Surveillance planes searching for wildfires, missing persons or military targets need as much time in the air as they can get, said Russell Westphal, a mechanical engineering professor. So aircraft companies seek
Cal Poly has two of the top engineering departments in the country, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges guidebook. The Computer Engineering and Industrial and
Biking endless miles along Highway 1 paid off for mechanical engineering student Mark Schefter, who finished first recently in the Ironman Canada competition’s 18-24 age group. “I definitely think there are many things that
Cycling is the best form of exercise for leg amputees, according to an award-winning study led by mechanical engineering student Greg Orekhov. Orekhov’s work summarizing the findings won first place this month
With a bullhorn in hand, Lauren Cooper herds students toward a starting line she set up in the Engineering Plaza. Clutching scooters they made in Cooper’s design class, the students eye the
A rotating circular stage created by a team of mechanical engineering majors will add artful visual highlights this month to a production staged by Cal Poly music students. RSVP, the Music Department’s
