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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I wish to congratulate the faculty, staff and students for our inaugural <i>Spring 2012 Design Day Exposition</i>. What an outstanding event! 60 groups of undergraduate and graduate students, along with several student clubs, demonstrated truly exceptional projects. Student showcased their innovations, while alumni and sponsors returned to campus to be part of the event. Both the venue and the food added to the experience.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join me in thanking the organizing committee, Darrell Irwin, Donovan Geiger, John Kennedy, Dr. Kee Moon and Dr. Robert Dowell, for their efforts. Well done. If you have any thoughts on how the exhibition can be improved next year, please let me know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Additionally, on Saturday, May 5, the system-wide CSU Student Research Symposia was held in Long Beach. I'm delighted to report that a team from our College of Engineering took first place. The first place winners were Sam Kassegne's students (Tom McDowell, Pieter van Niekerk, Scott Frame, and Nasim Vahidi<span style='font-size:13.0pt'>) </span>working on Flexible Micro Electrode Arrays for Neural Sensing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>It was a good two days for Engineering!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>David<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>David T. Hayhurst, Dean<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>College of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>San Diego State University<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>5500 Campanile Drive, E-203<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>San Diego, CA 92182-1326<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#17365D'>(619) 594-6061<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a href="mailto:dhayhurs@mail.sdsu.edu">dhayhurs@mail.sdsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><br />--
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