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Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo(California Polytechnic State University)
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Not Cal Tech(where Jet Propulsion Lab is)
Where is Cal Poly exactly?
And, yes, even in winter, the weather is always perfect
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340 km
320 km
Not exactly on coast, but not far away: 20 km both north and south
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Cal Poly at a glance
• 20,000 students, mostly undergraduate• Part of 23 California State University campuses (largest undergraduate system in USA)
• Students come from all over the USA• Several “colleges”
– Engineering, Agriculture, Architechture, Business, Math & Science, Liberal Studies, Education
• In total 5000 engineering students• Mechanical Engineering is largest department at Cal Poly with about 1100 students
• No PhDs offered but many master degree programs
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Some other particulars
• Students come not just from all over California but also from all over USA
• Bachelor is de facto a five‐year program
• Master is usually a two‐year program
• No required internship (Praktikum)
• Many hands‐on labs
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Engineering at a glance
• Several departments– Mechanical, Electrical, Civil & Environmental, Aerospace, Industrial & Manufacturing, Materials, Biomedical, General, Agricultural (Ag)
• In Mechanical, several concentrations– General, Mechatronics, HVAC, Manufacturing
• Close ties with industry (industrial projects)
• A good deal of club activity (SAE, ASME, ASHRAE)
• Labs, labs, labs
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Unlike in Europe, manufacturing is not a part of Mechanical Engineering
Automotive engineering at Cal Poly
• There is no major nor concentration in automotive engineering – There was little automotive industry in California
• Despite this there is a long history of involvement in automotive engineering at Cal Poly, mainly through club activity
• Lately there is growing automotive activity in California– Tesla, Daimler (Long Beach & Portland), test tracks in the desert (Hyundai, Kia, BMW)
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Clubs• SAE
– Student Formula, Electric Formula, Baja
• ASME
– Human Powered Vehicle
• Shell Eco‐Marathon
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SAE Baja
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ASME Human Powered Vehicle
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Already we’ve had three masters project students from Antwerp
• Tom Daniels – Wind turbine hoisting system
• Jan Michielsen – Crash avoidance system
• Tim Breuers – Took over automotive handling simulation from previous masters student
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International partnerships
• Munich University of Applied Sciences
• Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
• Chalmers University
• KTH – Stockholm
• TECNUN – San Sebastian
• Lucerne University of Applied Sciences
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International Exchange in College of Engineering
Chalmers University
KTH
TECNUN, San Sebastian
Karlsruhe(dual degree, summer program)
Lausanne(dual degree)
Lucerne
Swinburne University of Technology
ChaoyangUniversity of Technology
Munich(summer program)
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Antwerp?
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In Electrical Engineering becoming more active
• Electrical Engineering has joined the movement for active exchanges
• Jim Dunning, who worked on development team for General Motors EV1 leads battery lab at Cal Poly
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Questions?
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