What happens when you bring together engineering, innovation and community?
In the Dean Digs Deeper podcast, Interim Dean Lynnette Zelezny of the Cal Poly College of Engineering explores that question through conversations with students, faculty, alumni and friends of the university. Each month, she digs deeper into the ideas, discoveries and people shaping the future of engineering at Cal Poly.
This monthly podcast celebrates the creativity, collaboration and Learn by Doing spirit that drive the college forward.
In this episode, we sit down with Cal Poly's WISH president Talia Vivrett as she discusses the importance of women's role in engineering.
12 Feb 2026
Flight Test Record
Students Paulina Williams, Hailey Van Auken and Juliette Gregath talk about their part in the unofficial record-breaking test flight and their aerospace engineering classes.
Learn more about the flight here (https://ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/2026/02/from-hangar-to-sky-inside-cal-polys-flight-test-classroom/).
30 Sept 2025
Backyard Roller Coaster
Cal Poly graduate Matthew Eggers and the team at Magictecture were asked by YouTuber Mark Rober to design and build a backyard roller coaster as part of a Make-a-Wish request for a young boy. Listen to his interview with Interim Dean Robert Crockett here.
Watch Mark Rober's full video at tinyurl.com/backyardcoaster. (https://tinyurl.com/backyardcoaster)
Learn more about Magictecture and the company's backyard roller coasters at magictecture.com. (https://www.magictecture.com/)
Learn more about Matthew Eggers at mattheweggersportfolio.com. (https://www.mattheweggersportfolio.com/)
18 Jul 2025
Episode 2 - Summer Undergraduate Research Program
On this episode of Dean Digs Deeper, Interim Dean Robert Crockett sits down with computer engineering student Caitlin Osorio, Professor Javier Gonzalez-Sanchez and Professor Rafael Guerra Silva to talk about the Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Cal Poly.
3 Jun 2025
Episode 1 - ASCE Championship 2025
Interim Dean Robert Crockett interviews Nick Mackechnie and Ryan Hanlon about the ASCE Championships hosted at Cal Poly, highlighting event details and volunteer opportunities.
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