Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics
At the American Society of Civil Engineering’s 2010 regional conference, which took place during spring break at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, CSUN’s team claimed first place in the Steel Bridge competition in the aesthetics and lightness categories and came in third overall. The winning team is headed to the national competition in June.[Read more…]
Milad Girgis: Manufacturing Success
From the time he was in high school, Milad Girgis (’97, Mechanical Engineering; MS ’01, Engineering Management) knew he wanted to be an engineer. He just didn’t know what kind. As a student at CECS in the 1990s, he was team leader for CSUN’s Formula One car in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ Collegiate Design Series competition, and he thought he wanted to work for a car company. When he took part in the Honors Co-Op internship program, he was hoping to land a spot with an aerospace company to gain relevant experience. Instead, his internship was at a small medical device company in Chatsworth—and that detour changed the entire course of his career.[Read more…]
