As this spring semester comes to a close, we hope that you enjoy this double edition of the COE newsletter. Our sincerest congratulations go to the more than 2000 graduates of our college during the 2022-2023 academic year – we are so proud to call you our alumni and we cannot wait to see what great things you go on to do! We have many causes to celebrate this semester. We awarded an Honorary Doctorate to Said Hilal, alumnus and esteemed CEO of Applied Medical - he is Dr. Hilal now! Our seniors showcased their exemplary Senior Design Projects at the first college-wide Expo, and we hosted a star-studded Women in Engineering Conference. Our talented faculty have been awarded over $6.6M in research grants, and the fiscal year is not even over yet! The Dean’s Commission on Diversity, Equity, and Racial Justice hosted a highly successful Privilege Walk, and the BME department introduced the first class in the Metaverse. Finally, we held a ribbon cutting for the new Keysight Technologies labs in the electrical and computer engineering programs.
Wishing everyone all the best for the summer, and...
GO BEACH!
Dr. Jinny Rhee
Dean, CSULB College of Engineering
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A New Classroom Dimension |
Launched this semester, the CSULB MetaCenter and the senior design courses it facilitates represent a new frontier for the College of Engineering. By providing students with virtual reality equipment and training, we hope develop the next generation of virtual reality users and innovators.
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BEACH Women in Engineering
The third-ever Beach Women in Engineering Conference drew over 150 students, and saw more than 80 trailblazers speak at the all-day event!
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Engineering Day at the Beach
We got to open our doors to lab tours, club expos and more during the Day at the Beach for admitted students, with over 1000 students and families visiting!
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The Beach's Aerospace Program propels students into the workforce |
As the aerospace industry continues to grow in Long Beach and the Greater Los Angeles area, Cal State Long Beach is committed to building a talent pipeline and reshaping this specialized workforce through strong industry partnerships, experiential learning, a robust system of academic support and a diverse student body. |
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How the 100+ Women Strong initiative is launching the next generation of engineers |
Samantha Perez '22 credits The Beach’s dedication in cultivating a nurturing environment for female students in the College of Engineering. “I was a part of clubs where the overall goal was to give women a community in STEM. I started to feel more motivated to continue this journey I was on, motivated to break this gender gap.” |
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CSULB Engineering: Fostering the Innovators of Tomorrow |
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Out in the Vivian Engineering Center Quad last April, students, faculty and staff had an open conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion at the College of Engineering, celebrating everyone's differences and hearing suggestions to make CSULB a better campus. |
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Senior Design Expo
For the first time ever, the College of Engineering brought every department's Senior Design Expo under one roof. Hundreds of students work were judged by more than 50 industry professionals.
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Commencement 2023
Commencement was a wonderful celebration of the achievements of our students and their families. Thousands packed Angel Stadium to congratulate the newest batch of Beach engineers.
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Honorary Doctorate: Desire to give back fuels CSULB engineering alumnus Said Hilal |
Said HIlal founded Applied Medical in 1987. His four-decade career is only a small part of his success. Hilal serves on the Dean's Advisory Council, the 49ers Foundation Board, and continually gives his time to the Beach community. |
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Shadi Saadeh: Joint Training and Certification Program 4; Caltrans- $1,500,000
Hamid Rahai: California State University Transportation Consortium; SJSU Research Foundation- $275,000
Amin Rezaei: When Logic Locking Meets Hardware Trojan Mitigation and Fault Tolerance; National Science Foundation - $173,000
Laurie Huning: Investigating Different Types of Drought Across Snowy Regions and Their Impacts; National Science Foundation- $200,000
Laurie Huning: Climate-Ready Engineers for Water Resources Applications; US Department of Energy- $155,000
Antonella Sciortino: MESA University Program, CSULB; University of California Office of the President- $80,000
Tariq Shehab: 2023 National Summer Transportation Institute program, Caltrans- $40,000
Shaliesh Chandra: Quantitative Performance Measures for the Caltrans Strategic Investment Strategy, Caltrans- $74,000
Navdeep Dhillon: Ultrafast Transiently Nucleated Laser Bubbles for Realistic Phenomenological Boiling Studies, National Science Foundation- $200,000
Antonella Sciortino: MESA College Preporation Program, CSULB; University of California Office of the President- $330,000
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- Congratulations to the recipients of the President's awards for Outstanding Faculty: Shadnaz Asgari, Praveen Shankar and Panadda Marayong.
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We've had several new additions since the last newsletter, including Raquel Porter, CECS Department Coordinator, Debi Scroggins, Financial Management Supervisor, Joshua Nelson, Communications Specialist and Rowena Moore, EE Department Coordinator.
- Service awards include: Jamie Huynh (10 years), Karyl Anthony (15 years), James Stasher (15 years), Shelly Chang (20 years), Djemel Sadi (25 years), and Emmitt Clark (30 years)
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