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Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering student John Bennett was recently named Big West Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Bennett was among 20 recipients out of 3,000 athletes from 10 universities to receive the honor. Learn more about Bennet's commitment to engineering and running at http://ow.ly/9XuE50DWpme California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Learn about Cal Poly Alumnus Aaron Comis (ME 15') and his path to a parachute engineering career at NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration that was introduced to him by PolySat, a student-run lab that creates and launches CubeSats at https://bit.ly/3rmSzUX Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering

The College of Engineering will represent half of Cal Poly's projects at this year's California State University Student Research Competition next month. Read about the engineering projects at https://bit.ly/3c79kNA California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

A team of Cal Poly Civil and Environmental Engineering students in the Virtual Design and Construction category was one of four Cal Poly first-place winners during this year’s annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) student competition. The team’s trophy was one of 11 that Cal Poly students won during the Region 6 and 7 competition, breaking the school’s record. Learn more at https://bit.ly/3rmuhuv California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

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Cal Poly electrical engineering graduate student and researcher Amman Asfaw was recently published in the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Prism magazine. His article, "Fair Trade," encourages U.S. engineering programs to establish foreign exchange programs in West Africa, thereby increasing the recruitment and retention of Black students. http://www.asee-prism.org/gen-zeal-sep/

Computer engineering and electrical engineering Professor Joseph Callenes-Sloan is working with a local team of Cal Poly students and professors, shown here pre-pandemic, to address the threat of California wildfires with a new wildfire detection project. Their startup is called Perch, and their product is a power line mounted sensor that collects, wind, temperature, humidity, and other data to help monitor area conditions. Learn more at http://ow.ly/kpXU50BTvW3 California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering faculty members Brian Self and Sarah Harding both serve as senior project advisors. Twenty-five percent of their senior projects involve people with disabilities. Projects have included a power wheelchair that allowed a child to lie down, an adapted desk for a graduate student, an award podium for Special Olympics, a ramp for equestrian riders in wheelchairs, and an adapted surfboard. Learn more at http://ow.ly/eaV750BReST California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Mechanical engineering professor Steve Klisch led two SURP projects studying the biomechanics of pitching a baseball with the goal of reducing injuries in young pitchers. Mechanical engineering students Karthik Padmanabhan and Christina Fong spent the summer studying the myriad forces, torques and parameters of throwing a baseball. In Professor Klisch's other project, biomedical engineering student Marissa Martinez studied how gait biometrics are related to body mass index. Read about the students' findings at http://ow.ly/fJOZ50BMowN. California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Alumnus Victor Glover (GENE '99) will spend six months on the International Space Station on a mission whose main objective is to test how a new type of spacecraft functions under new conditions. As the mission pilot, Glover will focus on getting to know the Crew Dragon and its capabilities. Following in the footsteps of Robert Gibson, Rick Sturckow and Gregory Chamitoff, Glover will become the fourth Cal Poly alumnus to leave Earth. Learn more at http://ow.ly/HPqg50BK3Ig California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Alumnus Davis Carlin (BMED '12) helped create the concept and design for a device that treats women experiencing postpartum hemorrhaging in collaboration with Alumnus Alexander Norred (BMED '12) for his senior project. The device is now owned by Alydia Health and has recently been cleared by the FDA, a crucial step that could save the lives of tens of thousands of women around the world. Learn more at http://ow.ly/66Sf50BHYQS California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Engineers Without Borders, shown here at a community garden in San Luis Obispo County pre-pandemic, is a student-led non-profit organization that supports community-driven development programs worldwide through sustainable engineering projects. Join Cal Poly's Engineers Without Borders on Mondays 7-9 pm to learn more! Visit their website here: https://www.ewb.calpoly.edu/

Amy Ru, an undergraduate studying her own interdisciplinary curriculum within Business Administration, Computer Science and Interaction Design, published her first international research publication titled "Hackathons for Workforce Development: A Case Study," in the Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library. Learn more at http://ow.ly/AjA250BGQFO California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Nearly 40 student projects covering diverse topics that include the use of machine learning in criminal investigations, wine supply chains, and hopping robots will be on display during the virtual Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium tomorrow, Oct 2 from 4-6:30 p.m. Join the live Zoom sessions here https://surp.calpoly.edu

Join ASI Events and the Black Academic Excellence Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. for "The Cost of a Revolution: An Evening with Patrisse Cullors and the Family of George Floyd." The event will feature a virtual keynote speech from Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors and a moderated discussion with Angela Harrelson and Selwyn Jones, George Floyd’s aunt and uncle. Submit your questions for them at bit.ly/TheCostofARevolutionQuestions and join the Zoom Webinar at calpoly.zoom.us/j/98030684929. Must be a current Cal Poly student, faculty, or staff member with a @calpoly.edu email to participate. #CalPolyASI

37 Summer Undergraduate Research Program projects will be on display at the virtual SURP Symposium on Oct. 2 from 4-6:30 p.m. Despite being entirely virtual, 76 students represented ten different engineering departments and programs. Learn more at http://ow.ly/qbL350BBraP California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Congrats to IME Professor Jose Macedo for becoming president of Alpha Pi Mu, an honor society for students in industrial and systems engineering. Learn more at http://ow.ly/Lhfc50Bzxl4 Cal Poly IME