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UC San Diego launches Institute for Materials Discovery and Design

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The University of California San Siego (UCSD) has formed the San Diego Institute for Materials Discovery and Design, a joint initiative of the Jacobs School of Engineering and Division of Physical Sciences at UCSD. Installation of the TEM is expected to be complete by January 2020.

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Ford receives AISI award for use of steel lightweighting in Mustang Mach-E

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The award was presented by John Catterall, vice president of AISI’s automotive program, at the 20 th annual Great Designs in Steel (GDIS) in-person symposium at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI. Award winners are chosen from presenters at the previous year’s GDIS seminar.

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This Engineer Became a Star in Technology Publishing

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After the war, in 1950, he received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering at Cornell University. But Don wasn’t a typical engineer. A couple of years later, at age 35, he became a full-time editor at Electronic Design. As editor in chief, Don showed an enduring interest in ethical conflicts experienced by engineers.

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SAE and ISO publish joint automotive cybersecurity standard

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SAE International , in collaboration with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), published ISO/SAE 21434™ Standard: Road Vehicles – Cybersecurity Engineering. A complimentary webcast, Cybersecurity Engineering - What to Expect in ISO/SAE 21434 Standard , will take place on Thursday, 16 September 2021, at 10:00 a.m.

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The LEO Satellite Industry Needs More Engineers

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Although the market is growing, the number of engineers and technologists who understand the complicated systems is not. The IEEE Fellow is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Manitoba , Canada, and past vice president of IEEE Educational Activities.

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NASA testing new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) propulsor; 4-8% fuel burn savings over current advanced engines

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Engineers at NASA Glenn are testing a new boundary layer ingesting (BLI) inlet-fan combination—the first of its kind ever to be tested. Originally conceived of as a propulsion system for generation-after-next (N+2), the BLI system could increase fuel efficiency by 4-8% more than the advanced engines airlines are beginning to use.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

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Hodges Former dean of engineering Life Fellow, 85; died 13 November Hodges, who was dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley , conducted pioneering research in IC design and semiconductor manufacturing. Hodges became dean of UC Berkeley’s engineering college in 1990.

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