Summer 2016 Newsletter
ME Students Shine at Solar Decathlon
Three students led the mechanical engineering efforts that fulfilled Cal Poly’s vision of a solar-powered home of the future at one of the most prestigious sustainable housing competition in the world.
Cal Poly’s Human Motion Biomechanics Program Gets Boost from Keck Foundation
A $350,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation will promote the integration of research and education in Cal Poly’s growing interdisciplinary program in human motion biomechanics.
A Winning Formula
Cal Poly Racing marked its 65th anniversary as a club this year with renewed vim, vigor and vroom — and a new formula for car sharing as it applies to manufacturing.
Student’s Enthusiasm for R2D2 Translates into Munich Internship
On the Cal Poly campus, Alec Bialek is widely recognized for the fully functional R2D2 droid that he’s been building and fine-tuning since his arrival here in 2012.
Making ME More ‘Manufacturing Savvy’
In recognition of the indelible hands-on footprint made by Haas Automation and the Gene Haas Foundation at Cal Poly, two labs were named in their honor this year: the Haas Netshape Laboratory and the Haas Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory.
