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Engineering students Alden Caterio and Deep Patel work on a project they hope will best the world record for the longest flight by an electric powered unmanned aerial vehicle.

Students Pin UAV Hopes on Exotic Material

Posted December 19, 2018 / Melanie Johnson

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…

Students from Cal Poly Pomona and Citrus College collaborated to develop a drone for search and rescue missions like this tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma in 2013. Photo Credit: Pixabay

Students Create Drone to Aid During Search and Rescue Missions

Posted September 1, 2016 / PolyCentric Editor

A team of students from Cal Poly Pomona and Citrus College collaborated to develop a drone for search and rescue missions. The drone is capable of flying over disaster zones to locate and recover victims who are trapped under debris.…

An aerospace engineering student and two professors prepare an unmanned aerial vehicle for its first flight at Spadra Ranch in 2009. Aerospace engineering, and specifically UAVs, is expected to benefit from Cal Poly Pomona's participation in the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership of Southern California, which will compete for $1.3 billion in federal funding to boost the manufacturing industry.

Cal Poly Pomona Joins Manufacturing Consortium

Posted June 12, 2014 / Emily Velasco

Much of modern Southern California can be traced to a mid-century boom in the aerospace and defense industries. Manufacturing plants sprouted across the region practically overnight, replacing an avocado and citrus-driven economy with a tech-based one that supported millions of…

Aerospace Program Receives $1.2 Million Award

Posted February 1, 2010 / PolyCentric Editor

The College of Engineering has received $1.2 million in federal funding - totaling $5 million over six years - to continue upgrading its aerospace engineering laboratories and equipment.