College of Engineering News

The CSULB College of Engineering's mission is to develop innovators who design and implement practical solutions to meet the societal challenges of today and tomorrow. The articles below highlight the accomplishments of students and faculty and new developments within COE. Have a news item to share? Email margo.mccall@csulb.edu. Connect with COE on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube for more news.

News Archive (2005-18)

BME’s Perla Ayala Receives NSF CAREER Award

Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Perla Ayala is the recipient of a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to support her research into vascularization in cardiac fibrosis models.

Infrastructure Bill Creates Demand for Graduates

Already bright, job prospects for CSULB Civil Engineering and Construction Management graduates are even more promising now that the $1.2 trillion federal Infrastructure Bill has passed. Students are receiving multiple offers, often well before they graduate.   

CSULB Professor’s Machine Learning Expertise Contributed to Covid-19 Research

When it comes to Covid-19, conventional wisdom has been that risk factors such as age, obesity, heart issues, and diabetes contribute to worse outcomes. However, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Medicine, the picture may be more complex than that. 

CECS Department Receives Grant to Recruit and Retain Women in Computing

The CSULB Computer Engineering & Computer Science Department (CECS) has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing (CIC) at Northeastern University to recruit and retain more female students.

ME Grad Among Team Exploring Space Accessibility

CSULB College of Engineering mechanical engineering graduate Dana Bolles, a NASA Science Communications Program Manager, was among the Astro Access team members welcomed back Monday from their parabolic flight to expand the horizons of accessibility in space. 

CSULB's Rich Space Beach History

Cal State Long Beach and the College of Engineering have been at the center of Space Beach for decades, developing both undergraduate and graduate programs, among others, in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, and industrial design, forging immersive co-curricular experiences and workforce pipelines with industry partners, and spearheading…

COE Hosts Two-Day Mechatronics Workshop

Mechatronics is one of the fast-growing engineering fields. Yet programs to develop the next generation of mechatronics engineers remain in their infancy.