From Mentee to Mentor: Sam Lee’s Path at UC San Diego
Sam Lee, a UC San Diego structural engineering alumnus, shares his insights and experiences throughout his master’s degree program, including the initial draw to UC San Diego, his passion for teaching and mentoring, and his advice for incoming students. 

Professor Honored with ASCE Raymond D. Mindlin Medal for Contributions to Applied Solid Mechanics
Distinguished Professor Jiun-Shyan Chen of Structural Engineering was awarded the Raymond D. Mindlin Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Engineering Mechanics Institute.

Rising to New Heights: Alex Guibert's Scholarship in Vertical Flight Technology
Alex Guibert, a doctoral student in UC San Diego's Department of Structural Engineering, recently earned the $4,000 Frank Robinson Scholarship from the Vertical Flight Foundation (VFF).

Revolutionizing Touch: Chengyang Huang's Award-Winning Innovations in Tactile Feedback
UC San Diego structural engineering doctoral candidate Chengyang Huang won 1st place for the Best Student Paper Award in the 2024 Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems at the SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Symposium in March 2024.

Optimizing the Future: Professor H. Alicia Kim's Topology Innovations in Engineering Solutions
UC San Diego Structural Engineering Professor H. Alicia Kim is at the forefront of cutting-edge research, developing topology optimization to revolutionize engineering solutions across diverse domains.

Journey of an Alumna: Caitlyn Randall's Path in Structural Engineering at UC San Diego
Caitlyn Randall, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego in June 2023, is now a Construction Project Manager at the Disneyland Resort. 

UC San Diego Innovators Aim to Revolutionize Rail Safety by Proposing Award-Winning Non-Contact Ultrasonic Monitoring System
Structural Engineering research group Diptojit Datta, Ali Zare Hosseinzadeh, and Izabela Batista, along with Structural Engineering Professor Francesco Lanza di Scalea from UC San Diego, clinched first place in the ASME Noise Control and Acoustics Division (NCAD) Student Paper Competition during the ASME IMECE Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Diversity Champion: Ali Zare Hosseinzadeh Awarded SE Fellowship for Commitment to Inclusion
Ali Zare Hosseinzadeh, a Ph.D. student working under the guidance of Professor Francesco Lanza di Scalea in UC San Diego's Department of Structural Engineering, has been awarded the Structural Engineering (SE) Diversity Fellowship, recognizing his unwavering dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Structural Engineering Professor Receives the Prestigious SPIE NDE Lifetime Achievement Award
Michael Todd, Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego, was recently honored with the Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).

Swinging into Innovation: TaylorMade Golf Endows UC San Diego Faculty Fellow
Professor Kenneth Loh, from the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego, has been named the inaugural holder of the TaylorMade Golf Chancellor’s Endowed Faculty Fellowship.