New construction, concrete head arrives
New department head Julian Kang didn鈥檛 have much time to decide which clothes to pack for his new job as head of the Department of Construction and Concrete Industry Management within the Lohr College of Engineering at South 啵啵直播秀 State University.
He accepted the college鈥檚 offer on Aug. 14 and was at his new position Aug. 22 with classes beginning Aug. 26. 鈥淚ndeed, it has been a whirlwind start, but I am thrilled to be a member of the Jackrabbit family,鈥 Kang said.Doctoral student receives best paper award
For the second year in a row, South 啵啵直播秀 State University doctoral student Shuchen Huang had her research writings chosen as one of the best papers submitted to the general meeting of the Power and Energy Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
As a result, she was able to give a nine-minute presentation to some 200 scientists and advanced scholars at the group鈥檚 annual meeting in Seattle July 23. More than 1,500 papers are submitted each year, with 60 to 80 papers in a variety of categories earning best paper designation, Huang said.Jackrabbit in the spotlight: Stern at the wheel of JEC again in 2024-25
鈥淚f you need something done, find a busy person and they鈥檒l get it done.鈥
The adage certainly applies to senior mechanical engineering student Cherish Stern of Brookings. She is in her second year as president of the Joint Engineering Council within the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering at South 啵啵直播秀 State University, an intern at Daktronics and a member of the Biomedical Engineering Society.SDSU shatters research expenditures record for second consecutive year
For the second consecutive year, South 啵啵直播秀 State University has broken its research expenditures record. Research expenditures for fiscal year 2024 reached $84 million 鈥 a 13.5% increase from last year's record of $74 million.
Gowen to present 鈥楳usic of the Night鈥 horn recital
The South 啵啵直播秀 State University School of Performing Arts presents Sam Gowen in 鈥淢usic of the Night,鈥 a recital for horn, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center鈥檚 Founders Recital Hall.
Steven Rommereim of Alcester is 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
Leadership in agriculture begins at slat level, explained fifth-generation hog producer Steven Rommereim.
Floyd Hansmeier of Bristol is 2024 Eminent Leader in Agriculture, Family and Community
More than a century ago, Floyd Hansmeier鈥檚 Grandpa Henry hopped on a train in Iowa seeking adventure out West. As family lore goes, when the train stopped for the night in Bristol, South 啵啵直播秀, Henry Hansmeier got a hotel room for the night, overslept, missed the train and never left Bristol.