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Cal Poly College of Engineering A leader in Learn by Doing, Cal Poly SLO Engineering focuses on projects that link theory to practice.

In fact, Cal Poly engineers are highly sought by industry because they are known to "have two feet on the ground and two hands on the problem."

The Spring 2026 edition of Engineering Advantage is here.This issue, themed Innovation in Motion, highlights stories of ...
05/29/2026

The Spring 2026 edition of Engineering Advantage is here.

This issue, themed Innovation in Motion, highlights stories of students and alumni tackling complex challenges. From bringing water to market in Kenya to helping a Paralympic coach return to skiing, these stories show how engineering moves ideas into action.

Read the full issue online: https://calpoly.pulse.ly/insqexcoma

There’s still time to check out Engineering Project Expo!Student teams from across the College of Engineering are showca...
05/29/2026

There’s still time to check out Engineering Project Expo!

Student teams from across the College of Engineering are showcasing projects they’ve spent the year designing, building and testing.

📍 Engineering Plaza, Engineering IV, ATL and Bonderson
🕒 Open until 3 p.m.

Stop by and meet the more than 200 students behind the projects.

Did you know that Interim Dean Bob Crockett’s first job was at McDonnell Douglas Corp. (now Boeing) working on space sta...
05/28/2026

Did you know that Interim Dean Bob Crockett’s first job was at McDonnell Douglas Corp. (now Boeing) working on space station design? He had the opportunity to do about 70 drops in the “Vomit Comet,” a plane that simulates zero gravity.

Cal Poly SAMPE came home from Seattle with a major win.The club earned first place overall at the 2026 SAMPE Conference ...
05/27/2026

Cal Poly SAMPE came home from Seattle with a major win.

The club earned first place overall at the 2026 SAMPE Conference for International Student Competitions, where students tested their composite materials skills against teams from around the world.

Months of work on structural beam challenges and poster presentations paid off in a standout showing for Cal Poly.

Read the full story:

https://calpoly.pulse.ly/qavlu8c2da

Cal Poly’s Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering students had a record-setting presence at the 2026 IISE Annual Confe...
05/27/2026

Cal Poly’s Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering students had a record-setting presence at the 2026 IISE Annual Conference, sending the department’s largest delegation to date.

Students presented research, volunteered throughout the conference, connected with professionals from around the world and represented Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing philosophy at one of the premier events for industrial and systems engineers.

The milestone reflects the dedication of students, faculty advisers and supporters who continue expanding opportunities for applied learning and professional development.

Read the full story here:
https://zurl.co/DIZAu

Cal Poly’s Society of Civil Engineers is celebrating a standout year. The chapter earned the Robert Ridgway Student Chap...
05/26/2026

Cal Poly’s Society of Civil Engineers is celebrating a standout year.

The chapter earned the Robert Ridgway Student Chapter Award, a national honor presented to the top student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. The group also claimed its fourth straight overall title at the Pacific Southwest Symposium.

Behind those honors are more than 250 students, months of work and the small choices members keep making to move the chapter forward.

Read the full story:

https://zurl.co/VoiJj

Three Cal Poly mechanical engineering senior project teams are headed to the finals of NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challeng...
05/26/2026

Three Cal Poly mechanical engineering senior project teams are headed to the finals of NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge, giving Cal Poly the largest showing in the 12-team field.

Their projects tackle the practical realities of living in space, including cabin noise, fluid transfer and cold drinking water during long missions.

You can see the work up close at Cal Poly’s Engineering Project Expo from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, May 29, in Engineering Plaza and nearby engineering buildings. The teams’ prototypes will be among more than 200 student projects on display.

Read the full story:
https://calpoly.pulse.ly/jkhrnmerwd

More than 300 Cal Poly Maritime Academy cadets are now underway across the Pacific aboard Training Ship Golden Bear for ...
05/25/2026

More than 300 Cal Poly Maritime Academy cadets are now underway across the Pacific aboard Training Ship Golden Bear for the 2026 Summer Sea Term, the vessel’s final Pacific voyage after 30 years of service to the academy and the first since the transition to Cal Poly Maritime Academy.

With stops in Tahiti, Fiji and Honolulu, cadets are gaining practical experience aboard the vessel as they navigate conditions at sea and prepare for careers across the maritime industry.

As Golden Bear enters its final chapter ahead of retirement in 2026, the voyage represents both a longstanding tradition and the beginning of a new era for the academy.

Follow the 2026 Voyage: https://zurl.co/gWQap

Today we honor and remember those who gave their lives in service to the United States.We pause to reflect on their sacr...
05/25/2026

Today we honor and remember those who gave their lives in service to the United States.

We pause to reflect on their sacrifice and the lives they touched through their service.

Cal Poly students in mechanical engineering and computer engineering recently welcomed back alumnus Paulo Younse (Mechan...
05/23/2026

Cal Poly students in mechanical engineering and computer engineering recently welcomed back alumnus Paulo Younse (Mechanical Engineering, ’02) for a hands-on workshop ahead of Engineering Project Expo.

Younse, a robotics engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who works on Mars Sample Return systems, met with the Rover Claw and Rover Port 2 senior project teams as students demonstrated robotic systems, computer vision tools and mini-rover technology developed in support of Poly1rover.

Students evaluated their robotic arm claw and vision system using a Mars sample tube Younse brought from JPL, while also receiving technical feedback and insight from an alumnus contributing to NASA mission work.

The projects will be featured at the May 29 Engineering Project Expo, where nine mini-rover-related senior projects by students in electrical, mechanical, computer, general and aerospace engineering will be showcased.

Thank you to Paulo Younse, JPL and Cal Poly lecturer and Poly1rover adviser Rich Murray for supporting the next generation of engineers.

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