The Cal Poly Materials Engineering Department offers the only primarily undergraduate materials engineering program of the 53 materials science and engineering departments in the United States. It is student-centered with lots of hands-on learning by doing. Faculty and staff are dedicated to providing a positive learning environment where students learn engineering fundamentals, gain experience with materials characterization and testing equipment, and develop teamwork and professional skills. The MATE curriculum allows flexibility with breadth electives, as well as specialization with technical electives.
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Senior Projects from 2012
Wolfpack Gear Inc. Composite Frame Firefighter Backpack, Gabriel Mountjoy, Blair Ridings, and Carl Drummond Buchenroth
Synthesis of White Cadmium-Selenium Quantum Dots, Kyle Reilly
Effects of Annealing/Solution Treating and Aging on Longitudinal and Transverse Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Forgings, Blake Reller
The Mitigation of Eutrophication Using Microporous Polymer Membranes to Control Algae Growth, Christopher R. Riley
An Exploratory Investigation into How Cold Working Can Affect the Acoustic Performance of Thin Aluminum Foil in a Ribbon Microphone, Alexander (Alex) Stanley
Al2O3 Oxide Morphology for Two Fe-Cr-Al Stainless Steel Foils Used in Gasoline Engine Catalytic Converters, Jennifer Suiter
EVALUATION OF CORROSION PROPERTIES FOR USE OF AZ31B IN BIOABSORBABLE STENTS AND IN VIVO CORROSION RATE PREDICTION USING FEA, Jared Vidales, Austin Schader, Jenna Jerman, and Michael Turovskiy
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SERPENTINE-HINGED SILICON MICRO-MIRROR DEVICES, Nicholas Wiswell
The Synthesis and Characterization of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles in Formal and Informal Settings, Mathew Wynn
Characterization of Positive Macrosegregation at the Subsurface of Direct-Chill Cast 7050 Aluminum Forging Billets, Aaron Youril
Senior Projects from 2011
Final Design Review: Design of an Integrated Solar Cell Array to Power a Solar Ear Hearing Aid Battery Recharger, Christina (Chrissa) Blattner, Scott Carey, Jared Myren, and Faye Siao
The Effects of Colorant Oxides and Firing Rate on the Nucleation and Growth of Zinc Silicate Crystals in Crystalline Glazes, Nicolas Coffey
Migration Models - Comparison of PVC, PET and PLA Diffusivity, Combined with a Production Cost Model for Westridge Laboratories, Shelley Cooke and Sarina Surrette
Characterization of the Relationship Between the Microstructure and Tensile Strength of Annealed Ti-6Al-4V, Aldo Corona
The Effects of Heat Treatment on Area Percent Porosity and Corrosion Behavior of High-Nickel Thermal Spray Coatings, Travis Crowe and Alec Guraydin
Artificial Muscle Project: Process Development of Polydimethyl Siloxane Thin Films for use in Dielectric Electroactive Polymer Artificial Muscle Actuators, Vincent J. Gayotin, Richard W. Morrison, and Paul A. Preisser
The Design and Manufacture of a Microfluidic Reactor for Synthesis of Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots Using Silicon and Glass Substrates, Peter Gonsalves
Design and Characterization of a Process for Bulk Synthesis of Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots, Susan Harada
Characterization of a PDMS Microfluidic Reactor for Synthesizing Quantum Dots, Brian Harley
Investigating The Mechanical Properties of Compression Molded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Sheet Molding Compound, Bradley A. Jones
The Effects of Cure Schedule on Properties of Glass-Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Matrix Composites, Trevor J. Lee
Processing PDMS Gecko Tape Using Isopore Filters and Silicon Wafer Templates, Boris Luu
Determining a Method for Rendering Low Cost CdSe(ZnS) Core(Shell) Quantum Dots Aqueous Soluble via Amphiphilic Polymer Wrapping, Patrick McBride
Oxidation Kinetics of Silver Thin Films for Antimicrobial Applications in the Health Care Industry, Sean D. Morham
Understanding the Effects of Temperature Extremes on the Tensile and Short Beam Shear Strength of Epoxy-Based, Glass-Fiber Reinforced Composites, Jonathan Blake Patterson