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Accomplished Engineering Undergrad Researchers Prepare for Continued Success in Ph.D. Programs after SDSU
May 21Two graduates of SDSU’s Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) Program and one graduate of SDSU’s Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program have accepted offers to continue conducting scientific research as doctoral students at universities across the nation.
Improving the Nexus of Mind, Machine and Motor in Construction Robotics
May 4Dr. Reza Akhavian, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering received a prestigious NSF CAREER award to improve coordination between construction workers and robots.
Senior Design Project Team Selected as Finalist in NASA Moon to Mars Prospecting Challenge
Apr 14NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace announced that SDSU was among nine teams from universities across the nation named as finalists for the 2021 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts — Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Special Edition: Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge.
Designing a Rideshare for the Sky
Mar 18SDSU Electrical & Computer Engineering, Department Chair and Professor, Dr. Chris Mi, will work with UC San Diego on a NASA funded project to bring futuristic electric air taxis closer to reality.
Insights on Metastatic Cancer and How Cells Migrate
Mar 11SDSU and UC San Diego bioengineers pinpoint a key factor that allows cancer cells to spread. The finding could help discover a way to make them stay put.
Drones that Can Calculate, Communicate and Solve Complex Problems
Mar 8Dr. Junfei Xie, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to develop a flying cloud computing system in the air.
An SDSU Grad Helped Make NASA's Mars Landing Possible
Feb 24The San Diego Union Tribune has posted an op-ed by Dr. Ping Lu, Department Chair, SDSU Aerospace Engineering Department, on SDSU Aerospace Engineering alumna and Jet Propulsion Laboratory System Engineer, Anachristina Morino, was with the NASA team that successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars.
Applied Hydraulics and Laboratory, CIV E 444, Highlighted by Cool4Ed Initiative at the CSU Chancellor's Office
Dec 17Dr. 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.
Dr. Matthew Verbyla & Lorelay Mendoza Publish Paper in Environmental Engineering Science Journal
Nov 4Dr. 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.
Public Trust in Science on the Rise during COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct 27With such extensive impacts, COVID-19 awareness and understanding among the public has increased, while skepticism declined. SDSU scientists weigh in on the shift.
Tackling Coronavirus From Every Angle
Oct 12Faculty from all seven of SDSU's colleges have rose to the occasion during the global COVID-19 pandemic. In dozens of projects, researchers are analyzing how COVID-19 operates and spreads, how the pandemic affects our mental health and how communities are coping in the midst of crisis.
Dr. Natalie Mladenov Awarded Microplastic Research Funding to Assist State of California
Sep 11Researchers at San Diego State University and CSU San Marcos have been awarded funding that will help the state of California manage microplastics, the small pieces of plastic found ubiquitously in the environment that are of increasing concern due to their potential impacts on wildlife and human health.
$1.5 Million in Research Stipends for High Achieving Masters and Doctoral Students
Sep 1These fellowships supplement external funding to support 80 highly accomplished research scholars.
CSU Doctoral Program Finds Potential in Engineering Grad
Jul 13SDSU’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.
Inquiring Minds: Student Researchers Shine at CSU Competition
Jun 10SDSU’s top student researchers placed in three categories at the statewide competition, held this year in a virtual setting. Maricruz Carillo, a second-year doctoral student, placed first in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering category for her research on bone replacement techniques using ceramic materials and 3D printing.