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CSU Student Research Competition

CSU Competition

About CSU Competition

This systemwide competition showcases the innovative research and creative activities of the CSU undergraduate and graduate students in the full range of academic programs offered by the CSU. Each year Cal Poly Pomona selects 10 student projects to represent the campus at the competition. Visit the CSU Competition website to learn more.

CSU Systemwide Student Research Competition 2023

The CSU Student Research Competition is an annual event that brings together campus delegates from all 23 of the CSU campuses. The competition showcases undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity across all disciplines. At Cal Poly Pomona, the selection of student delegates takes place during the OUR’s annual RSCA Conference. This year, the CSU SRC was hosted by San Diego State University on April 28 and 29, 2023.

Engineering and Computer Science

Title: Battery As Integrated Structure High Endurance Experimental UAV (BANSHEE UAV) 

Authors:  Christopher Lai, Maggie Hoang
Faculty Mentors: Zhen Yu, Steven Dobbs

Engineering and Computer Science

Title: Environmental Remediation of Surface Water Bodies in California

Authors: Oliver Reynolds, Alexander Arismendy, Soon Hyuk Bae, Christie Jolie, Jesus Chavez, Erick Delgado, Nathaniel Hasal, Amparo Medina, Paula Morales
Faculty Mentor: Monica Palomo

Physical Sciences

Title: Synthesis/Characterization, of NHC Lanthanide Nitrosyl Complexes fpr Reduction of Greenhouse Gases

Author: Christian LeRue
Faculty Mentor:Chantal Stieber

Biological Sciences and Agriculture

Title: The Valorization of Pistachio Shells as an Alternative for Perlite and Vermiculite in Greenhouse Basil Production

Author: Lara Amiri-Kazaz
Faculty Mentor: Anna Soper

Engineering and Computer Science

Title: Design and Analysis of a Novel Tandem Wing e-VTOL Aircraft for Urban Aerial Mobility

Authors: Hetkumar Ghadia, Stanley Ossyra
Faculty Mentor: Subodh  Bhandari

Engineering and Computer Science

Title: Technology Demonstrator for the Research of High Endurance and Regenerative UAVs

Authors: Alton Lo, Matthew Cha, Joseph Rico
Faculty Mentors: Steven Dobbs, Zhen Yu

Michi and Walter Weglyn Award Recipient

Title: Energy Poverty and Social Benefit Factors: A MOLP Approach for the Design of a HRES Developed for a Rural Village in Mexico

Author: Lauren Natividad
Faculty Mentor: Pablo Benalcazar

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Title: How Do Consumers Form Their Intentions to Wear a Mask During Their Stay in Coffee Shops?

Authors: Hened Malak, Adrian Cruz, Emily Harrison
Faculty Mentor: Jae Jung

Physical Sciences 

Title: Studying the Variability of IC 10 X2, a High-Mass X-ray Binary Containing a Possible Luminous Blue Variable and Neutron Star

Author:Mina Thoresen
Faculty Mentor: Breanna Binder

Physcial Sciences

Title: Fabrication of a Carbon Paste Nanoelctrode

Author: Raul Padilla Silvas
Faculty Mentor: Peng Sun