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DEAN'S LETTER
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USNews.com:
America's Best Colleges 2008
Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs At schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or
master's
Ranking #31.
California State University - Los Angeles
Welcome to
the Summer edition of the ECST Bulletin. The College of
Engineering, Computer Science and Technology (ECST) has
enjoyed another significant milestone in our history -
we've moved up 5 spots on the US News and World Report
America's Best colleges. Our ABET accredited
undergraduate engineering programs is now ranked 31st in
the nation! A tremendous achievement and another
symbol of excellence for our outstanding faculty,
students, and staff. Once again, we are "Transforming Dreams into Reality”.
We had an
incredible Spring quarter and graduated over 300
undergraduate and graduate students on June 9th.
The graduation speaker, and personal friend of mind,
Freeman A. Hrabowski III of The University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), gave a rousing speech
inspiring our graduates to become leaders with
extraordinary determination and vision for the future.
For more about Dr. Hrabowski, go to
http://www.umbc.edu/AboutUMBC/president/
During the
fall we will begin our first ever Engineering, Computer
Science, and Technology Learning Community. We've
developed this program to engage our freshman and
create a dynamic and collaborative learning environment
for all freshman students admitted to one of our ECST
majors. Students will become active and
responsible participants in their education through a
series of entry level engineering design and research
based courses. We will also engage the students through
our applied engineering math workshops. These
co-curricular workshops enable our students to think
about math from the perspective as a future engineer,
computer scientist, or technologist. We also
desire for our students to form close friendships,
establish a sense of community, actively engage our
group community service projects, and provide the
support for each other that will be needed for success
in one of our majors.
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In this
e-Newsletter you will enjoy reading about our outreach
efforts to students who wish to choose a career in
Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology, our
research funding, faculty dreams and inspiration, and
many highlights from our student competitions.
We have much
to look forward to during our 2007-2008 academic year. It is my intention to
make sure that we lay the foundation for every student
to transform their dreams into reality.
H. Keith
Moo-Young, Ph.D., P.E.
Dean |
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New Vision and Mission Statement Rolled
out by
Dean Moo-Young
Vision
To be recognized internationally as a benchmark for
excellence, innovation, integrity, and distinctiveness
in bachelorÂ’s and masterÂ’s level education taught from a
global perspective
Mission
To provide
our students with an innovative learning experiences and
service opportunities and to graduate well educated
professionals who are prepared to meet the challenges of
a rapidly changing world.
During the next five years, we will strive to achieve
the following goals:
Goals
1.
To design a
world-class curriculum enabling our students for life
long learning and adapting to an ever changing
technological environment,
2.
To become the most
responsive graduate engineering, computer science, and
technology program in Los Angeles that meets the needs
of the working professional,
3.
To demonstrate
internationally recognized leadership in applied
research, advance prototyping, and design in strategic
areas that are fully integrated into the bachelorÂ’s and
masterÂ’s educational programs,
4.
To humanize
engineering, computer science, and technology through
our community service and globalization activities
that enable our engineering community to reflect the
21st century workforce,
5.
To be
consistently ranked as one of the top 20 Engineering
programs in the Nation.
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Aerospace
education gets $500K boost
With the number of employees in the nation's
aerospace industry declining rapidly, Cal State L.A. has
received a $500,000 boost from the National Science
Foundation to develop a small special force to help the
industry pull out of its workforce tailspin.
In a
four-year program, Cal State L.A.'s College of
Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology will work
with the AERO Institute, NASA's Dryden Flight Research
Center and industrial partners to lead 25 students
through master's-degree programs. The program aims to
place them in positions as highly trained aerospace
engineers in Los Angeles and the Antelope Valley and
to develop a
"perpetual pipeline" of aerospace professionals.
Though the
industry supports roughly 11 million jobs in the United
States, in 2004 aerospace employment hit its lowest
point in 50 years; and within two years, 27 percent of
the aerospace manufacturing workforce will be eligible
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The new
program will offer scholarships (up to $10,000) to help
students complete master's degrees in electrical,
computer, and/or mechanical engineering.
The students'
research will focus on five critical technologies
required for U.S. to maintain its world leadership in
aerospace: hypersonic (faster-than-sound) technology,
nanotechnology, unmanned aerial vehicles, embedded
computer systems, and machine-vision.
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Research Awards 2006-2007
Total |
Principal Investigator |
Project Name |
$48,120.37 |
LEE, BENJAMIN |
Honeywell Internship for Engineering Students |
55,788.24 |
BOUSSALIS, HELEN |
CSULAIUSC Collaborative to Integrate Research &
Education |
113,077.67 |
MIRMIRANI, MAJDEDIN |
Structures, Propulsion, and Control Engineering
Cente |
15,038.90 |
BOUSSALIS, HELEN |
Structures, Propulsion, and Control Engineering
Center |
27,237.05 |
TUFENKJIAN, MARK |
Priority Topics in Seafloor Engineering at the
NFESC in Port Hueneme, CA |
28,677.93 |
HSIA, LIH-MIN |
The Development of a Seven-Meter Inflatable
Reflectarray Antenna |
20.54 |
MOO-YOUNG, H.K. |
MESA Engineering Program (MEP) Statewide |
108,909.66 |
LIU, CHARLES |
Synergetic Education & Research for
Equipping NASA Space Scientists and Engii |
14,304.14 |
LIU, CHENG-HSIN (PAUL) |
Mentor-Protege Program |
106,390.05 |
MAURIZIO, DON |
National Center for
Engineering & Technology
Education |
2,084.00 |
LEE, BENJAMIN |
MEP/NSF Scholarship Grant |
116.81 |
WARTER-PEREZ, NANCY |
2005
Higher Education HP Technology
for Teaching |
50,745.64 |
MIRMIRANI, MAJDEDIN |
Modeling, Control, and Simulation of Airbreathing
Hypersonic Vehicles |
326.89 |
HASHEMIAN, HASSAN |
D.D.Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program
-2005 Eisenhower HSI |
3,200.00 |
HASHEMIAN, HASSAN |
D.D.Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program
-2005 Eisenhower HSI |
22,873.01 |
LIU, CHENG-HSIN (PAUL) |
CSULA Mentor-Protege Program with Hurlen Corp. |
67,986.14 |
KHACHIKIAN, CRIST |
REU: Site for the Multidisciplinary Development of
Environmental Sensing Technc |
8,290.59 |
MOO-YOUNG, H.K. |
Engineering Industry Practicum |
58,121.30 |
BOUSSALIS, HELEN |
CSULA/USC Collaborative to Integrate Research &
Education |
19,596.04 |
MOO-YOUNG, H.K. |
Mesa School
Program (MSP) |
4,006.26 |
PURASINGHE, RUPA |
Seismic and Progressive Collapse Evaluation of a
Multistory Steel Building |
40,694.43 |
HASHEMIAN, HASSAN |
2006
National Summer Transportation
Institute |
500,000 |
Guillaume, Darrell |
NSF-Aerospace Engineering Education for Antelope Valley |
$1,295,605.66 |
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Students to Design
Equipment for Universally Accessible Playground
Dr. Landsberger brings
more than a dozen of his college students to the high
school to lead a physics class once a week and promote
the "fun and excitement" of engineering ahile most
children in wheelchairs are unable to enjoy the thrill
of zipping down a slide, those who visit the new
Everychild Foundation UniÂversally Accessible Playground
may soon be able to enjoy similar "whee!" experiences.
Sam Landsberger, ScD, director of Orthopaedic Hospital's
Rehabilitation Engineering Program, aims to add thrills
to the playground with innovative equipment designed
with the help of high school and . university students.
Dr. Landsberger has
conducted research in rehabilitation engineering for
many years at Rancho Los Amigos and serves as a
professor of engineering and kinesiology at California
State University, Los Angeles. His work has focused on
better artificial hands, improved brace designs and
enhanced wheelchairs.
As part of an educational
component to these endeavors, he is harnessing the
creative talents of physics students at the
Orthopaedicnd science Hospital Medical Magnet High
School and students at Cal State L.A. Their goal is to
develop special equipment at the new playground for
children with disabilities.
A small section of the
park, about 10x12 feet, has been designated as a
laboratory where students can watch children put their
designs to the test.
"First, they do things
like construct little marsh-mallow stick towers," Dr.
Landsberger explained. "They test them for stabilÂity
and see how high they can build them. EventuÂally the
students progress to building water-proÂpelled
rockets. Then we introduce projects that would benefit
someone with a disability.
One potential activity is
called a "zip line," in which able-bodied chilÂdren can
grab an over-head bar and roll down a 10- or 12-foot
incline on a metal beam. "To provide similar excitement
for children in wheelchairs, my stuÂdents have been
coming up with designs that would be Safe but would also
provide for more of a dynamic experience than is
currently available," Dr. Landsberger said.
"The high school students
assume the role of apprentices and follow the lead of
their mentors, while the college students have come up
with some very innovative designs. "I have a
student from Japan who said he was inspired growing up
in a mountainous rural area of Japan where kids would
play on Tarzan-like swings. He's come up with some
incredibly ingeÂnious concepts that look as if they
could be made quite safe and fun." Inspired himself by
the fresh outlook and ingenuity of his students, Dr.
Lands the mentoring
program fosters a h tion among the high school
students.
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"Cal State L.A. students
tend to be the first in their families to ever attend
post-secondary schools," he explained. "They come from
the very same neighborhoods as the kids here at the high
school, so they relate very well and serve as an
inspiration.
"What we have found
working with the kids at inner-city schools is that if
we ask them if they've ever been to the beach, generally
less than half will raise their hands. If we ask how
many have ever been to the zoo, less than a third will
raise hands. And if we ask how
many have ever
thought of going on to college, very few raise
their hands.
"Bringing students from
the same back-ground who now are attending college and
planning a life for them-selves outside the con-fines of
the neighborhood they grew up in — that's quite a
powerful motivaÂtion for the youngsters."
Dr. Landsberger also
hopes to offer high school students small
internÂship-type experiences within Orthopaedic
Hospital.
"The engineers and
scientists here are quite experienced working with
graduate students and post-docs, but may not have had as
much experiÂence working with the younger students on
their projects," he said. "We hope to serve as a
catalyst for making even very advanced research into hip
prostheses, knee replacement joints and so forth a
little more accessible to the younger students.
"You know you can't go wrong when you start
doing this. You see
the excitement and stimulating interaction that
happens when you get the kids together working on
solving design problems and understanding scientific
phenomena." (Courtesy of Motion Los Angeles Orthopaedic
Hospital Foundation, Spring Volume XII, Number
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Students Compete in 6th Annual Bridge Building Contest
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The
Bureau of Engineering held its Sixth Annual Regional
Bridge Building Contest on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at
California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA). High
school teams competed for a chance to advance to the
International Contest to be held on April 28, 2007 in
Chicago, Illinois.
This
contest provides the Bureau of Engineering and
universities with an excellent opportunity to outreach
to high school students to promote higher education.
Structural Engineering Division (SED) coordinated the
entire event from inception to completion with ASCE
students from CSULA hosting the event. Volunteer mentors
from the Bureau of Engineering worked diligently with
the students and their teachers in order to make this a
successful event.
One of
the objectives for the students was to build a model
bridge weighing no more than twenty five grams (25 grams
is less than one ounce) that conforms to specific
limited dimensions for height, span and width
requirements per the International Bridge Building
Competition rules as defined by Illinois Institute of
Technology, Chicago. The mentors, over a period of four
months, helped guide the students through the process of
designing, drafting, construction, testing and helping
them understand the engineering concepts and laws of
physics that govern the performance of their bridge
models. Model bridge building provided the students with
hands-on experience that supplements their studies.
Mentors also deliver an important message highlighting
the benefits of continuing education and a career in
engineering. Students learn by hands-on experiences, and
see the connection between their studies, practical
design and actual model construction. Being able to
compete at the International level will expose the
winning students to a higher level of engineering and
appreciation for the value of team work.
As the
teams arrived, each bridge was registered, weighed and
measured per original specifications. Students were
given the opportunity to modify their bridge, if the
bridge failed to meet the weight or dimension
guidelines. After lunch, it was time to commence the
competitions. Once approved, they were displayed for
technical inspection and judged for best Aesthetics
Design and Structural Design. Judges for
Aesthetic evaluations were Clark Robins, Cung
Nguyen and John Saldin. Alex J. Vidaurrazaga,
Raymond Lui and Dr. Rupa Purasinghe, Chair of the CSULA
Civil Engineering Department, evaluated the best
Structural design.
The
event kicked off with Sunny Patel from SED as the
Master of Ceremonies with addresses from Dean of
Engineering Dean A student sets up her bridge for
testing as her partner anxiously looks on. Keith
Moo-Young, Commissioner Valeri (Lynne Shaw,
Councilmember Jose Huizar' Office staff, Cecelia
Alatorre and Deputy City Engineer Clark Robins. For the
best Aesthetics Design, judges voted teams of
Mauricic Guevara and Beatriz Contreras of Lewi; High
School, DeCarlis Wilson and Alex Bel of Community
Harvest and Efrain Orozco of Jordan High School for the
first, second anc third awards respectively. For the
best Structural Design, judges voted teams of Keinar
Harvest, Jose Paz of Roosevelt High School and Jessica
Aleman and Eduardo Laguna of Jordan High School for
first, second and third awards respectively. First,
second and third placed winners received medallions.
Dr.
Holcomb from Lewis High School kindly provided the
state-of the-art bridge testing equipment and support
during testing and data collection. Model bridges were
mounted on the bridge testing machine. Hydraulic
incremental loads were applied to the bridges by a
mechanical plunger controlled by respective students.
The audiences watched anxiously as the model bridges
were loaded and went through a creaking, twisting,
buckling and failure modes. The maximum load carrying
capacity of the model bridge was collected for
efficiency computation. The goal was to score the
highest efficiency ratio, which is calculated by
dividing the maximum load carried divided by the weight
of the bridge.
Jesus
Valdivia from Lewis High School, the winning entry,
loaded his bridge to 35 Kilograms (77 pounds) at which
point the bridge failed. The efficiency ratio of 1983
was attained {Maximum Load - kilograms (77.2 lbs)
divided by weight of model bridge = 17.65 grams (0.0389
lbs)}.
Mauricio Guevara, also from Lewis High School, placed
second with an efficiency ratio of 1923, and Denny Hoang
from Lincoln High School took third place with an
efficiency ratio of 962. A total of eight high schools
participated in the Regional Competition. The two top
winners from Lewis High School will now advance to the
International Bridge Competition to be held in Chicago,
Illinois.
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Special thanks go to: Public Works Commissioner Valerie
Lynne Shaw; Councilmember Jose Huizar's Office staff,
Cecelia Alatorre; Deputy City Engineer, Clark Robins;
Dean of Engineering CSULA Keith Moo-Young; Chairman
of Civil Engineering CSULA, Dr. Rupa Purasinghe and
Civil Engineering staff CSULA, Donna Melendez; ASCE -
President MLAB, Cung Nguyen; ASCE Student President-
CSULA, Carlos Casco; Division Engineer, Alex J.
Vidaurrazaga andAssistant Division Engineer,
Sunny Patel. We extend our thanks to Lauren Skinner,
Public Affairs Office; Program Manager, John Saldin
and all the mentors for their leadership and
dedication to success of this Regional Competition.
We
extend our thanks to CSULA for their facility and ASCE
student staff for assisting during the event. For
technical structural engineering support,
interpretations of rules and setting a high standard at
the Regional Level and being the Master of Ceremonies,
we thank Sunny Patel for his foresight, support and
leadership. As part of the entire team for this event,
special thanks go to all the mentors: Shashi Bhakta,
Marlon Calderon, Alejandro Moreno, Richard Louie,
Kesavan Korand, Mina Azarnia, Sharat Batra, Kelvin
Hoang, Ansar Mustafa, Brian Schrieber and
Alan
Galiano.
Article and Bridge Contest Planned and Coordinated by
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HENAAC, IBM,
Cal State LA and SHPE Partner bring STEM Awareness to
Los Angeles Area Youth
Los Angeles –From
Wednesday, August 15 through Saturday, August 18,
HENAAC is spearheading a regionwide educational
effort to boost awareness among disadvantaged youth in
the subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM). The event, the SciTech 2020
Summer Camp, is made possible by the generous
support and involvement of the IBM Corporation,
who remains committed to the goal of boosting STEM
Awareness in AmericaÂ’s underserved communities.
The SciTech 2020 Camp
events will be held at the California State
University, Los Angeles (CSULA), in conjunction with
the universityÂ’s College of Engineering, Science, and
Technology (ECST). ECST Dean Keith Moo-Young
will be an active participant in program planning and
events, including an appeal to the students themselves
to encourage them to pursue a math and science based
education.
Students from CSULA Student
Engineering organizations are taking an active role in
helping administer the programs and embody the spirit of
CSULAÂ’s dedication to growing Hispanic technological
proficiency in the area. Students from SHESS (Society
of Hispanic Engineering and Science Students) are
acting as Counselors and Live-in mentors of all 40 area
students who will be living on the campus of CSULA for
all 4 program days. Students from the CSULA Chapter of
the American Society of Civil Engineers will be
hosting a hands-on concrete building workshop for
all students as well as act in advisory capacities to
other program events. These students are continuing the
work that they have contributed to area middle and high
school students through HENAACÂ’s acclaimed Viva
Technology K-12 Program, which helps to bridge the
digital divide nationwide. HENAACÂ’s Viva Technology
Program and Goals have served to be the precursor to the
SciTech 2020 Camp Partnership, and all partners are
proud to now build on those goals
Among the fun, instructive, and
hands-on exercises in which students will be
participating include a Bridge-building competition, an
interactive presentation on Mars Exploration, and a
Math-based Scavenger Hunt. Students will also visit the
facilities of the Viterbi School of Engineering
at the University of Southern California as well
as the California Science Center as part of many
program events.
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CSU
Los Angeles Dean of Engineering, Computer Science, and
Technology, Dr. Keith Moo-Young congratulates a SciTech
2020 student
 SciTech 2020 students
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Latino students discover science
By Patricia
Jiayi Ho, Staff Writer
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
LOS ANGELES — Groups of teenagers huddled around scraps
of wood and plastic in a Cal State Los Angeles
classroom, trying to piece together gliders that would
go the distance.
It was Day Three of a new camp aimed at Latino youths,
with the goal of furthering their interests in science.
The group of about 30 students were from area schools,
including Gabrielino High School in San Gabriel and
Arroyo High School in El Monte, and had submitted
applications, essays and letters of recommendation to be
selected for the program.
The glider project this past Friday was designed to be a
lesson in aerodynamics.
Ultimately, organizers said, they hope the four-day,
three-night science camp will get the Latino students
interested in engineering and science careers — and get
them thinking about college, said Monica Villafana,
deputy executive director of the the Hispanic Engineer
National Achievement Awards Corporation (HENAAC).
Dubbed "SciTech 2020," the pilot program was put
together by the HENAAC and the Society of Hispanic
Professional Engineers (SHPE).
"In order to maintain the U.S. as the world's
technological leader, we have to make sure that all of
the U.S. population is tapped for science and
engineering," said Villafana.
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Latinos are underrepresented in such fields, said
Rafaela Schwan, director of programs for SHPE.
While Latinos constituted 13.1 percent of the labor
force in 2005, they made up only 3 percent of natural
scientists, 5.3 percent of math and computer scientists,
and 5.8 percent of engineers, according to the U.S.
Department of Labor.
"Traditionally, Latinos like to pursue fields where they
feel they are helping people," Schwan said, referring to
professions such as teaching and nursing.
"What we're trying to do is change that perception. In
engineering, they are helping people in a broader
perspective."
Amanda Campos, 15, an incoming sophomore at Gabrielino
High, said the camp helped cement her interest in
pursuing a science-related profession.
"It introduced a lot of career opportunities that I had
never heard of before," she said.
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(626) 578-6300, Ext. 4586
Source:
http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_6659121 |
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2006 Faculty
Publications
Journal
Articles
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Hashemian, “Promotion of Transportation Engineering
through Summer Transportation Institute (STI)
Program for Secondary Students”, Proceedings of
2006 Annual Meeting of Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE), District 6 Honolulu, Hawaii,
June 2006
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Tufenkjian, M.R., Maurizio, D., and Lipton, E.,
(2006), “Quake Ed – An Instructional Module to
Demonstrate Earthquake Engineering Principles to
High School Students,” Accepted for publication,
100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference
Commemorating the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, San
Francisco, April.
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Jeng, “Frequency analysis of annual debris volume”,
Proceedings of Engineering Workshop on Urban
Hydrology, sponsored by American Society of Civil
Engineers, Los Angeles Section, Hydraulics Group and
Department of Civil Engineering, California State
University, Long Beach. Pp. 179-195.
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J. Y. Beyon and G. J. Koch, “Resolution Study of
Wind Parameter Estimates by a Coherent Doppler Lidar
System,” Defense and Security Symposium 2006,
Orlando, FL, April, 2006.
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J. Y. Beyon, G. J. Koch, and Z. Li, “Noise
Normalization and Windowing Functions for VALIDAR in
Wind Parameter Estimation,” Defense and Security
Symposium 2006, Orlando, FL, April, 2006.
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J. Y. Beyon and G. J. Koch, “Wind Profiling by a
Coherent Doppler Lidar System VALIDAR with a
Subspace Decomposition Approach,” Defense and
Security Symposium 2006, Orlando, FL, April, 2006.
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J. Y. Beyon and G. J. Koch, “Novel Nonlinear
Adaptive Doppler Shift Estimation Technique (NADSET)
for the Coherent Doppler Lidar System VALIDAR,”
Defense and Security Symposium 2006, Orlando, FL,
April, 2006.
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G. J. Koch, M. J. Kavaya, B. W. Barnes, J. Y. Beyon,
et. al. “Wind Measurements with High-Energy Doppler
Lidar,” submitted to the 86th American
Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA,
Jan., 2006.
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N. Warter-Perez and J. Dong, “An Active-Learning
Teaching Model for Engineering Education Based on
Mobile Technology,” 2006 Annual ASEE/PSW Conference,
April 20-21, 2006, Pomona, CA.
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J. Momand, W. Johnston, S. Sharp, N. Warter-Perez,
and B. Krilowicz, “A Summer Program Designed to
Educate College Students for Careers in
Bioinformatics,” American Society for Cell Biology
Journal on CBE Life Sciences Education, submitted
March, 2006.
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Parviz, B. “A Performance Validation Tool for
J2EE Applications,” To be published in the
Proceedings of the 13th Annual IEEE International
Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of
Computer Based Systems (ECBS 2006), Potsdam,
Germany March 27th-30th, 2006
Parviz, B. “A Collaboration-Oriented Software
Architecture Modeling System-JArchiDesigner,”
Poster paper. To be published in the Proceedings of
the 13th Annual IEEE International Conference and
Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based
Systems (ECBS 2006), Potsdam, Germany March
27th-30th, 2006
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Lee, B. “Wireless Internet for Future Cross
Media Communication.
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Lee, B. Utilizing JDF for Global Document
Production.
Elfes, C.R. Weisbin, R. Manvi, V. Adumitroaie, W.P.
Lincoln, and K. Shelton. "Extending the START
Framework: Computation of Optimal Capability
Development Portfolios Using a Decision Theory
Approach," Journal of the International Council on
Systems Engineering, submitted for publication 2006.
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Hsia, L., ”An Eight-Meter Inflatable Reflectarray
Antenna and Its Inflatable/Self-Rigidizable Booms,”
10th ASCE Aerospace Division Conference on
Engineering and Operations in Challenging
Environments (Earth & Space 2006), League
City/Houston, TX, March 5-8, 2006
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Hsia, L., ”Design and Technologies Development for
an Eight-Meter Inflatable Reflectarray Antenna,”
AIAA-2006-2230, 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC
Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials
Conference, Newport, Rhode Island, May 1-4, 2006
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Keshmiri, S., Colgren, R., Farokhi, S., Mirmirani,
M., “Ramjet and Scramjet Engine Cycle Analysis for a
Generic Hypersonic Vehicle,” 14th AIAA/AHI Space
Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies
Conference, Canberra, Australia, November 2006
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Journal
Articles cont.
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Keshmiri, S., Colgren, R., Mirmirani, M.,
“Trajectory Optimization for a Generic Hypersonic
vehicle,” 14th AIAA/AHI Space Planes and Hypersonic
Systems and Technologies Conference, Canberra,
Australia, November 2006
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Keshmiri, S., Colgren, R., Mirmirani, M. “Modeling
and Simulation of a Generic Hypersonic Vehicle,”
14th AIAA/AHI Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems
and Technologies Conference, Canberra, Australia,
November 2006
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Fidan, B., Mirmirani, M. D., Kuipers, M., Ioannou,
P., “Longitudinal Motion Control of Airbreathing
Hypersonic Vehicles Based on Time Varying Control,”
14th AIAA/AHI Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems
and Technologies Conference, Canberra, Australia,
November 2006
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Ludeke, T, Mirmirani, M., "The Pulling Device for a
Flexible Bronchoscope," Poster presentation,
Frontier in Biomedicine Conference, June 8-11, 2006
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Clark, A., Wu, C., Mirmirani, M., Choi, S.,
“Development of an Airframe Integrated Generic
Hypersonic Vehicle Model,” AIAA Aerospace Conference
and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, January 2006
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Basile, S. Conti, F. Daneshgaran, F. Galliano, M.
Laddomada, M. Mondin, “An End-to-End simulator for
Open Broadband Access Network,” Proceeding of the
International Workshop on Mobility Management and
Wireless Access, MOBIWAC, Terromolinos, Spain,
2006.
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H. Boussalis, Levtchitch, V. Kvasha, V., Chassiakos,
A., “Seismic Performance of Old Concrete” 8th US
National Conference On Earthquake Engineering &
100th Anniversary Earthquake Conference, Moscone
Convention Center, San Francisco, CA, April 18 -
22, 2006.
· J. Dong, Warter-Perez, N., “Project-based
Learning Using Tablet PCs: A Practice to Enhance Design
Components in Engineering Instruction”, Abstract
accepted to ASEE Annual Conference 2006.
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J. Dong, Thienphrapa, P., Boussalis, H.,
Liu, C. at el, “Implementation of a Robust Transmission
System for Astronomical Images over Error-prone Links”,
in Proc of SPIE, Multimedia Systems and Applications
IX, Boston, Oct. 1-4, 2006.
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J.
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Book
Chapters
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L. Tabrizi, Professional Engineers Control Systems
Theory, Problems and Solutions, 2006.
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Taly, Loads and Load Paths in Buildings –
Principles of Structural Design, International
Code Council (ICC), Whittier, CA, 2003, ISBN
1-58001-108-X (with companion Problems and
Solutions, ISBN 1-58001-189-6).
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Taly, Reinforced Concrete Design with FRP
Composites, CRC Press, 2006 Co-author with Drs.
H.V.S. GangaRao and P.V. Vijay (West Virginia
University), ISBN: 0824758293
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College Award Winners
Dr. Lilly
Tabrizi, recipient of the 2007 CSULA Distinguished Women Award |
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Congratulations to our 2007-08 Boeing
Scholars
Each student scholar receives an award of $2,500
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Vahe Khachatryan
(Senior, Electrical & Computer Engineering)
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Arevik Petrosyan
(Senior, Electrical & Computer Engineering)
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Sara Esparza (Junior,
Mechanical Engineering)
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Keith Walitvarangkoon
(Sophmore, Mechanical Engineering)
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Min Huang (Freshman,
Mechanical Engineering)
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Cesar Arevalos
(Freshman, Civil Engineering)
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Meline BaghdasarianM
(Freshman, Mechanical Engineering)
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Edgar Perez (Junior,
Civil Engineering)
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Peter Maldanado
(Freshman, Civil Engineering)
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Jaime Limon (Junior,
Mechanical Engineering)
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Claudio Pichardo Wins at the Scholarship
Luncheon
On May 10,
2007, the Golden Eagle Scholarship Luncheon was held.
Claudio Pichardo was the student speaker at the
luncheon. A copy of her speech is provided below:
Good
afternoon ladies and gentlemen my name is Claudia
Pichardo and I am honored to speak at this luncheon to
share how individuals like you who sponsor scholarships
can make a world of difference to someone like me. It
is through a scholarship that I received that I have
successfully accomplished everything I have put my head
and heart into. Scholarships really are extraordinary
resources to ordinary students like me. I would like to
take this moment to thank all of you for being here
today, and for believing in CSULA students.
I consider
myself an ordinary student, I attend class, work, and I
am involved in numerous student organizations, and
support my family like many students here at CSULA. I
am the oldest from a family of seven; and first in my
family to go to college. Being the oldest means that I
have great responsibility to be a good example for my
younger brother and sisters. I hope to encourage them to
not only continue to pursue college after high school,
but to work hard at obtaining a scholarship to pay for
college.
My parents
have been very supportive to me in many ways.
Financially they work to provide for the family but it
is difficult to make ends meet. So I do what I can to
help with the bills around the house. Nevertheless they
continue to encourage me to be successful at Cal State
LA, and their support has been a great motivation.
I am proud to
be a junior in Civil Engineering and I am very excited.
At Cal State L.A. I have had the great opportunity to
study at one of the best colleges in the country, the
College Engineering Computer Science and Technology. So
far I have had the opportunity to learn from outstanding
professors that teach me everyday how to be a good
student, and a great person with good engineering
ethics. The college provides its engineering students
with challenging classes. The classes are designed to
provide students with a more interactive one to one
attention. One of the things I about studying here is
the numerous hands-on lab classes it offers. It is
through the labs that I can get a better understanding
of the material I am learning, the labs are very
hands-on and even though they are only one unit they are
very demanding. Ever since I enrolled at Cal State L.A.,
I knew that making it through a civil engineering
program would not be easy, so I took advantage of many
of the resources offered in the college. The MESA
Engineering Program has allowed me to connect with
excellent academic advisors and has provided place where
I can study, known as the MESA Engineering Program study
center. Most importantly, I have been able to meet
wonderful students that have become my second family and
the study center has become my second home.
I can truly say that at MESA Engineering Program I found
a family of students that struggle through school and
work together by my side. For those students I am
grateful everyday. I probably wouldnÂ’t be up here today
telling you I have one year left until graduation if it
wasnÂ’t for the support of my friends and the college
provides. The student organizations in the college also
offer opportunities for development. |
 Claudia Pichardo (sixth from the left) is a member of
the CSULA ASCE Concrete Canoe team.
The
Society of Women Engineers, the Society of Hispanic
Engineers and Science Students, and the American Society
of Civil Engineers have also been a big part of I have
taken advantage of several involvement opportunities and
I have many unforgettable memories up in the fourth
floor of the engineering building, memories that will be
in my heart for the rest of life. Being part of these
student organizations is one of the best decisions I
have made here at CSULA.
It is through these organizations that I
have had to opportunity to mentor underclass students
and become their role model. It is rewarding to know
that students look up to me and I am their living proof
that it is possible to achieve everything you set your
mind and heart to. It was these organizations that have
also developed me professionally; I have played many
roles as officer at these organizations, from bringing
food to managing budget, paperwork, memberships, you
name it IÂ’ve done it. At the American Society of Civil
Engineers I have been exposed to a lot of technical
practice, we recently build a concrete canoe and very
proudly represented Cal State L.A., at the regional
competition in San Diego. We were recognized as one of
the most improved schools and the school to fear at the
next yearÂ’s competitions.
In one year I will achieve one of my most important
goals in life, I will be graduating with a bachelorÂ’s
degree in Civil Engineering. I want to be a civil
engineer solving world wide problems and making the
world a better place for us and for generations to
come. Know that as donors to Cal State LA, you have
already made the world a better place for us students
gathered here -- for the generations that will follow us
-- for me. I also would like to personally thank Mr.
Bob Mimiaga because I believe that like many of you Mr.
Mimiaga established a scholarship to help a student that
wants to develop and grow in their experience at Cal
State L.A. I believe that Mr. Mimiaga established the
Engineering Family Support Scholarship to help a student
that goes to school full time and works part time to
help support their family. I believe that Mr. Mimiaga
was thinking of a student that wants to better
themselves to be a productive member of their community
and the world. I want to thank Mr. Mimiaga because I
believe he was thinking of me.
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME)
Human Powered Vehicle West Coast Challenge 2007
CSULA HPV Team 2007 (Evolution 1)
Location: NASA Research Ames Facilities, Sunnyvale
CA
The
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) hosts
yearly two Human Powered Vehicle Challenges (West Coast
& East Coast). The 2007 West Coast challenge was held at
the NASA Ames Research Center in Sunnyvale, California
during April 13-15th, 2007. Dr. Sharif, a
Professor at CSULA Mechanical Engineering Department, is
the reviver for CSULAÂ’s recent participation. In early
2006, he put together a group of senior mechanical
engineering students to design, build and compete in the
2007 West Coast Competition. CSULAÂ’s last participation
in this event dates back to 1986, when the team was led
by Dr. Hsia.
The
competition breaks down into three parts, the design
presentation, sprint event and the endurance (road race)
event. CSULAÂ’s Team Evolution I, ranked 8th
out of 25 schools in the design presentation. The
students presented their vehicle to a panel of judges
and elaborated on different features of their vehicle.
The features included an adjustable seat (taken from a
car seat), able to accommodate different riders and
employing a rear suspension (a bike-spring). The judges
were impressed with the overall design which included
the vehicle shape & the special features.
The
second day (April 14th) involved a sprint
race, in which the winner is the vehicle that could
travel the fastest. It further broke down to two
sub-categories in this event, the female sprint & the
male sprint race. Also the ranking of the teamÂ’s female
rider in the sprint event determines the teamÂ’s starting
position in the next day event (endurance race).
Evolution I had some trouble in the beginning with the
vehicleÂ’s drive train and to elevate the situation it
started raining heavily. The team was still determined
to participate and be on the score sheet. After 3 hours,
the matter was resolved and the team had less than an
hour to get on the judgesÂ’ score sheets. CSULAÂ’s
Evolution I ranked 12th out of 25 schools for
the sprint event. CSULAÂ’s female rider was ranked 9th
out of 25 schools, while her male counterparts ranked 14th
for that day.
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the last day of competition ( April 15th),
the final event included an endurance race and the
winner being the first team to complete 40 miles. The
road race consisted of sharp turns, straight-aways,
down-hills and up-hills. The teams were allowed a change
of rider and every team had a designated pit area. The
team arrived early and worked on their vehicle, but
right before the race begun they realized that the
“rider” could only pedal on “one gear”. Nevertheless,
the team finished 19th on the final day,
completing 14 laps out of the 27 laps.
The
overall ranking is based on the each teamÂ’s performance
in all the three events. CSULAÂ’s Evolution I, ranked an
overall 13th in their first participation
ever after two decades. The winning school (University
of Missouri, Rolla), is known for their participation
and have a lengthy history in building human powered
vehicles. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo placed second and
they also have a history in building winning vehicles.
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Master of Science and Master of Arts Graduates
Graduating Class of 2007
Master of Science in
Electrical Engineering
Ramaswamy Banu
Tamilselvi Marzban Behdinian
Paul Douglas Bentz
Ravindrakumar M. Bhuchara
Albert Frank Cervantes
Wilmer Abel Cervantes
Cheng-Hung Cheng
George Lefkos Christodoulou
Maria Gabriela De La Cruz
Alexis Demetriou
DhimanAdan Diaz
Yogesh Dua
Juan Duenas
Carmen Frias
Yuan Gao
Araya Gebeyehu
Parvaneh Ghaforyfard
Jimmy Jose Guerrero
David Scot Harris
Farhad Heidari-Dormani
Quang Hoang
Sayed Forhad Hossain
Jun Hui Huang
Kenny Liang Huang
Norelia Jacinto
Mr. Abhijeet Ravindranath Kadu
Ming-Wei Kao
Maryam Mousavi Khansari
Sung Min Kim
Yeva Komandyan
Marc Sifuna Kwamusi
Francisco Antonio Lam
Bill Lee Lay
George H. Lee
Hae-Yeol Min
Hadil Salah Mustafa
Manjulatha Venkata Naga
Nanduru
Kristopher Jelani Porter
Abhishek Pujari
Muhammad Mamun-ur Rahman
Asad Rana
Jonathan Patrick Roberts
Lusnail Adriana Rondon
Geddi Saban
Juan Manuel Sanchez
Ayon Md. Lutful Hasan Sarker
Ronak Pradip Shah
Ping wen Shih
Sozo Andreas Stylianides
Nuananong Suwannahong
Ekapob Tanaboonsombut
Nai-Ho Tang
Aninart Thuntanatouch
Jonathan David Torres
Hoang Quy Tran
Tsung-Ni Tsai
Mei-Hsiang Tseng
Pisit Waikoontapan
Dingding Yang
Makoto Yokoe
Alaa M. Zewila
Songtao Zhang
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Master of Arts in Industrial and Technical Studies
Richard Charles Aragon
Wanwera Boonseng
Meiwen Cheni
Olran Chujai
Grace Darling
Joel Lars Journeay
Laksamee Kantawatheera
Yu-Hui Lai
James Rae Lancaster
Noppawan Lerslurchacha
Jyh-Chang Lin
Penput Nitayavardhana
Sara Rostamkhan
Henry Shaw
Michael Charles Slavich
Ricardo Uribe, Jr
Shanna Elizabeth Van Horn
Omar A. Vasquez
Diane Morgan Weeks
Chih-Hsiang Weng
Cheryl Ileen Young
Master of Science in
Civil Engineering Alejandro
Becerra
Dinendra Mohan Bhattarai
James Morrow Detchmendy
Christina M. Mannino
Taejin Moon
Win Naing
Sara Rostamkhani Arif Shandin
Nandini Tarafder
Master of Science in Computer Science
Alla Lanovenko
Duy Hoang Thanh Nguyen Snehal Nirav Patel Mohammed Sharif Saleh
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Moaaz Abubakr Abugoukh
Yam Prasad Chapagain
Angelo Ignatius Diniz
Massoud El Khoury
Eduardo Antonio Guzman
Christopher Arno Herwerth
Kuo-Chih Ho
Vahe Janparian
Jason Keim
Kevin Knarr
Chi Man Li
Shigeru Matsuyama
Ubaldo Maximo Medina
Sahar Mehrzad
Christopher David Nichols
Ubaldo Orlando Quijano
Mario Castillo Rodriguez
Yan Zheng
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Bachelor of
Science Graduates
Graduating Class of 2007 Bachelor
of Science in Aviation Administration
Ayman A. Ahmed |
Apollo Diaz |
John Gerard Murphy, IV |
Leonard Allen |
Arianit Dobroshi |
Luyen Gerald Phan |
Mher Avetisyan |
John Christian Graas |
Xiang Qiao |
Kwok F. Cheong |
Eurydice S. Harris |
Lellius MacLauren Rose |
Irvan C. Cheung |
Diana Violeta Hernandez |
Hyder Ali Shah |
Seong Youn Cho |
John Chih Hung Lee |
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Bachelor
of Science in Civil Engineering
Yidnekachew Alemu |
Shi Lin |
Clarence Cong Su |
Miguel Angel Carrillo |
Koesen Lee Lipock |
Bereket Tadele |
Carlos Armando Casco |
Marcos Rodrigo Lozano |
Dylan Dung Tran |
Dick G. Chang |
Alicia Maria Martinez |
Jon Trinidad |
Rene Edgardo Cruz-Barahona |
Armando Medina |
Gregorio Varela, Jr. |
Elizabeth Diaz |
Antonino Monterrosa |
Minh Vo |
Wendy Uyen Dinh |
Evelyn Perez |
Kyaw Naing Win |
Lori Ann Fierro |
Jennifer Celisse Quiroz |
Thu Win |
Phillip Gharibians-Tabrizi |
Nikolaus Y. Reppuhn |
Tao Yang |
Alberto Antonio Grajeda |
Carla Garduno Rinehart |
Diran Arshak
Yanikian |
Kyaw Htin |
Roani Maribel Sandoval |
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Christine Ing Jones |
Michael Andrew Soto |
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Sai Kwan Khum |
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Bachelor
of Science in Computer Science
Ivan Olweny Augustino |
Shabana Hoque |
Hassan Nadeem |
Jeff Allen Bailey, Jr. |
Christopher Weylin Jer |
Matthew David Nelson |
Oscar Tong Chen |
Humphrey |
Neil Nguyen |
Chia-Yao Chien |
Kim-Nguyet T. Huynh |
Susan Tuyet Nguyen |
Andres Crucitti |
Christian Kaskara |
Armando Padilla |
Arianne Padua de Torres |
Herbert R. Lee |
Brian David Smith |
Danny Jason Donnell |
Christopher R. Lemcke |
Cindy So |
Eugene Charles Flock |
Mark Barnabas Luntzel |
Sean Tseng |
Oleg Gnatovskiy |
Mads M. Moeller |
Jesse H. Zwerling |
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
Dawit Haile Achamyelhe |
Armando Hernandez |
Carlos Manuel Parada |
Selamawit Hiwot Azage |
Daniel Hernandez |
Ryan Garcia Parico |
Miguel Barroso |
Ahmed Hossain |
Priscila Rivas Perez |
Sergio Antonio Beltran |
Tomas lbarra |
Edgar Santiago Ramirez |
Jacob David Campos |
Hector Islas |
Alejandro ReyesTorres |
Christopher Valdez Cardano |
Michael Jinchull Kim |
Jose Luis Robles |
Sergio Manuel Chavez |
Maria Del Rocio Leon |
Michael Albert Rodriguez |
David Chen |
Mark Lin |
Saul Sanchez |
Henry K. Chen |
Adrian Luna |
Amanuel
Berhane Selassie |
Miguel Angel Contreras |
Chuong Chris Ly |
Saiara Parothi Shams |
Jose Danny Covarrubias |
Alex M. Maldonado |
John T. Thomas |
Mohamad Ali El Masri |
Fredy Giovanni Mendez |
Jeffrey Tamotsu Torii |
Jose Luis Enriquez |
Hae-Yeol Min |
Christian Paul Torres |
Jacqueline Charis Fernandez |
Tyrie Tenese Mitchell |
Eddy Tsu |
Igor Alexander Francis-Buller |
Paulo Mock Sin |
Brenda Valdovinos |
Juan Carlos Galvan |
Avelardo Morales |
Matthew John Walters |
Carlos Manuel Garay |
Thura Ntuy Nwe |
Ever Gustavo Ynsfran |
Amy G. Garcia |
Jose Alejandro Olivares |
Hayk Zargaryan |
Alvaro Gonzalez |
Jeanine Olivas |
Ivonne Zelaya |
Sann Hain |
Jun Liang
Ou |
Narek
Zohrabyan |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering
Jeff Joseph Michaels |
Robert Anthony Schissler |
Erastus H. Yi |
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DEPARTMENT NEWS
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Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Alexander Alegre
and Sergio Beltran, attended Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Inc. (IEEE) region 6 southern area paper
contest on May 12, 2007.
Their paper, entitled “LabVIEW
Processor Visualization Subsystem for a
Reconfigurable Segmented Telescope Test
bed”, won 2nd place
in the contest. The studentsÂ’
performance is judged based on both the
paper and the oral presentation by three
independent judges from local
universities and industry.
The
IEEE
region 6 southern area covers many
institutions in southern California
(including both UC and CSU). It is great
to see CSULA students excel in the
competition. Congratulations!
2007 IEEE MicroMouse Team
The 2007 CSULA
MicroMouse had some excellent success. They
competed well in the regional competition and are
looking forward to 2008.
We've included a link
to very nice YouTube video depicting a very fast
MicroMouse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L9rkLAskWU&mode=related&search=
2007
CSULA Micromouse Team |
Alexander Alegre and Sergio
Beltran
2007 Region 6 IEEE MicroMouse Maze during
the competition
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Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering announces the
hiring of Drs. Trinh Pham and Zhiming Gao as Assistant
Professors of Mechanical Engineering. Professor Pham
received her PhD from UC Irvine. Her area of research
interest is in energy and renewable and alternative
energy systems. Professor Gao received his PhD from
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and has worked in Oak
Ridge National laboratory since 2001. His area of
research interest is in thermal sciences, modeling and
simulation, and energy systems. With the joining of Drs.
Pham and Gao the department has positioned itself as a
leader in R&D in alternative and renewable energy
systems.
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Dr. Darrell Guillaume has received a $500,000, 4-year
NSF S-STEM grant. Two other ME faculty, Professors
Mirmirani and Wu as well as two Electrical and Computer
Engineering faculty, Professors Liu and Boussalis are
the Co-PIÂ’s on this grant. The grant provides 40
scholarships for senior and graduate students in
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in designated
areas of aerospace engineering.
Professor Wu received a $200,000 Department of Defense
Infrastructure and Instrumentation grant to modernize
and upgrade Mechanical Engineering laboratory
facilities. Professors Guillaume and Mirmirani are the
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Department Of
Technology
Dr. David Blekhman joins the California State
University, Los Angeles Department of Technology
as an Associate Professor after working five
years at Grand Valley State University. He
received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
from SUNY at Buffalo in 2002 and his M.S. degree
in Thermal Physics and Engineering from Saint
Petersburg State Technical University (Russia)
in 1995. His doctoral work concentrated on the
theory and experimental verification of
high-temperature compressive gas heating.
Previously, he conducted research on
mathematical modeling of high-temperature
vertical shaft kilns.
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Dr.
Blekhman has a strong interest in combustion and
alternative and renewable energy technologies. He is
currently working on curriculum, laboratory and research
development in this area.
Dr. Blekhman is a recipient of the Excellence in
Teaching Award by the School of Graduate Studies at
SUNY at Buffalo.
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RESEARCH NOTES
College of
Engineering Computer Science and Technology received
over $2 million in sponsored research.
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Upcoming
ECST EVENTS
ECST
Welcome Back BBQ
Friday, October 5th
ECST
Open House
Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 9am-2pm
For more info visit the Open House Website:
www.calstatela.edu/academic/ecst/openhouse/OpenHouseFall2007.htm
ECST
Career Fair
Thursday, February 21 from 10-4pm
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