
When Students Built an Airplane
Piece by piece, they transformed boxes of sheet metal into an airplane named ‘Velma’ — and watched her lift into the sky The crowd pressed close to the edge of the runway

Piece by piece, they transformed boxes of sheet metal into an airplane named ‘Velma’ — and watched her lift into the sky The crowd pressed close to the edge of the runway

Nicole Johnson-Glauch is bringing both energy and vision to her new role as director of Cal Poly’s General Engineering program. A lecturer in the Materials Engineering Department since 2019, Johnson-Glauch is eager

Presidential awards spotlight innovation, advising and expanded pathways in engineering education Four faculty members from Cal Poly’s College of Engineering were honored at 2025 Fall Convocation with presidential awards, the university’s highest

Each week, the College of Engineering features an outstanding member of the engineering community to be part of our spotlight campaign. This week, we are highlighting Dr. Nicole Johnson-Glauch, General Engineering Program

Cal Poly engineering graduates have unveiled a striking new centerpiece in the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: a 10-foot-tall steel poppy crowned by a stained-glass butterfly that turns in the breeze. Garden

Congratulations to the seniors and graduate students who were honored for their achievements at the 2025 College of Engineering awards. Undergraduate Academic Excellence 2025 Vasili Gogonis, Aerospace Engineering Connor Bly, Biomedical Engineering