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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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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,…
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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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