Mechanical Engineering News

An in-depth look at SDSU’s Aztec Baja SAE who take part in the Mexican-originated motorsport.

San Diego State University assistant professor of mechanical engineering Joaquin Camacho researches sustainable energy technologies. NewsCenter’s Susanne Clara Bard asked Camacho to explain the nuts and bolts of the state’s Flex Alert program.

Dr. Zahra Nili Ahmadabadi, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of Dynamic Systems and Intelligent Machines Lab (DSIM), was awarded a $250,000 grant from Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) for her project on developing a sound modeling system that enables physics-based machine learning models for sound source detection purposes.

The annual award for outstanding contributions will be presented at the All-University Convocation on Aug. 18.

We are proud to welcome for Fall 2022: Dongye (Don) Zhao (Chair, CCEE), Hanyang Li (CCEE), Tong Huang (ECE), Sara Adibi (ME), and Maysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh (ME).

Professor emeritus George Mansfield bleeds red and black - all five of his children even attended SDSU. Mansfield remains actively involved at SDSU in a variety of ways.

Aztec Electric Racing (AER) members Kyle McCoy, Juan Rojas, Shaunt Malloian, and Clint Panian reflect on their summer competition in Michigan.

Spider-Man enthusiast Francisco Botello combines his love for his favorite superhero and his mechanical engineering major through his research on spider silk.

The Aztec Baja Racing Team competed and reflects on their experiences at the Rochester Institute of Technology's race in Rochester, New York from June 2 - June 5, 2022.

The Aztec Baja Racing Team finished their car in time for their first competition, which was May 12-15, 2022 at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.