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April 2004 CU Engineering News & Events | ||||||||||||
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Engineers
Without Borders Assists
Four CU engineering students were
part of an Engineers Without Borders team that traveled to
Rwanda over Spring Break to begin an outreach project in the village of
Muramba. The community of about 6,000 people suffers from poverty,
drought, unsafe drinking water, and insufficient food. The team performed
a site assessment of the
community’s water system, introduced drip
irrigation techniques, and met with students from the Kigali Institute of
Science and Technology, which is partnering in the project. The team also
met with Rwanda President Paul Kagame during the visit. Engineers without
Borders, which was founded by Professor
Bernard Amadei,
plans to send a follow-up team to Rwanda this summer to begin
implementation of repairs and improvements.
CU Teams Ace Math Modeling
Contest
Two
CU-Boulder undergraduate teams were among the 11 Outstanding Winners named
in this year’s Mathematical Contest in Modeling sponsored by the
Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications. A total of 742 teams
entered the contest, representing schools in several countries.
Congratulations to:
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Brad Klingenberg
(Applied Math), Paascal Getreuer
(Applied
Math), and Brian Camley
(Math and Physics), who developed and analyzed a model that assessed
the probability that fingerprints are unique. (Anne
Dougherty,
faculty advisor)
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Moorea Brega
(Applied Math), Corry Lee
(Applied Math and
Engineering Physics), and Alejandro Contarero
(Applied Math, ECE, and
Computer Science), who proposed and tested “QuickPass” systems for the
popular rides at an amusement park. (Bengt Fornberg, faculty advisor)
Student Invention Showcased
at NCIIA
Honors and Awards
John Crimaldi
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has received a
National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The award by the Biological
Oceanography program provides $720,000 over five years for experimental
and numerical investigations of the role of turbulent mixing in external
fertilization, the reproductive strategy used by many marine
invertebrates. The grant has a large teaching component that involves the
use of research-grade flow visualization techniques to produce multi-media
content for undergraduate and K-12 instruction in fluid mechanics and
transport processes.
Dan Frangopol
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has been selected to
receive the 2004 Kajima Research Award this fall in Kyoto, Japan. The
award, which comes from one of the largest construction companies in the
world, recognizes Dan for his pioneering contributions to the development
of novel maintenance and management models for deteriorating civil
infrastructure systems using reliability, life-cycle cost, and
optimization.
Ken Gall
of mechanical engineering will receive the Alumni Association’s Teacher
Recognition Award on May 5. CU students selected him as the best teacher
in the large class category (over 125 students).
Will Medlin
of chemical and biological engineering was selected to receive an
Outstanding Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research.
The award is given annually to 24 faculty members across the country and
includes a grant of up to $100,000 per year for three years with
supplements possible for capital purchases.
Adam Norris
of applied mathematics received one of 12 Marinus G. Smith Recognition
Awards from the CU Parents Association on April 3. The award recognizes
CU-Boulder faculty, instructors and staff who have made a significant
impact on the lives of one or more CU-Boulder undergraduates.
K.C. Park
of aerospace engineering will be recognized for his collaborative work
with the University of Cambridge on "Prediction of Wrinkle Amplitudes in
Square Solar Sails," which earned the 2003 Gossamer Spacecraft Forum Best
Paper from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The
award will be presented April 21 at the Structures, Structural Dynamics
and Materials Conference in Palm Springs.
Al Weimer
of chemical and biological engineering delivered the Keynote Address,
"Commercial Success Through Fundamental Understanding and Persistence" at
the International Particle Technology Conference March 16-18 in Nuremberg,
Germany. The majority of ultrafine tungsten carbide powder used in the
world today is synthesized by his Rapid Carbothermal Reduction process.
Danielle Benoit
of chemical and biological engineering was selected to receive a National
Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
Melissa Dawe
of computer science has been awarded a Beverly Sears Graduate Student
Grant. Sponsored by the
Graduate
School at CU-Boulder, these competitive awards support the research,
scholarship, and creative work of graduate students, with funding provided
by alumni donations.
Aleksandra Korolova,
a Ph.D. applicant in computer science, has been awarded a Chancellor's
Fellowship award, given to the most outstanding entering graduate students
across campus. Each year, approximately five Chancellor's Fellows receive
full support from the
Graduate
School for two years of graduate study.
Laurel Larsen,
a Ph.D. candidate in CEAE, won the Midwestern Association of Graduate
Schools' Distinguished Master's Thesis award for her M.S. thesis work at
Washington University. She is also a recipient of a five-year Hertz
Foundation Graduate Fellowship.
Maria Belmonte,
a graduate student in aerospace and CCAR, has been selected to receive a
Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for the 2004-05 academic
year. Her research area is remote sensing using GPS bistatic radar.
Staff
Lenore Edman,
graduate program coordinator for mechanical engineering, received the
Employee Recognition Award for April.
Engineering Development
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Aerospace Multidisciplinary Senior Design Projects Fund
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Computer Science Affiliates Fund
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ITLL Summer Kids Classes, Success Institute and Girls
Embrace Technology Program
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Colorado Space Grant Consortium collaborations with MESA
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