Engineering

Cal Poly Pomona Team Wins First NASA Student Design Challenge

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A Cal Poly Pomona team has won the NASA Glenn Research Center’s first University Student Design Challenge. During the four-month competition, 16 teams of students designed concepts for using aeronautics vehicles as a means to travel within city limits.

The Pomona team of Raghav Handa, Michael Pham, Alex Callahan and Gabriela Lopez designed a fully electric aircraft concept that could carry six passengers. The short take-off and landing aircraft could extend its range by docking to Lockheed Martin Hybrid Airships which would continually roam above the greater Los Angeles area.

The team developed a fully electric aircraft concept that could carry six passengers and operate in the Los Angeles area.…

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The partnership between Cal Poly Pomona and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open up learning opportunities for students.

University and Army Corps Form Unique Partnership

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Cal Poly Pomona faculty and students from a multitude of disciplines will have opportunities to collaborate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on civil projects, thanks to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the two parties have signed.

“This collaboration creates a world of possibilities, giving our students insights and experiences that they could not get elsewhere,” University President Soraya M. Coley said.

Under the agreement, the Army Corps of Engineers will look for ways to partner with the university — from providing possible professional opportunities through its Pathways Internship and career development programs, to giving students a chance to participate in field visits to the agency’s facilities and project …

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Engineering Professor To Receive Prestigious CSU Award for Excellence

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The California State University (CSU) will honor four faculty and one staff member with the Wang Family Excellence Awards for their extraordinary commitment to student achievement and exemplary contributions in their fields. As part of their recognition, honorees will each receive a $20,000 award which are established through a gift from CSU Trustee Emeritus Stanley T. Wang and administered through the CSU Foundation. The honorees will be recognized on Tuesday, January 31, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the CSU Board of Trustees.

“The CSU community is proud of our faculty and staff whose work makes a lasting difference in the lives of our students,” said Chancellor Timothy P. White. …

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Engineering Professor Ali Ahmadi talks to students about how wind tunnels operate.

Air Force, Congresswoman Secure $1.5 Million for Upgrades at Labs

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Two of Cal Poly Pomona’s engineering labs will be getting $1.5 million in upgrades thanks to a partnership made possible by the Air Force Research Laboratory and Congresswoman Grace Napolitano.

The grant, which will be used to purchase new equipment, comes from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s STEM program. The program aims to cultivate the next generation of scientists and engineers.

The lab improvements include specialized mapping equipment, and are expected to benefit hundreds of faculty members and students from the aerospace engineering department, other College of Engineering departments and the colleges of science and agriculture.

“This is great news,” says Cordelia Ontiveros, interim dean of the College of Engineering. …

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Formula SAE Team Rounds Out Top Three in International Competition

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Mechanical Engineering Professor Cliff Stover is standing outside a motel in eastern Colorado talking on his cell phone. He’s hot — it’s a searing 105 outside — and says he’s worn out from driving all the way from Lincoln, Nebraska, the day before, but he doesn’t sound tired at all.

A rush of enthusiasm floods his voice as he recounts how the student racing and engineering team he advises just had their best performance in over 15 years, beating out nearly 70 teams in the Formula SAE international design competition to finish in third place.

“With the teams we were up against, it was pretty darn good,” says Stover, who …

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SAE Baja

SAE Baja

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Pardh Jivani, a mechanical engineer from Ganpat University in India, works on his team’s SAE Baja car at a Cal Poly Pomona lab in preparation for this weekend’s competition in Gorman, California.…

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Ontiveros Selected as Interim Dean of College of Engineering

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Associate dean and Cal Poly Pomona alumna Cordelia Ontiveros has been named the interim dean of the College of Engineering, effective Jan. 4, 2016.

“Dr. Ontiveros has always championed and embraced the mission of the California State University, providing students access to a high-quality and affordable education,” says Provost Sylvia Alva. “Her wide-ranging experience, knowledge of the college, and demonstrated commitment to student success will serve the College of Engineering well, as the national search for the permanent dean unfolds.”

Ontiveros has served as associate dean in the College of Engineering since 2007, with responsibility for curriculum, enrollment, student advising and K-12 outreach programs.

“I am very honored to have …

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Vice President Joan Robinson-Berry presents a $100,000 check to University President Soraya M. Coley.

Boeing Donates $100,000 to colleges of Science, Engineering and Business Administration

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The Boeing Company is continuing its long-running partnership with Cal Poly Pomona by donating $100,000 to be shared among the colleges of Engineering, Science, and Business Administration for scholarships, student clubs, and research projects.

On October 13, five representatives from the company, including Vice President Joan Robinson-Berry who is an engineering alumna of Cal Poly Pomona, met with University President Soraya M. Coley and the deans of Engineering, Science, and Business Administration to present this year’s donation.

“Some of our most amazing leaders at Boeing are products of Cal Poly Pomona,” said Robinson-Berry. “I am hoping to expand our relationship with this institution. We have big ideas about this partnership.”…

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From left to right: Lucas De Buren, a civil engineering student; Eliza Hernandez, a biology student; Antonio Aguayo, a biology student, engineering student; and David Velasquez, a chemistry student.

Publication Recognizes Four Cal Poly Pomona Students

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Four Cal Poly Pomona students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds have been recognized in a special publication that is presented to the United States Congress.

PROUD 2015, a publication of The California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CSU LSAMP), features Eliza Hernandez, a biology student; Antonio Aguayo, a biology student, Lucas De Buren, a civil engineering student, and David Velasquez, a chemistry student.

To read the student profiles, visit http://www.csus.edu/csu-lsamp/PROUD_2015(Final_Oct20)_small.pdf. The Cal Poly Pomona students can be found on pages 40 and 41.…

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Cal Poly Pomona's Formula SAE racing team celebrates after a win in Germany.

Student Racing Team Finishes as Top U.S. Entry in Global Competition

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Cal Poly Pomona’s Formula SAE student racing and engineering team has placed first out of all U.S. teams at an international design competition held in Germany.

The team captured 16th overall and bested seven American rivals in the Formula Student Germany International Design Competition, held in Hockenheim, that concluded Aug. 2.

More than 100 teams competed in multiple events, with students from around the world building single-seat formula race cars that were evaluated for the best overall combination of construction, performance, and financial and sales planning.

“Teams take on the assumption that they are a manufacturer developing a prototype to be evaluated for production,” explains the event’s website. “The target …

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