[Faculty] Dr. Andrew Y.J. Szeto Makes Gift to Engineering

[Eugene Olevsky]

To:       All SDSU Engineering Faculty, Staff and Dean’s Advisory Board

From:  Dean Eugene Olevsky  and Senior Director of Development Kate Carinder



On behalf of the College of Engineering, we are pleased to announce that
Dr. Andrew Y.J. Szeto, Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at San Diego State University and former Chair of the
Department has made a $50,000 gift to the Rehabilitative Engineering and
Assistive Technology Program at SDSU to support travel, senior design
projects, graduate student projects, stipends, etc., for the program.



Dr. Szeto joined the College of Engineering faculty in 1983, served as the
Department's Graduate Program Advisor from 1988-1992, and served as Chair
of the Department from 1997 to 2001. Prior to joining SDSU, he was on the
faculty of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University where he led
their rehabilitation engineering research and development efforts. He has
held industrial positions with the Northrop Grumman Corporation (2010),
Tanner Research & Development (2001), La Jolla Technology, Inc. (1982), and
Hughes Aircraft Company. Dr. Szeto received a B.S. degree in 1971 from the
University of California, Los Angeles, the Master of Science (1973) and the
Master of Engineering (1974) in Electrical Engineering from the University
of California, Berkeley, and the Ph.D. in Man-Machine Systems and
Bioengineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1977. His
research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and National
Institute for Disability Related Research on electrocutaneous stimulation
for artificial sensory communication, quantifying the speed of tactile
information processing, assistive technology development, and
rehabilitation engineering. He has published over 70 full length journal
papers, book chapters, and abstracts on these and other related subjects.
Dr. Szeto's teaching interests include analog IC design, biomedical
instrumentation, and rehabilitation electronics.



During 1999-2001, he served as the President-elect, President, and Past
President of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society after
serving previously as its Vice President for Financial Planning, member of
its Administrative Committee, General Conference Chair for the 1993 and
1998 Annual International Conferences, and Awards Committee Chair. He is a
member at various times of IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, the Biomedical
Engineering Society, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and American
Society for Engineering Education. In recognition of his professional
activities, Dr. Szeto was elected Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering
Society (2005); Fellow of the American Institute for Medical & Biological
Engineering (March 2002); and Fellow of the IEEE for "Contributions to
Rehabilitation Engineering" (Jan. 2002). He also was chosen as the “Most
Influential Professor” by the College’s valedictorian in 2006, 2016, 2017 &
2018.



As a student who always liked math and science, Dr. Szeto discovered
engineering when he used recycled batteries and parts from a hardware store
to build a DC motor and entered it in his middle school’s science fair, and
thus began a lifelong career in education, engineering and science.
According to Dr. Szeto, much of his professional and financial fulfillment
can be attributed to SDSU.  In gratitude for the career that he has enjoyed
at SDSU, he is paying it forward by providing opportunities for others to
achieve their dreams.



The College of Engineering is grateful to all those who provide much needed
philanthropic support. If you know of anyone who might have an interest in
supporting the College of Engineering, please contact Kate Carinder, Senior
Director of Development, College of Engineering at kcarinder at sdsu.edu.
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Best regards,
Eugene

Eugene A. Olevsky, Ph.D.; FASME; FACerS; FASM
Dean and Distinguished Professor
College of Engineering
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1323
Office: (619)-594-6061
E-mail: eolevsky at sdsu.edu <eolevsky at mail.sdsu.edu>
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