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JANUARY 2023
Volume. 1 Issue 2
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Message from the Dean
Dr. Richard T. Schoephoerster
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Happy New Year and Congratulations to Our Fall 2022 Graduates
Fall semester would seem very long for many of you. Freshman getting acclimated to college life. Seniors preparing for their 2023 Senior Design projects. And lastly, our fall graduates finishing up their final academics and preparing for an unknown future even with plans in tow. I applaud all of our graduates alongside our faculty and staff that serve them and I am delighted to have met most and got to know some. I especially want to congratulate Jack Perish, our Fall 2022 Valedictorian.
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You can read more about him below. It was a busy semester for us at the college. We launched the first course in Data Science and our new Cybersecurity Technology graduate certificate. We hosted several events including our ESS Scholars Employer Networking event, the 10th Engineering & Computer Science Connections Fair, the Fenn Academy hosted several schools and individual visits, and we had Industry Lunch & Learns. We presented our first fall Hooding & Induction Ceremony. We also published the 2022-2023 edition of Washkewicz Magazine. We have a full color digital copy for you here.
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The 4+1 program allows students the option of taking up to four courses (12 credits) of their undergraduate degree requirements as graduate courses. Read more here.
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Jack Perish, Bachelor Science in Computer Science, Fall 2022 |
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Jack Perish Fall 2022 Valedictorian is Excited to See What’s Next.
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We caught up with Jack before graduation to learn more about him and what's next on his horizon. Here's what he had to say: “I am excited to see what is next, and I know I will be well-equipped given the knowledge and mentorship I obtained at Cleveland State. I hope to continue learning and growing as a person and as a software engineer.” Jack has been involved with the Association of Computing and Machinery, Trio and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) to name a few. Read more here.
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Geri Bakushi Wins NSLS Academic Excellence Scholarship
Geri Bakushi, a Computer Science major with a 3.93 cumulative GPA, was awarded the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Academic Excellence Scholarship. "Higher education is one of the most valuable investments any individual can make. It requires commitment to education and discipline to persevere through the academic rigors of undergraduate or graduate studies," said Arianne Stinson, NSLS. Bakushi is a member of the Cleveland State University chapter through the Monte Ahuja College of Business. Read more.
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Alumnus Katie Davis Pays It Forward |
Self-proclaimed “STEMinist” Katie Davis and her husband Brandon — both CSU alumni — recently established the Katie D. Davis Engineering Scholarship. A mechanical engineering graduate, Davis is founder of Erie Engineering & Construction, a firm dedicated to a high-performance, team-based project management model. Students pursuing a mechanical, electrical, civil, or chemical engineering degree in good academic standing are eligible for the scholarship. Read more.
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Mary Jo Chionchio Gift Supports CHMS Center |
Mary Jo Chionchio, (pictured front row, 2nd from left) recently established the Chub and Mary Jo Chionchio Graduate Internship Fund with CSU. The fund will support graduate students within the Center for Human Machine Systems. Read more.
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New Research Center
The Center for Integrated Modeling for Energy, Resiliency, and Sustainability (IERS) aims to advance research and education in two major domains: energy systems modeling and built-environment resiliency and sustainability. The center is led by Dr. Yong Tao, the Betty L. Gordon Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MCE), and MCE faculty members Dr. Navid Goudarzi, and Dr. Wei Zhang. Read more about the IERS and other research centers.
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ODOT Awards Grant to Drs. Hongkai Yu and Jacqueline Jenkins for Snow Plow Simulation Training
Dr. Hongkai Yu, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Co-PI Dr. Jacqueline Jenkins, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a two-year, $400,000 grant to create enhanced and comprehensive snow plow driver training that improves ODOT's truck driving simulator training scenarios for inexperienced drivers. Read More
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Smart Manufacturing Tools Preparing the Next Generation
Dr. Saeed Farahani, Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, works to bridge the gap between education and industry. He was recently featured in a case study by VKS explaining the process and importance of cross training of employees as well as consistency in education from class to the next. VKS states, "For companies that have yet to adopt smart manufacturing tools like work instruc-\tion software, the skills gap is still a large concern." Read more.
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Dr. Yong Tao Awarded U.S. Department of Education Grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Dr. Yong Tao, Betty L. Gordon Endowed Professor and Chair, a $1,009,852 grant through the Modeling and Simulation Program for his proposal Developing Modeling and Simulation-Based Multidisciplinary Learning environment for Urban Universities. This project will be a collaboration between the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Teacher Education to develop a new graduate concentration of Modeling and Simulation in Sustainable Energy Systems (MS-SES). Read more.
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Dr. Sathish Kumar Leads NSF-Funded Research to Develop Quantum Sensor Circuits
Dr. Sathish Kumar, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded a new National Science Foundation research award to develop new designs for programmable quantum sensor circuits. The three-year, $799,985 award includes a sub-award with Dr. Murray Holland, a Physics professor at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies quantum gases and optomechanical transducers. Read more.
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Dr. Hongkai Yu, to Lead New NSF Major Research Instrumentation Grant
Dr. Hongkai Yu, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) will lead a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) $434,431 grant that will support the acquisition and implementation of new computing equipment for a wide range of Smart City research. Co-PIs include Dr. Sathish Kumar, Dr. Wenbing Zhao, Dr. Zicheng Chi, and Dr. Mehdi Rahmati. The grant Senior Personnel is Dr. Jacqueline Jenkins. Read more.
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Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer Receives Phase 3 Award
The TeCK Fund selected the CSU submission by Dr. Chelsea Monty-Bromer, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, for funding. This project, titled Vertically Stacked ZRA Sensor Array for Real-time Water Quality Monitoring, will help validate an innovative and reliable approach to monitoring water quality in freshwater systems to help prevent illness and death for both humans and animals. Read more
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ARDC Update with Dr. Zhiqiang Gao
20 years after its debut, ADRC, the brain child of Dr. Zhiqiang Gao, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Advanced Control Technologies, is now included in Matlab-Simulink base package. Dr. Gao’s ADRC patent portfolio was the foundation for CSU’s first start-up company in 2006. The ADRC Technology was licensed to LineStream Technologies which raised over $11M of financing. Read more.
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ESS Scholars Diversity Employer Networking Event.
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First Fall Hooding & Induction Ceremony.
View ceremony gallery here. View reception gallery here.
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10th Annual Fall Engineering and Computer Science Connections Fair. View gallery here. Register for the Spring 2023 Fair here.
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CSU Giving Day February 16, 2023
>2023 Celebrating 100 Years<
How should we celebrate? Click code to submit ideas or click here.
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