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Planar Element Alignment System, Benjamin E. Lavigna, Benny F. Cruz, Samuel Gierhan, Jacob Q. Henriksen
Planar Element Alignment System, Benjamin E. Lavigna, Benny F. Cruz, Samuel Gierhan, Jacob Q. Henriksen
Mechanical Engineering
Precise alignment to the micron level is a necessity for microfluidic/micromechanical devices to function as designed. Because of this, a micro-alignment device was commissioned by Professor Hans Mayer on behalf of the Cal Poly Microfluidics Laboratory. Prototype creation was bounded by a set of requirements including, ability to align PDMS & Silicon wafer halves to ± 10 microns, total process speed of three minutes, and total budget of $3000. Some major design hurdles included an ability to verify alignment, possible non-planar alignment pieces, and an inability to contact any point on the face of the alignment pieces after bonding treatment. …
Seven Sisters: A Central Coast Kombucha Company, Emma Jones
Seven Sisters: A Central Coast Kombucha Company, Emma Jones
Graphic Communication
Seven Sisters is an innovative, fictitious local kombucha brand that serves as a capstone project. This project will use all of the skills learned in the graphic communication department at Cal Poly. The company will be called Seven Sisters (named after the mountain range in San Luis Obispo) and imitate a small local business. By focusing my project on creating a brand, the graphic communication skills used will include: marketing, graphic design, branding, logo and product design, packaging, and social media. Further, kombucha is an intriguing product for to work with because it is a relevant and new market with …
Dunites Wine Company: Digital Redesign, Alexandra Messner
Dunites Wine Company: Digital Redesign, Alexandra Messner
Graphic Communication
This project is a digital redesign for Dunites Wine Company, a small San Luis Obispo wine brand. By improving their website usability and consistency, Dunites Wine Co. can generate excitement and awareness about their brand. The end deliverables will include photography, refreshed branding, and an updated website.
Cal Poly Athletics Social Media Look And Feel, Saira J. Costo
Cal Poly Athletics Social Media Look And Feel, Saira J. Costo
Graphic Communication
For my senior project I will be revamping the Cal Poly Athletics Social Media Look and Feel with a new social media specific branding guide and mock ups of posts specified to the Cal Poly Football team. The goal of my project is to create a social media look for Instagram and Twitter that will drive more engagement and interest with followers and fans on campus. I will be using the Social Information Processing Theory (SIPT) to describe the importance of humanizing players and creating connections through social media. I will also be defining the three most important elements of …
Time-Domain Evaluation Of Atmospheric Ducting Effects On X-Band Propagation Over Water, Jack A. Gallegos
Time-Domain Evaluation Of Atmospheric Ducting Effects On X-Band Propagation Over Water, Jack A. Gallegos
Master's Theses
The marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) is the region of atmosphere that interacts with the ocean surface. The atmospheric variability (i.e. temperature and relative humidity) in this region can result in rapid changes in the refractive index with increasing height from the sea surface. The complex region can result in non-standard propagation of electromagnetic (EM) waves beyond the horizon under atmospheric ducting conditions. However, when ducting layers are not present, EM waves are limited to line-of-sight transmission. Atmospheric ducting research is typically conducted using radio frequencies in the X-band (around 8-12 GHz) due to its impact on performance of marine …
New Bike Path On Highland Drive, Christian T. Pedersen
New Bike Path On Highland Drive, Christian T. Pedersen
Construction Management
The purpose of the following paper is to provide a breakdown of the preconstruction and construction processes for a new bike path to be built on Highland Drive. Studies about the selected construction method and materials needed to complete the project are included. Soil-cement will be at the forefront as it offers the cheapest and most efficient way for the proposed new path to be constructed. The explanation for why soil-cement was chosen along with the various other ways in which it can be used are included. One concern the paper will address is the fact that the current bike …
Let's Talk Body: An Applied Senior Project On Social Media Body Image, Katherine R. Tonges, Lindsey J. Dwyer
Let's Talk Body: An Applied Senior Project On Social Media Body Image, Katherine R. Tonges, Lindsey J. Dwyer
Communication Studies
This paper discusses the overwhelming presence of social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok in the recent generation's (Gen-Z) daily lives. Influencers have become the new celebrities by creating a “relatable and desirable” lifestyle that users aspire to gain. However, the pressure to conform to unrealistic beauty standards and buy promoted products can lead to negative effects on users' mental health and self-esteem. The authors of this paper (Tonges and Dwyer) have created a podcast and Instagram account to encourage an honest conversation about the impact of social media on one’s actions, emotions, and brain chemistry. By analyzing social media …
Feasibility Of Funding Construction-Related Projects With Cryptocurrencies, Farbod Pourdehmobed
Feasibility Of Funding Construction-Related Projects With Cryptocurrencies, Farbod Pourdehmobed
Construction Management
The current method of acquiring funds for construction projects consists of loans and/or a board of investors. With the emergence of the cryptocurrency industry in the past five to ten years, an influx of cash has been inserted into the market and is simply being held captive by government regulations. With development and construction being an attractive investment for most anyone, these "crypto billionaires" are insistent on financing possible projects. The issue lies within the construction industry and the possibly outdated financial system and whether it is capable of adhering to certain requirements that come with the usage of crypto …
Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/28/2023, Academic Senate
Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/28/2023, Academic Senate
Academic Senate Agendas
No abstract provided.
Loving Blackness: A Sense Experience, Ricardo J. Millhouse
Loving Blackness: A Sense Experience, Ricardo J. Millhouse
Feminist Pedagogy
The late bell hooks framed feminist pedagogies as a set of practices and systems that provide a description of feminism, a feminist learning environment, and ways to cultivate a community that is ready for feminist instruction. Using intersectionality, hooks (1992) discussed “loving blackness” as a representational and destabilizing practice to de-center whiteness. hooks (1992, 20) writes, “loving blackness as a political resistance transforms our ways of looking and being, and thus creates conditions necessary for us to move against the forces of domination and death and reclaim black life.” I propose a black feminist praxis teaching tool, “a sense experience,” …
‘Reading The Cultural Landscape’ In The ‘Birthplace’ Of Modern Race/Racism: Using Hooks To Invite Students In As Critical Knowledge Producers & Co-Conspirators, Danielle Docka-Filipek
‘Reading The Cultural Landscape’ In The ‘Birthplace’ Of Modern Race/Racism: Using Hooks To Invite Students In As Critical Knowledge Producers & Co-Conspirators, Danielle Docka-Filipek
Feminist Pedagogy
No abstract provided.
Playing With Privilege: A Creative Way For Students To Unpack Privilege, Ashley D. Garcia
Playing With Privilege: A Creative Way For Students To Unpack Privilege, Ashley D. Garcia
Feminist Pedagogy
Although privilege is a foundational concept in many courses, students often have only a vague notion of it, which hinders discussion and analysis. This activity/assignment, grounded in bell hooks' engaged pedagogy, tasks students with visually representing and explaining a concrete instance of privilege to their peers. Through creating comic strips, students must interrogate their assumptions of privilege and begin to encounter its intersectional structure. Creating comic strips that depict privilege helps students grasp the concept and apply it in their self-reflection. Moreover, this establishes a foundation from which students can interrogate the positions of privilege that structure their social realities.
Bell Hooks Feminist Pedagogy In The Library Classroom, Melissa Chomintra
Bell Hooks Feminist Pedagogy In The Library Classroom, Melissa Chomintra
Feminist Pedagogy
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Editor's Introduction: Honoring The Immeasurable: Bell Hooks’ Feminist Pedagogy In Teaching, Kristin Comeforo
Editor's Introduction: Honoring The Immeasurable: Bell Hooks’ Feminist Pedagogy In Teaching, Kristin Comeforo
Feminist Pedagogy
No abstract provided.
Teaching Language For Possibility, Not Assimilation: Using Bell Hooks In The English As A Second Language Classroom, Laura T. Irwin, Laura E. Prado, Regina Y. Lee
Teaching Language For Possibility, Not Assimilation: Using Bell Hooks In The English As A Second Language Classroom, Laura T. Irwin, Laura E. Prado, Regina Y. Lee
Feminist Pedagogy
No abstract provided.
Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/14/2023, Academic Senate
Academic Senate - Agenda, 2/14/2023, Academic Senate
Academic Senate Agendas
No abstract provided.
A Wui-Based Plan Integration For Resilience Scorecard, William Siembieda
A Wui-Based Plan Integration For Resilience Scorecard, William Siembieda
WUI Fire Institute
The problem at hand. Between 2003 and 2021, the top 10 costliest wildland fires in the United States all occurred in California. One in four Californians live in an area considered high risk for wildfires. Given the impact of catastrophic fires in western states, the need exists for increasing Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fire resilience through assessing and managing local land use, mitigation and adaptation plans. Most California jurisdictions produce and follow many different types of plans (e.g., General Plan with required Safety Element; Hazard Mitigation Plan, Community Wildfire Protection Plan), each with its own set of policies and …
Analysis Of Potential Application Of California Environmental Quality Act (Ceqa) Exemptions To Investor-Owned Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans To Accelerate Fire Prevention And Mitigation Efforts, Anastasia Telesetsky, William Siembieda
Analysis Of Potential Application Of California Environmental Quality Act (Ceqa) Exemptions To Investor-Owned Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plans To Accelerate Fire Prevention And Mitigation Efforts, Anastasia Telesetsky, William Siembieda
WUI Fire Institute
Wildfire poses an existential threat for California. Five of the six largest wildfires in California’s history occurred in 2020 and 2021 including the first fire to ever impact over 1 million acres. Between 2014-2018, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) identified electrical power generation as igniting more fires than lightning strikes. In response to electrical utility assets igniting wildfires, the State of California has mandated that investor-owned utilities (IOU) develop Wildfire Mitigation Plans (WMP) that include a spectrum of mitigation and prevention efforts including undergrounding of utilities, hardening of electrical assets (e.g., converting wooden poles to …
Kantian Ethics And Our Duties To Nonhuman Animals, Samuel Kahn
Kantian Ethics And Our Duties To Nonhuman Animals, Samuel Kahn
Between the Species
Many take Kantian ethics to founder when it comes to our duties to animals. In this paper, I advocate a novel approach to this problem. The paper is divided into three sections. In the first, I canvass various passages from Kant in order to set up the problem. In the second, I introduce a novel approach to this problem. In the third, I defend my approach from various objections. By way of preview: I advocate rejecting the premise that nonhuman animals are nonrational.
A Look Back At The Past: 20 Years Of Kennedy Library Exhibits, Robert E. Kennedy Library
A Look Back At The Past: 20 Years Of Kennedy Library Exhibits, Robert E. Kennedy Library
Creative Works
Explore past exhibits featured at Robert E. Kennedy Library over the past 20 years.
'Immersed In Nature' & 'Under The Influence', Izze Gunn, Sarai Devi Dasi
'Immersed In Nature' & 'Under The Influence', Izze Gunn, Sarai Devi Dasi
.RAW Journal of Art and Design
No abstract provided.
A Cradle-To-Gate Life Cycle Assessment Of American Hops In The Craft Beer Supply Chain, Carson Bristol
A Cradle-To-Gate Life Cycle Assessment Of American Hops In The Craft Beer Supply Chain, Carson Bristol
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
The hop industry represents a culturally and economically significant industry in the United States due to the product’s significant role in the beer industry, but little is known about the environmental impacts associated with hop production. There exists a significant lack of specific research quantifying the emissions contribution of hop production, and the work that has been done lacks consensus in the scientific community. In an effort to overcome this, this study conducts a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) of aroma hop production broken into four phases, beginning with propagation of seedlings by tissue culture and ending with packaged T-90 …
Immerse, Interact, Impact: A Comparative Analysis On Selected Experiential Marketing Activations At Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival 2022, Phoebe R. Saul
Immerse, Interact, Impact: A Comparative Analysis On Selected Experiential Marketing Activations At Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival 2022, Phoebe R. Saul
Experience Industry Management
The commercial marketplace is becoming increasingly experiential. Experiential marketing activations, particularly those done at music festivals, are emerging as a highly valuable marketing tool to impact brand recognition and loyalty through the creation of unique branded experiences. The purpose of this study was to examine the experiential marketing design practices utilized at selected branded activations within Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival 2022. A comparative analysis was conducted on three selected experiential marketing activations at Outside Lands: The House by Heineken, the Music Den by Toyota, and the Ocean Love Tour by Gray Whale Gin. The findings concluded that the …
Amplifying Southern Charm: A Case Study On Visit Music City’S Digital Media Practices, Susanna Cleary Honggui Hoffman
Amplifying Southern Charm: A Case Study On Visit Music City’S Digital Media Practices, Susanna Cleary Honggui Hoffman
Experience Industry Management
Digital marketing has become a vital player for companies, especially destination marketing organizations (DMOs), by helping them grow and expand their brand image. Digital marketing includes email, social media, and search-engine marketing. The purpose of this study was to examine Visit Music City’s (Nashville’s DMO) digital media marketing tactics. Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC) is the company that is behind the brand Visit Music City. The research was conducted utilizing information from NCVC’s website and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, TripAdvisor, and YouTube). Visit Music City sends a weekly newsletter called Amplify, they have a strong social …
Assessing The Effectiveness Of Climate Change Science Communication In An Online Carbon Footprint Assessment, Jack Dimmock
Assessing The Effectiveness Of Climate Change Science Communication In An Online Carbon Footprint Assessment, Jack Dimmock
Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects
Climate change literacy and knowledge are influential in enabling people to take climate change mitigation and adaptation actions. Education about climate change usually takes place through two avenues, formal education and informal institutions, such as museums, television shows, and websites. To help residents reduce their household greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the local impacts of climate change, the San Luis Obispo Climate Coalition is using the carbon footprint website Bright Action (https://resilientslo.org). Bright Action calculates household carbon footprints, suggests ways to reduce carbon footprints, and provides educational material about climate change mitigation and adaptation. This study seeks to assess …
Diy Cell Incubator, Hayden James Jeanor
Diy Cell Incubator, Hayden James Jeanor
Electrical Engineering
The purpose of creating a cell Incubator is for the development of cell and tissue production in laboratory settings. Large scale research projects and the medical community grow cells for various reasons, including experiments and creating tissue for patients. However, they cannot simply depend on growing cells in a petri dish that sit on a rack at room temperature. To grow heathy cells in the fastest way possible, they use cell incubators. Cell incubators create an atmosphere within the incubation bay that is designed to promote cell growth. The three main components that need to be constantly regulated, using a …
Fridge/Freezer Temperature And Power Wireless Alert System, Peter M. Nelson
Fridge/Freezer Temperature And Power Wireless Alert System, Peter M. Nelson
Electrical Engineering
In this document is a design, build, and application of a new system to help reduce the problem of lost or tainted samples and experiments held in fridges and freezers.
Using Sustainable Web Design Practices: Website Redesign For The Climatemusic Project, Charlotte M. Saunders
Using Sustainable Web Design Practices: Website Redesign For The Climatemusic Project, Charlotte M. Saunders
Graphic Communication
Sustainable practices go beyond reducing, reusing, and recycling in the physical world. In the digital world, design has a high environmental impact, so the choices designers make can eat up electricity and raise their carbon footprint. Therefore, designing low-carbon sites through UX, imagery, and color, and using a sustainability host is very beneficial for both usability and the environment. The ClimateMusic Project is a non-profit organization that aims to raise climate change awareness through music. This organization seeks to reduce their carbon footprint as well as help raise awareness through their Take Action web page. For my senior project I …
Design Of A System To Investigate The Relationship Between Feedback And Delivery Medium For A Novel Motor Task, Ashley Humpal
Design Of A System To Investigate The Relationship Between Feedback And Delivery Medium For A Novel Motor Task, Ashley Humpal
Master's Theses
Stroke is a chronic, lifelong illness, and full recovery requires continuous physical and cognitive rehabilitation. Such long-term rehabilitation is cost-prohibitive; however an approach to providing long-term therapy that has recently gained traction is the use of socially assistive agent (SAA) systems. These systems make use of non-contact communication devices and can be used to guide people through a variety of rehabilitative tasks. They have the potential supplement current rehabilitation practices by providing motivation during intense exercises, and can extend the reach of the therapist into remote and home settings.
Though SAA systems have been used in a variety of rehabilitative …