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professional, visited Kim in Spring 2025. In previous years, Kim traveled to Saudi Arabia to conduct course reviews with AlShareef for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam. Sophia Krause-Levy, PhD, assistant professor of computer science, recently led a Birds of a Feather session at the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education conference and co-chaired the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges: Southwestern Region. Her recent publications explore tutor perceptions and the impact of metacognition-promoting tools on student performance. She has two upcoming publications on the impostor phenomenon and recently contributed to an Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education working group on research knowledge development. Susan M. Lord, PhD, professor and chair of integrated engineering, co-authored a chapter on “Ethical Issues in Electrical and Electronic Engineering” in The Routledge International Handbook of Engineering Ethics Education with John Mitchell, PhD, at University College London. She gave the keynote address at the 2025 IEEE Global Conference on Engineering Education in London, entitled “Real World Engineering: Integrating Ethics into Electrical Engineering Education.”

Tom Lupfer, MA, professor of practice and member of USD’s Board of Trustees, was selected as an honoree for the 2025 San Diego Business Journal Nonprofit Board Leaders of Influence. He was also awarded his 12th patent — U.S. Patent Number 12,195,253, entitled “Smart Hydration System.” Nadieh Moghadam, PhD, assistant professor of electrical engineering, presented peer-reviewed conference papers: “Enhancing Neural Network Performance for Medical Data Analysis through Feature Engineering;” “Blockchain Sharding in IEEE 802.11ax Networks;” and “Wireless Multicast in Fading Channels: Detecting and Counteracting Adversaries.” Additionally, she secured a $15,000 research award from the California Space Grant Consortium for her project, “Wearable AI for Astronaut Stress Monitoring: A Predictive and Adaptive Approach.” Nikhil Yadav, PhD, associate professor of computer science, was promoted to chair in Spring 2025 and assumed the role of faculty lead for the Engineering Entrepreneurship program. A paper he co-authored with Jack Conley ’28 (CS) and Penelope Yanez ’28 (CS), “Edge-X: Cost Factor Evaluation Workflow for Model Deployment on Edge AI Devices,” was presented at the IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence.

of the Engineering Exchange for Social Justice, she leads initiatives in waste upcycling, sustainable energy, water justice, accessible design and education equity. In Summer 2025, with a National Science Foundation grant and funding from Walt and Csilla Foley, Dalrymple facilitated a research experience with engineering students and middle school teachers, creating biofuel from local waste, designing affordable water desalination devices and developing a solar energy demonstration system. Gordon Hoople, PhD, associate professor of integrated engineering, presented to the City of Escondido’s Public Art Commission in Fall 2024 seeking the commission’s guidance on accepting his Threshold Five Sculpture into the city's collection of public art. Commissioned by the Escondido Community Foundation, the sculpture is slated to be installed in Escondido’s Kit Carson Park. Hoople also published his second book, Connective Creativity , with co-author Professor, Associate Provost and Faculty Director Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, PhD. Ernest Kim, PhD, professor of electrical engineering, was nominated for the Most Inspirational USD Professor award by students in Spring 2025. Kim also achieved senior member status from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Almonther AlShareef ’17 (EE), a Riyadh-based tech

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Communities Faculty Award for his work with the LLC program and the SMSE Faculty Champion Award for advising the Society of Integrated Engineers. Daniel Codd, PhD, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was elected as a fellow to the National Academy of Inventors. The academy recognizes exceptional achievements with significant impact on innovation, economic development and society’s welfare. Codd has led innovations spanning across his R&D expertise in advanced manufacturing, mechanical design and renewable energy systems, including medical devices and materials processing inventions. He enjoys mentoring the next generation of engineers in USD’s hands-on interdisciplinary capstone design courses. Odesma Dalrymple, PhD, a faculty member in industrial and systems engineering, was promoted to professor in Fall 2025. As director

Caroline Baillie, PhD, professor of integrated engineering, was awarded the University Professorship — the highest academic honor bestowed university-wide. As the academic director of the Master of Science in Engineering, Sustainability and Health (MESH) program, she continues to make groundbreaking contributions in her field of expertise: engineering and social justice. She and Paul Kadetz, PhD, who serves as professor of practice for the MESH program, published Reimagining Engineering Education: Health. Justice. Sustainability , a book for educators that explores the implications of transdisciplinary learning in engineering. Mark Chapman, PhD, associate professor of integrated engineering, led an NSF-funded AI and data science summer research program in Stockholm, Sweden, where eight students conducted biomedical research at the Karolinska Institute for 10 weeks. He was also honored with the Learning

T he Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering mourns the loss of Chuck Bane, who passed away on March 13, 2025. Bane joined the University of San Diego in 2018 as a professor of practice, where he redesigned the Master of Science in Cyber Security Engineering (MS-CSE) curriculum for the school. In 2020, he became academic director of the MS-CSE program and director of the Center for Cyber Security Engineering and Technology. His leadership was instrumental in USD earning the designation as a Center for Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. Bane’s natural curiosity fueled a lifetime of service and innovation. He served 25 years in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a lieutenant commander. He later enjoyed a successful second career in IT management before answering the call to teach. A visionary in the field, he left a lasting impact on the cybersecurity industry and the lives of countless students. Bane retired from USD in 2024. He is deeply missed. In Memoriam Chuck Bane:

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ODESMA DALRYMPLE, PHD (RIGHT)

ERNEST KIM, PHD (RIGHT)

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