STATE OF THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING: 2016 Godfrey Mungal Dean
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This is who we are:
● 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
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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...
Conary Meyer ’16 BIOE iGEM Silver Medal
Knightscope Challenge Winners
2nd Place, ASC Competition Determining Project Risk
Elise Herrmannsfeldt ’16 WDE eWeek t-shirt designer
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Research Opportunities ● Kuehler Undergraduate Research ● Latimer Energy Scholars ● Robotics Systems Laboratory ● Frugal Innovation Hub ● Center for Nanostructures
Our students regularly coauthor 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.
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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 Students and faculty attend a Lunch with an Entrepreneur talk by the CEO of Knightscope
EDVenture Lab Engineering + Design + Ventures Engage students and faculty in real world enterprises that provide innovative engineering products and services to real customers in the marketplace.
Quarterly Extracurricular Activities - Lunch w/an Entrepreneur - Design Competitions - Industry Seminars/Tours - Movie Nights - Business/Law Seminars
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
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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
Catherine Murray ’18
Makena Wong ’17
Moscoso Arquitectura
Bright Generation
Assn. for Social and Environmental Development
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Sukhmander Singh Civil Engineering
Kazakhstan-USA Geotechnical Workshop
Civil Engineering
David Kim ’18
Mechanical Engineering
Indonesia Institute of Energy and Economics
Mahmudur Rahman
Electrical Engineering
Presentations at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Morelia, Leon, and Queretaro, Mexico
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External Partners – A Sampling Industry • 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
Academia • 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
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SCU Engineering Around the World
27+ COUNTRIES!
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Here’s what’s been happening...
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Guadalupe Hall - Expanded Facilities ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
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
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Center for Nanostructures increases in projects, space, and use
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Rich Barber
# of students, faculty, and collaborators who currently access the CNS facility # of departments (3 SoE and 3 A&S) with research in CNS utilizing …
a Scanning Electron Microscope an Atomic Force Microscope a Cascade Probe Station a lithography/processing lab
carbon nanostructures
microfluidic devices
insect (embiid) silk
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TENT Laboratory Cary Yang
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CNT On-Chip Interconnects Thermal Interface Materials Nanoscale Electrothermal Transport Ultracapacitors Contacts in Flexible Devices
Funding: AMAT; Hitachi
Facilities & Equipment
Nanocarbon Interconnects
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
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.
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 Recent Partners and Sponsors = NASA = Department of Defense = Applied Materials (AMAT) = Hitachi = John and Susan Ocampo = HK U. of Science & Technology = HK Polytechnic University
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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
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Interdisciplinary Frugal Labs - Global Partners - Impactful Programs Dr. Mark Aschheim Civil Engineering Dr. Panthea Seperhband Mechanical Engineering Dr. Hohyun Lee Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Frugal Innovation
Silvia Figueira
Summer Institute for Humanitarian Computing
ENGR 135 Humanitarian Engineering for Undergraduates (Interdisciplinary)
Dr. Silvia Figueira Computer Engineering
Dr. Ashley Kim Bioengineering
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Latimer Energy Lab innovation to solve real-world problems Summer 2015: ● 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
Pay-As-You-Go Microgrid
Thermoelectric Fan
Solar Condensation SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - 2016
Tim Healy
Maker Lab Easy-access, hands-on prototyping for everyone =
Anne Mahacek
Moved to new location in June 2015 –
1,512 square feet
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Supports courses, capstone teams, and personal projects
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Equipment: –
3D Printers and Laser Cutters
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Circuit Board Fabrication Machine
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CNC Routers
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Traditional hand and power tools
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400+ students/staff/faculty certified
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Maker Club & Product Challenges
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Company partnerships & Community outreach
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Chris Kitts
Mobile Maker Lab Trailer with hands-on equipment for outreach with local schools =
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Anne Mahacek
K-12 and after school programs –
Initial focus on High Schools
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Expand to Junior High and Elementary
28-foot trailer with equipment –
3D Printers
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Laser Cutter
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Other prototyping tools
Hands-on activities based on interest and educational requirements –
Demonstrate equipment
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Curriculum to supplement the classroom
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Support with fulfilling student projects in Maker Lab
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Chris Kitts
Robotics Systems Laboratory A world-class field robotics program for air, land, sea, and space
Chris Kitts
Students prepare to control 3 new NASA spacecraft launching in Spring 2016
RSL relocates main lab space to the 3rd floor of Guadalupe Hall New Grants
Students use marine robots to map/study Lake Tahoe with internationally acclaimed geologists – new discoveries on tsunami
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
New, portable, autonomous boat for marine exploration in the Arctic
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New Faculty: Tenure-Track
Ben Steichen
Yuhong Liu
Bill Lu
Emre Araci
Michael Taylor
Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
Bioengineering
Bioengineering
Mechanical Engineering
New Faculty: Annual Year Appointments
Hayang Kim
Angela Musurlian
Leyna Zimdars
Computer/Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
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Future Trends
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Applied Mathematics Stephen Chiappari
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
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Bioengineering 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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Yuling Yan
Bioengineering Active faculty mentor students, advance research 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)
Summer exchange program with SJTU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - 2016
Civil Engineering
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
Senior Design Projects:
Interlocking Concrete Block Wall, intended for use in earthquakeprone countries
Bridge design project in Ghana
Testing the strength of bamboo-plywood gusset plate connections
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Civil Engineering New lab equipment and renovation:
Water treatment coagulation-flocculation system
Special Civil Engineering Career Fair held in addition to general engineering career fairs (~ 25 employers)
Renovation of Environmental Laboratory to provide dedicated storage and relocate lab manager to a separate space
Hydraulic Accumulator
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Computer Engineering Growth, Industrial Collaboration, External Funding =
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
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External Funding & Industrial Collaboration – Dan Lewis and Silvia Figueira: $5,500 grant from Google for SIHC – Other external fund and existing grants from industry
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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
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Nam Ling
Computer Engineering =
New Full-time Faculty – Ben Steichen, Assistant Professor – Yuhong Liu, Assistant Professor – Angela Musurlian, Lecturer – Hayang Kim, Lecturer (ELEN/COEN) – Leyna Zimdars, Lecturer
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New Part-time Term Lecturers – Hired 9 new part-time term lecturers (huge enrollment growth)
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New Visiting Research Scholars – Da Ai, China (Nam Ling’s research group) – Shanxi Li, China (Nam Ling’s research group)
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Tenure-Track Faculty Hired (to start Fall ’16) – Behnam Dezfouli, Assistant Professor
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Newly Tenured – Ahmed Amer, Associate Professor
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New Appointment – Silvia Figueira, Director of Frugal Innovation Hub
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Electrical Engineering Samiha Mourad
New courses: ELEN/BIOE 167 Medical Imaging Systems ELEN 184 Power System Stability and Control Tokunbo Ogunfunmi and Shoba Krishnan promoted to full professor
Seniors Jacob Leatherberry and Nico Metais design and install a solar microgrid for a village in Benin.
in the works: energy topics, controls, embedded systems, RF/Internet of Things, networks...
Cary Yang Lifetime Member, IEEE
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Electrical Engineering
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...
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Engineering Management & Leadership Ranked by Eduniversal in 2015-16 in the top 25% of the Best Masters in Engineering and Project Management Programs in North America
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Managerial Accounting for Operating Managers – Developing the skills to understand the story behind the numbers for new managers
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Marketing of High-Tech Products and Innovations – Acquiring the skills for successfully marketing high-tech products and ventures
Universidad Católica del Uruguay: =
Continued support for their EMGT MS program
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Frank Barone
Mechanical Engineering • 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
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Drazen Fabris
Mechanical Engineering • New wind tunnel successfully installed (~$200k) • Donated K&S Wire Bonding Machine ($100k) for faculty and student packaging research
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Sustainable Energy M.S. Samiha Mourad
Maryam Khanbaghi
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ethical implications of energy production, distribution, consumption
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ethical and social considerations motivating energy policies, technologies, practices
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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.”
GUEST SPEAKERS - FIELD TRIPS - ENERGY CLUB
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
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Enrollment
Bioengineering: 16% Undeclared: 8%
Web Design and Engineering: 2%
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8%
23%
16% 9%
34%
Civil Engineering: 9%
7%
General Engineering: 1%
Mechanical Engineering: 23% Electrical Engineering: 7%
Computer Science and Engineering: 34%
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Undergraduate Trends 2015-2016 Undergraduate Snapshot =
1002 undergraduate engineering students (27 w/double majors)
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256 women students; 26%
31% women SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - 2016
2015-16 Graduate Departments and Degrees
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Graduate Trends
8%
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Faculty Award Recipients SCU Awards:
External Awards:
Shoba Krishnan (electrical engineering) SCU Brutocao Family Foundation Award for Curriculum Innovation
Ron Danielson (computer engineering) William O’Hearn Service Award, AJCU CITM
Christopher Kitts (mechanical engineering) SCU President’s Special Recognition Award Ruth Davis (computer engineering) SCU Faculty Senate Professor
Silvia Figueira (computer engineering) Inspiring Women in STEM Award Terry Shoup (mechanical engineering) ASME Honorary Member
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School of Engineering Awards
Prashanth Asuri Researcher of the Year
On Shun Pak Teacher of the Year
Hien Vu
Adjunct Lecturer of the Year
Kristen Purdum Markle Award
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 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - 2016
Tenure and Promotion
Jonathan Zhang Bioengineering Tenured Associate Professor
Ashley Kim Bioengineering Associate Professor with Tenure
Shoba Krishnan Electrical Engineering Promotion to Full Professor
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi Electrical Engineering Promotion to Full Professor
Tonya Nilsson Civil Engineering Promoted to Senior Lecturer
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Ahmed Amer Computer Engineering Tenured Associate Professor
Faculty Achievement – A Few Highlights Ahmed Amer
Years of Service
Computer Engineering
Best Paper Award for MSST 2015
Mark Aschheim Civil Engineering
Updated requirements for strawbale walls resisting wind loads approved for 2018 International Residential Code, 2019 California Building Code
Dan Lewis
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi
40 Years
25 Years
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Nam Ling
Computer Engineering
APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer Award Cuiying Chair Prof., Lanzhou Univ. Guest Professor, Tianjin University
Mahmudur Rahman Electrical Engineering
30 Years
Sally Wood
Electrical Engineering
30Years
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Remembering James “ Papa” Reites, S.J., 1937 - 2016
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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
Yuling Yan and Krzystof Izdebski Editors Bioengineering
Aleksandar Zecevic Electrical Engineering
Tokunbo Ogunfunmi Editor 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 LowReynolds-Number Locomotion,” Fluid-Structure Interactions in Low-ReynoldsNumber Flows
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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
Suchitra Abel
Bonita Banducci
Alexander Clemm
Presented research at Berkeley Institute for Data Science
Inspiration Award Powerful Women International Connections Conference
Developed standards for next generation management and SDN technology
Computer Engineering
Engineering
Alka Jarvis
Marian Stetson-Rodriguez
Colleague of Distinction Award US Technical Assistance Group to ISO/TC176
Brought “Building Global Teams” course to Singapore and Taiwan
Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering
Engineering
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New Staff/Positions
Maxine Baulknight Administrative Asst., School of Engineering
Anne Mahacek Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering Dept.
Cindy Phongadith Administrative Asst., Electrical Engineering
Nicole Morales Director of Digital Media Technologies
Cecilia (Cici) Sinohui Records Coordinator, Graduate Programs SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - 2016
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 SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING - 2016
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
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Forging the Future of SCU Engineering Defining STEM Education at SCU
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Visioning process with College of Arts & Sciences - completed
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Validation of programming - in progress
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Design of new facilities - slated for this summer
STEM
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THANK YOU! Questions?
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