Current Projects
Materials Selection for the Life Cycle
This sophomore level course is being designed to provide engineers and architects with the knowledge and analytical tools to select materials for optimum sustainable performance over the product life cycle.
Leads: Blair London and Katherine Chen
Campus Mobility and Transport Project
The goal of this interdisciplinary project is to reduce the campus community's automobile dependency while improving the economy, environment, and social equity over the Cal Poly's current master plan build out.
Leads: Doug Cerf, Eugene Jud, and Linda Vanasupa
Nanotechnology, Biology, Ethics and Society
This course explores the science, engineering and implications of four nanotechnologies that span the biological levels: cellular; organ; system; and ecological. A key course feature is the development of systems thinking, and life-long learning skills. The development team has representation from seven different of life-long learning skills.
Leads: Matthew Ritter, Linda Vanasupa, and Barbara Schader
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Materials Performance
This project explores ways to increase the performance and lengthen the time to failure for hydrogen fuel cells.
Lead: Linda Vanasupa
Triple Bottom Line Awareness in Design (TriAD): Freshman Series
This is a three-course laboratory series has been designed with several goals. One of the goals is to instill the foundational qualities required for sustainable engineering solutions.
Lead: Linda Vanasupa