The BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department offers answers for students who want to be problem solvers. Today's high-tech agricultural industries are looking for graduates who can engineer solutions to the problems of resources and systems as well as for those who can manage advanced technologies.
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Senior Projects from 2013
Electrical and Programmable Logic Controller Design, Construction, and Economic Analysis of a Reusable Plastic Container Dumper, Thomas Marderosian
Design and Installation of a Mobile Agriculture Chemical Mixing Station, Jason Mendes
Design and Application of Recycled Asphalt Roads for a Vineyard in San Luis Obispo County, Carl Gates Molitor
Design of Vineyard Irrigation System and Reservoir Enlargement, Matthew M. Moore
Design of an Energy Efficient Virtual End Node Client Using OpenADR2.0A and sMAP, Kevin Navero
Evaluation and Modernization of the Scott Valley Irrigation District, Ashley Parry
Design, Construction, Testing, and Evaluation of Water Trough Float Valves, Chad Reenders
Design and Cost Analysis of a Wetland Project, Matthew Rolen
Design and Building Cost Analysis of a Powder Coating Ventilation System for the San Luis Obispo High School Welding Shop, Miles Rutherford
AutoCAD Course Book Update, Todd Sammons
Evaluation of Thermophile Algae in Horizontal Photo-Bioreactor, Olivier Schmied
Business Plan for Lemon Production in California, Henry Sinanta
Design, Construction, and Evaluation of a Hydraulic Oil Filtration Cart, Eric Steiger
Practical Irrigation Scheduling Program, Dominic Sween
Design, Construction and Cost Analysis of Manufacturing Horse Bits, Erica L. Timmermans
Micro Sprinkler Irrigation Design on Almonds, Scott Trinta
Compilation of a Handbook for the Cal Poly Tractor Pull Team, Jake Wilcox
Senior Projects from 2012
Implementation, Design, and Cost Analysis of a Concrete Washout System, Omar Adina
Irrigation System Evaluation and Pump Efficiency, Gregory Borges
On-Farm Irrigation Tracking Software for the Imperial Valley, Taylor Andrew Brady
Stream Channel Survey and Fish Population Study of Upper Stenner Creek, Adam Butler
Design and Fabrication of a Concrete Washout Bin, Bryce Allen DaFonte
Design, Construction and Testing of a Walnut Cracker, Michael Dasso
Design, Construction, and Testing of an Almond Harvester Pick-Up Belt Tensioning Mechanism, Brandon Eller
Evaluation, Design, and Testing of PLC Data Logging System on Modified Pulling Tractor, Jared Evers