Three new full-time faculty members are joining the Civil Engineering Department in Fall 2008:
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Dragos Andrei is originally from Romania, and received his PhD from Arizona State University. He brings expertise in pavements and materials engineering, along with expertise in geotechnical and transportation engineering. He most recently has been working for Mactec, Inc. where he managed pavement-related projects. Dr. Andrei also is the recipient of our first faculty fellowship, which is sponsored by Pavement Recycling Systems (see story below). |
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Monica Palomo is originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, where she worked on a range of civil engineering projects after graduating from the University of Guanajuato. She subsequently received her PhD from Kansas State University and brings expertise in environmental engineering. |
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Felipe Perez is a Southern California native, and received his PhD from Lehigh University. His primarily area of expertise is structural engineering, and he has most recently been working as a structural engineer for two local consulting firms. |
We also have begun searching for additional new tenure-track faculty, for positions to start in Fall 2009. Applicants may obtain more information from our position announcement.
This year we have received our first faculty fellowships, which consist of externally-sponsored support for new faculty.
Pavement Recycling Systems of Riverside is sponsoring our first fellowship, which has been awarded to Dr. Dragos Andrei. In addition to developing our pavement engineering capabilities, Dr. Andrei plans to work with local and statewide pavement education initiatives.
RBF Consulting. of Irvine also is sponsoring a fellowship in water resources engineering. We are currently searching for a new tenure-track faculty member to receive this fellowship, and expect him or her to start in Fall 2009.
We also are seeking additional sponsors for new faculty fellowships, especially in water resources engineering, environmental engineering, and transportation engineering. For further information, please contact Donald Coduto, department chair.
Enrollments in our Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) program has grown by 59 percent over the past year. We offer three emphasis areas: Geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and transportation engineering. Further information on may be found on our graduate program web page. We are now accepting applications for all three emphasis areas. It is best to apply online through the csumentor web site. Use major code 09081 and be sure to indicate the desired emphasis area in the application.
More new students are recognizing the great career opportunities in civil engineering and the quality education provided at Cal Poly Pomona, so the applications for admission to our BSCE program have increased rapidly over the past several years. Unfortunately, state budget limitations prevent us from accepting all students who satisfy the university's basic admission criteria. Thus, we have implemented new admission requirements, which will apply to Fall 2009 and subsequent applicants. For more information, see our prospective students page.
The application period for Fall 2009 admission is October 1 through November 30, 2008.
Dr. Shenoda and 15 civil engineering students completed our second annual civil engineering study abroad trip this past summer. They visited Egypt and studied a wide range of civil engineering accomplishments, ranging from the pyramids to the Aswan Dam.
We are in the process of planning our third annual study abroad trip, which will consist of a visit to China in Summer 2009. This trip will have a structural engineering focus. More details will be announced as our plans become finalized.
Professor Gershfeld is the principal investigator for a new project with the Wood Education Institute to develop new curriculum for both college students and practicing professionals. This curriculum will encompass various aspects of wood structure design.
