College Rankings
- U.S.News & World Report named Cal Poly Engineering third in the nation among public, non-doctoral engineering schools in its 2010 Best Colleges rankings.
- Computer Engineering: Top public program in the U.S.
- Electrical Engineering: Top public program in the U.S.
- Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering: Top public program in the U.S.
- Mechanical Engineering: Top public program in the U.S.
- Civil Engineering: No. 2 public program
Program Developments
- The Global Waste Research Institute was founded to develop sustainable technologies and policies for management of wastes.
- The college announced a new M.S. degree program in Biomedical Engineering—the first such degree in the CSU.
- A master’s degree specialization in stem cell research was established.
- The college established the Quality of Life Plus Laboratory dedicated to the development and application of technology to aid disabled veterans.
Student Achievements
- Cal Poly's Society of Women Engineers won the SWE Gold Award for Outstanding Large Collegiate Section.
- The Cal Poly Concrete Canoe team placed third in the nation.
- A multidisciplinary student design team represented North America at the International Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition in Germany.
- Cal Poly Society of National Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) was awarded the Blue Chip Chapter Award, and 1st and 2nd in the design competition at the SHPE National Conference.
- Cal Poly won the prestigious American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Robert Ridgway Award given to the most outstanding chapter out of the 280 student groups across the country.
- Cal Poly aerospace seniors took 2nd in the national AIAA Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design competition.
- A student-built CubeSat was launched into orbit.
Faculty Achievements
- Drs. Lynne Slivovsky (EE) and Garrett Hall (CE/ENVE), along with colleagues from the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences were awarded a grant to develop “A Service-Learning Approach to Green Jobs,” a project that will aid in the state’s recovery and renewal.
- Multicultural Engineering Program (MEP) director David Cantu was named the nation’s Outstanding MEP Director.
- Two Cal Poly Engineering inventions received patents: the Field Water Purification System by Dr. Tryg Lungquist (ENVE), and the RFID Tagging of Reusable Plastic Containers by Dr. Tali Freed (IME).
- Drs. Patrick Lemieux and John Ridgely (ME) developed the Cal Poly Wind Power Research Center.
- Dr. David Marshall (AERO) received a $2.8M grant in the second phase of a NASA-sponsored project.
Alumni Success
- Randell Iwasaki (CE ’82) was appointed director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
- Colonel Rick Sturckow (ME '84) commanded Space Shuttle Atlantis on a mission to the International Space Station.
- Greg Chamitoff (EE ‘84) will serve as a mission specialist for space shuttle mission STS-134.
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