Spectra Newsletter

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Industry Advisory Board

iab20111021-31.jpgDutch Schultz, HAZMED[/img]
iab20111021-37.jpgNeal Gaborno, Raytheon[/img]
iab20111021-32.jpgJack Buhn, Canoga Perkins[/img]
iab20111021-33.jpgPerry Salomon, Aleratec[/img][Read more…]

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Giving to the College

There are many ways you can help and each gift has a tremendous impact on the lives of our students.

Your generous donations enable us to enhance their educational experience, provide financial assistance, and much more.

To discuss how you can make a difference in the College, please contact:

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bcaganich@csun.edu

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COLLEGE DIRECTORY

DEAN
Ramesh, S. K. s.ramesh@csun.edu
818.677.4501

ASSOCIATE DEAN
Bekir, Nagwa nagwa.bekir@csun.edu
818.677.2183
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A Message from the Dean

ramesh2011.jpgDear friends,

I am delighted to share with you our first issue of SPECTRA for 2011, highlighting the accomplishments of our students and faculty over the past six months. It has been a very productive period, with approximately $1.7 million in grants and contracts awarded to our faculty in support of research and education since March 2010. But in some ways it has almost evoked the words of Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the ….”, as we prepare for yet another round of painful budget cuts resulting from the serious financial crisis in California.

As I write this message, I thought I would share some observations I made at a recent IEEE meeting as part of a keynote address titled “Perspectives on the Globalization of Engineering.” They seem especially relevant, given the challenges that confront us today. As I noted, regions and nations are now competing globally in a race for talent and capital, and the global economic landscape is changing. [Read more…]

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Designing a helping hand

lin_ct.jpgMore than 36 million Americans are estimated to have some kind of disability, including over 3.7 million Californians. These figures are expected to skyrocket over the next few decades as baby boomers continue to age and life expectancy increases. Paralleling this increase, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, will be significant career opportunities in health services industries, such as assistive and adaptive technologies. Ironically, however, educational programs in this emerging field are scarce.

“If you were to do a search, you couldn’t find a master’s level degree program in assistive technology on the West Coast,” says C.T. Lin, a professor of mechanical engineering.

That’s why CSUN is inaugurating a new master’s degree program to meet the need in assistive technology engineering. “In a way, this program is really creating the workforce, which is very much needed in the field,” says Lin, who serves as the program’s academic coordinator.[Read more…]

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