2025 College of Engineering News
Spartan Engineers: Ali’s Story, Student Profile Nominations & Autonomous Ubers!
December 9, 2025
Student Profile – Ali Jaweed. Uber Jumps Into Autonomous Taxi Race With 2026 Launch Plan.
SJ Christmas in the Park unveils new attractions after new funding
December 3, 2025
Professor Viswanathan and his SJSU College of Engineering students were spotlighted at Plaza de César Chávez in downtown San Jose, where KRON4 TV’s Jack Molmud interviewed them about the refurbished penguin display they spent a year developing, highlighting their dedication, teamwork, and innovative engineering efforts.
Spartan Engineers: From Solar Dreams to Holiday Scenes, $11M Crypto Heist Insights and more!
December 2, 2025
Student Profile – Kalino Ruiz. Engineering Students Bring Holiday Magic to Life at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park. Engineering Students Clubs Take Center Field at CEFCU Stadium.
Engineering Students Bring Holiday Magic to Life at San Jose’s Christmas in the Park
December 1, 2025
For more than 40 years, Christmas in the Park has transformed downtown San José into a festive holiday experience — and this season, SJSU mechanical engineering students helped bring one of its classic displays back to life.
November 25, 2025
Student Profile – Thomas Wong. SJSU Aviation Students Support Air Traffic Controllers
During Shutdown. DMV Approves Waymo’s Expansion Across the Bay Area.
Spartan Engineers: Natalie’s NVIDIA Story, NETS Events, Cal Hacks Victory, and more!
November 18, 2025
Student Profile – Natalie Dominguez Barrios. NETS Sparks Careers and Creativity with
Alumni Insights and Pumpkin Fun! SJSU Students Win Fetch.ai Award at Cal Hacks 12.0
Spartan Engineers: Meet Ricardo, Luncheon Recap, Apple Mentorship, and more!
November 12, 2025
Student Profile – Ricardo Geusen. SJSU College of Engineering Honors Student Scholars and Donors at Annual Luncheon. SJSU Engineering Students Plug Into Apple’s Future of Innovation.
November 4, 2025
Student Profile – Jessica Wight. Amazon Unveils AI-Powered Delivery Tech. Mary G. Ross: Trailblazing Engineer.
Spartan Engineers: April’s Story, Patent Law Careers, Quantum Crypto, Global Adventures and more!
October 28, 2025
Student Profile – April Santillan. Dean’s Career Conversation: Patent Law Opportunities for Engineers. Quantum Computing vs Crypto.
SJSU Aviation Students Take Flight with Prestigious SCAPA Awards
Three San José State University Aviation students were awarded $3,000 scholarships each from the South County Airport Pilots Association (SCAPA), recognizing their outstanding dedication to flight training and aviation excellence.
Spartan Engineers: Mateo’s Future Impact, Cadence on Campus, UAVs, and More!
October 21, 2025
Student Profile – Mateo Johnson. SJSU and Cadence Partner to Power the Next Generation
of Engineers. Spartan Flight: SJSU’s Drone Dream Team Takes Off.
October 14, 2025
Student Profile – Aditya Rao. GSA Talent Initiative Event Recap. Global Race for Sovereign
AI.
KTVU TV - San Jose State chemistry course brews up lessons in the science of coffee
October 12, 2025
More than 2 billion cups of coffee are consumed around the world every day, making it the most popular drink on Earth after water. Now, a group of students at San Jose State University is learning what goes into that perfect cup.
October 7, 2025
Student Profile – Jesse Nguyen. ESSC Peer Mentorship Program Mentors, Fall 2025. New
H-1B Fees Shake Tech Industry.
Spartan Engineers: Ahmad’s Story at CelLink, SHPE Award Winner, AI Job Layoffs, and more!
September 30, 2025
Student Profile – Ahmad Barati. SHPE Graduate Role Model Award. AI Is Reshaping Jobs,
and Workers Must Learn AI to Stay Ahead.
September 23, 2025
Fall 2025 Engineering Magazine. Student Profile – Abdullah Almasarwa. NVIDIA, AMD to Sell AI Chips to China, Give U.S. 15% Cut
September 16, 2025
Fall 2025 Engineering Magazine. Student Profile – Dori Hjalmarson. CSU Trustees Award
for Outstanding Achievement. SJSU Engineering Clubs Launch Students Forward.
September 9, 2025
Fall 2025 Engineering Magazine Issue. Student Profile – Parth Mistry. GTI Study Abroad
Program.
Dean Sheryl Ehrman Featured in Silicon Valley Business Journal
September 5, 2025
Silicon Valley Colleges Rethink Education Models in AI Era. Source: Silicon Valley
Business Journal
Spartan Engineers: Jerome’s Story, Concrete Canoe Rising, Golden Age of Crypto, and more!
September 2, 2025
Student Profile – Jerome Foronda. Racing on Concrete: SJSU Concrete Canoe Club on
the Rise. Tech Expert: US Could Become No. 1 in Digital Currency.
August 26, 2025
Student Profile – Shinika Balasundar. NASA on Campus Event Recap. Banafa – Tensor
Launches First Personal Robocar.
Disability Pride, Cyber Warriors, Spartan Racing Grit, Reset-Reinvent-Rise & Self-Driving Surprises!
July 29, 2025
Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July. A Day in the Life of a Cybersecurity
Advisor. Spartan Racing Contest.
Pride Month Spotlight, Aerospace Dreams & AI Ethical Dilemmas
June 24, 2025
From Wrenches to Rockets: Gavilan Alum Soars into SJSU’s Prestigious Aerospace Engineering Program. Silicon Valley cities hit with records requests for residents’ emails to train controversial AI – featuring Prof. Ahmed Banafa.
Top 10 in Coding Talent, ME Awards Highlights, and more!
May 20, 2025
CoE Software Engineering Ranked in Top 10 Nationwide in CodeSignal’s 2025 Report.
ME Awards Celebration. Why AI fails.
San Jose State University's engineering program leaps into top 10 in new ranking
May 13, 2025
San Jose State University is one of the top 10 universities to get an engineering degree, according to a new report.
Meet an SJSU Rocket Leader and Banafa’s Report on the Magnificent Seven!
May 6, 2025
Student Profile – Aashna Gajaria. Tech investing playbook
April 29, 2025
Student Profile – Fernando Sánchez López. Cloudathon. Grad Slam Winner.
From New Delhi to Design, CoE Showcase, Rechargeable Batteries, and more!
April 22, 2025
Student Profile – Udayveer Singh Grewal. API & SWANA Heritage Month – Rachid Yazami.
SJSU College of Engineering 2025 Showcase Kicks Off Research Week.
Full Throttle to The Future, ASD 2025 Highlights, Go Program Ends, and more!
April 15, 2025
Student Profile – Clarence Choi. Excitement in the Air as Admitted Spartans Visit the College of Engineering. API & SWANA Heritage Month – ATM Machine.
Health Tech Passion, BME Conference, API/SWANA Heritage Month, and TikTok Ban Extension!
April 8, 2025
Student Profile – Abel Atsbaha. Biomedical Conference Recap. API & SWANA Heritage Month.
Empowering Women in STEM, Highlights from WiE 2025, and 23andMe Data!
March 25, 2025
Student Profile – Aleeza Huraira. Inspiring 2025 WiE Conference. Prof. Ahmed Banafa
– 23andMe Data Deletion.
Beyond the Comfort Zone, Six Triple Eight, Silly Putty, AI Regulations, and more!
March 18, 2025
Student Profile – Bhavagyna Vegunta. Women History Month – 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. CommUniverCity Campus Tour.
Fixit Clinic’s Impact, Women in STEM, AI with Human Senses!
March 11, 2025
SJSU Day of Giving. Student Profile – Caroline Glaser. Women’s History Month. Human-Machine Interaction.
New College Magazine, SJSU Day of Giving, SOLES Event and more!
March 4, 2025
SJSU Day of Giving. Student Profile – Christian Alonso Catano. SOLES Event. Women’s
History Month.
New College Magazine, Lucid Student Internship, The “First” Black Figures, and more!
February 25, 2025
Student Profile – Alexander Wiley. Black History Month. AI Talks with Silicon Valley
Expert: $500B Stargate, Tech Hiring & Future! Ft. Dr Ahmed Banafa!
Scholarship to Master’s, Keeping the Locomotion in Motion, and AI Stops Thieves!
February 18, 2025
Student Profile – Alec Jaculina. Elijah McCoy was a Canadian-American engineer whose
ingenuity transformed the railroad and manufacturing industries. SWE members gathered
for their Gearring Making Socials event.
Tech for the People, the Black Top Gun, Cybersecurity
February 13, 2025
Student Profile – Sofia Silva. Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III was a trailblazing U.S.
Air Force officer and one of the Tuskegee Airmen. A year and a half ago, Hayward City
suffered a cyber attack.
Environmental Safety, Invisible Black Heroes, Quantum Computing Advancement, and more!
February 6, 2025
Student Profile – Joshua Bermea. Charlie Cheathem was a Black aerospace engineer, who worked at North American Aviation in Downey in the 1960s during the Apollo missions. Quantum computing is no longer just a futuristic concept—2025 marks the year it moves from theory to real-world impact.
Students Athlete, Deepseek, and more!
January 30, 2025
Student Profile – Genevieve Larkin. New Chinese AI app Deepseek impacting stock prices of Bay Area tech companies (KPIX) featuring Prof. Ahmed Banafa
