Mechanical Engineering News

The Advanced Manufacturing for Energy Devices (AMED) Lab in the College of Engineering at San Diego State University (SDSU), led by Dr. Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, has been featured on the cover of Advanced Functional Materials (Article Number: 2418331). This cover image highlights a significant breakthrough in the utilization of organic conducting polymers for thermoelectric devices, showcasing SDSU’s contributions to cutting-edge materials research.

Dr. Amneet Pal S. Bhalla was awarded the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering award at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE) in Portland, Oregon on November 19, 2024.

Mark Melikian was selected as the sole SDSU representative to the Western Association of Graduate Schools/ProQuest annual awards competition. This is the first year SDSU has participated, and Mark was chosen over all the applicants from SDSU in all STEM fields, not just engineering. Mark's Master's thesis, entitled "On the Modeling of Carbon Particle Oxidation and its Effect on Temperature Distribution in a Small Particle Solar Receiver," represents a significant advance in the predictive capability of a high-temperature solar receiver model that has been under development for a little over a decade in the Combustion and Solar Energy Laboratory directed by Prof. Fletcher Miller.

The SDSU Baja Racing team is excited to share our experiences from this year's competitions, marking a significant milestone as we unveiled our brand-new vehicle. In May, we traveled to Gorman, California, where we achieved a commendable 19th overall finish.

My name is Clemence Rausa and I am a graduating senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering with an Emphasis in Bioengineering.

With an emphasis on designing, simulating, and improving the world we live in, mechanical engineering enables thoughts and ideas to become tangible creations.

The SDSU Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) is part of one of six Regional Centers of Excellence announced by the Department of Energy.

Melissa Owens, a senior Mechanical Engineering major, came to SDSU from Glendale, CA as an undeclared freshman.

Kaylista Halliday is a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student graduating in May of this year. She grew up in Portland, Oregon before moving to Southern California for high school.

John is a mechanical engineering senior graduating in May with minors in both computer science in entrepreneurship.