Supporting Cal Poly's Centers and Institutes
Thanks to its rich tradition of hands-on learning, Cal Poly has partnered with industries for decades to perform applied research.
Our research centers offer our students a chance to solve real-world problems under the supervision and direction of faculty who are up-to-date on the latest industry developments -- while offering our industry partners innovative, tested solutions.
Read on to find out more about Cal Poly applied science centers and institutes and the faculty leading them.
University-wide
- Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship -- Louis Tornatzky, Industrial Technology
- Global Waste Research Institute -- Nazli Yesiller, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- CESaME: Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education – John Keller, College of Science and Mathematics
- Environmental Biotechnology Institute -- Raul Cano, Biological Sciences
College of Agriculture
- CAFES Center for Sustainability -- Hunter Francis, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Science
- Dairy Products Technology Center -- Phillip Tong, Dairy Science
- Irrigation Training & Research Center --Stuart Styles, BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
- Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute -- Rich Thompson, Natural Resources Management
- Coastal Resources Institute -- James Vilkitis, Natural Resources Management
- Brock Center for Agricultural Communication, Colleges of Science and Mathematics and Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences -- Richard Gearhart, Agricultural Education
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California Institute for the Study of Specialty Crops -- Jay Noel, Agribusiness
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
- Collaborative-Agent Design Research Center (CADRC) -- Jens Pohl, Architecture
- Planning, Design and Construction Institute -- William Siembieda, City and Regional Planning
- California Center for Construction Education -- Barbara Jackson, Construction Management
- Renewable Energy Institute -- Margot McDonald, Architecture
Orfalea College of Business
- Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship -- Louis Tornatzky, Industrial Technology
College of Engineering
- Center for Sustainability in Engineering -- Linda Vanasupa, Materials Engineering, and Alypios Chatziioanou, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electric Power Institute -- Ahmad Nafisi, Electrical Engineering
- Global Waste Research Institute -- Nazli Yesiller, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- National Pool Industry Research Center -- Damian Kachlakev, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Poly GAIT (Laboratory for Global Automatic Identification Technologies) -- Tali Freed, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
- Graphic Communication Institute -- Harvey Levenson, Graphic Communication
College of Science and Mathematics
- CESaME: Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education – John Keller, College of Science and Mathematics
- Center for Coastal Marine Sciences - Mark Moline, Biological Sciences
- Environmental Biotechnology Institute - Raul Cano, Biological Sciences
- Central Coast Center for Arts Education - Susan Duffy, Liberal Studies
- STRIDE: Science Through Translational Research in Diet and Exercise – Ann McDermott, Kinesiology