SE Spotlight
How 3D-Printed Concrete Foundations May Revolutionize Renewable Energy Anchorage
To revolutionize renewable energy infrastructure, a dynamic collaboration between UC San Diego's Department of Structural Engineering and RCAM Technologies has emerged.
Georgios Tsampras Leads Collaborative Research Initiative for Natural Disaster Resilience
Georgios Tsampras, an assistant professor in the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego, is spearheading a $397,000 collaborative research effort between UC San Diego and Lehigh University (Co-PI Paolo Bocchini) to bolster community resilience in the face of natural disasters.
Carlos Franco Mayorga Gallegos Awarded the 2023-2024 Nicolas F. Maloof Jr. GA Chapter Fellowship from ACI
UC San Diego Structural Engineering Ph.D. student Carlos Franco Mayorga Gallegos was recently honored with the 2023-2024 Nicolas F. Maloof Jr. GA Chapter Fellowship from the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Foundation.
Newly Released Data Reveals 15 Structural Engineering Faculty as Top-Cited Scientists
Newly released data from the Elsevier Data Repository includes 15 members of the UC San Diego Structural Engineering faculty.
CAREER Award Targets Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Impact on Infrastructure and Communities
Associate Professor Ingrid Tomac has been honored with the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her groundbreaking research on the devastating impacts of post-wildfire debris flows on civil infrastructures.
UC San Diego Structural Engineering Ph.D. Student Sergio Godinez Awarded 2023-2024 Darrell F. Elliott Louisiana Fellowship from ACI
Sergio Godinez, a Structural Engineering Ph.D. student at UC San Diego, recently won the prestigious Darrell F. Elliott Louisiana Fellowship from the ACI (American Concrete Institute) Foundation.
2010 Structural Engineering Ph.D. Alumnus Eric Flynn Wins 2022 Distinguished Performance Award at the Los Alamos National Laboratory
2010 UC San Diego Structural Engineering Ph.D. alumnus Eric Flynn, who worked under the guidance of Distinguished Professor Mike Todd, has been honored with the 2022 Distinguished Performance Award at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Liana Wong Wins the 2023 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Scholarship
Liana Wong, a dedicated fourth-year student majoring in Structural Engineering with a specialization in Civil Structures, has been honored with the prestigious 2023 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Scholarship.
Interview with an Alumna- Jessica Chan (B.S. and M.S. in Structural Engineering)
In my freshman year of undergrad, I made the decision to transfer to the SE program, having been introduced to it through my involvement with Triton UAS, an autonomous airplane project team led by SE students.
Interview with an Alumnus- Saul Chaplin (B.S. Structural Engineering)
I chose UC San Diego because I wanted exposure to subjects including aerospace structures, structural health monitoring, and model correlation, all of which fall outside the typical scope of a civil engineering undergraduate program.