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At the check-presentation ceremony
are, from left, Dr. Ming Xiao, Fresno State civil engineering
professor; Dr. Jesus Larralde, Civil Engineering Program
coordinator); Ed Dunkel Jr., president of Precision Engineering;
Dr. Michael Jenkins, dean of the College of Engineering; and Dr.
James Crossfield, chair of the Department of Civil and Geomatics
Engineering and Construction. |
A $100,000 donation from
Precision Civil Engineering, Inc. (PCE) to the College of Engineering at
California State University, Fresno will enhance curriculum and
geotechnical laboratories in the university’s civil engineering program.
“This donation provides a great opportunity to expand our civil
engineering program – particularly the geotechnical engineering
program,” said Ming Xiao, assistant professor of civil engineering.
“It will help transform our current Soil Teaching Lab into a
comprehensive Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Teaching and Research
Lab. The donation’s impact on our program and on the community is far
reaching.”
A portion of the donation will sponsor the annual senior design awards
in civil engineering and land development.
An official check presentation ceremony is scheduled for 6:15 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 23, at PCE’s corporate office, 653 W. Fallbrook Ave., in
Fresno. The event will mark the firm’s 5th anniversary.
“I wanted to give back to the program that helped make me a successful
entrepreneur,” said Ed Dunkel Jr., a Fresno State engineering alumnus
and PCE’s president and founder. “I hope this contribution will help
ensure a whole new generation of engineers for our region.”
Dunkel, a Bulldog Foundation board member, said making a gift to the
College of Engineering is an important way to support university
academics. He made a similar financial commitment to Fresno State
student athletics.
Dr. Jesus Larralde, Civil Engineering Program coordinator, said the
laboratory that will be made possible by the donation will allow faculty
to conduct research “on the complex areas of behavior of building
foundations and soil structures in difficult conditions, such as
earthquakes, high water pore pressure and others.”
“This thoughtful and much-needed support from Precision Civil
Engineering will help students learn innovative, cutting-edge techniques
to characterize soil materials and their relation to structural
performance and engineering design,” Larralde said.
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For more information contained in this release, please go to the
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www.precisioneng.net |
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