Luis Dominguez has waited seven months to see his work on the Mars rover Perseverance come to fruition. The rover, produced by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is expected to touch down on Mars Feb. 18 and employ the electronics and software crafted by the team Dominguez led. Dominguez (‘09, mechanical engineering) served as the deputy electrical integration…
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From dinosaurs to a giant beer stein, from Pi Day and World Book Day to the Hindu holiday of Holi, creativity exploded during Cal Poly Universities Home-Brew Rose Float Competition. Students from both the Pomona and San Luis Obispo campuses…
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Drew Godoy-Sauceda came to his advisor with a spreadsheet filled with mounting expenses and growing concerns that he wouldn’t be able to pay for tuition and fees. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior mechanical engineering student’s paid internship hours…
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Michael Thompson never expected that discussing basic engineering concepts with a Raytheon hardware manager would lead to a job in the systems department by the end of the day. Especially when he couldn’t find his business shoes and walked in…
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This summer, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Paul Nissenson officially launched a new podcast titled, “The Engineering Student Experience,” which is aimed at current and future engineering students. Guests range from current engineering students, practicing engineers, and faculty members who discuss…
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Innovation and creativity came together in physical form at Cal Poly Pomona’s first ever Bronco Makers Fair. Hosted by the Bronco Makers Club, individuals and clubs of different disciplines were invited to display their passions in arts, business, science and…
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Students roaming the halls of the College of Engineering may think they are seeing double. And they are — in the form of two sets of identical twins. Sisters Karsten and Kristen Bush, both graduating seniors, are studying chemical engineering.…
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Two sustainability-focused mechanical engineering research projects recently earned first place awards. The project “Repurposing of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate for Thermal Energy Storage” earned first place at the 33rd Annual California State University Student Research Competition, which invites all students in…
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A group of engineering students are tapping into their technological expertise to try and make history. The goal? It is to best the world record for the longest flight by an electric powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The current record…
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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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