One is a civil engineer, the other a counselor. Together the Cal State Fullerton professors share an emotional and physical bond with Nepal, a country devastated by deadly earthquakes this spring. Landslide and earthquake expert Binod Tiwari was born and raised in the South Asian country. Jeffrey A. Kottler is a professor of counseling and founder of a nonprofit organization that supports girls’ education in Nepal.
Cal State Fullerton civil engineer Binod Tiwari will co-lead a team of 11 geotechnical experts to Nepal, following the powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the country April 25, killing more than 5,000 and destroying homes, temples and other historic buildings.
Cal State Fullerton, in partnership with Johns Hopkins University, hosts a June 29-July 24 college-level engineering program for high school students.
Anaheim junior high students will present projects they designed and built under the mentorship of Cal State Fullerton engineering, computer science and business majors, at the June 4 STEM-Inc Project Showcase and Celebration Night.
Six months after completing the Epicenter University Innovation Fellows program, Cal State Fullerton business majors Amerika Bernal and Cristian Sanchez are staying focused and on task, creating student connections and collaborations on projects throughout campus.
A team of mechanical engineering students will race their designed and built Baja off-roading vehicle through mud and dirt, climbing hills and rocks, in a May 27-30 Baja Society of Automotive Engineers competition in Portland, Oregon.
A computer-based electric wheelchair controlled by using thoughts and facial expressions, a motorcycle anti‐theft system that notifies suspicious movement via mobile phone and an automated machine that prepares burgers with a smartphone app will be among computer engineering student projects demonstrated from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, May 15, in Room 221 of the Engineering Building.
Two Cal State Fullerton video game teams have been selected as finalists in the Saturday, May 9, IEEE GameSIG Intercollegiate Computer Game Showcase.
With its single-engine, box-wing aircraft “Big Frank,” Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) team captured sixth place overall at the April SAE Aero Design West competition in Van Nuys.
With the fastest time of 22.01 seconds, electrical engineering students Benjamin Gonzalez and Christopher Suh won first place in the May “Natcar CSUF” competition at Fullerton College. Next: “Natcar UC Davis” on May 23.