The Mechanical Engineering Department is the largest department at Cal Poly with more than 1,250 undergraduates and is ranked as the second-best undergraduate focused mechanical engineering program in the country by U.S. News and World Reports.
The curriculum shares a common philosophy that real engineering work requires not only a solid understanding of theory but also hands-on experiences and skills to finish the job. With state-of-the-art laboratories, student clubs and organizations, and machine shops, the program effectively combines theory and practical application to prepare students for careers in a wide variety of industries and graduate school.
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Senior Projects from 2020
RSVP Spaceship!, Taylor Chavez, Deven Frauenhofer, Andrew Nott, and Zoe Riesen
Vehicle Wheelchair Storage Final Design Report, Alexander Nicholas Cherry, Alex Morcate, Chloe Ng, and Tyler Habu
Spring Loaded Camming Device, Jared S. Christner, Kaitlin O. Deherrera, Ryan W. Edwards, and John S. Hickey
Bellevue-Santa Fe Charter School SciTechatorium Shake Table, Joshua Clemens, Kellen Fujishin, Alysson Loo, and Samara Van Blaricom
Portable Calorimeter for Fire Experiments, Kayla Collins, Kara Hewson, Christopher Chen, and Joel Keddie
Fox Factory Bearing Assembly Rundown and Torque Automation Project, David Ethan Daley, Eric Michael Forrester, Christopher Enrique Hansen, and Riley Jacob O'Connor
CP Check Valve Design, Alec B. Der Matoian, Jessica M. Dent, and Skylar M. Tusting
Vibratory Tumbling Machine, Laurence William Duclos III, Aaron Phillip Shein, and Jared Edward Nash
California Solar Regatta - Hull Team: Up a Creek, Torrey Duncan, Sean Neuman, Kyle Krietzman, and Andrew Offhaus
Formula SAE Monocoque Chassis Development, KC Egger, Brian Ford, Kyle Nagao, Neal Sharma, and Donovan Zusalim
Surface Autonomous Vehicle for Emergency Rescue, Max Emerick, Ryan Shields, Christopher Feickert, and Raymond Impara
Cal Poly Microgrid Fixed PV Array, Christopher L. Ewert, Justin R. Syracuse, Donald A. Syracuse, and Jason M. Kehl
Atmospheric Water Harvester, Adam C. Goldstein, Scott Seno, and Kristen E. Dentici
Composite Lattice Tooling, Rachel Greene, Isaiah de Leon, Patrick O'Donnell, and Alec Fuoti
Internal Combustion Engine, Philippe D. Habets, Sam S. Flood, Paing Htet Lin, Jason Wu, and Ricardo Cuevas
Portable Fluorescence Illuminator, Katherine Hui, Emran Baryal, and Emmett Lambert
Surf Sled, Marius Jatulis, Arthur Zaayer, Griffin O'Malley, and Jose Covarrubias
Final Design Review Report: The Underdogs, Parker Johnson, Jack Montgomery, and Katherine Thomas
Deep-Sea Water Collector, Chandler Jones, Jenny Verheul, and Michael Di Giorgio
Inverted Fluorescence Microscope, Makenzie Lyn Kamei, Enoch Wright Nicholson, Eduardo Reyna Miranda Jr., and Trevor John Brown
Safran Seat Attachment System, Craig john Kimball, Tyler Bragg, and Lynette Cox
Simulation and Design Tool for Supermileage Vehicle (SMV) Club FINAL DESIGN REPORT, Kimberly Kodama, Sung Ho An, and Justice Aragon
Supermileage Vehicle Drivetrain Design, Griffin M. Kraemer, Kai Meter, and Arya Mahdavian
Sub-lunar Tap-Yielding eXplorer, STYX, Alexander J. Krenitsky, Ryan J. Locatelli, Aaron B. Erickson, Christoopher B. Boone, and Westin R. McHaney
Vibration Isolation System, Bradley Y. Kwan, Bailey Groh, Max Wu, and Nicole Yen