A group of 65 Cal Poly Pomona students accepted the NASA eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge and designed and built a functional, innovative prototype that increases functionality for human space exploration missions. The Mars habitation module (CPP-HAB),…
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Larry McMillan, a former engineering professor who mentored faculty and students and was instrumental in helping to raise funds for the construction of Building 17, has died. McMillan, a Los Angeles native and a U.S. Navy veteran who served in…
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It’s hard to say which sounded sweeter to Professor Paul Nissenson, the cacophony of his students’ voices as they worked together solving engineering problems or the audience’s applause when he and six other Cal Poly Pomona faculty members received the…
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The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education has named Cal Poly Pomona to its “Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics: 2017” list. The university was ranked #22 for the most bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students in 2015 and #56…
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Cliff Stover, a former professor of mechanical engineering who advised Cal Poly Pomona’s Baja SAE and Formula SAE teams for 22 years, was awarded the Carroll Smith Mentor’s Cup by SAE International and the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Engineering has a new dean. Joseph Rencis, dean of engineering at Tennessee Tech University, is expected to join the university on August 31. He also holds the inaugural Clay N. Hixson Chair for Engineering Leadership.…
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Frank Garcia, the College of Engineering valedictorian, grew up in Huntington Park with a natural interest in engineering. “I had two brothers who went into engineering (one at Cal Poly Pomona). My dad, an electrician, has a way of being…
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A project designed to prevent water used in sinks, showers and washing machines from going to waste has earned Cal Poly Pomona engineering students a second-place prize at the Metropolitan Water District’s 10th annual Spring Green Expo. Bowen Du, Crystal…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s mission to be the first university to send a rocket into space recently got a huge boost, thanks to a $1.67 million gift from the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF). A portion of the funding will support…
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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…
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