McComishes create first endowed department at SDSU
A Montana couple has endowed The McComish Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University. The $5 million gift results in the university’s first endowed and named department, representing an exceptional and lasting investment.
Building a seed-planting drone on a tight budget
Johnny Appleseed became an American legion in the first half of the 19th century for his apple tree-planting endeavors. In the first half of the 21st century, a group of nine SDSU engineering students are hoping to make tree planting a viable high-tech operation anywhere in the world.
They form a senior design team that is creating a seed pod drone and dispenser that is sponsored by Jerry Natzel of Owatonna, Minnesota.Robotics club builds autonomous sprayer
Connoisseurs say a good wine can’t be rushed. Perhaps the same could be said about a good autonomous vineyard sprayer.
Since spring 2022, the SDSU Robotics Club has been working on a project for alum Jerry Natzel of Owatonna, Minnesota, to build an autonomous sprayer for his vineyard. The project’s history predates that. But by late April, the club hopes to have all the bugs worked out of this bug-spraying machine.Headley, Schaefer tabbed as SDSU Distinguished Engineers
An internationally recognized geotechnical engineer and the director of the Sanford Underground Research Facility have been selected as the 2024 Distinguished Engineers at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University. Vernon Schaefer and Mike Headley will be honored at the April 23 Engineering Scholarship Banquet at Club 71 in Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
TRANSFORMATIVE: SDSU associate professor selected for groundbreaking renewable energy project
Tim Hansen, the Harold C. Hohbach Endowed Associate Professor in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University’s Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, has been selected to help lead a groundbreaking initiative to revolutionize how power systems interact and adapt in an increasingly renewable energy-rich landscape.
Faculty Research Spotlight: Chulwoo Pack
Chulwoo Pack, assistant professor in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, is continuing his research to develop image analysis tools through deep learning, computer vision and reasoning.
SDSU researchers develop AI-powered model to predict stock market trends
Can artificial intelligence tools help predict stock price movement and volatility? Two South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University researchers believe so.
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