Agricultural Engineering Society (AES)

AES is the official club for the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department at Cal Poly. The club has many activities that are held throughout the year. Every Thursday from 11 am to 12 pm on the BRAE ramp, AES hosts a student run barbecue for their members to get together, socialize, and have a good meal. AES holds general monthly meetings to update members on current events throughout the department, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, College of Engineering, the University and the community. At these meeting a guest speaker from industry is invited to show students what a career after college may look like. The meetings also are designed to enhance the professional development of our members and include a great dinner provided by the barbeque chairs. Club members have the opportunity to attend many events outside of the University, such as various conferences, volunteer opportunities, and showcases to promote the department.

We also have representatives that attend  ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) sectional and national meetings.

Events

Tractor Pull

AES also puts on a tractor pull on the Cal Poly campus during Open House each spring. The funds raised by this event are then used to supply scholarships to BRAE students.

Activities

To keep things fun the club puts on several social activities. For example, during the month of October, the club participates in the Great AgVentures, the Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the SLO Thursday Farmer's Market, Farm City Night at Farmer's Market, quarterly social activities.

 

Schedule 2021-22:

Fall Quarter:

• October 13, 2021 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1
• November 17, 2021 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1

Winter Quarter:

• January 19, 2022 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1
• February 19, 2022 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1
• March 16, 2022 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1

Spring Quarter:

• April 20, 2022 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1
• May 18, 2022 - 6 pm in 8A - Lab 1

 

We hope to see you there! Feel free to contact any of the officers listed below if you have any questions about Agricultural Engineering Society activities or membership. 

 

AES Officers
Office	Name	Email
President	Ryan Vived	rvived@calpoly.edu
Vice President	Gabriella Monreal	ghmonrea@calpoly.edu
Secretary	Erika Sos	esos@calpoly.edu
Treasurer	Adam Rantz	rantz@calpoly.edu
Reporter	Sarah Marks	smarks01@calpoly.edu
CAFES Council Rep	Devan Gomes	djgomes@calpoly.edu
Special Events	Theron Dale	tldale@calpoly.edu
Communications	Gretchen Ming	gming@calpoly.edu
Career Fair	Josh Porter	jdporter@calpoly.edu
SWE Rep	Ellie Angold	emangold@calpoly.edu
Tractor Pull President	Luis Villanueva	lvilla04@calpoly.edu

ASABE Officers
Office	Name	Email
President	Patrick Stodden	pstodden@calpoly.edu
Vice President	Anwar Mustafa	ammustaf@calpoly.edu
CAFES Council Rep	Michael Jorgensen	mjorge05@calpoly.edu
National Rep

SMB Officers
Office	Name	Email
President	Bianca Sams	bsams@calpoly.edu
Vice President	Abby Pardue	apardue@calpoly.edu
CAFES Council Rep	Ben Zanger	bzanger@calpoly.edu