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This is who we are:
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● Second highest enrollment of 22 Catholic Schools with Engineering ● Ranked #12 in USN&WR
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Character-Driven Education
4 EMPHASES:
Rigorous Academics Collaboration Skills
Entrepreneurial Mindset Ethical Discernment
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1. Rigorous Academics Educating the Whole Person
● deep engineering knowledge ● project-based ● hands-on ● research opportunities ● communication skills ● cross-disciplinary teamwork ● ethics and global ethos
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Senior Design: hands-on, project-based learning Bioengineering: Targeted Breast Cancer Therapy Detecting Pathway Signaling in Mammalian Cells Civil Engineering: Nicaragua Water Distribution System Traffic Analysis and Redesign Computer Engineering: Mobile Glaucoma Detection App Distributed Backup System Electrical Engineering: Smart Aquaponics System Wireless Healthcare Monitoring System Interdisciplinary: Autopilot Drone Control System (coen/elen/Intel) Solar Thermoelectric Evaporative Fridge (mech/coen) Mechanical: Thermoelectric Phone Charger Remotely Operated Search and Rescue Rover
Electrical and mechanical seniors test MARV, their marine autonomous research vessel
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Contests, competitions, and more...
Elise Herrmannsfeldt ’16 WDE eWeek t-shirt designer
Conary Meyer ’16 BIOE iGEM Silver Medal
Knightscope Challenge Winners 2nd Place, ASC Competition Determining Project Risk
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Research Opportunities
● Kuehler Undergraduate Research
● Latimer Energy Scholars
● Robotics Systems Laboratory
● Frugal Innovation Hub
● Center for Nanostructures
Our students regularly co-
author published research
in respected journals and
present their work at
conferences
around the world.
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2. Collaboration Skills
• Engineering 1
• Senior Design
• Latimer Energy Lab
• Robotics Systems Lab
• Tiny House Team
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Tiny House Competition
An interdisciplinary team of undergraduates
is designing and building a fully functional,
off-grid home on wheels for the
October 2016 Tiny House Competition in
Sacramento, California
Following the competition, rEvolve house will be donated to Operation Freedom Paws in San Martin, CA.
3. Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset Couple an entrepreneurial mindset with engineering thought and action
Design Thinking Core Curriculum Pathway - The most popular pathway among engineers and throughout the University 12 courses this year – 2 new 1-unit courses: - Social Entrepreneurship - Corporate Intrapreneurship Quarterly Extracurricular Activities - Lunch w/an Entrepreneur - Design Competitions - Industry Seminars/Tours - Movie Nights - Business/Law Seminars EDVenture Lab
Engineering + Design + Ventures
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Students and faculty attend a Lunch with an Entrepreneur talk by the CEO of Knightscope
Student-Mentor speed dating at a quarterly mentoring reception
Much of this program is supported by a $1.4M grant from the Kern Family Foundation
Engage students and faculty in real world enterprises that provide innovative engineering products and services to real customers in the marketplace.
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4. Ethical Discernment
● Courses and Modules
● Authentic Projects
● Global Engagement
● Frugal Innovation Hub
● Markkula Center Crossover Brian Green Assistant Director Campus Ethics Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Adjunct Lecturer Engineering
Computer Engineering
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Global Engagement
SCU Global Fellows
Paula Back ’17 Civil Engineering
Moscoso Arquitectura
Catherine Murray ’18 Mechanical Engineering
Bright Generation
Makena Wong ’17 Civil Engineering
Assn. for Social and Environmental Development
David Kim ’18 Mechanical Engineering Indonesia Institute of
Energy and Economics
Sukhmander Singh Civil Engineering Kazakhstan-USA Geotechnical Workshop
Mahmudur Rahman Electrical Engineering
Presentations at Tecnologico de Monterrey in
Morelia, Leon, and Queretaro, Mexico
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External Partners – A Sampling
• ARRIS Group, Inc. • Blach Construction • BNBT Builders • CanmetMATERIALS, Canada • China Electric Power Research Institute • Cupertino Electric • Devcon Construction • Google – sponsor Summer Institute for Humanitarian Computing • Auro Robotics • Knightscope • Rudolph and Sletten • SC Builders • XRS Consulting
• Indiana University • McMaster University, Canada • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore • Saint Louis University • Shanghai Jiao Tong University • Shanghai University • Southwest Jiao Tong University, China • St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India • St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India • Tianjin University, China • University of Waterloo, Canada • Xi’an University of Posts and Telecommunications
Industry Academia
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SCU Engineering Around the World
faculty and student research, immersion, presentations…
27+
COUNTRIES!
Guadalupe Hall - Expanded Facilities
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● Dean’s Office ● Graduate Programs Office ● Graduate Research Space ● EdVenture Lab ● Frugal Innovation Hub ● IDEAS - Community Projects Space ● Maker Lab ● Robotics Systems Laboratory
20,000 sq. ft. new space
Center for Nanostructures
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increases in projects, space, and use Rich Barber
External partner collaborations lead to student internships/placements
36 # of students, faculty, and collaborators who currently access the CNS facility
• a Scanning Electron Microscope • an Atomic Force Microscope • a Cascade Probe Station • a lithography/processing lab insect (embiid) silk
microfluidic devices
carbon nanostructures 6 # of departments (3 SoE and 3 A&S) with research in CNS utilizing …
TENT Laboratory
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Cary Yang
Nanocarbon Interconnects
Research = CNT On-Chip Interconnects = Thermal Interface Materials = Nanoscale Electrothermal Transport = Ultracapacitors = Contacts in Flexible Devices
Funding: AMAT; Hitachi
Facilities & Equipment Santa Clara University EC100
● Class 100 Clean Room ● Wafer probe stations, parameter and
network analyzers, SEM, nanoprober, AFM Nanostructure Characterization Laboratory (NASA Ames)
● PECVD, magnetron sputterer, SEM, E-beam-Induced Deposition System
Recent Partners and Sponsors = NASA = Department of Defense = Applied Materials (AMAT) = Hitachi = John and Susan Ocampo = HK U. of Science & Technology = HK Polytechnic University
Education BS/MS/PhD students
● Courses on Nanoscale Science and Technology: Nanomaterials, Nanoelectronics, Introduction to Nanotechnology; core course on Nanotechnology and Society
● Internship Programs for college and high school students
Richie Senegor '17, 2015 Kuehler grant recipient, working on growth of carbon nanotubes using a
plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system in the TENT Laboratory at NASA Ames. A magnetron sputtering system for metal
deposition is in the background.
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Silvia Figueira
Engaging engineering faculty and students in humanitarian projects through programs and partnerships
Examples of programs, partnerships, and events: •Frugal Innovation Gatherings, Talks & Networking Events: Collaborate for Africa, IEEE, Social Enterprises, Universities, etc… •New Course in Humanitarian Engineering (Fall 2016) •Engineering World Health Club: Public Health Department & School of Engineering Collaboration
Interdisciplinary Frugal Labs - Global Partners - Impactful Programs
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Silvia Figueira Graduate Certificate in Frugal Innovation
Summer Institute for Humanitarian Computing
ENGR 135 Humanitarian Engineering for Undergraduates (Interdisciplinary)
Dr. Hohyun Lee Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Panthea Seperhband Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Silvia Figueira Computer Engineering
Dr. Ashley Kim Bioengineering
Dr. Mark Aschheim Civil Engineering
Latimer Energy Lab
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innovation to solve real-world problems
Summer 2015:
Tim Healy
Pay-As-You-Go Microgrid Solar Condensation Thermoelectric Fan
● 3 Projects, 10 weeks ● 12 Students, 4 disciplines:
computer engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering environmental science
● 3 Project Mentors ● Instruction, self-guided research, field trips, industry collaboration
= Moved to new location in June 2015 – 1,512 square feet
= Supports courses, capstone teams, and personal projects
= Equipment: – 3D Printers and Laser Cutters – Circuit Board Fabrication Machine – CNC Routers – Traditional hand and power tools
= 400+ students/staff/faculty certified
= Maker Club & Product Challenges
= Company partnerships & Community outreach
Maker Lab
Easy-access, hands-on prototyping for everyone
Chris Kitts
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Anne Mahacek
= K-12 and after school programs – Initial focus on High Schools – Expand to Junior High and Elementary
= 28-foot trailer with equipment – 3D Printers – Laser Cutter – Other prototyping tools
= Hands-on activities based on interest and educational requirements
– Demonstrate equipment – Curriculum to supplement the classroom – Support with fulfilling student projects in Maker Lab
Mobile Maker Lab
Trailer with hands-on equipment for outreach with local schools
Chris Kitts
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Anne Mahacek
Robotics Systems Laboratory
New Grants Satellite mission control (NASA)
Multi-robot adaptive navigation (NOAA) Autonomous boat for Arctic (NOAA) UAV Autopilot Development (Intel)
Product Design & Prototyping (Intel) Design of Env Sensing Satellite (NASA) Patent: Multi-robot adaptive navigation
A world-class field robotics program for air, land, sea, and space
RSL relocates main lab space to the 3rd floor of Guadalupe Hall
Students prepare to control 3 new NASA spacecraft launching in Spring 2016
Chris Kitts
Students use marine robots to map/study Lake Tahoe with internationally acclaimed geologists –
new discoveries on tsunami
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New, portable, autonomous boat for marine exploration in the Arctic
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New Faculty: Tenure-Track
Ben Steichen Computer Engineering
Yuhong Liu Computer Engineering
Emre Araci Bioengineering
Leyna Zimdars Computer Engineering
Hayang Kim Computer/Electrical
Engineering
Michael Taylor Mechanical Engineering
Bill Lu Bioengineering
Angela Musurlian Computer Engineering
New Faculty: Annual Year Appointments
Applied Mathematics
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Serving School Of Engineering Students and Faculty
• Undergrad and grad courses • Collaborative research • Consultation, expertise, and assistance • Master’s degree program • Mathematical Finance concentration within M.S. degree
Stephen Chiappari
Bioengineering
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Yuling Yan BIOE enrollment over past 6 years
BIOE by the numbers: ● 6-fold increase in
enrollment since 2008 ● 34 enrolled in MS program ● 6 tenure-track faculty ● 1 academic year lecturer ● 9 quarterly appointed
lecturers ● 1 lab manager
New BIOE Labs
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Active faculty mentor students, advance research
Bioengineering
Summer exchange program with SJTU
Faculty and student publications in AY 2015-16: One edited book, 10 journal papers & 1 conference paper Student researchers: 38 undergraduate & 12 graduate
Research collaborations (Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSF, UCSD, Kaiser - Redwood City, TSRI, Cornell, Mount Sinai Hospital, Saint Louis, Clemson, UT, China, Japan, Europe)
iGEM Competition (2nd place in world, 1st place in US)
Civil Engineering
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Yuling Yan
Mark Aschheim Revised Senior Design Sequence (to take effect in Spring 2017) • Better coordination with other departments for multidisciplinary projects • More emphasis on professional development and preparation for EIT/FE exam • Better connection with industry and professional societies
Interlocking Concrete Block Wall, intended for use in earthquake-
prone countries
Senior Design Projects:
Testing the strength of bamboo-plywood gusset
plate connections
Bridge design project in Ghana
Civil Engineering
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Renovation of Environmental Laboratory to provide dedicated storage and relocate lab manager to a separate space
New lab equipment and renovation:
Water treatment coagulation-flocculation system
Hydraulic Accumulator
Special Civil Engineering
Career Fair held in addition to
general engineering career fairs
(~ 25 employers)
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Growth, Industrial Collaboration, External Funding
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= Strongest Growth in Enrollment – Experienced the highest enrollment tsunami – Undergrads: 335 students, another 11% growth from last year – Grads: 501 students, another 3.3% growth from last year
= External Funding & Industrial Collaboration – Dan Lewis and Silvia Figueira: $5,500 grant from Google for SIHC – Other external fund and existing grants from industry
= Video Coding Research Team Patents Results since May 2015: – Led by Nam Ling, with Huawei/Hisilicon researchers, SCU students, & post-docs – Guichun Li (PhD student) and Nam Ling: Three U.S. patents granted – Four non-provisional U.S. patents filed – One PCT patent filed – One European patent filed – One provisional U.S. patent filed
Computer Engineering Nam Ling
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= New Full-time Faculty – Ben Steichen, Assistant Professor – Yuhong Liu, Assistant Professor – Angela Musurlian, Lecturer – Hayang Kim, Lecturer (ELEN/COEN) – Leyna Zimdars, Lecturer
= New Part-time Term Lecturers – Hired 9 new part-time term lecturers (huge enrollment growth)
= New Visiting Research Scholars – Da Ai, China (Nam Ling’s research group) – Shanxi Li, China (Nam Ling’s research group)
= Tenure-Track Faculty Hired (to start Fall ’16) – Behnam Dezfouli, Assistant Professor
= Newly Tenured – Ahmed Amer, Associate Professor
= New Appointment – Silvia Figueira, Director of Frugal Innovation Hub
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
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Samiha Mourad
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi and Shoba Krishnan promoted to full professor
Cary Yang Lifetime Member, IEEE
Seniors Jacob Leatherberry and
Nico Metais design and install a solar microgrid
for a village in Benin.
New courses: ELEN/BIOE 167 Medical Imaging Systems ELEN 184 Power System Stability and Control in the works: energy topics, controls, embedded systems, RF/Internet of Things, networks...
Electrical Engineering
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Award Winning IEEE Student Chapter Outstanding Small Student Branch for Santa Clara Valley Section and Region 6
Innovative and Creative Programs:
career panels and networking, soldering workshops, field trips
speakers, tutoring, social events, more...
Engineering Management & Leadership
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Frank Barone
= Managerial Accounting for Operating Managers – Developing the skills to understand the story behind the numbers for
new managers
= Marketing of High-Tech Products and Innovations – Acquiring the skills for successfully marketing high-tech products and
ventures
New Courses:
Universidad Católica del Uruguay: = Continued support for their EMGT MS program
Ranked by Eduniversal in 2015-16 in the top 25% of the Best Masters in Engineering and Project Management Programs in North America
Mechanical Engineering
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Drazen Fabris • New hires –
– Michael Taylor, assistant professor (fall 2015) – Gaetano Restivo, RTL (fall 2016)
• 7 research journal papers, 10 conference papers • 1 book chapter • Nearly $700k in new grants
Mechanical Engineering
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• New wind tunnel successfully installed (~$200k) • Donated K&S Wire Bonding Machine ($100k) for faculty and student packaging research
Panthea Seperhband, Assistant Professor
Sustainable Energy Ethics Course: = ethical implications of energy production, distribution, consumption
= ethical and social considerations motivating energy policies, technologies, practices
= taught by Shannon Vallor, Chair, Philosophy Dept. (winner 2015 World Technology Award for Ethics)
"This course gave us a new way of thinking about how we as engineers can help towards sustainability.”
Sustainable Energy M.S.
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SCU Energy Club installed a residential solar array for a needy family:
● 66.98 tons of carbon offset ● $32,557 estimated system lifetime savings ● hands-on experience for students
GUEST SPEAKERS - FIELD TRIPS - ENERGY CLUB
Samiha Mourad Maryam Khanbaghi
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Bioengineering: 16%
Civil Engineering: 9%
Computer Science and Engineering: 34%
Electrical Engineering: 7% Mechanical Engineering: 23%
Web Design and Engineering: 2%
16% 9%
34%
7%
23%
2% 8%
Undeclared: 8%
General Engineering: 1%
9
2015-2016 Undergraduate Enrollment
Undergraduate Trends
= 1002 undergraduate engineering students (27 w/double majors)
= 256 women students; 26%
2015-2016 Undergraduate Snapshot
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31% women
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Faculty Award Recipients
SCU Awards:
Shoba Krishnan (electrical engineering) SCU Brutocao Family Foundation Award
for Curriculum Innovation
Christopher Kitts (mechanical engineering) SCU President’s Special Recognition Award
Ruth Davis (computer engineering)
SCU Faculty Senate Professor
External Awards:
Ron Danielson (computer engineering) William O’Hearn Service Award, AJCU CITM
Silvia Figueira (computer engineering)
Inspiring Women in STEM Award
Terry Shoup (mechanical engineering) ASME Honorary Member
School of Engineering Awards
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Kristen Purdum Markle Award
Hien Vu Adjunct Lecturer of the Year
On Shun Pak Teacher of the Year
Prashanth Asuri Researcher of the Year
Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards:
Robin (Senigaglia) Beck ’77 B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Major General Michael Wehr ’85
B.S. Civil Engineering
NASA Ames Research Center U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Tenure and Promotion
Shoba Krishnan Electrical Engineering
Promotion to Full Professor
Jonathan Zhang Bioengineering
Tenured Associate Professor
Ahmed Amer Computer Engineering Tenured Associate
Professor
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi Electrical Engineering
Promotion to Full Professor
Ashley Kim Bioengineering
Associate Professor with Tenure
Tonya Nilsson Civil Engineering
Promoted to Senior Lecturer
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Faculty Achievement – A Few Highlights Ahmed Amer Computer Engineering Best Paper Award for MSST 2015
Nam Ling Computer Engineering APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer Award Cuiying Chair Prof., Lanzhou Univ. Guest Professor, Tianjin University
Mark Aschheim Civil Engineering Updated requirements for strawbale walls resisting wind loads approved for 2018 International Residential Code, 2019 California Building Code
Dan Lewis Computer Engineering
40 Years
Sally Wood Electrical Engineering
30Years
Mahmudur Rahman Electrical Engineering
30 Years
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi Electrical Engineering
25 Years
Years of Service
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Faculty Grants Silvia Figueira (computer engineering) Ashley Kim (bioengineering), Shoba Krishnan (elecrtical engineering): $5,000 - VentureWell $9,121 - IEEE SIGHT “Aquasift: Water Contaminant Sensing Ecosystem” Christopher Kitts (mechanical engineering):
$32,000 - Univ. of Alaska joint NSF grant - Developing Advanced Marine Robotics Systems $50,000 - NASA - Satellite Mission Control Operations and Research
$65,000 – Intel Corp. - Product and Technology Prototyping; UAV Autopilot Development $115,000 - Sparkfactor - Mobile Maker Program $150,000 - KEEN - Workshops on Maker Education and Design Thinking $200,000 - KEEN - Enhancing Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking In-kind equipment grant - NVIDIA - 360° panoramic 3D imaging and localization system
Dan Lewis and Silvia Figueira (computer engineering): $5,500 – Google
Summer Institute for Humanitarian Computing for high school students
Edwin Maurer (civil engineering): $250,000 – NSF - “Assessing Climate Change Impacts” with colleagues from ESS, Economics $65,000 - U.S. Department of Energy (subaward from UCLA) “Food and Water Security in Nicaragua in the Context of a Changing Climate”
Hisham Said (civil engineering):
$9,883 – MCA Inc. - Tracking systems and processes for flexible production operations of prefabricated building products and assemblies
$29,880 contract - ELECTRI International - “Identifying BIM Related Costs Due to Changes” Sarah Kate Wilson (electrical engineering):
$11,609 – Memorial University of Newfoundland - “OmOptics – Signal Processing for Optical OFDM” Sally Wood (electrical engineering):
$35,002 - SA Photonics - “Low-Latency Embedded Vision Processor”
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Faculty Authors, Editors
Alka-Shah Jarvis Computer Engineering
Aleksandar Zecevic Electrical Engineering
Book Chapters:
Yuhong Liu, Nam Ling (computer engineering): "Security, Privacy and Trust for User Generated Content: The Challenges and Solutions,” Big Data Management, Architecture, and Processing On Shun Pak (computer engineering), Eric Lauga: “Theoretical Models of Low-Reynolds-Number Locomotion,” Fluid-Structure Interactions in Low-Reynolds-Number Flows
Yuling Yan and Krzystof Izdebski Editors
Bioengineering
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi Editor
Electrical Engineering
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Faculty Journal Editors
Ahmed Amer (computer engineering) Associate Editor ACM Transactions on Storage
Mark Aschheim ( civil engineering) Associate Editor Earthquake Spectra Yi Fang ( computer engineering) Associate Editor Int’l Journal of Data Analysis Techniques & Strategies International Journal of Web Science
Unyoung (Ashley) Kim (bioengineering) Associate Editor IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine Christopher Kitts (mechanical engineering) Associate Editor IEEE Access Editorial Board International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems Nam Ling (computer engineering) Associate Editor Human-centric Computing and Information Sciences Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing
Yuhong Liu (computer engineering) Associate Editor IEEE Signal Processing Magazine e-Newsletter Tokunbo Ogunfunmi (electrical engineering) Associate Editor Electronics Letters Sukhmander Singh (civil engineering) Associate Editor International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society Sally Wood (electrical engineering) Editorial Board Proceedings of the IEEE Toshishige Yamada (electrical engineering) Advisory Panel Board Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
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Adjunct Faculty Achievement – A Sampling
Marian Stetson-Rodriguez Engineering
Brought “Building Global Teams” course to Singapore
and Taiwan
Alexander Clemm Computer Engineering
Developed standards for next generation
management and SDN technology
Suchitra Abel Computer Engineering
Presented research at Berkeley Institute for
Data Science
Bonita Banducci Engineering
Inspiration Award Powerful Women
International Connections Conference
Alka Jarvis Computer Engineering
Colleague of Distinction Award
US Technical Assistance Group to ISO/TC176
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New Staff/Positions
Nicole Morales Director of Digital Media
Technologies
Cecilia (Cici) Sinohui Records Coordinator, Graduate Programs
Cindy Phongadith Administrative Asst.,
Electrical Engineering
Maxine Baulknight Administrative Asst.,
School of Engineering
Anne Mahacek Research Associate,
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
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Student Achievement Grand prize ($5,000) winner: Riley Parsons ’16 (bioe)
Spree CTO, and Marco Ciccone, undergraduate business student and Spree CEO 2015 CIE Business Plan Pitch Competition for Spree
2nd place at Student Construction Competitions of the ASC: DPR Team and coach Hisham Said 1st place in alternates competition: Ari Govan ’16 and team from other schools Outstanding Student Achievement award: Matt Millsaps ’16 Martina Sbicca, Marie McNamara, and Andrew Porter (civil engineering seniors) won Best Overall Design, Most Aesthetic Design, Best Deck in ASCE’s 2016 National Timber Bridge Competition - U.S. and Canada Best Student Paper Award: Matthew Chin and Michael Neumann (Robotics Systems Lab)
Advisor Christopher Kitts (mechanical engineering) International Conference on Intelligent Automation and Robotics
Best Student Paper Award: Jose Acain and Kamak Ebadi (Robotics Systems Lab) Co-authors Thomas Adamek, Mike Rasay and Christopher Kitts (mechanical engineering) 2015 ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications
1st place at NFL Hackathon: Vishvesh Shah (MS computer engineering) and his three external
teammates Kamak Ebadi, electrical engineering Ph.D. candidate invited to White House celebration of Nowrus, the
traditional Iranian Festival of Spring
Scott Hunter, mechanical engineering MS student, published “Never Fear, Robots are Here,” in Re/code
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Alumni Achievement - Just a Few Preet Anand (Solar Decathlete) and Colby Moore '10 (mechanical engineering): Their Bluelight app was picked for President Obama's "Smart Cities" Initiative Melissa Bica ’14 (B.S. computer engineering): Developed RendezView, a social media mining tool to help manage response to disasters Claudia Chen ’15 (M.S. sustainable energy) and colleagues: “Influences of mass loading and rapid dilution of secondary organic aerosol on particle volatility,” published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics William (Bill) Holt ’79 (MS electrical engineering): 2015 Robert N. Noyce Award for Longstanding Accomplishments on Behalf of Industry, the Semiconductor Industry Association's highest honor Avery Lu ’95 (electrical engineering), featured speaker at CIE Entrepreneur Forum Diane Keng ’14 (BS computer engineering, graduate student in engineering management): "System Design Requirements for Net-centric Device Management in Internet of Things," accepted for publication and presentation at the 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering Allison Kopf ’11 (Solar Decathlete): Won the $50,000 grand prize at TechCrunch Disrupt's Startup Battlefield Casey (Kute) Schulz ’08 (mechanical engineering) finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield Todd Goolkasian's ('85 civil engineering) company Cornerstone Structural Engineering Group won a National Engineering Excellence Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for their bridge redesign. Alexandria Shearer ’13 (B.S. computer science and engineering): NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Nayana Dawalbhakta ’00 (MS computer engineering): Master Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprises, presented at the OpenStack Summit Aruna Ravichandran ’98 (M.S. computer engineering) MBA ’09 and Carol Reiley ’04 (computer engineering): Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2016 Women of Influence
Defining STEM Education at SCU
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Forging the Future of SCU Engineering
• Visioning process with College of Arts & Sciences - completed
• Validation of programming - in progress
• Design of new facilities - slated for this summer
STEM