Cal Poly MATE
This social club for Materials Engineering students has this acronym.
MESS
This large bird is the centerpiece of many American’s thanksgiving dinners.
Turkey
Which class of materials are best known for having 2 or more components?
Composites
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics being held?
Lombardy, Eastern Italy
This former Olympic figure skater was the first American female skater to land a Triple Axel, but is also known for her connection to a fellow skater’s attack in 1994.
Tonya Harding
This is the amount of Scanning Electron Microscopes the MATE department owns.
This rotund black and yellow insect can be seen pollinating flowers in SLO.
California Bumble Bee
This strong, heat-resistant fabric is best known for its use in bullet-proof vests.
KEVLAR (PPD-T)
This Winter Olympic sport features sliding a granite stone toward a target called the “house”
Curling
This National Hockey League athlete nicknamed “The Great One” due to his 6 ‘All-Star’ titles.
Wayne Gretzky
This 6-digit code allows students and faculty to enter the MATE lounge.
206283
This fast-flying bird has a max speed of 120 miles per hour and is identified by its bright tail feathers.
Red-Tailed Hawk
This Nickel Titanium alloy is well known for its shape-memory and super-elastic properties.
Nitinol
This Winter Olympic sport includes both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.
Nordic Combined
This recently single former professional snowboarder from San Diego has a medal count at 18 (13 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze).
Shaun White
This Materials Engineering study abroad exchange program is located in this city in England.
Birmingham
This furry mammal can be seen feeding on the grass outside Engineering 4 with its large ears hearing out for danger.
Black-Tailed Jackrabbit / Desert Hare
This polymer is known for its branched structure which allows flexibility in films and produce bags
LDPE (low density polyethylene)
This Winter Olympic sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle-shooting at targets.
Biathlon
This breakout star has made her impact in the halfpipe event at the Olympic Games. In 2018, she became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding gold medal at 17-years old.
Chloe Kim
This type of dye was used by the Textiles Club due to its reaction with the ultraviolet radiation from the sun to produce Prussian blue.
Cyanotype
This rodent has started to dig holes in the dirt near the Spanos Stadium burrowing a network of tunnels.
Bottas Pocket Gopher
This thermal shock resistant material is composed of mostly boron trioxide and silica and used by the cookware brand PYREX.
Borosilicate Glass
This Winter Olympic sport includes one or two athletes laying face-up with their feet first on a sled-like device racing down an icy track.
Luge
This Olympic alpine skier has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history (men or women at 106 wins) and two-time Gold Medalist in 2014 and 2018.
Mikaela Shiffrin