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The article focuses on the work done by Jigar Shah, founder of SunEdison LLC in area of clean energy. According to the article, Shah introduced third party power purchase agreement, which help in upfront payment in solar installation for commercial business. Further information relates that initiative in the field of clean energy should be taken by entrepreneurs, mainstream investors, action oriented NGOs and thoughtful policymakers without waiting for the government or the investment community. As stated green energy engineers emerge from North America, Europe and Asia but they all move to Silicon Valley (California). INSET: THE NEXT BIG THING FOR SOLAR'S SHAH?.

Reports on how the value of an engineering employee has declined in the California telecommunication equipment industry since November 2000. Discussion of how investment banks value companies based on the price-per-employee ratio; Impact on entrepreneurship.

Focuses on engineers' efforts to prepare a site for the construction of a shipping facility in Long Beach, California. Mitigation of contaminated soil in a California-designated superfund area in the middle of the site; Handling of environmental concerns over offshore disposal of contaminated dredged materials; retention of Leighton and Associates Inc. to handle engineering-related issues. INSET: Specs for pier A terminal, Long Beach, Calif, by G.M..

The article informs about United Western Investigation study program that is done by the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. It intends to get the water across Southwest of the U.S. which calls for rerouting water from Columbia river to arid California. The engineers admit that they can build a water system of any length if enough money is allocated to them. Supporters of Columbia river project feel that if California got the Columbia water it would solve the political issues.

The article reports on Project Enterprise, an entrepreneurship course offered at the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Los Angeles, California. It states following the slump in the aerospace engineering sector, number of the out-of-work engineers are swelling, which have forced the engineers to focus on entrepreneurship. It reports 11 Los Angeles entrepreneurs with David Menkin, president of Menda Scientific Products Inc. will be heading the course.

The article reports on the seismic test of the Los Angeles International Airport's distinctive Theme Building in California. The test was conducted by engineers of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) with the cooperation of the seismic experts from the University of California at Los Angeles component of the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation, National Science Foundations, and Miyamoto International. The seismic test was done as part of the renovation project.

Focuses on the contributions of entrepreneur Pravin Madhani and engineer Shankar Krishnamoorthy in the success of the business performance of Sierra Design Automation company in California. Increase on the level of competitive advantage; Expansion on the product lines of the firms; Maximization on the market share of the company. INSET: Can Pinnacle stay on top?.

Discusses how two research groups, one at the University of California at Los Angeles and the other at Intel Corp., have recently reported success in making silicon emit continuos laser light. Review of how scientists have long sought to build lasers from silicon; Practical benefits of such a technology, which would enable engineers to incorporate both electronic and optical devices onto cheap silicon chips rather than being compelled to employ costly-to-make lasers based on more expensive semiconductor materials; Comments on the new research from Philppe M. Fauchet, an electrical and computer engineer at the University of Rochester in New York.

Umran Inan,an electrical engineer has proposed that satellites beaming out radio waves would help drain high-energy particles from Earth's radiation belts, averting the worst ravages of solar storms. He is head of Stanford University's Space, Telecommunications and Radioscience Laboratory in California, and he feels that radio waves could help protect satellites.

Ranks the top graduate schools of engineering in the U.S. Data including peer assessment, recruiter assessment, GRE scores, student/faculty ratio, and research expenditures; Top schools including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Presents engineering-related news items, compiled in September, 2000. Engineers' efforts to mitigate California's energy crisis; Promotion of safety for overseas engineering projects; Reliability of licensed professionals.

Focuses on Survival Research Laboratories (SRL) in San Francisco, California founded by Mark Pauline, an engineer who works hard to satisfy his high-technology muse. Performance art pieces of SRL; Background on Pauline; Mechanical menagerie of SRL; Example of machines used by SRL for its shows.

Reports that the National Society of Professional Engineers of California has filed a "friend of the court" brief in response to a recent lower court decision that could have far-reaching legal consequences for professional engineers in California. Hearing of the case at the Court of Appeal of the State of California; Impact of the court's decision on imposing upon the design professional liability for the economic damages of contractors; Need for design professionals to have any obligation to the client for claims of purely economic injury.

Reports on an ITR-2 test conducted by engineers of Pratt & Whitney on pulse detonation engines (PDE) in California. Technological benefits that could be offered by PDE in relation to supersonic missiles and unmanned combat air vehicles; Statement from Tom Bussing, Pratt & Whitney Aerosciences Center division manager; Features of PDE.

Reports a courtcase between an architect and a construction manager in California. Issue on the liability of architects, engineers and construction managers; Conflict of contract provisions; Contention of both parties.

Focuses on the growth of the engineering industry in San Diego, California. Increase in the total number of local full-time licensed engineers; Emphasis on real estate development; Increment of gross billing.

Reports the development of the 1960s-vintage cockpit avionics on a venerable U-2S reconnaissance aircraft by the engineers at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. in California. Replacement of the legacy systems by the U-2S Reconnaissance Avionics Maintainability Program; Improvement of pilot situational awareness; Increase of the collection efficiency of the aircraft.

Profiles Sam Thurman, chief engineer of the Mars space probes of Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). Lessons learned by Thurman from the previous projects; Role of Thurman in the Pathfinder and Mars Surveyor projects; Views of Thurman on the decision to use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware.

Highlights a seminar sponsored by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and the University of Southern California. Future of digital television; Need for increased bandwidth.

Features Rob Manning, the chief engineer for the Mars Pathfinder mission of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Remarks of Manning on the term rocket scientist; Remarks on success and failure; Other projects handled by Manning.

Reports on the debates on issues concerning architecture in California led by the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) and the Taxpayers for Efficient Government. Dispute on state rules on contract bidding involving architectural firms; Goal of the organizations to convince the public that lowest contract bids do not guarantee safety or lowest final project costs.

Profiles William Mulholland, an engineer for Los Angeles Aqueduct in California. Personal background; His life as an engineer; Details on his water development project; Impact of his project to the people.

Looks at the unique employment culture in Silicon Valley in the summer of 1995. The expanded employment opportunities for engineers; Views of Norman Brown, director of staffing at Cirrus Logic; Areas in which the job prospects do not seem as promising.

Focuses on job employment of engineers in San Diego, California. Purpose of web site established by San Diego for engineers; Estimated engineers recruited in San Diego; Differences of the salaries of engineers in San Diego.

Reports on the shortage of telecommunications engineers in San Diego, California. Causes of the shortage; Competition among telecommunication companies for engineers.

The article discusses the efforts to establish a harbor that ships could dock safely in throughout the history of Humboldt Bay, California in the face of consistent ocean waves. An overview of the construction and repair of jetties to facilitate harbor entry, including the use of trestles, pile drivers and rocks, is provided. The role that engineers played in jetty construction, for which the jetties of Humboldt Bay were named a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society for Civil Engineers, is discussed.

Reports on the legal battle between the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) regarding the constitutionality of contracting out. California Court of Appeals ruling; California governor's call for reduction of engineering and surveying positions at Caltrans.

Presents an account of photography of Earth and Moon by engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California using the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Voyager I spacecraft. Weight of the spacecraft; Date of taking the first picture; Plans to probe Venus and polar regions of Sun in pipeline.

Presents an article on a visit to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles, California. Information on architect Frank Gehry's designs; Description of the art and architecture at the concert hall; Qualities of architects and engineers.

Highlights the 2004 Synopsys Users Group Conference in San Jose, California. Number of integrated circuit designers attending the event; Theme of the convention; Venue of the meeting.

Features the studio of Whip Records in Berkeley, California. Completion of the studio by engineer David Landon; Design of his recording space; Maximization of the space by Landon.

Focuses on the Turtle Bay Sundial Bridge in California designed by architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava. Architectural design of the bridge; Cost of the bridge; Details of how the footbridge was constructed; Materials used to construct the bridge; Functions of the bridge.

Presents information on the membership of Malcolm Lewis, founder and president of CTG Energetics Inc. in Irvine, California in "HPAC Engineering" magazine's Editorial Advisory Board as of February 2004. Areas of expertise of Lewis; Accomplishments in his career as an engineer; Positions held in various government agencies in the U.S.; Educational background of Lewis; Memberships in organizations.

Reports on the first performance test of the Nuclear Electric Xenon Ion System (Nexis) ion engine at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Pasadena, California. Power level of the Nexis ion engine; Exhaust velocity; Scope of the agency's Project Prometheus; Engineers involved in the development of Nexis.

Profiles engineer Timothy Yeun of Burkett & Wong Engineers in San Diego, California. Educational background of Yeun; Career history of the engineer; Achievements of Yeun.

Reports on the debate of wireless Internet engineers on wireless phone applications in San Diego, California. Introduction of technology products of Qualcomm Inc. and Sun Microsystems; Details on the rival platforms on the debate; Information on the Code Division Multiple Access technology of Qualcomm.

Presents a list of additional members of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers joining the Annual International Meeting in Sacramento, California. Andre L. Bartielle of Motorola; George W. Bloom of Bion Technologies Inc.; Deva K. Borah of Illinois State Water Survey.

Reports that engineers in California are investigating some runway alternatives to expand the capabilities of San Francisco International Airport. Details on the alternatives for the expansion of the airport; Information on the material requirements for its expansion.

Discusses the implications of the lawsuit settlement between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG). Terms of the settlement; Details on the case; Firms most affected by the settlement.

Focuses on the Multimedia Fellowship Program offered at the University of Southern California to retrain engineers for multimedia computing. Background on the fellowship program; Eligibility; Backgrounds and experiences of the program graduates; Advertising efforts for the next class to start August 28, 1996; Application process; Funding; Contact information.