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Camp Fire Memorial Museum, Gabrielle Icardo

Studio Projects

Gabrielle Icardo’s Camp Fire Memorial Museum, located between the proposed East and West Villages, seeks to celebrate the town’s show of resilience, dedication, and sense of community after the fire, as well as to help in the transition towards recovery. Featuring exhibits about the town, as well as a memorial to victims of the fire, the museum pays homage to the past and looks forward to a brighter future.

Land Use Patterns: Life In Paradise, Sophia Smith, Nolan Delgado, Tiana Shiroma

Research

This poster shows a map of the town, depicting the different land uses. As shown here, most of the town was zoned low-density residential. While there were some higher density residential developments, apartment complexes and mobile home parks, for example, single-family homes were the dominant house type. Commercial zones were concentrated on the two main north-south routes, Skyway and Clark Roads.

The map shows the many riparian corridors in the town, as well as various community facilities. Agricultural areas are prevalent on the south side of town, and resource conservation areas are located on the east and west.

Greenbelt, Maryland: Planning Precedent, Emma Puryear, Gabrielle Icardo

Precedents

Greenbelt, Maryland (1935-38): Greenbelt was one of three so-called “greenbelt towns” built by the federal government as a response to the jobs and housing crises of the Great Depression. Located in forested land on a broad ridge some eight miles from Washington D.C., the town was conceived as a public cooperative community based on ideas promoted by Rexford Guy Tugwell, head of President Roosevelt’s Resettlement Administration. Tugwell wanted the towns to foster community spirit by combining the best of rural life and urban life: woods and open spaces, theaters and shops.

The purpose of studying at this precedent was to …

The Meeting Place: Library And Internet Cafe, Nolan Delgado

Studio Projects

Nolan Delgado’s The Meeting Place is a library and internet cafe, located in the new park in the middle of the proposed East Village downtown. The building form is divided into separate zones that step up the gently sloping site. Within, the different zones are intended for different types of activities, such as quiet, private reading or study areas for different age groups, as well as more active zones for groups and co-working. A “walking library” – a zigzagging ramp lined with bookshelves – and a green roof are main features.

The Ranch, Foster Westover

Studio Projects

Foster Westover’s The Ranch is a mixed-use project located in the proposed East Village downtown. It’s intended to be a kind of “town within the town.” Comprised of eight separate buildings of different sizes, arranged in an irregular pattern on a sloping site, the buildings creating a number of intimate outdoor spaces between them – paths, courtyards, and an amphitheater, all intended to encourage social interaction among the residents. The buildings’ ground floors have a mix of retail spaces, amenity spaces for the residents, and some apartments, which range from two- to four-bedrooms in size.

Framework: A Workforce Housing Project, Killian Angell

Studio Projects

Killian Angell’s Framework is a mixed-use workforce housing project, located in the proposed East Village. The arrangement of the bars of housing, courtyards, and green spaces seeks to foster interaction and a sense of community with the residents. Housing units, accommodating both individuals and growing families, sit above commercial spaces on the street level.

Single Parent Co-Housing, Tiana Shiroma

Studio Projects

Tiana Shiroma’s Single Parent Co-Housing project is located in a proposed neighborhood center in northwest Paradise on Billie Road. Co-housing is a communal way of living, intended to provide an affordable housing option. This one, designed for single parents and transitional families, is comprised of four separate buildings – each one with communal kitchens, dining rooms, and living rooms on the ground floor, and apartments above – that form a large, protected courtyard.

Paradise Eco-Resort And Conference Center, Ryan M. Huddlestun

Studio Projects

Ryan Huddlestun’s Eco-Resort and Conference Center, located on the northwest edge of town overlooking Little Butte Creek canyon, is intended to be a draw for out-of-town organizations. Conference attendees can work and relax surrounded by nature. The arrangement of the conference center and hotel rooms on the site is meant to minimize disruption of the existing trees and wildlife.

Paradise Museum Of The Natural World, Emma Puryear

Studio Projects

Emma Puryear’s Museum of the Natural World seeks to create a familiar project, both aesthetically and content-wise, that reconnects residents with the natural world. Located between the East and West Villages, it will be a place for everyone in the community as a cultural center that seeks to promote responsible environmentalism. The project seeks also to revitalize Paradise Park by incorporating an outdoor eco-exhibit and community garden.

Dataset For Pilot Randomized Trial To Reduce Urinary Bisphenols In Women With Obesity, Todd Hagobian, Zoe Delli-Bovi, Adrian Mercado, Alyssa Bird, Megan Guy, Suzanne Phelan

Kinesiology and Public Health

Background: Bisphenol exposure is widespread and correlated with diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Previous intervention studies have effectively lowered bisphenol exposure among women of normal-weight. The purpose of this pilot study was to test the hypothesis that a 3-week bisphenol intervention would decrease urinary bisphenol A (BPA) bisphenol S (BPS), and bisphenol F (BPF) in women with obesity.

Methods: Thirty women with obesity (31.1 ± 5.6 kg/m², 21.1 ± 3.1 yrs) were randomly assigned to an intervention or control. The intervention included weekly face-to-face meetings to reduce bisphenol exposures from food, cosmetics, and packaged products. Fasting urinary …

The Lick Agn Monitoring Project 2011: Photometric Light Curves, Anna Pancoast, Andreas Skielboe, Liuyi Pei, Vardha Nicola Bennert, Jong-Hak Woo

Physics

In Spring 2011, the Lick AGN Monitoring Project observed a sample of 15 bright, nearby Seyfert 1 galaxies in the V band as part of a reverberation mapping campaign. The observations were taken at six ground-based telescopes, including the West Mountain Observatory 0.91 m telescope, the 0.76 m Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope, 0.6 m Super-LOTIS at Kitt Peak, the Palomar 60 inch telescope, and the 2 m Faulkes telescopes North and South. The V-band light curves measure the continuum variability of our sample of Seyferts on an almost daily cadence for 2–3 months. We use image-subtraction software to isolate …

The Psychology Of Sexual Harassment, Shawn Meghan Burn

Psychology and Child Development

Sexual harassment (SH) occurs when people are targets of unwanted sexual comments, sexual gestures, or sexual actions because of their actual or perceived gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation. Due to its frequency and harmful effects on people and organizations, and because it is often a symptom of social inequalities, SH is of concern to psychologists. Using psychological theory and research as well as intersectional and contextual lenses, this article describes how SH is varied in its forms, targets, and origins. I explore explanations for SH with a focus on sociocultural gender and power perspectives. I also employ a person-by-situation …

Long-Term Phytoremediating Abilities Of Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb. (Fabaceae), Saqib Ul Kalam, Fauzia Naushin, Fareed Ahmad Khan, Nishanta Rajakaruna

Biological Sciences

The boom of tanneries in north India has converted the river Ganga into a waste dumping stream. The tanneries discharge their heavy metal-rich effluents into the river. Tissues of two-year-old tree saplings of Dalbergia sissoo, soil sediments and river water samples were collected from three sites along the river Ganga at Jajmau, Kanpur. Site-1 was located 1 km upstream from the point of discharge of the effluents of the tanneries, Site-2 was close to the source point, and Site-3 was about 1 km downstream from the source point. Accumulation of Cu, Cr and Ni in leaves, bark, wood growth rings, …

The Spectrum Of Service: Refocusing Academic Work Through A Military Lens, Brenda M. Helmbrecht, Dan Reno

English

In higher education, faculty, administrators, and students often use the term “work” casually: we go to work, we do our work, and we always have work left to finish. Thus, we appreciate the journal’s editors asking us to slow down and fully consider our work as instructors and scholars in the field of composition studies. Here we explore what it means to approach work through the lens of service. While service is an essential component of academic work, we seldom explore how the two concepts inform one another. As a WPA and an Army veteran, we decided to join our …

Ares Cleaning System, Andy Sagers, John Cunningham, Peter Greig, Jack Glynn

Mechanical Engineering

In this Final Design Review, the team outlines the general scope of the ARES Cleaning System project and the final design direction chosen and built. This team consists of a group of four mechanical engineering students who have been tasked with designing and manufacturing an autonomous ARES cleaning system to help their sponsor, Fracsun, better track soiling losses measured at large solar arrays. They designed, conceptualized, manufactured, and tested throughout the project as they looked to create a final, functioning product. In creating this Final Design Review, they have identified how the product will perform the desired functions and what …

Pro Or Bust: Career Aspirations Of Division I And Community College Basketball Players, Alexander Shahriar Engel

Master's Theses

ABSTRACT

Pro or Bust: Career Aspirations of Division I and Community College Basketball Players

Alexander Shahriar Engel

The purpose of this study was to determine the difference, if any, between Division I and community college basketball players career aspirations. Interviews were held with eleven athletes from the Cal Poly Men’s Basketball team, and ten athletes from the Cuesta College Men’s Basketball team. The interviews were used to determine the impact of different variables on the athletes career aspirations, and to explore themes in the data. To look for themes, both axial and open coding was used. Division I athletes were …

California Livestock Owners: An Assessment Of Familiarity With New Antimicrobial Rules And Access To Educational Outreach, Philip Theodor Paulson

Master's Theses

The purpose of this research is to support the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) with education and outreach about recent changes regarding antimicrobial use in livestock, and to enhance their emergency communications network. This was done by characterizing a population of small-scale livestock owners underserved with regards to educational outreach about animal health issues, such as antimicrobial use rules. The project also seeks to enhance public understanding of the importance of responsible antimicrobial use in animal and human health.

To accomplish this, the study used a survey administered in person at local farm supply stores and online to …

Asphalt And Adhesive Flow And Level Control, Kajan V. Moorthy

Electrical Engineering

This project entails the design of a flow control system to manage flow rates of asphalt to maintain constant thickness on the fiberglass sheet. By using the proposed system, the amount of scrap created by extremely thick or thin deposits on the mat would be reduced. The design of the proposed system aims to produce a flowrate of 10 gpm while it is also capable of self-correcting and shutting down when unsafe conditions occur. Selection of various components of the control system took place which included the Allen Bradley PLC and Flex I/O, power supply, radars for level sensor, and …

Upright Sleep Device For Patients Required To Sleep Upright Post Surgery/Medical Procedure, Kristin J. Abele, Madeleine H. Hummel, Tayler R. Kastlunger

Biomedical Engineering

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Surf Leg, Samantha Campbell, Oyundari Altansukh, Caroline Swanson, Kurtis Barth

Mechanical Engineering

The Surf Leg Prosthetic project team in conjunction with QL+ and Operation Surf designed a transtibial prosthetic to be used for surfing. The senior project team focused on the missions of QL+ and Operation Surf as they went through the design process during the 2018-2019 academic year. The problem solved was that a standard prosthetic for a transtibial amputee does not provide the flexibility in enough degrees of freedom for a user to squat and balance on a surfboard. The goal of this project was to create a device specifically designed to improve the user’s balance and control while surfing. …

Osha-30 Interactive Laboratory Course, Matthew Bramlett

Construction Management

This course is aimed to give the students of the Construction Management (CM) department a more in depth knowledge on topics covered in the online OSHA-30 hour safety course. The online focuses on a wider range of topics that are covered in the OSHA-10 hour course that students are required to complete in CM 413: Jobsite Management, such as hazard communication, OSHA inspection procedures, industrial hygiene & bloodborne pathogens, and much more. The course will also include topics outside the scope of the 30-hour class such as: heavy equipment inspections, rigging safety and techniques, challenges of working in the marine …

Logistics And Funding Plan For The Simpson Strong-Tie Lab Crane, Arya Ghourchian

Construction Management

In the recent years, there has been interests regarding an overhead crane to be erected inside of Cal Poly Simpson Strong Tie Lab (Building 187). This under running single girder crane system will be used for construction classes, and to lift heavy equipment. The erection of this 2 Ton indoor crane will be crucial to provide modular pieces, for whom that lost their homes due to the California fires. Additionally, there has been previous senior projects researches; reference attached preconstruction services, and a full structural analysis of SST Laboratory. I am in charge of collecting information regarding: Bid Estimate, Advertisement …

Implementation Of Blockchain Technology In The Construction Industry, Steven Graham

Construction Management

In general, the construction industry has been pretty resistant to change. While most industries have gained in productivity over the years through implementation of new technologies and other factors, construction industry productivity has been on a steady decline since the 1960s. Even though there are a multitude of reasons for this, including more complex building types and a decline in the workforce, the major problem holding construction back are project management issues and alienation of project stakeholders in the construction process. Some improvements have been made to help with collaboration between parties, like BIM (building information modeling) and project management …

Reducing Energy Use In Excavators With Biodiesel, Omeed Abolfathi

Construction Management

In assessing the life-cycle cost of a building, the operation energy and construction energy are considered. The operation energy constitutes 90 to 95 percent of the lifetime energy use of a building. Concern over reducing operation energy has led to advancements where many buildings can now be considered net zero. While considerable advancements were made in achieving net zero in the operation, construction energy use has largely remained the same. To achieve net zero for the entire life-cycle of the building, construction energy consumption needs to be reduced. Excavators are one of the most popular pieces of construction equipment. They …

Reconnect Nature, Ryan M. Huddlestun, Victor Hoyos, Natalie Giombi, Sophia Smith, Kaleena Klimeck, Nolan Delgado

Goals

The several initiatives described in “Reconnect Nature” seek to preserve and enhance Paradise’s relationship to its setting in a beautiful, yet all too fragile, pine and oak forest. Limiting sprawl, preserving wildlife and natural vegetation, creating parks, and creating buildings that merge with their surroundings – these were all ways to keep the town’s sylvan character.

At the same time, Paradise needed to make sure that calamities like the Camp Fire do not recur. To that end, the natural environment in and around the town needs to be tended: by clearing vegetation around buildings, by creating fire routes through the …

Lake Village: Mixed-Use Downtown Living, Ali Chen

Studio Projects

Ali Chen’s Lake Village is a mixed-use workforce housing project, located in the proposed East Village downtown. There are three clusters of housing, each cluster opening onto its own courtyard and creating a mini-neighborhood within the whole. Pathways connect the courtyards with the surrounding streets, which are lined with shops.

The Canopy, Khoa Le

Studio Projects

Khoa Le’s The Canopy is a mixed-use project located in the proposed East Village downtown. The project is actually four buildings: three of them have apartments sitting atop a commercial base of shops and cafés; the fourth is a one-story farmer’s market. The buildings form an intimate network of pedestrian alleyways and a small plaza, all covered by an airy roof structure, the canopy, which allows for public events and an expanded farmer’s market in the public realm – rain or shine.

Spatial Variation Of Snowfall Accumulation On Antarctica’S Ross Ice Shelf, Laura Losmozos, Scott Landolt

STAR Program Research Presentations

Antarctica is a relatively understudied area, where we primarily use the Antarctic Mesoscale Precipitation System (AMPS) weather model to estimate and predict snowfall amounts. Understanding snow accumulation in Antarctica may help us calculate the snowmass budget of its ice sheets and adjust estimates of sea level rise due to melting. In this study, automated weather instruments were installed in November 2017 to measure liquid water equivalent (LWE) amounts of snowfall across four field sites on the Ross Ice Shelf during an 8-month period and used to determine variation of snow accumulation. The raw Pluvio2 data for all sites were plotted …

Uv-Vis Characterization Of Aromatic Content In Bio-Oil, Emily Bladorn, Asanga Padmaperuma

STAR Program Research Presentations

Bio-oil is a renewable fuel source with the potential to replace fossil fuels. Characterization of the composition of bio-oil is of interest to many scientists. Bio-oil is composed of hundreds of molecules making characterization a difficult and time consuming task. Various methods have been investigated as viable methods for separation and characterization. In this work, UV-Vis Spectroscopy is utilized to investigate the aromatic content of various bio-oils. Standard addition is method where a known amount of standard is added to a sample of interest. Using the Beer-Lambert law, the graph can be extrapolated to quantify the amount of target compound …

Enhancing Group Social Perceptiveness Through A Swarm-Based Decision-Making Platform, David A. Askay, Lynn E. Metcalf, Louis Rosenberg, Gregg Willcox

Industrial Technology and Packaging

Swarm Intelligence is natural phenomenon that enables social animals to make group decisions in real-time systems. This process has been deeply studied in fish schools, bird flocks, and bee swarms, where collective intelligence has been observed to emerge. The present paper describes swarm.ai—a collaborative technology that enables swarms of humans to collectively converge upon a decision as a real-time system. Then we present the results of a study investigating if groups working as “human swarms” can amplify their social perceptiveness, a key predictor of collective intelligence. Results showed that groups reduced their social perceptiveness errors by more than half when …