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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.
Coastal Engineering Professor Interviewed on Tonga Volcanic Explosion
Apr 17Coastal Engineering professor Ignacio Sepulveda was interviewed by the Washington Post regarding the Tonga volcanic explosion of 2023.
Environmental Engineering Student Awarded ACEC Scholarship Award
Apr 11Congratulations to environmental engineering student Polina Popova on her American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC California) scholarship award!
SDSU Researchers to Design Bacteria That Extract Rare Earth Elements
Apr 11Environmental 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 Selected as Partner of DOE's New Western Region Center of Excellence
Apr 7SDSU 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.
When The Rains Come
Mar 27Learn how Hassan Davani, assistant professor of water resources engineering, focuses on the dual aspects of rain harvesting for water reuse and mitigating flooding in vulnerable communities in this CSU story.
Engineering Students Win Big at SDSU Student Research Symposium
Mar 7Eight engineering students have won awards at the SDSU Student Research Symposium. Read more about the projects and about the awards given.
KPBS: Aerospace Engineering Professor Comments on Mysterious Sonic Booms in San Diego
Mar 1Did you hear or feel the mysterious boom in San Diego on Monday Aerospace Engineering professor Joseph Katz said to KPBS that one likely explanation for the widespread phenomenon is shock waves from supersonic aircraft - sonic booms.
A Q+A With NSF CAREER Awardee Amneet Bhalla
Feb 21Bhalla has earned an NSF CAREER Award in the amount of $520,640 over the next five years for his research on computational fluid dynamics. The NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award is the NSF’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty.
Save the Date: Engineering Design Day 2023
Feb 2Please save the date for our Spring 2023 Engineering Design Day event which will be held in-person in Montezuma Hall, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, from 1:30pm –4:00pm.
Fighting Flooding along the West Coast
Jan 27SDSU civil engineering professor Hassan Davani has earned an NSF CAREER Award for his work in Water Resources Engineering.
Self-Driving Cars: The Next Computing Revolution But Far From Perfect
Jan 18SDSU computer scientists and engineers are advancing autonomous vehicle software and hardware.
Mechanical Engineering Professor Publishes Article On Foam Use in High Impact Sports
Jan 6Check out the January 2023 cover for Journal of Advanced Functional Materials, featuring mechanical engineering professor George Youssef's collaborative work on elastomeric impact-mitigating foams.
Aerospace Engineering Faculty Ranked in Top 2% of Authors Worldwide
Dec 6Four SDSU faculty members have been ranked among the Top 2% of Aerospace & Aeronautics engineering authors worldwide.
Sixteenth Annual Engineering Joint Doctoral Program Research Symposium
Dec 5Doctoral students reported the results of their ongoing research with posters and fielded questions.