THE BRAE WEEKLY

 THE BRAE WEEKLY
The Weekly Newsle er for the BioResource & Agricultural Engineering Department WEEK 4- JANUARY 27, 2015
Busy times are ahead but don’t forget to check out events that are coming up.
Also, make sure to read the bio on our new Professor, Dr. Liu. Congratulations to
AES for winning 2nd place at Winter Sports Day!
Chase Ulrich, Arturo Barajas, and Jiggs Briggs stand beside Mustang Fever. Student Opportunities BRAE News & Events
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2 3 4 5 Faculty Highlight: Dr. Bo Liu
This may only be Dr. Liu’s second quarter
teaching at Cal Poly, but believe me, he
knows his stuff. After completing his undergraduate work in China, Dr. Liu received his Masters and Ph. D at University of Missouri. His Master’s degree is in
Mechanical Engineering and his Ph. D is
in Biological Engineering. To top it off,
Dr. Liu is fluent in Mandarin, Japanese
and English! Dr. Liu came to Cal Poly
right after graduating. He chose to work
at Cal Poly because of our famous philosophy of Learn by Doing. He believes in
the importance of applying knowledge to
real world problems. We are so fortunate to have such a qualified teacher in our
department.
Dr. Liu teaches BRAE 216, BRAE 324, BRAE 328 and BRAE 425. His courses are in the areas of Fundamentals of Electricity, Measurements and Computer
Interfacing. His research interests include power ultrasonics, mechatronics,
sensors and instrumentation, and agricultural safety. He is the faculty advisor
for the ASABE Robotics Club and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. In his free time, Dr. Liu enjoys fishing and traveling. He thinks that
some of the coolest places he has visited are deserts in China. Make sure to
stop by his office and introduce yourself if you haven’t already! His office
hours are M/W from 8-9:30am and T/R 8-9am.
Written by: Cristina Kinslow
6 January AES Mee ng 7 BRAE 302– Servo Hydraulics 8 MONTHofJanuaryandFebruary
Sunday 25 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 TODAY Wednesday 28 29 CAFES Student Council Mee ng 5pm 3 4 5 AES Mee ng at 6pm Paso– Science and Engineer‐
ing Night 5‐7pm 11 World Ag Expo World Ag Expo CAFES Student Council Mee ng 5pm Tractor Pull 6pm AES BBQ 11am No School 17 18 CAFES Student Council Mee ng 5pm 7 Pre‐
Collegiate Symposium 9‐10am and 10‐11am 14 13 ASABE Annual Mee ng 5‐8:30pm Tractor Pull Mee ng 7pm 16 12 World Ag Expo Officer Mee ng 6pm 15 6 Tractor Pull Mee ng 7pm 10 31 SLO High Career Day 8‐11am AES BBQ 11am Officer Mee ng 6pm 9 Saturday AES BBQ 11am CAFES Student Council Mee ng 5pm 8 30 Quarter Scale Mee ng 5pm in 8‐122 Tractor Pull Mee ng 7pm 2 Friday AES BBQ 11‐12 Officer Mee ng 6pm 1 Thursday 19 20 21 27 28 AES BBQ 11am Officer Mee ng 6pm Tractor Pull Mee ng 7pm 22 23 24 25 26 CAFES Student Council Mee ng 5pm AES BBQ 11am Tractor Pull in Bakersfield 4pm Officer Mee ng 6pm Tractor Pull Mee ng 7pm Ag Olympics 9