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¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ Engineering Team Solves InnoCentive Challenge
Dr. Jacob Elmer, associate professor of Chemical Engineering, and a team of undergraduates, created a device to continuously measure blood content within a set of defined parameters. Their invention took first place out of 300 submissions, earning $25,000, bragging rights and publication in an industry journal.
¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ Engineering Establishes Professional Development Curriculum for PhD Students
Building upon the success of the undergraduate Career Compass program, the College of Engineering is developing a one-of-a-kind professional development curriculum for doctoral students.
This student-created 'Mario Kart' mod will have you hyperfocused
Using neurofeedback technology, ¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ Electrical and Computer Engineering students can track a player’s focus level, which affects MarioKart’s speed. The tool is designed to help children with ADHD.
College of Engineering Celebrates Class of 2018
Despite weather that forced the festivities indoors, on May 19, 2018, ¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ University celebrated 323 new Engineering graduates during the College’s annual convocation ceremony.
Dr. Amy Fleischer Named Dean of Cal Poly’s College of Engineering
Effective July 2018, Mechanical Engineering Department Chair and Professor Dr. Amy Fleischer has been named dean of Cal Poly’s College of Engineering in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Prestigious NSF CAREER Grant Awarded to College’s First Female Recipient
Dr. Wenqing Xu, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the National Science Foundation’s coveted CAREER grant for “Transforming the Synergistic Interactions between Pyrogenic Carbonaceous Matter (PCM) and Sulfur Species into Solutions for Contaminant Detoxification.” Her work will be used to develop engineering solutions that will effectively destroy environmental contaminants.
Engineers’ Week Includes Order of the Engineer Ring Ceremony
The National Society of Professional Engineers initiated 34 graduating seniors and two ¸ÌéÙÖ±²¥ professors during the annual “Order of the Engineer” ring ceremony.
Art of Engineering Exhibit Enlivens CEER
Students, faculty and staff submitted 27 pieces of art that reflect what engineering means to them. The work is now gracing the walls of CEER.
Real World 101 │PRISM, December 2017
The College of Engineering’s unique Career Compass professional development program was featured in this article in PRISM, the American Society of Engineering Education’s flagship publication.