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MATE Professor Dr. Mohsen Kivy and His Students Published a paper

MATE undergraduate students Ryan Thompson, Juan Palominos Jr., Matthew Kestenbaum & Lucy Hunter published a paper with their advisor Dr. M. Kivy in Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion

MATE Professor Dr. Joel Galos will Chair the Scientific Committee for NAMES

NAMES is a leading venue for the materials education community to come together to discuss ideas, tools, and best practices relating to the teaching of materials across engineering, design, science and sustainability

MATE Student Wins Scholarship from Northrup Grumman

The Los Angeles Chapter of ASM International (a professional society for materials engineers) awarded four scholarships in 2023 for a total of $9000. The Scholarship Committee selected from ten applicants from high schools and universities either going to school or living in the Greater Los Angeles area. Jesse Horowitz received a total of $3500, including $3000 from the Chapter and $500 from a scholarship fund established in memory of Russell Sherman, a long time member of ASM in the Los Angeles area. (Mich

Alumna Makes $1M Gift to Sustain MATE Family Culture

When Cindy Shurtleff started studying metallurgical engineering at Cal Poly, she joined a tight-knit group of aspiring engineers and supportive professors who have stayed connected for close to 50 years.

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MATE Professor Mohsen Kivy Publishes Tool

Mohsen Kivy and a team of researchers from Cal Poly and Purdue University published “Random and Special Quasirandom Structure Generator” on Nanohub.

MATE lecturer Dr. Isinsu Baylam Toker was interviewed by Optics and Photonics News

In her interview, she shares what got her interested in science, her thoughts on her career, and advice for up-and-coming scientists

pictures of students presenting their senior projects

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Watch How the "Atom Shifter" Was Made

Materials engineering alumnus Bob Adams sculpted alongside designer and classmate Steve Paterson the stainless-steel part of “Atom Shifter,” to honor the MATE Department’s first chair R.C. Wiley and the department's 60th Anniversary. Watch in this video how they made it!