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PSU graduates largest class
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organization |
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Working with local industries to build structures
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partnership |
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Passing rate of over 90% on exam
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resource |
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“I have been able to gain real world experience and see engineering in a global context through my participation in Engineers Without Borders.” – Alex Bigazzi, Maseeh College student
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organization |
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Regional transportation challenges
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research |
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Working with secondary school students
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partnership |
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"Several companies have expressed interest in hiring me based solely on my involvement in student projects at PSU."
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alumnus |
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"PSU is my home, with so many good friends and helpful faculty members."
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graduate |
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"The Department of Engineering and Technology Management is like no other—we research technology both from the business and the technical perspective."
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faculty |
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“Look at the track record of where we started in the 60s and where the college is now. At this rate, the Maseeh College promises to be an exciting place for creating the next generation of technology.”
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faculty |
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“Thanks to my professors at PSU and my experiences in and out of the classroom, I believe I am fully prepared for what lies ahead.”
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alumnus |
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"For mechanical engineering students, the opportunities at PSU are amazing."
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undergraduate |
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"The relaxed atmosphere on campus, the helpful attitude of the professors and their valuable advice has made my experience at PSU very enjoyable and will certainly contribute to my ability to have a successful career in engineering."
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alumnus |
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"A real advantage of being at PSU's Maseeh College is having good connections to industry and solving practical problems."
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alumnus |
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"Receiving the Maseeh Fellowship inspired me to want to give back to the professional and academic community."
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alumnus |
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"PSU's Maseeh College takes full advantage of its excellent faculty, prime urban location, and strong connections to give students an educational experience that jump starts their careers."
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alumnus |
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My advice to prospective computer science students is to get a good advisor and take full advantage of the many opportunities at Portland State to be involved.
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graduate |
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"Portland State University allowed me to get an education in Electrical Engineering and Physics while still being able to stay in Portland and work almost full-time."
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alumnus |
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The atmosphere in the Department of Computer Science is comfortable and inclusive. I feel I’m getting a high quality education with healthy collaborative relationships between faculty and graduate students.
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graduate |
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“Portland State’s professors and proximity to industry ensure that our courses and research are both current and applicable.”
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graduate |
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Lynn Peterson, who considers herself a "recovering highway engineer," paves the way as the first woman enrolled in PSU's Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. program.
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graduate |
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"Working with PSU's great research faculty has been an incredible experience."
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alumnus |
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"PSU has delivered just what I was looking for. It has faculty who are committed to helping me succeed and a campus with strong and meaningful contacts with industry."
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alumnus |
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When not teaching and working with students in his adaptive learning lab in PSU's Computer Science Department, Dr. Bryant York helps shape the future of computer science.
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faculty |
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“PSU’s unique urban setting and the collaborative spirit of my colleagues in the transportation profession, both on campus and off, creates an environment that allows me to develop as a researcher and bring relevant case studies to the classroom.”
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faculty |
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David Jay is working to reinvent the field study of tidal analysis.
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faculty |
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“I’m not sure what I would have done with my life if computers hadn’t been invented. I’m fascinated by all aspects of computer science, and it’s let me collaborate with a wide variety of people in other areas of science and engineering.”
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faculty |
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David Sailor is an expert in urban climates and how they’re affected by buildings, energy consumption, and human activity.
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faculty |
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"The Maseeh College is expanding rapidly, and it’s exciting to be a part of that growth."
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faculty |
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Dragan Milosevic believes that being a good manager means learning to work with people in an effort to help them excel.
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faculty |
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Dundar Kocaoglu and his team of researchers have developed a process to help companies make strategic decisions using mathematical models to determine a decision’s impact.
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faculty |
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When it comes to energy systems, Professor Sheblé focuses on what's critical: energy market design, competitive information, expansion, renewable resources, and sustainable development.
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faculty |
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Gerald Sheblé's research has helped power companies around the world.
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faculty |
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The city is Professor Spolek’s laboratory.
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faculty |
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Gwynn Johnson's enthusiasm for teaching and research helps make PSU extraordinary.
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faculty |
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At PSU I am privileged to work with very bright and creative people on stimulating and useful projects.
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faculty |
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Karen Karavanic's enthusiasm for research motivates her to integrate cutting edge results into all of her courses.
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faculty |
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"It is exciting to have my work in electromagnetics and acoustics contribute to the burgeoning research activity in the ECE department."
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faculty |
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Marek Perkowski is helping to law the groundwork for quantum computers.
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faculty |
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Mark Weislogel's research is about finding methods to improve the transport of fluids within a variety of systems and devices.
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faculty |
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Melanie Mitchell is working to develop new algorithms that enables computers to identify and analyze visual images.
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faculty |
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Nirupama Bulusu is involved with a project of tracking the growth and migration of cane toads using a wireless network of acoustic sensors.
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faculty |
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Peter Dusicka’s research revolves around promoting survivability through materials and engineering.
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faculty |
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"Many PSU students gain professional experience and contacts while in school. This gives them the ability to hit the ground running as they begin their careers."
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faculty |
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Robert Daasch has a passion for students. He works hard to make sure they are successful.
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faculty |
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Scott Wells specializes in developing computer models for reservoirs, lakes, and rivers in order to maintain their quality.
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faculty |
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Suresh Singh works to identify ways to reduce electrical power consumption for the Internet.
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faculty |
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Tim Anderson is known for his work on benchmarking.
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faculty |
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Tugrul Daim's research and teachings revolve around the creation of roadmaps that organizations can use to implement emerging technologies.
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faculty |
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Warren Harrison is developing speech interaction techniques that will enable police officers to use voice commands to run license plate records and criminal histories on their in-car computers.
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faculty |
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William Wood's close connection to local industry creates an atmosphere where students can succeed.
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faculty |
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Wu-chang Feng is working with Intel to develop hardware that detects cheating.
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faculty |
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The close collaboration to industry, practical perspective, and supportive faculty convinced me that Portland State was the best choice.
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graduate |
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Up until now it's been a juggling act to balance work and school. Receiving the Maseeh Fellowship has relieved some of that pressure and allowed me to focus on my studies and research.
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graduate |
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"The new CEE Ph.D. program has made it possible for me to realize my dream of becoming a professor and is allowing me to form a new research partnership between PSU and Oregon Tech."
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alumnus |
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"My studies at PSU have had academic challenge and good industry application."
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alumnus |
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OTREC is a National University Transportation Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration and is a partnership between Portland State University, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Institute of Technology.
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research |
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Launching a balloon satellite
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