The mission of the Architectural Engineering Department at Cal Poly is to educate students to enter and be successful in the practice of structural engineering. The program focuses primarily on the California practice of structural engineering, that emphasizes seismic design. The curriculum goes beyond traditional structures program to give students an understanding of architecture and construction management as it relates a total project design.

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Senior Projects from 2025

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Cementing CO2 into C-S-H: A Step Toward Carbon Neutrality, Or a Step in the Wrong Direction?, John Reilly Benn and Tahne Larson

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The XenaForm, Cassadie J. Golding

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Architectural Engineering Institute: International Student Design Competition 2025, Alexandra Marie Kersting, Alec Thomas Gibbs, Haley Francesca Sousa, and Kline Genevieve Nickel

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Dr. Eve Hinman, A Pioneer in the Protective Design Industry, Ily Michi Nelson, Ellen Elizabeth Untalan, and Lani Ku'ulei Alo

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Practical Integration of Reality Capture in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) Workflows: Cost and Application Considerations, Dylan T. Ramsey

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EERI 2024: Seattle Solstice, Elizabeth P. Splees

Senior Projects from 2024

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The Wall Group, Richard Antablin, Sara Engmyr, Michelle Griffith, Jora Leigh, and Jesse Rainsdon

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The Wall Group, Richard Antablin, Sara Engmyr, Michelle Griffith, Jora Leigh, and Jesse Rainsdon

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Analyzing TMS 402 -22 : Design of Special Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls, Tristan D. Aranda

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Tanzania Design Build 2024, Elli S. Berger, Samantha M. Maher, and Victoria J. Maestas

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Testing of Recycled Polypropylene as a Viable Structural Material, Alexandre C. Bouquet, Colin W. Waterhouse, Gianna M. Rocca, and Alycia A. Darby

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Timber Buckling Restrained Brace, Finn K. Burke

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Initiative to Increase Student Engagement in Undergraduate Structural Analysis Course, Danielle Rose Flores and Diego Alberto Tomas

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Testing of Recycled Polypropylene as a Viable Structural Material (Quarter 2), Isabella Jimenez-Melendrez, Katherine Timbes, Jocelyn Embleton, Tauni dela Cruz, Zyra Kingston, Emily Byrd, and Jacob Stinger

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Engineering-Enhanced Theatre: How Engineering Involvement Can Aid Regional Theatres, Albert M. Le

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Moment Monument, Brayden Alec Martinez, Carsten Walker Huber, Gaspar Emmanuel Solorio, and Jared Thomas Schieferle

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Reconstruction of the Neglected: Cal Poly’s Old Powerhouse, Sophie Meier, Morgan Cuthbert, and Luke Zamlich

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Implementation of Fluid Viscous Damper for 2023 EERI Seismic Design Competition, Dalton J. Muck, Payton S. McGee, Payton R. Filippin, and Tynan Castro

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Smith Property Pre-Engineered Metal Barn, Trent Arjay Olmstead

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Innovations to Increase Plywood Shear Wall Design Capacity and Resiliency, "MeGa Walls", Through Ductile Metal Strapping, Trevor Douglas Reichenberg, Tara Suzanne Reich, and Katelyn Marie Lowry

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Polypropylene as Partial Fine Aggregate Substitute in Concrete, Samuel E. Royston, Chrisitan G. Achkar, and Nicholas B. Tabarez

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Cardboard Concrete Column Formwork, Danny Shrestha and Joelle Schalesky

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Earning Engagement as a Graduate Student Instructor, Matthew Sloss

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Restoration of the Cantilever Deck Structure, Calvin P. Vigeant, Roger G. Biddle, and Calvin S. Morgan

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Chioma di Ulivo - Courtyard Canopy, Lilla J. Vigh and Claudia A. Geist