Forum created to PItch entrepreneurial ideas
PItch Day at SDSU, an opportunity for faculty members to share their entrepreneurial ideas, was revived Nov. 1 after being inactive for a number of years.
The current effort is the vision of the South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University Division of Research and Economic Development and the Research Office in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering. It featured six presenters — four from engineering, one from the College of Natural Sciences and one from the School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies.
Rajesh Kavasseri, associate dean for research in the Lohr College of Engineering, served as moderator. He said the presentations at the Research Park at South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University are expected to continue on a quarterly basis.Prasad first ME faculty member to receive NSF Career à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã
Assistant professor Anamika Prasad is the first mechanical engineering faculty member to receive the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award.
NSF project to analyze new battery material
Assistant professor Yue Zhou of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, is leading a three-year, nearly $450,000 National Science Foundation project to determine how lithium metal improves battery performance.
SDSU imaging engineers testing prototype calibration device
Imaging engineers are testing a prototype device to calibrate sensors on Earth-imaging satellites and conducting research to validate new remote sensing products.
SDSU researchers part of new national transportation center
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University researchers will develop innovative techniques to repair and construct bridges and roadways through a new U.S. Department of Transportation-funded research center.