Cal Poly is consistently ranked as one of the nation's top engineering and science schools at the undergraduate level.
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Five Cal Poly Engineering programs rank No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
See students across the college put that strength into practice through NASA projects, aerospace innovation and more:
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Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing electrical engineering lecturer Zaid Pitafi.
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Cal Poly’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers chapter gives students space to build, test and debug hardware, from printed circuit boards to breathalyzers.
See how the chapter is helping students develop technical skills and confidence: calpoly.pulse.ly/hscdhdugq2
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Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing Nina Aliamus, full-time lecturer of civil and environmental engineering. Read more:
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Cal Poly students explored autonomous driving through project-based work on an autonomous race car platform, testing concepts in perception, control, machine learning, sensor fusion and end-to-end driving.
See highlights from their work:
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Cal Poly students in the PROVE Lab are helping shape the future of transportation through applied vehicle development and autonomous technology innovation. Learn how:
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A new CNC program took 12 Cal Poly engineering students to Spain this summer to study alongside international peers. For Will Fowler, the experience helped clarify where he wants his career to go.
Read about the Gene Haas Foundation-supported program.
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Vibe coding helped Cal Poly Engineering students build app prototypes in weeks. Human factors pushed them to keep refining. One project that began in Duha Ali’s course, SARA, is still moving forward as a search-and-rescue tool. Read more:
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Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing Megan Chan, an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering.
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A 21-member ABET team will arrive at Cal Poly next week for a three-day accreditation review.
See how the process helps engineering programs meet national standards and strengthen student learning over time.
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Four College of Engineering faculty members received universitywide honors from Cal Poly for excellence in teaching, scholarship, advising and philanthropic leadership.
Meet this year’s honorees and learn more about their impact:
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Cal Poly’s Filament Flyers turned a failed early design into a first-place flight.
The mechanical engineering senior project team redesigned its 3D-printed aircraft and recorded a winning 30.84-second flight at Cal State LA.
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Each week, the College of Engineering highlights an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing Lara Nichols-Brown, a lecturer in computer science and software engineering.
Learn more about her work here:
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Cal Poly’s newest materials engineering students started WOW with a shoe design challenge.
Teams created footwear from an assortment of materials and pitched their designs “Shark Tank”-style to MATE faculty judges.
See the annual competition:
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Kevin and Vickie Schindler support six scholarships for Cal Poly students. Twelve students have received awards, and the couple plans to fully endow the scholarships for future students.
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From age 7 to 77, museum guests tested a virtual space mission created by Cal Poly students.
LAES and computer science teams are developing the VR experience for the Aerospace Museum of California, with the goal of a permanent exhibit.
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Starting over at a new university isn’t easy.
Cal Poly’s transfer community is helping students build connections, find support and thrive both inside and outside the classroom.
Read how transfer students are finding their place at Cal Poly:
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Each week, the we highlight an outstanding member of our engineering community. This week, we are introducing Kuba Preis, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering whose Cal Poly journey has brought him from student to professor.
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Cal Poly hosted the Student Shop Managers Conference for the first time, welcoming about 120 academic shop professionals to share approaches to safety and student access while exploring fabrication spaces across campus.
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