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College Calendar
NEW STUDENT
ORIENTATION
Aug. 18-19, advising, registration and
orientation for new engineering students. Information: 303-492-5071.
http://ecadw.colorado.edu/
engineering/prospective/orientation_
schedule_fall2004.htm
FALL
SEMESTER BEGINS
Aug. 23
FACULTY
& STAFF MEETING
Aug. 27, 3-4 p.m., followed by a “First Friday” reception
from 4-5 p.m., DLC Bechtel Collaboratory. Information: Sharon
Powers, 303-492-7006
DONUT
HOLE BREAK
Sept. 9, 9-9:30 a.m., Engineering Center Lobby;
college-wide mixer for students, staff and faculty, hosted by the
Dean’s Office on the second Thursday of each month during the
academic year. Information: Holly Kleinman, 303-492-3634
ACTIVE
LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FAIR
Sept. 9, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Engineering Center Lobby;
information fair for engineering undergraduates. Information: Terry
Mayes, 303-735-6446
For more information about upcoming
college events, visit
http://ecad100.colorado.edu/event_calendar/
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In the
News
Following is a sampling of recent press releases pertaining to CU
Engineering. Click each
[STORY]
link to read the full news release, or visit
http://ecadw.colorado.edu/engineering/
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CU-Boulder
College of Engineering Receives Gift of Equipment, Fellowships from
Agilent Technologies
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CU Engineering Fast
Facts
CU-Boulder ranks 6th in the nation for its minority engineering
graduation rate of 66 percent, which compares to a national rate of
39 percent, according to a 2003 study by the National Action Council
for Minorities in Engineering.
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action to achieve that end. The university does not discriminate in its
educational and employment programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, or veteran
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High School Honors Institute
A
total of 274 high school juniors and seniors attended the college’s 37th
annual High School Honors Institute, Aug. 1-4. The group included 80
women, 24 high school students from outside Colorado, 5 secondary students
from England, and 17 scholarship recipients.
Students participated in mini-courses with laboratory demonstrations in
two selected areas of interest, field trips to local engineering
facilities, boat building and egg
drop competitions, and student and industry panel sessions. Twenty-eight
practicing engineers from supporting businesses assisted with the program,
along with 34 engineering students who served as group leaders and sources
of information for students and parents.
Thanks to Kristin Germain, who directed the program,
along with Gretchen Lee, Lindsay Marek, Sherry Snyder, guest speaker Lucy
Sanders, and all the department coordinators and faculty and graduate
student presenters who helped to make the program a success.
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DEAA Nominations Due Sept. 1
Please note that
nominations for the 2005 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards are due
by September 1. The award, which will be presented next April 22, gives
special recognition to graduates of the college who have distinguished
themselves since graduation. A DEA Award also may be given in a special
category for non-alumni who have provided special service to the college.
For details and
a nomination form, contact Marc Thompson at 303-492-7190 or visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/downloads/
registration/DEAA_nomination.pdf
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Computers
Donated to Afghanistan
Engineering faculty at Kabul University along with students
at a women’s vocational training center in Afghanistan are
making use of 20 used Pentium III computers donated by the
college this summer. Professor Bernard Amadei helped to
arrange the donation with Wahid Omar of Afghans4Tomorrow, a
local organization that is partnering with Engineers
Without Borders on reconstruction projects to help the
impoverished country.
"We are very, very grateful," Omar said. "The University of
Kabul was in very bad shape and had no computers at all."
The vocational and training center in Kabul enrolls women
between the ages of 12 and 20, who were deprived of
education under the Taliban. They now have an established
computer room and teacher, Omar said. Several computers
also were donated to a village in the Wardack province
where a new school is under construction. For additional
information, visit
http://afghans4tomorrow.com
or e-mail Wahid Omar at
Womar93257@aol.com
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Honors and Awards
Faculty
Professor
Al Weimer
of chemical and biological engineering and
Jaimee Dahl
(PhD ’03) received an "Outstanding Paper" Award at the Solar 2004 National
Solar Energy Conference held July 9-14 in Portland, Oregon. Their paper
titled "Two-dimensional Axi-symmetric Model of a Solar-thermal Fluid-wall
Aerosol Flow Reactor," will be published in the February 2005 issue of
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
Staff
Dana Hauschulz,
electronic engineer for chemical and biological engineering, received the
Employee Recognition Award for July.
Jeff Malin,
IT technical for civil, environmental and architectural engineering,
received the Employee Recognition Award for August.
Advisory Boards
Jill Tietjen,
former WIEP director and a member of the Engineering Advisory Council, has
been selected to receive the Tau Beta Pi 2004 Distinguished Alumna Award
for exemplary leadership, integrity and service over her 25-year
engineering career. She will be honored Oct. 9 at the 99th annual
convention in Orlando, Fla.
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New Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the
following new faculty and staff:
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Aerospace
Engineering Sciences
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Jeffrey Thayer,
associate professor
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Eric Frew,
assistant professor
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Damijan Markovic,
research associate
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Claire Yang,
undergraduate advisor
Chemical &
Biological Engineering
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Ester Wilcox,
research associate
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Elizabeth Hedberg,
research associate
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Oguz Okay,
research associate
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Colleen Anderson,
administrative assistant
Civil, Environmental and
Architectural Engineering
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Mettupalayam
Sivaselvan, assistant
professor
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Holger Basche,
research associate
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Electrical and
Computer Engineering
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Todd Murphey,
assistant professor
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Manish Vachharajani,
assistant professors
Engineering
Management Program
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Barbara Lawton,
director
Herbst Humanities
Program
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Diane Sieber,
associate professor
Mechanical
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Hang “Jerry” Qi,
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Engineering Development
Development Office
Staff News
Two new development officers will soon be joining the college team:
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John Quigley
will join the staff Sept. 1 as development officer, coming to the college
from the public radio station KVCU, where he served as general manager.
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Richard Buckman
will join the staff Sept. 13 as senior development officer, coming to CU
from Northern Arizona University, where he has served as director of
development for both Arts & Sciences and Engineering.
On Sept. 17,
Marc Thompson
will leave the college as director of development to accept a position as
vice president of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Recent Major Gifts
The college wishes to thank the following individuals and
companies for their major gifts in July supporting students, faculty and
programs in the college:
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Michael Konshak,
gift-in-kind of a Flexy-Flyer Remote Operated Vehicle to electrical
engineering
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KC Park,
gift to the Center for Aerospace Structures
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Kal Zeff
(MS CivEngr‘56), gift to the Soil Mechanics Lab
Corporations
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Agilent
Technologies,
gifts-in-kind of equipment to the electrical engineering department (Note:
This is the latest in a series of gifts by Agilent this year, supporting
departments and programs throughout the college.)
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Xcel Energy,
scholarship gift to the Women in Engineering Program
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Software Research
Associates, gift to the
Center for LifeLong Learning and Design
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