Engineering News
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 Promoting Justice and Sustainability Through Immersion
Thursday, May. 22, 2008
Civil Engineering Professor leads immersion trip to Nicaragua.
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Solar Decathlon Team Wins EPA Award
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008
SCU’s 3rd place winners in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2007 Solar Decathlon receive Environmental Achievement Award from EPA.
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Civil Engineering student wins CTF scholarship
Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008
Civil engineering student wins California Transportation Foundation Scholarship.
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SCU Chosen for 2009 Solar Decathlon
Monday, Feb. 25, 2008
After taking third place in the 2007 contest, Santa Clara will compete in the next international Solar Decathlon in 2009.
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Samiha Mourad Named IEEE Fellow
Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
Samiha Mourad, chair of electrical engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow "for contributions to fault modeling in digital circuits and systems."
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Nam Ling Elevated to IEEE Fellow
Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007
Nam Ling, professor of computer engineering, has been elevated to IEEE Fellow "for contributions to video coding algorithms and architectures."
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SCU Places 3rd Overall in Solar Decathlon!
Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007
Read about the SCU Solar Decathlon team's journey from 18th place to 3rd at the US Department of Energy's competition in Washington, D.C.
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Solar Decathlon Team Arrives in D.C.
Monday, Oct. 8, 2007
The SCU entry into the Solar Decathlon competition arrived safely in Washington, D.C. after a delay in Nebraska with a broken trailer axle. The team had spent their time wisely, carefully preparing the site on the National Mall for the home's arrival, and unpacking the other two trucks that were filled with household goods and equipment.
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SCU Team to Compete in Solar Decathlon Competition
Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007
Twenty teams from around the world are competing to design and build a sustainable house in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. A team of Santa Clara students is working hard to win. And, while they're at it, save the planet.
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New Engineering Dean
Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007
M. Godfrey Mungal, a self-described “teacher who does research,” has been appointed dean of Santa Clara University’s School of Engineering. He began his new duties in September.
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Engineering Professors Honored
Monday, Sep. 17, 2007
Two School of Engineering faculty members received special honors at the 2007 Santa Clara University Faculty Recognition Dinner.
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Congressman Honda Recognizes Solar Decathlon Team
Tuesday, Jul. 24, 2007
In his letter, Congressman Honda states, "It gives me great pleasure to congratulate Santa Clara University on qualifying for the 2007 Solar Decathlon in Washington D.C. As one of only twenty college teams from around the world to compete, Santa Clara University is the only team selected by the United States Department of Energy to represent Silicon Valley and the West Coast..."
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ASME President Testifies Before House Environment Appropriations Subcommittee
Friday, Jun. 15, 2007
"Engineers play a critical role in research and technology development to address environmental challenges, from air pollution to waste management to sustainable energy systems," stated American Society of Mechanical Engineers President Terry Shoup in testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment last month.
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Donors Celebrate Leo Ruth CELSOC Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Tuesday, Jun. 12, 2007
Recently, donors to the Leo Ruth CELSOC (Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California) Memorial Endowed Scholarship met with junior civil engineering major, Carla Villareal Montes, the current Leo Ruth CELSOC Scholar.
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School of Engineering Receives $68,000 HP Technology Grant
Thursday, May. 10, 2007
Santa Clara University was selected as one of 42 two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States and Puerto Rico to receive a 2007 HP Technology for Teaching grant, which is designed to transform teaching and improve learning in the classroom through innovative uses of technology.
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SCU Junior wins Goldwater fellowship
Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2007
Since grade school, Casey Kute has had her eye on a career in robotics. That vision has come into focus more clearly for the junior in mechanical engineering, thanks to her education and opportunities at Santa Clara which also helped her win a prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.
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Innovation through research, cooperation and support
Thursday, Mar. 22, 2007
If you're not a civil engineer, what interest could you possibly have in the Center for Light Frame Structural Research (CLFSR), formerly known as the Light Gauge Steel Research Group (LGSRG)? Plenty, as it turns out! This group has made an invaluable contribution to our safety by testing and researching the properties and capabilities of light gauge steel and its building processes. And its inception, development and success stand as a shining example of the synergy that can be realized when people and agencies work together in a spirit of cooperation and support.
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SCU Robotics Students Launch Successful Mission
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007
SCU Robotics Students Launch Successful Mission
Capitalizing on a three-year partnership with neighboring NASA/Ames Research Center, a dozen graduate and undergraduate students from the Santa Clara Robotic Systems Laboratory learned first-hand the thrill of putting engineering theory into practice as they took control of all mission operations for the NASA GeneSat-1 satellite launched from Wallops Island Flight Facility on December 16, 2006.
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Nam Ling Named IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
Monday, Jan. 29, 2007
Nam Ling
Nam Ling, professor of computer engineering, was recently named a Distinguished Lecturer of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Circuits and Systems Society (CASS).
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Women Engineers Treated To An Evening With Betty Shanahan
Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007
Members of the SCU School of Engineerings student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers welcomed SWEs Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Betty Shanahan, to campus January 10 for a presentation on the issues facing those embarking on a career in a field populated by few other women.
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