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 2015
Parkinson's Freezing-of-Gait Device, Megan M. Gerlach, Austin J. Krause, and Berizohar Padilla
Active Fog Catcher, Michael Giglio, Carson Hand, William Beechinor, and Kai Zhang
Freedom Ski, Toby A. Goldsteinholm, Ashley Scharff, Justin Satnick, and Markus Rutner
VeloElectric: Creating a Device that Harvests Energy From Bicycles, Austin Hall, Daniel Stohr, and TJ Fox
SAPIEN3 Comb Stitch Improvement for Edwards Lifesciences, William Harley, Thomas Pluschkell, John McTigue, and Garrett Reed
GAF Glass Mat Splice Table Improvements, Grant Haug, Kevin Lansang, Ronald Lam, and Michael Mooney
Cookie Dough Portioning Tool, Alex Haughton, Courtney Shipp, and Grant Wittenberg
Child Carrier: Senior Project, Cordell Hollingsworth, Jacob Puppo, and Drew Sapp
Smart Water Meter, Jeff Hufford, Eric Adler, and Garrett Hall
Corrosion Resistant Submerged Motor, Deirdre Hyde, Loren MacDonald, and Cole Thompson
Low Cost Submersible Thruster, Justin Jang, Pascal Karam, Daniel Meritt, and David Whiteside
Final Design Report for an Automatic Diffraction Grating, Timothy Jung, Edlin Garcia, and Kelly Rorden
High Temperature HEPA Filter Test Unit Upgrades, Alexander Krippner, Ian Corcorran, and Michael Burlando
IR Barcode Reader, Isaac Lambing, Justin Gronet, Tony Ly, and Mark Berry
Compact Tire Tester, Jess McCafferty, Daniel Rodman, Michael Schuster, and Connor West
Jonathan’s Natural Juices Mechanical Juice Dispenser, Andrew Meyer, Jesus Gutierrez, and Danielle Lauinger
Electric Commuter Multicopter, Marley Hunter Miller, Blake Sperry, Ike Sheppard, Olliver Fredrick Kunz, Sam Juday, Alex O'Hearn, Kyle Seth Kruse, Arthur Norwood, and Jarrell Washington
Carbon Articulating Backpack Spine, Salvatore Monforte III, Darci Lawrence, and Savan Patel
Solar Cal Poly Water Systems, Jake L. Morris, Zachary F. Yasuda, and Lauren P. Jones
Pier2Pier: Final Report, Kevin Nelson, Anthony Miller, Paul Maalouf, and Chahan Shah
Underwater Rope Fatigue Testing Machine, Napoleon Nino and Andrew Pimentel
Parker Hannifin Chainless Challenge 2014-15 Senior Design Project, Matt Pallotta, Nathan Klammer, Kemper Whaley, and Jack Rechtin
Solar Decathlon 2015, Solar Cal Poly; Solar Cal Poly Project Engineers, Cristina Paquin, Julien Blarel, and Sanchit Joshi
Shark Alert: Early Warning System, Cory Peterson, Marc Rauschnot, and Taylor McClain
Sense and Avoid UAS Project Final Design Report, Katie Peticolas, Cesia Cazares, Trevor Elsbree, Courtney Smith, and Herberth Elie Navas