng.) and Lorelay Mendoza (B.S. Environmental Eng., class of 2019) recently published a paper in Environmental Engineering Science journal entitled Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Increasing Diversity and Community Participation to Achieve Environmental and Social Justice.

Carlos Gonzalez currently serves as the Regional Executive Officer & Sr. Vice President, Western Region South, for Clark Construction. Originally from Mexico City, Carlos' first memory of SDSU was walking across the footbridge on College Avenue and thinking how beautiful the campus was. This first impression led Carlos to enroll at SDSU in Fall 1994.

Dr. Alicia Kinoshita, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, studies how fire alters landscapes and impacts urban environments.

Assistant Professor Hassan Tavakol's Urban Water Group (UWG) has worked with The San Diego LGBT Community Center on a pro-bono research activity to help the Center with their seasonal flooding occurrences.

Dr. Joaquin Camacho, Assistant Professor, ME Department, was interviewed to discuss SDG&E's wildfire power shutoffs. Dr. Camacho works on combustion and energy efficiency in manufacturing which provides a unique background for this new California dilemma.

The SDSU Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering sent a record number of 125 students to the 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pacific Southwest Conference in Arizona. The SDSU ASCE students reached the podium eight times.

The Women’s Transportation Seminar focuses on advancing networking for young women in the transportation industry.