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Dean's Message
Dean Alfonso (Al) Ortega sees two big trends shaping engineering education today: STEM convergence and the intersection of design, innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking. Read how Santa Clara University Engineering is embracing these big ideas.
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Lighting the Way for Autonomous Vehicles
With a gazillion sensors vying for space on the radio frequency spectrum in today’s IoT world, electrical engineering seniors are investigating using visible light communication to create a better-connected environment for autonomous cars. And they’re beginning to see the light.
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In CERVIS to Women's Health
Starting from a position of customer empathy, students in bioengineering and public health science departments collaborate to create a low-cost, non-invasive detection system for cervical cancer for use by women in developing countries.
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Getting a Grasp on Soft Robotics
Breaking new ground in a nascent industry, mechanical engineering seniors are trying their hand at prototyping a 3D-printed soft robotic device for industrial use that can work side-by-side with human workers in assembly line environments.
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The Case of the Virtual Crime Scene
A love for gaming and a penchant for TV crime shows led Ellen Tseng and Ken Wakaba to their senior design project: Sherlock, a virtual reality crime scene reconstructor that could be used in court or to train CSI teams.
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Climate Smart Farming for Uganda
A shared desire to contribute to a better world through humanitarian engineering drove two civil engineering seniors to design a sustainable farming system that capitalizes on the symbiotic relationship between plants and fish for the benefit of women in Uganda.
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Fixing a Failure to Communicate
When the City of San Jose called on SCU’s Frugal Innovation Hub for help, a multidisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate students took on the task of designing an IoT flood warning communications system, including bridge sensors, cloud computing, and more.
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You Get an Award, and You Get an Award!
Congratulations to Kayleigh Dobson ’19, who received a Brooke Owens Fellowship for “exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration,” and Isabela Figueira ’18, who was honored with the American Society of Engineering Education’s Pacific Southwest Region Student Award.
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SCU NSBE Voted Best Small Chapter
Congratulations to our SCU student chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) recently named their region's Best Small Chapter at the 2018 NSBE National Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. What makes SCU NSBE so great? Find out here.