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 2018
Mechanical Team Final Design Report: Same Polytechnic College, Meghan l. Smith, Katie D. Nute, and Long T. Hoang
Transient Heat Storage Systems, Ian M. Sweeney, Brock M. Johnson, and Todd K. Lundberg
Team Joseph's Bike Trailer, Keely Thompson, Curtis Wathne, and Ryan Meinhardt
Curb Navigation, Cole A. Tudor, Kaitlyn R. Adams, and Robbie Huerta
Reinventing the Wheel, Esther K. Unti, Ahmed Z. Shorab, Patrick B. Kragen, and Adam M. Menashe
Wheelie King Trainer and Controller, Michael C. Uytingco, Paul E. Hubner, and Dmitriy Petrovykh
Mobile Opera Backdrop, Juan Villalobos, Robbie Behlman, and Kevin Valencia
PROVE Endurance Car Front Suspension, Lauren A. Williams, Logan Simon, and Justine G. Kwan
GAF: Mechanical Paint Line Test Stand, Sidney Wong, Taylor Best, and Aaron Fisher
Cal Poly Rotor Recovered Rocket, Melissa Woodard
Treadmill User Centering, Cecilia Hill Yan Yuen, Donavan Chandler Feliz, Ariel Mae Arce Crisostomo, and Adam Charles Patrella
Metal Foam Drying Process, Bryce Zander, Ethan Serpa, Daniel Moore, and Michael Mullen
Senior Projects from 2017
Bear Minimum: Ultralight Composite Bear Canister, Rama B. Adajian and Adam C. Eisenbarth
Guided Target Control System Final Design Report, John Barry, Zachary Eagan, and Ryan Mackintosh
Redesign of the Medtronic Kyphon Bone Cement Mixer for Vertebral Compression Fractures, Mollie Benson, Sarah Freesemann, AJ Konnath, and Benjamin Murray
Grey Water Capture, Paul B. Brenneman, Vicente J. Ramirez, and Kevin J. Alexander
Polar Coordinate Farm Bot Final Project Report, John Brown, Kasenia Colombo, Lucas Salem, Ning Jeng, Rory Stothers, and Sam Lees
Low-Cost Jetting System; Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), Carson B. Bush, Daly Sombat, and Charles J. Kleeman
Device to Standardize Leaflet Droop Testing, Mark Butler, Daniel Lussier, and Kyle Timm
Introduction to ME 128: Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer Activity, Nikhitha Saraswathi Byragani, Nicholas Hanson Loey, and Daniel Armas Miranda
Vortexing Off A Common Suction Header, Ryan J. Caceres, Brett R. Langlois, and Brian H. Greenberg
JFS Turbine Engine for Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Department, Dorian Capps and Zoe Kai Tuggle
Blend It Wine Blending Distribution System, Connor Clarry, Russell Temple, and Matt Moren
THV Leaflet Gripping Fixture, Final Project Report, Jacob Charles Cope, Marcus Benjamin Azevedo, and Christopher Allen McWilliams
Additive Manufacturing Part Failure Detection, Angel Coria Jr, Shaunessy Grant, and Jacob Whipple