I3@USD-Fall 2025

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I 3 @ USD

FEATURE STORIES HONORING THE SHILEY LEGACY

SHILEY-MARCOS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Imagine. Innovate. Inspire. I 3 @ USD | Fall 2025

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An historic gift from Darlene Marcos Shiley will help fund a new STEM building designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between engineering and the natural sciences. TOREROS WHO BROKE THE MOLD Meet three inspirational alumni who applied their technical skills to sports, healthcare and music and found success through authenticity and passion. A COLLECTIVE EFFORT USD engineering researchers address the pressing need for a scalable water filtration system in rural Uganda by using local, organic materials.

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Executive Editor Michelle Sztupkay michelles@sandiego.edu Art Director Tricia Caparas tcaparas@sandiego.edu Contributing Writers

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06 | Enhanced Spaces, Brighter Futures 07 | Remembering Ned McMahon 08 | Training the Leaders of Tomorrow 16 | An Electrifying Career 17 | News Briefs 18 | Faculty Achievements 19 | Chuck Bane: In Memoriam 20 | Alumni Notes 24 | 2025 Showcase Innovators 25 | Career Outcomes 26 | The Accidental Engineer 27 | Class of 2025

Karen Gross Elisa Lurkis Allyson Meyer Julene Snyder

Michelle Sztupkay Cover Photography

Front: Nicolette Monge ’25 (ME) Back: Rebekah Mauk ’25 (ME) Contact University of San Diego Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering 5998 Alcalá Park San Diego, CA 92110 (619) 260-4627 Email Alumni Notes to: Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations Elisa Lurkis elurkis@sandieg.edu Website: sandiego.edu/engineering

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Instagram: @usdengineering Facebook: @usdEngineering LinkedIn: @usd-engineering

ON THE COVER Purpose-driven Research Engineered for impact in Uganda and beyond, USD is transforming unsafe water into a source for life.

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