 Micromouse
Wins the Cheese
For the third year, a CSU, Chico student placed first in
the Micromouse Competition, sponsored by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, in May 2003. Computer
engineering senior Truong Pham, lower left,
placed first with a micromouse that navigated a maze in the
fastest time. In the photo to the right, fellow CSU, Chico
competitors are, clockwise from top, Lifeng Jiang,
Peter Sullivan, and Scott McMillan,
with adviser Ben-Dau Tseng.
Animated Snow Flies
Computer animation students Jacob Palmer
and Brett Farley won Best Animation in the
12th annual California State University Media Arts Festival
competition in November 2002 for Balls of Snow, a
comical look at two battling snowmen.
Research Pays Off
Computer science sophomore Ryo Chijiiwa
was runner-up in the undergraduate engineering and computer
science category of the 17th annual California State University
Student Research Competition in May 2003 with his presentation
about “IlohaMail: A Multilingual Webmail System.”
Webmail is an international Web-based e-mail interface software.
 Master
Bridge Builders
Civil engineering students placed second in the Mid-Pacific
Regional Steel Bridge Competition, sponsored by the American
Society of Civil Engineers and the American Institute of Steel
Construction, in April 2003. The students used advanced computer
modeling and design techniques to analyze and design a bridge
to meet construction specifications. Awards were based on
construction speed, load deflection, and weight. Right, team
captain Matthew King, left, and team members
Jessica Brandt and Michael Kuykendall
perform some final checks on the steel bridge.
Human Powered Vehicle Really Moves
Students from mechanical engineering, mechatronic engineering,
construction management, and civil engineering placed fourth
at the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) West
Coast Human Powered Vehicle Challenge in April 2003. Winners
were determined by vehicle design and results of endurance
and sprint races. Dick Hsu, mechanical engineering
and manufacturing professor, received the Region 9 Outstanding
ASME Adviser award.
International Travel Grant Awarded
Renee Renner, computer science professor,
received a Women in International Scientific Cooperation grant
from the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
supported by the National Science Foundation. The award enabled
Renner to pursue collaborative efforts for modeling complex
systems at the Institute of Computer Science, Academy of Sciences
of the Czech Republic in 2003.
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