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 2020
Failure Analysis of Investment Cast Near-Alpha Titanium Alloys, Garrett Ryan Bader and Jonathan Anton Linquist
Study of Permeability Testing Methods for Composite Laminates, Thomas S. Busse and Giannina Marie M. Yu
The Influence of Time and Temperature on 7781 Prepreg Outside Storage, Matthew L. Fuentez and Edwin Stuart Ross VIII
Non-Toxic Soil Thickeners for Reducing Mudslide Intensity, Mitchell William Jensen
Effects of Surface Finish on High Cycle Fatigue of Inconel 718, Jessica A. McRoskey and Matthew Busse
Investigation of Ceramic Firing Processes for Investment Casting Shell Molds, Leonardo Ken Hoaakua Nakamura and Rileigh Anne Cotter
Pitting Corrosion of Oerlikon’s Abrasion Resistant Ferritic Stainless Steels, Matthew P. Nalty and Emma Wagstaff
Discontinuous Grain Boundaries of Forged René 41, Aaron Rabin and Bryce Bitter
Microstructure and Tensile Properties of Close-die Forged Ti-6Al-4V Aircraft Engine Mount, Renee Roeder, Nick Chen, and Michael Viksne
Effects of Ring Rolling on Grain Size in Inconel 718 and Waspaloy, David Webster
The Effect of Distal Core Flattening and Heat Treatment on 304 Stainless Steel Guide Wires, Andrew Spencer Yap, Bryce Eric Veit, and Matthew Frederick Lopez Villena
Senior Projects from 2019
A Study and Simulation of Flux Induced Corrosion in Copper Tubing Used for the Distribution of Potable Water, Daniel O. Benham
Maximizing Poly(3-butylthiophene-2,5-diyl) Electrical Conductivity by Maximizing Transcrystal Growth, Edward Alexander Bicknell
Effect of Overaging on Tensile Properties of 2219-T852 Aluminum, Austin Bitter and Tristan Koyamatsu
The Impact of Preheat on 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel Welds, Angelee G. Q. Breuninger, Iris I. Li, and Cristian V. Sion
Manipulating Fiber Orientation for the Reduction of Warpage in Carbon Fiber Composite Sandwich Panels, Landon Burnley and Gabrielle Correia
Photooxidation of Biopolymers, Marlon H. Dieguez
Compositional Optimization of Amyloid-Graphene Oxide Nanohybrids for Biomaterials, Claire L. Drewery
Rotating Beam Fatigue of Forged 2219-T852 Aluminum Alloy, Julio Escamilla and Madison Reed
Modifying Casting Parameters to Improve the High Temperature Ductility of Investment Cast Nickel-Based Superalloy PWA 1455, Lars Alexander Hedin and Cole Magnum Introligator
Production Optimization of Ring-Banded Spherulitic Crystals of Poly (3-Butylthiophene-2,5-Diyl) Using Controlled Solution Evaporation, Frederick Paul Henderson III
Moisture Characterization of Thermoplastics and Thermosets for use as Matrices in Fiber Reinforced Composites, Kieran Hook and Ray Hsu
Investigation of the Encapsulation Efficiency of Hexanal in y-Cyclodextrin Metal Organic Frameworks, Travis J. Lang
Investment Cast C450 Microstructural Characterization in Golf Club Heads, Kenneth Yin-Fai Lau
Effect of Solder Joint Flux Residue on Medical Guide Wire Performance, Rebecca Lisberg and Enlly Bugarin Rodriguez