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College Calendar
ENGINEERING DAYS:
Annual celebration sponsored by the University of Colorado
Engineering Council, April 12-14, including the College Egg Drop at
1 p.m. on Thursday, April 13.
ENGINEERING ADVISORY
COUNCIL & RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
Spring meeting, Friday, April 21, 8:15 a.m.-4:25 p.m., Discovery
Learning Center. Information: 303-492-7006.
ENGINEERING AWARDS BANQUET:
Friday, April 21, 6-9 p.m., Grand Ballroom, Millennium Hotel, 1345
28th St., Boulder. Information: 303-492-7899.
ITL SPRING DESIGN EXPO:
Saturday, April 29, open to the public 1-3 p.m., Integrated Teaching
& Learning Laboratory. Information: 303-492-7222.
ENGINEERING RECOGNITION
CEREMONY:
Thursday, May 11, 8 p.m., Coors Events/Conference Center.
Information: 303-492-5071.
For more information about
college events, visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
EventCalendar/Calendar.aspx
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In the
News
Following is a list of recent press releases pertaining to the college. Click each
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link to read the full news release, or visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/news/
current_news.htm
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CU-Boulder Engineering Days to Feature Fire Department Demo, Egg
Drop, Rocket Launch
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University of Colorado Faculty Member Receives
Fulbright Scholar Award
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Engineering for Developing Communities is Focus of New CU-Boulder
Undergraduate Degree Track
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CU-Boulder Student Team Named Among Top Winners in Math Modeling
Competition
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CU Engineering Fast
Facts
The college awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to 729 students in
2005-06. The awards, which are in addition to campus financial aid,
averaged $1,633 per student.
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SPRING BREAK
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The CU chapter of the
Architectural Engineering Institute carried out a second Spring Break
service project with Habitat for Humanity this year. Thirteen students
spent the week in Taos, N.M., working on two adobe homes, one for a single
mother of four and the other for a single female artist. The trip was
organized by AEI student president Kirby Beegles, other officers, and
faculty advisor Bob Davis. Merrick & Co. joined the college and CEAE
department in helping to sponsor the project.
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Engineering Awards Banquet
The
college will honor four distinguished alumni at the Engineering Awards
Banquet on April 21. The awardees are:
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Subrata Chakrabarti (MS MechEngr’64, PhD’68), whose pioneering work in
offshore mechanics has had a significant effect on the understanding of
wave forces on marine structures
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Kumiyo
Nakakoji (PhD CompSci’93), professor with the Research Center for Advanced
Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, and pioneer blending the
computer and cognitive sciences in Japan
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Jim
Tighe (AeroEngr’97), aerodynamicist and design engineer on SpaceShipOne,
the space-plane that won the $10 million Ansari-X Prize in 2004
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Alan
Weimer (MS ChemEngr’78, PhD’80), professor of chemical and biological
engineering at CU-Boulder who holds 21 patents for research and
development in industry and the college
Faculty and
staff interested in attending the banquet may purchase tickets for $25;
please RSVP to Emily Muller, 492-7899, by April 10. Profiles of the
recipients are posted on the college web site at
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
alumni/current_awardees.htm.
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Graduate Program Rankings
U.S. News & World Report released its annual graduate
school rankings on March 31. The College of Engineering and Applied
Science was ranked among the top engineering schools in the nation at 39th
overall and 22nd among public institutions. Top 20 graduate specialty
programs in the college included aerospace (13), chemical (18), and
environmental engineering (20).
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DLC Apprenticeships
The Dean’s Office is currently accepting applications from students for
Discovery Learning Apprenticeships for the 2006-07 academic year.
Undergraduate students are encouraged to apply by April 28 for one of more
than 50 research apprenticeships offered by faculty throughout the
college. Approximately 25 to 30 students will be funded at $10/hour up to
$1,500 each semester. For more information, visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
activelearning/discovery.htm
or contact Terry Mayes.
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Honors and Awards
Congratulations
to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements.
Faculty
Joseph Ryan
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has been selected
to receive a 2006 National Notable Achievement Award from the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency for his work with the Lefthand Watershed
Revitalization Team.
Leysia Palen
of computer science was recently awarded a National Science Foundation
CAREER Award for her proposal on “Data
in Disaster: Socio-technical Change in Response Agency & Public
Communications.”
Michael Eisenberg
of computer science was recently named a CU President's Teaching Scholar.
The program recognizes an exceptional group of faculty who are advocates
of and consultants for innovation in teaching excellence at the University
of Colorado and who integrate their excellence in research and scholarship
in their teaching.
Keith Molenaar
of
civil, environmental and architectural engineering has received a
Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research in Santiago, Chile
during 2006-07. In addition to lecturing and conducting research in
construction engineering and management, he will provide opportunities for
Chilean students to participate in the Earth Systems Engineering and
Engineering for Developing Communities initiatives at CU.
Roseanna Neupauer
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has been selected to
receive the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Walter L. Huber Prize for
outstanding research and the ExCEED New Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Award.
Ross Corotis
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has been selected to
receive the 2006 Boulder Faculty Assembly Award for Excellence in
Teaching.
Steve George
of chemical and biological engineering has been selected to receive the
2006 Boulder Faculty Assembly Award for Excellence in Research.
Janet deGrazia
of
chemical and biological engineering was awarded the Outstanding
Educator Award by the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Society for
Engineering Education.
Bernard Amadei
of civil,
environmental, and architectural engineering has been selected to receive
the 2006 General Palmer Award from the American Council of Engineering
Companies of Colorado. The award recognizes his contributions to the state
of Colorado and to the advancement of the engineering profession, and
their impact on future generations.
Staff
Kathryn Michel,
accounting tech for the Center for Membrane Applied Science and
Technology, received the Employee Recognition Award for April.
Students
Jan Weiss,
a graduate student in aerospace engineering sciences, was accepted to the
National Science Foundation East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute for
U.S. Graduate Students.
An
undergraduate student team including
Pascal Getreuer
and
Brad Klingenberg
of applied mathematics, and
Brian Camley
of
math and physics, was named one of 12 "Outstanding Winners" out of a field
of 748 teams that entered the prestigious Mathematical Contest in
Modeling, sponsored by the Consortium for Mathematics and its
Applications. The team won the outstanding designation for the third year
in a row.
Brianna Bethel
of
electrical and computer engineering has been awarded the 2006 Google Anita
Borg Memorial Scholarship worth $10,000. Nineteen such scholarships were
awarded to students across the country, honoring the legacy of Anita Borg
and her efforts to encourage women to pursue careers in computer science
and technology.
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New Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the following new staff in the college:
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Debra Squires,
administrative assistant, ChBE
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