Five Cal Poly mechanical engineering students were honored with scholarships totaling $19,000 by the ASHRAE Southern California Chapter on May 6. The students are all members of the ASHRAE Student Branch at Cal Poly and wrote essays regarding why they are planning to pursue careers in HVAC&R as part of their application process. Roha Ali, […]
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23 ASHRAE club students, joined by club advisor Lauren Rueda, traveled to the Los Angeles area for a two-day trip packed with educational and professional development opportunities. The students toured ACCO’s Pasadena office, beginning with a welcome from ACCO President and CEO Jeffrey Marrs, who was himself a member of the ASHRAE club during his […]
More than 30 students attended the Womxn in ME/ASHRAE Dinner on April 22, 2025. In alignment with the CENG Mental Wellness Fair that took place on April 23, the event focused on practices that support mental wellness. Attendees had the opportunity to color mandalas, create window hangings, and write postcards to the Letters of Love […]
You don’t realize how much you appreciate something until it’s gone. On Thursday, April 10, 24 students and their advisor from the ASHRAE club at Cal Poly had the privilege to attend a tour of the Kennedy Library construction. Representatives from Frank M. Booth, a mechanical contractor in the Bay Area, led a tour of […]
We had four dedicated Cal Poly HVAC&R students represented our program at the 2025 IIAR Conference! Attending the conference introduced them to cutting-edge refrigeration technologies, sustainability best practices, and industry connections. […]
Over 30 women students attended the Women in ME/ASHRAE Dinner on January 23, 2025. Lindsey Rowell, Chief Sustainability Officer-Office of Energy, Sustainability & Transportation at CSU, gave a presentation on decarbonization and the CSU path to a carbon free future. […]
Six mechanical engineering students and ASHRAE Club officers – Gabriella Aclan, Aryaman Bhargava, Ashley Corona, Katherine Hennig, Julia McMorrow, and Max Scott – recently traveled with club advisor Lauren Rueda to the ASHRAE Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida. At the conference, the officers had the opportunity to attend sessions geared towards students preparing to enter […]
Thirty-six Mechanical Engineering and Construction Management students spent a recent weekend competing to design an updated HVAC system for a 40,000 square foot office building, including selecting mechanical equipment, budgeting for labor and materials, scheduling, planning the crane pick to place the equipment, and considering climate impacts. This was all part of the Net-Zero Design […]
Students in ME456-HVAC Air and Water Distribution System Design-explored the hidden side of campus, where engineering students learned about the intricate systems that keep everything running. Check out the full story in Cal Poly Magazine here: Into the Heart of Campus […]
At the end of seventh week, fourteen mechanical engineer students, along with ASHRAE Club Adviser Lauren Rueda, traveled to the San Jose area to learn about career opportunities within the HVAC industry. Their first stop was the ASHRAE San Jose Chapter Technical Meeting and Student Night. Students had the opportunity to network with industry professionals, […]
We kicked-off our Annual Event with the Women in ME/ASHRAE Dinner which was very well attended. […]
Students and officers from the Cal Poly ASHRAE club were lucky enough to tour Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in Avila Beach, just 30 minutes from Cal Poly! The group was given an extensive tour of the plant, seeing areas like the steam turbine deck, marina, and control room. Two HVAC engineers who work at […]
At the end of the first week of classes, five mechanical engineering students—Katherine Hennig, Ashley Corona, Madison Kai, Julia McMorrow, Roha Ali—and two faculty—Dr. Jennifer Mott and Prof. Lauren Rueda—attended the inaugural Women in ASHRAE Leadership Symposium in Chicago, IL. Over 200 women mechanical engineers, architects, and other professionals related to the heating, ventilation, air […]
The main goal of this project was to evaluate the indoor environment created by the Mount Shasta Institute for Job Creation and Restorative Technology, a proposed net-zero building using no mechanical heating or cooling, to be built in Mount Shasta, California. To do this, we modeled the building in DesignBuilder and ran several simulations. This […]
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We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023–2024 ASHRAE Southern California Chapter Student Scholarships. These scholarships recognize exceptional students from four-year engineering programs who have shown a commitment to advancing their knowledge and careers in the HVAC&R industry. Katherine Hennig has been awarded the ASHRAE Engineering Scholarship, receiving $3,500 for her outstanding academic […]
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The Net-Zero Design/Construction-A-Thon had students teams compete on an engineering project with mentors from the industry at Cal Poly from January 26 to 28. There was a high level of student interest in the competition, as evidenced by the 75 applications we received for the 42 available spots. View pictures from the event here. […]