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The San Fernando Valley Engineers Council will honor three CECS faculty during their 52nd annual awards banquet on February 24, 2007. Faculty who are being recognized include: Dr. Diane Schwartz, “John Guarrera Memorial Engineering Educator of the Year Award for 2006” Dr. Nhut Ho, “Outstanding Engineering Merit Achievement Award” for extensive contributions to systems engineering research and the development of practical curricula for students at California State University, Northridge, Dr. Nazaret Dermendjian, “Outstanding Engineering Merit Achievement Award” for outstanding contributions that enhance student learning in Civil Engineering and for support and leadership of the Fundamentals of Engineering Review course
Grants received by faculty and staff in the College during January 2007 include: Hamid Johari, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Performance of Hydrofoils with Leading Edge Protuberances $22,180.00 Sharlene Katz, CSUN, Reassigned Time, 3 units
CSUN hosted the VEX- Robotics Challenge featuring over 30 high school teams and approximately 300 students from the area on December 16. This outstanding event was led by Prof. Tarek Shraibati of MSEM. Grants received by faculty and staff in the College during December 2006 include:
The College hosted Dr. Wayne Patterson, Program Manager, NSF Office of International Science and Engineering, on November 13 for a tour and presentation on emerging grant opportunities. Also on November 13, the College hosted its inaugural Professor for a Day – Dr. Asad Madni, who made an outstanding presentation on “Full Circle Commercialization of a Dual-Use Micromachined Quartz Rate Sensor Technology”. This was followed by a talk by Gary Lee of Anheuser-Busch on November 28 on “The Business and Science of Engineering Anheuser Busch Brew”.
Over 100 students from the College received Medallions and certificates at the annual Medallion Ceremony in recognition of their successful completion of at least 25 units during the preceding academic year. A special honorarium is included for completing those units with a minimum CSUN GPA of 3.90
Also on October 24, a patent was awarded to Mike Kabo as a co-inventor for “Modeling Viscoelastic Torsional Properties of Osteons” – US Patent No. 7,127,383 – Awarded to Ascenszi, Maria-Grazia and Kabo, John Michael The College received $ 431, 300 in response to a one time RFP for special instructional funds. The funds will be used for several projects including, Computer Literacy Lab Upgrade- $129,900, Tech Services- $52,400, Design Studio- $70,000, Distance Learning-Refurbish JD 2203- $67,000, Manufacturing and Automation Lab-Part I- $58,000, Manufacturing and Automation Lab-Part II- $54,000
In the recently released 2007 College rankings for Engineering Colleges (offering Baccalaureate and Masters degrees) by US News and World Report, CSUN was ranked 4th among all California public colleges, 12th among all US public colleges, and 36th overall out of 167 US Colleges.
The IEEE CSUN Student Branch was recognized with the Region 6 Outstanding Branch Award for 2006. Region 6 covers the 12 Western States of the US and has 36 student branches.
06.14.06 CEAM Students Honored Pioneering inventor and entrepreneur Ernie Schaeffer has had a long relationship with Cal State Northridge. Over the years, he has mentored students, collaborated with faculty and hired countless alumni to work at his former company, Schaeffer Magnetics, which has played a role in nearly every U.S. space mission since the 1960s.
05.22.06 Schaeffer Pledges $2 Million for Entrepreneur Center Pioneering inventor and entrepreneur Ernie Schaeffer has had a long relationship with Cal State Northridge. Over the years, he has mentored students, collaborated with faculty and hired countless alumni to work at his former company, Schaeffer Magnetics, which has played a role in nearly every U.S. space mission since the 1960s. The center also will engage students directly with real-world inventors and entrepreneurs, support projects on new ideas, strengthen faculty professional development, hold seminars, lectures and panel discussions and conduct other activities consistent with its mission and subject to the resources available to it. Schaeffer, 81, has been leading a group of volunteers at the university, members of an informal entrepreneurs’ roundtable, who have been discussing how to weave entrepreneurial themes into academic programs. He said it seemed natural, given his history with the university, to establish the endowment for the center. "I’m impressed with the school and its diversity of students. If we are going to succeed as a region and a country, we need people like CSUN’s students, with their wealth of diversity and ideas, to become educators and contributors to society," he said. "I don’t see that happening at some place like an Ivy League. I see that happening at CSUN." Schaeffer was raised in New York and moved to Southern California in the 1950s. He worked a series of jobs for defense contractors, eventually designing gyroscope motors for defense contractor Whittaker Corp. In 1960, he convinced his bosses to let him take on a subcontract designing a specialized motor for a classified space project. His specialized motors were soon bringing in $750,000 a year. In 1966, Whittaker went through some restructuring and Schaeffer saw it as an opportunity. He talked Whittaker into letting him take his motor designs and he started his own company, Schaeffer Magnetics, in his garage. The company took off, eventually moving into a 40,000-square-foot plant in Chatsworth and employing up to 180 people. In 1990, Forbes magazine hailed Schaeffer’s achievement as "solid evidence that an inventor with a good idea and a lot of patience can prosper in a business dominated by giants." The magazine pointed out that his small, privately held company included among its clients Hughes, Lockheed, General Electric and TRW. The magazine noted that his equipment--motors and electric actuators--has been aboard "a list of missions that reads like the history of space exploration: Apollo, Viking, Explorer, Voyager 2, Mariner" and other projects such as the Hubble Space Telescope. Schaeffer sold the company eight years ago, but stayed on as a consultant for another five years. He hoped that his gift to CSUN, and the center it will create, will encourage other "creative thinkers" to follow their dreams. "You get into a stream and are pushed along, and then you come to a fork in the river. If you make the right decision and choose the right direction, your world can change," Schaeffer said. "I am hoping that the center will give those who come to it the information and tools they need to become successful entrepreneurs or ‘corporatepreneurs’ if they work for a company." Schaeffer recalled feeling "goose bumps" when he would drive across the country with his family and look up at the night sky and know that somewhere up there was a satellite containing equipment he designed for a classified defense project. "That feeling is intoxicating--better than any high you can imagine--to know that something you did could touch the lives of so many people," he said. "I want the students who come through the center to know that feeling. It doesn’t have to be something they engineered, it could just be an idea. But to know that you thought of something and followed through on it and it made a difference in the lives of people or the company you work for, that feeling is indescribable, and I want the students at CSUN to have an opportunity to experience it."
05.17.06 Lucy parker Receives Polished Apple Award The University Ambassador’s Executive Board has selected Professor Lucy Parker to be one of the recipients of the 11th Annual Polished Apple Award. The award honors those who have made a difference in the University Ambassadors’ lives. Lucy is a long time lecturer in Computer Science. Congratulations to Lucy.
05.16.06 Chris Norman Receives the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award Each year the University honors only four graduating seniors with the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award. Four exceptional students are selected for this award based on academic excellence, campus and community service, and exceptional achievements or personal life circumstances that have been overcome. Mr. Chris Norman will receive his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering this Spring, has been selected as one of the four students. He will receive this honor as well as $1000 awards during the Honors Convocation ceremony at the University Club Lawn on Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. Congratulations to Chris and the CEAM faculty for this special honor to Chris and to our programs.
05.15.06 CARB Awarded $400K Grant to Prof. Tim Fox The California Air Resources Board just officially awarded a $400,000 project entitled “CO2 Emission Quantification from Vehicle Air Conditioning Operation in California-Specific Conditions” to Professor Tim Fox. The research duration is from March 1, 2006 through August 30, 2008.
05.02.06 Dr. Ali Amini received the Distinguished Teaching Award Dr. Ali Amini has been selected to receive the 2006 Faculty Award for Distinguished Teaching, Counseling or Librarianship of CSUN. He will receive the Distinguished Teaching Award on May 19 at the Grand Salon in a ceremony starting 1 p.m. He will join a distinguished list of past recipients from this College for this award, posted downstairs opposite to the student excellence board.
03.14.06 New CMT Endowment by David Honda Entrepreneur and longtime Cal State Northridge supporter David S. Honda has pledged to contribute $25,000 for the creation of an endowment to support CSUN's new Construction Management Technology (CMT) program. "David Honda has been a true friend to this college and, in particular, to this program," said S.T. Mau, dean of the college. "His ideas served as an inspiration for its creation and this endowment serves as a legacy of his commitment to our students and faculty that it will continue to grow and play a vital role in the community, just as David himself has done." Cal State Northridge launched the Construction Management Technology program last year to serve as a bridge between the art of engineering and the practice of construction. Students enrolled in the program gain an expertise in construction and engineering that allows them to interact with architects, engineers and contractors. They also develop the communication skills to tackle construction issues and prevent project crises, and management skills to monitor and control the performance of projects for efficient and timely completion. "We've created a model of civic entrepreneurship for the CMT program and I hope that someday the recipients of this program understand that someone gave them a chance just as I was once given a chance," Honda said. "Leadership is demonstrated by action, and leadership is also a gift." Honda is president of D.S. Honda Construction, Inc., which specializes in building high-rise business and medical offices. His designs are seen in buildings around Los Angeles, including the Directors Guild of America offices and the Special Olympics Archery Range complexes in Rancho Park and Woodley Park. He has held leadership positions in the Valley Economic Development Center, United Chambers of Commerce, Valley Economic Alliance, Rotary Club, Rebuild LA, and Mid Valley Chamber of Commerce as well as in several other organizations. Honda has had a long relationship with Cal State Northridge, having sat on its Foundation Board of Directors for eight years and served as chair from 2000-2002. He has also served as an advisor to the deans of the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Health and Human Development. He currently serves on the industrial advisory board of the CMT program. Stephen Gadomski, chair of the civil engineering and applied mechanics department, called Honda "a key supporter" of the CMT program. "He is always there, be it for an industrial advisory board meeting, a committee meeting, a meeting with potential CMT students at a community college or a meeting with CMT students," he said. "He is as responsible as anyone else for the creation and growth of the CMT program."
03.06.06 Sandra and Donal Bostrom give CECS/CSUN $100,000 in endowments LA Daily News: Cal State Northridge music and computer science faculty member Sandra Bostrom and her husband, Donald, a CSUN alum, have created three endowments to support music, electrical engineering and computer science education at the university. The Bostroms established a bequest specifying that upon their deaths, $150,000 from their estate will be divided equally between the Sandra Bostrom-Aguado Music Therapy Endowment in the Department of Music in CSUN's College of Arts, Media and Communication; the Sandra Bostrom-Aguado Computer Science Scholarship Endowment in the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Computer Science; and the Donald E. Bostrom Electrical and Computer Engineering Scholarship Endowment in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, also in the engineering college.
02.27.06 Three
faculty members Honors by SFVEC Three
faculty members were honored Sat., Feb. 25, at the San Fernando
Valley Engineers’ Council 51st Anniversary Honors & Awards
Banquet. “They’re examples of the faculty we have here at CSUN, and the kind of people Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke says we need to drive our economy into the future,” said S.T. Mau, dean of CSUN’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. “CSUN remains at the cutting edge of providing the engine for tomorrow’s economy…this is a long-term vision for the country that we all need to stand behind.” The professors were honored at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City.
02.02.06 Civil
Engineering Senior Honored On February 1, 2006, Chris Norman, a senior in civil engineering, was the recipient of one of six scholarships presented by the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC). Chris took home the second largest scholarship of $1,000 presented at the Award's Banquet held at the Luminaries Restaurant in Monterey Park, CA. Other universities present were: UCLA, USC, CPP, CPSLO, UCI, CSUF, CSULA, CSLB, LMU, and Cal Tech.
01.19.06 Alum
Robert Behl Establishes Endowment for Entrepreneurship Engineering
alumnus Robert S. Behl, a biomedical innovator and entrepreneur,
has created a $25,000 faculty endowment for entrepreneurship in
Cal State Northridge's College of Engineering and Computer Science--seed
money for entrepreneurial efforts in the college. "Mr. Behl is a serial inventor and entrepreneur," said S.T. Mau, dean of the college. "He is always looking towards the future. He is the first to promote entrepreneurship in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and to establish a mechanism with funding to advance it. His gift helps to continue the college's progress in to the future." Behl, who earned his bachelor's degree in engineering from CSUN in 1969, said he hopes his gift will serve as a stimulus to help the faculty leverage additional donations and grants to create a "definitive entrepreneurial program" within the college. "I had been making some noise for a while that the college needed some more entrepreneurial focus, and I guess it was time I put a little bit of money where my mouth was," Behl said. Behl, who also has a master's in biomedical engineering from USC and an MBA in finance and economics from William Simon Graduate School of Management, holds 22 U.S. patents for medical devices. He is the founder of several medical device companies that have developed products for use in surgical, oncologic and vascular applications. Behl currently serves as chief executive office and chairman of the board of Percutaneous Systems, Inc., a company focused on treatment of kidney stones and other urologic problems. He is a member of Life Science Angels, an investment group that focuses solely on biotechnology and medical device companies, and serves as a founding board member of Guided Delivery Systems, a pioneering cardiology company. Last year, Behl served as the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences' commencement speaker. At that time, he advised the graduates to find jobs they really love, make a major effort to find out what their customer's problems and needs really are and to "think outside of the box." He added that he expected the graduates to "make some very positive changes to this world."
12.13.05 CSUN
Award to Dr. Hegab Congratulations to Dr. Mohamed Hegab for receiving a Faculty Curriculum Development Grant for the Spring 2006 semester. The Select Committee considered his proposed course among those that offered the greatest benefit to both our community and CSUN students.
12.07.05 New
Design Clinic Project for Dr. Katz Congratulations to Dr. Sharlene Katz for receiving a grant of $15,000 to conduct a Design Clinic entitled “Piezoelectric Sensor Characterization Testing.” The sponsoring company is Dytran Instruments, Inc.
11.30.05 Professor
Ro Receives Award Congratulations to Professor Won Woo Ro of ECE. He has been awarded three units of release time for Spring 2006 from the Probationary Faculty Development Program.
11.30.05 New
Award for Dr. Bavarian Dr. Behzad Bavarian receives a new Tseng Family Collection: Chinese Antiquities Research Award. His proposal entitled “Piece Mold, Lost Wax & Composite Casting Techniques of the Chinese Bronze Age” will receive $20,978 of funding.
11.30.05 CEAM/CSUN
to Host the 2007 National Steel Bridge Competition The American Institute for Steel Construction (AISC) has selected CEAM/CSUN as the hosting university for the 2007 National Steel Bridge Competition. In making this selection, AISC considered our long time participation to the program, our active student organization and the support of university leadership, among other factors.
11.22.05 National
Research Paper Award to Dr. Ho Dr.
Nhut Tan Ho, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California
State University, Northridge, has won the first prize of a national
research paper competition of the Partnership for AiR Transportation
Noise and Emissions Reduction (PARTNER), an FAA/NASA/Transport
Canada - sponsored Center of Excellence. The Joseph A. Hartman
Student Paper Competition of PARTNER annually seeks to capture
the very best ideas concerning technical solutions, economic analyses,
methodologies, and processes that work towards reducing airport
noise exposure through source reduction technologies, noise abatement
operating procedures, compatible land use management, and airport
operational control measures. Dr. Ho receives this honor for his
paper entitled, "Design of Aircraft Noise Abatement Approach
Procedures for Near-Term Implementation." It is a paper published
when Dr. Ho was a graduate student at M.I.T. The award carries
a $5,000 cash prize.
11.11.05 Dr.
Campbell Doubles her Endowment Dr.
Campbell Doubles her Endowment. Bonita Campbell, chair of Cal State
Northridge's Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and
Management, believes so much in the department she helped found
that last year she created a $25,000 endowment to ensure that the
engineering management program has financial support in the future.
11.04.05 Volunteer
Service Awards to Board Member and Alum ME IAB member Tony Rubino received the College Volunteer Service Award and alumni Jose Castellon and Gus Elias received Alumni Chapter Volunteer Service Awards at a CSUN awards ceremony on November 4, 2005. Tony, Jose and Gus are long time supporters of the college and have contributed significantly to the academic programs of the college.
11.11.05 Medtronics
MiniMed Awards to Drs. Lin and Wang Dr. C.T. Lin’s proposal entitled “An Automated Acquiring System Monitoring Drug Delivery Accuracy of an External Infusion Pump,” and Dr. Taehyung Wang’s proposal entitled “Knowledge-based Test and Evaluation Environment for Insulin Pump Software” are approved for funding by the CSUN Foundation in corporation with Medtronics MiniMed. The amount of funding is $40,516 for Dr. Lin and $33,539 for Dr. Wang. Congratulations to Drs. Lin and Wang!
06.13.05 ASEE
Award to Professor Bruno Osorno Congratulations to Professor Bruno Osorno! He has won ASEE Spread the Word 2004-2005 award for both most members recruited and highest percentage of membership maintained in the Pacific Southwest section. To show its appreciation for his work, ASEE presented him with plaques of his name, school, and section at the complimentary Campus Representatives Reception at the 2005 ASEE annual conference in Portland, Oregon on Monday, June 13.
05.20.05 NASA
Followship to Dr. Nhut Ho. Dr. Nhut Ho, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected as a Faculty Fellow for the 2005 NASA Summer Faculty Research Opportunity (NSFRO). He will work at the AMES Research Center. The offer from NASA carries a weekly stipend as well as relocation and travel allowances. The NASA NSFRO is a competitive national program. It is indeed an honor to receive such an offer. Congratulations to Nhut.
05.02.05 Major
CSUN Awards to Drs. Bavarian and Rengarajan Two
of our faculty members are among the recipients of the 2005 CSUN
Faculty Awards. Dr. Behzad Bavarian, Professor of the Department
of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management, receives the
Outstanding Faculty Awards. The award honors faculty members
with an extraordinary record of contribution to the learning experience
of their students and to their discipline. To qualify for this
award, a faculty member must demonstrate (1) distinguished teaching,
counseling or librarianship and (2) a distinguished record of professional
accomplishment in the form of scholarly publications, creative
accomplishments or service. The award carries a prize of $1,500.
04.21.05 University
Ambassadors Polished Apple Award to Gadomsk The University Ambassador’s Executive Board has selected Professor Stephen Gadomski to be one of the recipients of the 10th Annual Polished Apple Award. The award honors those who have made a difference in the University Ambassadors’ lives. The Reception and Award Ceremony is at the Grand Salon from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Congratulations to Steve.
04.20.05 Mory
Ejabat Chair Endowment Pledged Mr. Mory Ejabat, class of 1976 and 1979, has made a pledge to endow the Mory Ejabat Chair in the College of Engineering and Computer Science with a gift of $1 million over the next five years. This is the first endowed chair the college has ever received. It symbolizes the excellence achieved by our faculty and students. This endowment is both inspirational and transformational. The endowment certainly will provide additional resources to the college and serve as a magnet for others to consider giving to the college and to support faculty with chairs and professorships. Mr. Ejabat holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering and an M.S. degree in Systems Engineering from Cal State Northridge. He later earned an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University. He is a co-founder of Zhone Technologies and has served as its Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer since its inception in 1999. Zhone Technologies delivers a complete line of telecommunications equipment that allows network service providers to offer voice, data and video services for the local access network. Immediately prior to co-founding Zhone, Mr. Ejabat held various senior management positions with Ascend Communications, Inc., a provider of telecommunications equipment. During his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer the company was successfully sold to Lucent Technologies, Inc., in 1999. Mr. Ejabat was the 2004 commencement speaker at the college. In his speech, he illustrated how foresight, innovation, and commitment to success guided his career and encouraged graduates “to learn from your mistakes and take advantage of your opportunities. Focus on what it is you are trying to accomplish, innovate and move forward with new ideas. Let mistakes be the platform of your next success.” Recently Mr. Ejabat reflected on the education he received from Cal State Northridge: “My degree from Northridge in Industrial and Systems Engineering has been the foundation of my success as an engineer, CEO and entrepreneur. I could not have done it without CSUN.” Our college has been providing excellent education in engineering and computer science for nearly 50 years. Our graduates are well sought after by the employers in the region and beyond. Many of our alumni, like Mr. Ejabat, have gone on to become entrepreneurs and majors employers themselves. Mr. Ejabat’s career is a symbol of the success of our alumni, and his gift is an indication not only of his generosity, but his belief in the future possibilities for our college .
04.15.05 Tarek
Shraibati Honored by US F.I.R.S.T. Professor Tarek Shraibati of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management received the Outstanding Volunteer Award in the FIRST Awards ceremony last week. Tarek was selected for this award from amongst 1,000 of the adults in the region who have been working with FIRST. The two high school terms we sponsor also received honor and attention. The Granada Hills team received the Johnson & Johnson Outstanding Sportsmanship Award. This is one of the most prestigious awards in FIRST. It goes to the team (if any) that best exemplifies the philosophy and mission of FIRST, with respect to gracious professionalism and sportsmanship at the competition event. About 60 teams were at the Southern California regional competition. There was also quite a (positive) stir over the Louisville all-girls team robot design.
04.14.05 Brett
Grunert Awarded $2,000 Scholarship by ASCE Brett Grunert, a junior in civil engineering was awarded the top scholarship at last Friday's Student Night of ASCE Los Angeles Section Younger Member Forum. Three scholarships in the amounts of $2000.00, 1500.00, and $1000.00 were presented to students from Los Angeles and Orange County Universities, and Brett was the top recipient. The ASCE Branch Scholarship is awarded according to recipients’ academic achievement (30%), interest in engineering as a profession (30%), ASCE activities (30%), and potential for leadership (10%). Congratulations to Bret and the civil engineering faculty and staff.
03.09.05 New
Book by Professor Matthew Radmanesh Congratulations to Prof. Matthew Radmanesh. His new book entitled " The Gateway to Understanding: Electrons to Waves and Beyond" just went live today at the following site: www.beyondelectron.com.
03.02.05 Alumnus
Manoogian Promoted to Full Professor at LMU Professor Stephen Gadomski learned that one of our alumni, Dr. Mike Manoogian has just been promoted to Full Professor at Loyola Marymount University at Los Angeles, beginning fall '05. Mike graduated from Loyola University Chicago in 1975. He then received a Masters Degree in Engineering (Civil-Structures) in fall 1982 from CSUN. He also received a Masters Degree in Biology from CSUN in spring 1983. He then attended USC and received a PhD in Civil Engineering while working at the Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo. He left Aerospace in the early1990s to accept an Assistant Professor position at LMU and has been with them ever since. Congratulations to Mike and the civil engineering faculty and staff.
The Raytheon Company has donated $5,000 to the College to establish a Raytheon Scholarship. The Raytheon scholarship is to recognize underrepresented freshman students who are U.S. citizens and entering CSUN in fall 2004 majoring in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering who have succeeded in completing freshman year calculus courses with excellent grades. The recipient is to earn a B or better grade in the first calculus course, MATH 150A, in the fall 2004 semester, or a B or better grade in the second calculus course, MATH 150B in the spring 2005 semester, while enrolled in each semester with nine or more credit units. Each recipient will receive $500 of scholarship in each qualified semester. In case more students are qualified than funds allow the highest semester GPA holders will be the recipients. The scholarship is to be awarded after the semester grades are available.
01.27.05 SFVEC
Awards to Faculty and IAB Member Companies The San Fernando Valley Engineering Council has announced the recipients of its 2005 awards. Congratulations to Robert G. Ryan for the Engineering Educator of the Year Award, John M. Motil for the Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, Ahmad R. Safaraz and Jeffrey A. Wiegley, for the Outstanding Engineering Achievement Merit Award. In addition, three of our Industrial Advisory Board members’ company teams will receive Distinguished Engineering Project Achievement Award: Capstone Microturbine’s C200 MicroTurbine Team, Moore Industries’ IEC 61508 Safety Team , and Shell Solar’s Automation Team. Congratulations to them all. All awards recipients will be honored at a banquet celebrating SFVEC’s 50th anniversary on February 26, 2005.
01.25.05 Major
Grants to Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay The U.S. Army Research office has approved an award for Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay’s project entitled, “The Innovative Development of Avalanch Photoide/OPFET Photodetectors for Optical Modulator/Optical Interconnects Application in the amount of $499,728. Dr. Chattopadhyay is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Congratulations to Somanth ans ECE.
10.29.2004 Bonita J. Campbell Engineering Management Endowment Dr. Bonita Campbell has been a member of the faculty for nearly 30 years and is currently serving as Chair of the Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management. She has a long history of contributions to the University and the College, and she takes great satisfaction in having developed the rapidly growing Master of Science in Engineering Management program, and mentoring and advising its students and alumni. The Bonita J. Campbell Engineering Management Endowment will assist the Department of Manufacturing Systems Engineering and Management of the College of Engineering and Computer Science to enhance the Engineering Management program by supporting faculty, staff, and student/graduate assistant time, and relevant instructional expenses (such as computers, software, guest lecturer fees, and hospitality) as determined by the Engineering Management faculty in the MSEM department. Dr. Campbell is continuing to supplement the initial contribution of $25,000 with monthly payroll deductions that will help the endowment to offer even greater yields over time.
10.29.2004 Hugo Martinez Received Three-Year Scholarship from NSF The NSF MESA/CSEMS (Computer Science Engineering Mathematics Scholarship) Program was established to ease the transition for MESA students transferring from community colleges to 4-year universities. In recognition of his academic achievements at College of the Canyons and in his extensive involvement with MESA at COC, Hugo Alexander Martinez, a current CSUN Computer Engineering transfer student has been selected as a 2004-07 scholarship recipient. Mr. Martinez sustained a G.P.A of 3.0+ at COC while volunteering for many MESA activities such as serving as a peer mentor, helping students with science fair projects at Newhall Elementary, assisting with the Leadership Retreat as well as helping with several MESA fundraisers. He also served as an officer of the COC Engineering Club. Now at CSUN, Hugo Martinez has not only continued his MESA involvement but he has joined LS-AMP, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) as well as IEEE Student Chapter. Over a three-year period he will be awarded a scholarship of $3,125 a year, totaling $9,375. To remain eligible for the scholarship the Hugo must maintain a minimum G.P.A. of 2.5, maintain major eligibility (engineering, computer science or math), be enrolled in MEP or LSAMP, and demonstrate financial need.
10.29.2004 Chris Norman received $5,000 scholarship The City and County Engineers Association of Southern California hasbeen in existence for over 50 years and is comprised of public worksdirectors sharing and exchanging information to promote the engineeringfield. This year, the Association awarded two scholarships valued at$5000 and $2500 to two Los Angeles County engineering students who planto become civil engineers. Christopher Norman, a junior student in the civil engineering program at CSUN received the $5,000 scholarship based on his scholastic achievements. He received the award at a ceremony at the Queen Mary in Long Beach
10.29.2004 Inaugural Academic Progress Achievement Award Ceremony
Ninety-four students were honored at an awards ceremony at Grand Salon, Students Union, for making excellent progress toward their respective degree plans. The top number of credit earned was 48 in a twelve-month period preceding the semester. Eleven awardees also received $500 of Scholastic Excellence Award from sponsoring Industrial Advisory Board members. Associate Dean Mike Kabo emceed the ceremony and predicted next year's ceremony would have even more awardees. Provost Harry Hellenbrand presented the Scholastic Excellence Award, which was for students earned a GPA of 3.9 or above. Three awardees had a perfect 4.0.
10.18.2004
Volunteer Service Award to Theresa Jester
and John Guarrera On November 19, CSUN will hold the annual Volunteer Service Awards Luncheon at the Activity Center of the Kinesiology Building from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This year the chair of our Industrial Advisory Board, Ms. Theresa Jester of Shell Solar will receive the CECS Volunteer Service Award and Mr. John Guarrera will receive the Emeriti Merit Award for continued demonstration of loyalty to the University in retirement. Congratulations to Terry and John. This is a well deserved honor.
9.20.04 Teaching/Learning
Forum More than one third of our full-time faculty participated in a teaching/learning forum on Friday September 20, 2004. All five speakers made PowerPoint presentations that were well prepared and thought out. Professor Nagi El Naga’s presentation was entitled Effective Teaching Techniques. He started by pointing out that no one single technique is the most effective technique. He then proceeded to describe how to match student learning styles and faculty teaching styles. Professor Brenda Timmerman’s presentation was entitled Active Learning Techniques. She reflected on her experience in teaching evening classes and how active learning helped to keep students’ attention. She then outlined several active learning techniques among many she used in recent years. She mentioned that she and Professor Bob Lingard have published three papers on active learning and its effects. Professor Nazaret Dermendjian’s presentation was entitled Using Q&A to Enhance Student Learning. He described how he often answered a question by posing more questions that led to answers step-by-step. He then illustrate his technique of engaging students with an example of how he turned a usually boring process of teaching an algebras equation into a lively discussion that no one would forget. Professor Robert Burger’s presentation was entitled Career Builder, Arbiter of Curriculum and Pedagogy. He surveyed job posting for EE graduates nationally and used the results to highlight what were considered essential subjects by employers. The results should be an important guide in curriculum design. Professor Jeff Wiegler’s presentation was entitled Succeeding in the First Year. He outlined his strategy in managing his own priorities and time and his approach to establishing expectations from students. His presentation is useful not only to new faculty but also to all who have to deal with multiple demands on time and effort. All presentations were met with enthusiasm and were followed by lively Q&A and comments and discussions. All five presentations are posted on the college website at the faculty/staff page.
07.28.2004 IRA
Awards to Students Congratulations to the CEAM and ME students and Professors Stephen Gadomski, Stewart Prince, Bob Ryan, and C.T. Lin for the following Instructionally Related Activity Awards:
07.13.2004 ASCE
Student Chapter and CEAM Alumnus Honored In a letter addressed to Professor Stephen Gadomski, faculty advisor to the ASCE Student Chapter at CSUN, the Chair of the Committee on Student activities of ASCE informed Steve of the Committee’s decision to select the CSUN Student Chapter for Honorable Mention for its outstanding activities as recorded in the 2003 Chapter Annual Report. The letter states “The Chapter’s accomplishments reflect the enthusiasm and hard work of your student officers and members, as well as your fine guidance as faculty advisor.” Congratulations to Steve and the ASCE students. In a separate letter from the Committee Chair, the Practitioner Advisor of the CSUN ASCE Student Chapter, Mr. Don A. Sepulveda, was honored with a 2004 Practitioner Advisor Certificate of Commendation. Don was selected for this honor based on his “outstanding work and dedication as practitioner advisor to the chapter.” Don is an alumnus and P-T faculty. Congratulations to Don.
06.02.2004 Dr.
DiJulio Honored by Tau Beta Pi In the End of the Year Banquet of the Tau Beta Pi, the CSUN Chapter of the Engineering National Honor Society, on May 31, 2004, Dr. Roger DiJulio was honored as the Professor of the Year for the 2003-2004 Scholastic Year. This award is in recognition of his dedication to the students of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and because of his embodiment of integrity and excellence in engineering. Congratulations to Roger.
06.02.2004 Formula
Car Team Placed 14th in International Competition The CSUN Formula Car team of mechanical and electrical engineering students competed with 140 international and national teams in Detroit, Michigan a week ago. The CSUN team finished 14th in this annual competition and the best of all California teams. Congratulations to our team members and faculty advisor, Dr. Stewart Price.
06.02.2004 Steel
Bridge Team Placed 16th in the Nation
05.24.2004
Reappointment of Dr. Bonita Campbell as Chair of MSEM
05.24.2004
Professors Schwartz and Larson Honored The careers of two of our colleagues, Drs. David Schwartz of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Edward Larson of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, were celebrated in a party on May 2. Dr. Schwartz served as faculty, department chair and Associate Dean of the college. He ended his FERP after the spring 2003 semester and is now busy with consulting. Dr. Larson has been teaching as an Adjunct Professor for twelve years after his retirement in 1992 from CSUN. He will now retire from teaching but will stay active as advisor to civil engineering students in their annual steel bridge competition.
5.14.04 University
Ambassadors Polished Apple Award to Samara and Spradlin
Two of our P-T faculty, Jack Samara (civil Engineering) and Zen Spradlin (Computer Science) received the Polished Apple Award from the University Ambassadors on May 12, 2004. The award honors those who have made a difference in the University Ambassadors’ lives. Congratulations to Jack and Zen.
5.14.04 Service
Award to Aghishian, Rivera, MacLachlan, Johnson and Barrett
Congratulations to the following colleagues who are the awardees of the Staff Service Award:
The award ceremony was on May 14. Dr. Mike Kabo and Dr. S.T.Mau attended at the invitation of Yervant Aghishian an Cindy Barrett.
5.14.04 Faculty
Service Award to Katz, Schwartz, Stepanek
5.07.2004 Research
Awards to Rengarajan and Wang
5.07.2004 Ralph
M. Parsons Foundation Grant to Advanced Materials Lab
4.28-04 New
Design Clinics Headed by Rengarajan and Kim
4.28.04 Judge
Julian Beck Award to Ryan, Timmerman and Lingard
4.13.2004 Emiliano
Galicia on Who’s Who Among Students in U.S.
4.13.2004 Civil Engineering
Students Took Championship at Pacific Conference
3.29.2004 Guarrera
Family Creates $100,000 Endowment
3.29.2004 Another
Open House Success
3.26.2004 Dr. Robert
Ryan Wins NASA Faculty Fellowship
3.25.2005 Research
Awards to Professors Bavarian and Wiegley
3.2.2004 Prof. Robert
Lingard Received the Share the Space Award
2.20.2004 Prudencia
Alonso Honored by SEAOSC
2.3.2004 Faculty
to be Honored by Engineers Council
1.30.2004 Dean
Rick Ratcliffe Honored
12.15.2003 Dr. J. Michael
Kabo Appointed Associate Dean
12.15.2003 Professor
Geng Receives Award
12.5.2003 Director
John Guarrera Honored
12.5.2003 Professor
Tarek Schraibati Honored by SME
11.20.2003 Dr.
Robert Lingard Wins MOSAIC Grant
11.10.2003 Dr. Shan
Barkataki appointed Academic Director of Honors Co-Op
10.30.2003 Direct
John Guarrera retires from Center for Research and Services
10.16.2003 Professor
Stephen Gadomski Honored by ASCE
8.22.2003 Energy Research
Center Established
7.21.2003 Dr.
Sid Schwartz Reappointed Chair of Mechanical Engineering
5.16.2003 Professors
Epstein and Gilbert Honored
5.8.2003 Ari
Soto Receives the Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
5.1.2003 CSUN 2003
Distinguished Teaching Awards Goes to Dr. Nagi El Naga
5.1.2003 Civil Engineering
Students Go To National Competition
5.1.2003 Mechanical
Engineering Students are Number One in Regional Conference
4.23.2003 Four
Faculty Receive Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Award
4.21.2003 Dr. Nagi
El Naga Appointed Chair of ECE
4.10.2003 Successful
Open house for Admitted FTF
4.2.2003 Dr. Sharlene
Katz Passes the P.E. Exam
4.2.2004 Dr. Jeffrey
Wiegley Receives Judge Julian Beck Award
3.10.2003 DOD Award
to Dr. Xue-wen Chen
2.26.2003 Nirmal
Mishra Scholarship Established
12.6.2002 Professors
Mishra and Shively Honored
1.31.2003 Faculty
to be Honored by Engineers’ Council |
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