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 2019
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
Non-Toxic Soil Thickeners for Reducing Mudslide Intensity, Miranda Miao, Isaac Blackburn, and Erika Haley Yao
Minimizing the Dimensional Change in Two Component Epoxy Based Thermoset Adhesives Through Adapting Mix Ratio and Initial Crosslink Density, Jefferson Peter Norman
Weld Fracture Between C450 Stainless and C300 Maraging Steels in Golf Club Heads, Emily Oreste and Shea Costner
Mechanical Tear Testing and Failure Analysis of ArmorDillo® Textile for Future Comparison with Next Generation Replacement Textiles, Jordan Bryce Pohl
Optimizing Electrospun Ceramic Nanofiber Strength Through Two-Step Sintering, Michael Ross
Effects of Heat Treatment on the Dimensional Stability and Mechanical Properties of Guadua Bamboo, Kade Schmitz, Skye Dascher, and Shalto Dascher
Microstructural Transformation of Cold-Sprayed GRCop-42 for Rocket Engine Combustion Chamber Liners, Mason Souther
Investigation of Copper Infiltration Alloys for Use in Metal Matrix Composite Drill Bits, Samuel J. Stueland and Timothy P. Markiewicz
Nano-Enhanced Composite Membranes for Water Desalination, Benjamin Fredrik Victor Sundling von Fürstenrecht
Erosion Resistance of Tungsten-Carbide Coatings for Steel Pipes in Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units, Davis Vannasing and Jennifer Hulfachor
Senior Projects from 2018
Analysis of the Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Silicone Rubber for Biomedical Balloons, Chase Cooper
In Situ SEM Solidification Study of Ga and eGaIn: A Characterization Technique for Monitoring the Microstructural Evolution of Liquid Metals, Jeremy Geovann Del Aguila
Phase Change Materials for Thermal Management of Kennedy Library Study Rooms, Colin J. Empey
Anomalous 304 Stainless Steel Mechanical Properties in Medical Guide Wires, Andrew Joseph Freeman
Investigation of NARloy-Z Yield Strength in Response to Changes in Ingot Processing and Heat Treatment, Stanley C. Goto and Sarah E. Wattenberg