CU Engineering Jan. '06 eNotes

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Jan. 2006 CU Engineering News & Events

College Calendar
NEW STUDENT WELCOME PROGRAM Jan. 12, 8:30 a.m., ECCR 105; program for new students entering the college in spring 2006. Information: 303-492-5071.

SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS Jan. 17

SPRING CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR Jan. 25-26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., UMC Ballroom. Visit www.colorado.edu/
careerservices/specialevents/fairgrad.html for more information (including a list of employers who have registered for the 2006 fair).

INVENTION TO VENTURE WORKSHOP Feb. 22, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., DLC Bechtel Collaboratory; $15 for students, faculty and staff. Contact Robyn Sandekian at 303-735-6708 for more information or go to www.invention2venture.org/events/
UCBoulder/index.html.

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 (story) link to read the full news release, or visit http://engineering.colorado.edu/news/
current_news.htm

l Energy Department Announces 2007 Solar Decathlon Teams (story)

l CU-Boulder Student-built Instrument Set to Launch on Mission to Pluto Jan. 17 (story)

l CU-Boulder College of Engineering Recognizes Outstanding Colorado High School Teacher (story)
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CU Engineering Fast Facts
The college now offers a choice of four International Engineering Certificates—in German, Spanish, French, and Italian. Contact Sherry Snyder for more information.
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The University of Colorado has a strong institutional commitment to the principles of diversity and takes 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 status.

Electrical engineering seniors demonstrate their IR tracking system at the ECE Capstone Design Expo on Dec. 8. The system used infrared sensors to track a moving target and then automatically fired a paintball gun loaded with small rubber balls at the target.

Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards
The Engineering Advisory Council’s DEAA Selection Committee has selected the following individuals to receive the 2006 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award:

l Subrata Chakrabarti (MS MechEngr’64, PhD’68) — Private Practice

l Jim Tighe (AeroEngr’97) — Industry & Commerce

l Alan Weimer (MS ChemEngr’78, PhD’80) — Research & Invention

l Kumiyo Nakakoji (PhD CompSci’93) — Education

The awards will be presented at the Engineering Awards Banquet on April 21. More information about the awards banquet honoring these distinguished engineers will be provided in the spring.
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Outstanding Colorado High School Teacher Award
The College of Engineering and Applied Science has established a new, $1,000 award recognizing Colorado high school teachers and counselors who have provided inspiration, guidance or instruction leading to a student's future success in the college. Nominations for the award are solicited from the college's outstanding graduates in spring and fall.

Chris Lile, a math teacher at Columbine High School in Littleton, was recognized with the first award on Dec. 15 at the Engineering Recognition Ceremony. Lile was nominated for the award by James Kirby, a graduating senior in electrical and computer engineering and winner of the college's fall 2005 Academic Achievement Award.
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NSF-REU in Chemical Engineering Renewed
The National Science Foundation has renewed the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Site Program in Functional Materials Science and Engineering for another three years. The program supports 15 undergraduates for 10 weeks each summer, and some students return to the department later as graduate students. For more information, visit www.colorado.edu/che/reu.
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Honors and Awards
Congratulations to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements.

Faculty
Dragan Maksimovic and Regan Zane of electrical and computer engineering received the CU-Boulder Inventors of the Year award at the 4th annual Technology Transfer Awards banquet Jan. 10. In addition, Jean Hertzberg, mechanical engineering, Steven George and Alan Weimer, chemical and biological engineering, and Frank Barnes, electrical and computer engineering, were inducted into the “Pinnacles of Inventorship” group.

Michael Brandemuehl of civil, environmental and architectural engineering will again serve as principal investigator/faculty advisor for the CU Solar Decathlon Team, which has been selected as one of 20 teams to compete in the 2007 contest. The Department of Energy will award $100,000 over two years to support each team.

Bruce Sanders of computer science has been selected to receive an IBM Faculty Award in recognition of the many IBM-supported senior projects that he has directed as instructor of the senior capstone course in software engineering. Funds provided by the award will be used for software, hardware, instructional and other resources to support future senior project activities.

William Waite of electrical and computer engineering has retired as editor of Operating Systems Review after more than 30 years of service. ACM’s Special Interest Group on Operating Systems recognized his long-time contribution at the SOSP Symposium on Operating Systems Principles in October.

Students
Jeffrey Parker, an aerospace engineering sciences graduate student was awarded the American Astronautical Society's John V. Breakwell Travel Award to present his paper, “Families of Low Energy Lunar Halo Transfer Orbits” at the 2006 Space Flight Mechanics Winter Meeting in January in Tampa. The award was conferred in recognition of excellence in academic achievement and research.
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New Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the following new staff in the college:

l Daniel Watson, administrative assistant, Dean’s Office

l Kathleen Pignato, administrative assistant, CADSWES
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Engineering Development
The CU Foundation received the following major gifts to the college (defined as cash gifts of at least $10,000) in December. The college wishes to thank the following donors for their generosity and support:

Corporate and Foundation
l Boeing Co. provided annual support to the Colorado Space Grant Consortium, MEP, AES multidisciplinary senior design projects, and increased support for undergraduate scholarships

l Gates Family Foundation renewed its support for the ITLL TEAMS outreach project in Lafayette

l Lockheed Martin Corp. provided support for the MEP/WIEP Leadership Conference, AES multidisciplinary senior design projects, ITL Design Expo, and integration of a Spacecraft Systems Engineering curriculum in AES

l Lockheed Martin Foundation provided support for AES multidisciplinary senior design projects, Lockheed Martin Engineering Scholarships, and new funding for Rural Engineering Education

l S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation renewed its support for Rural Engineering Education

l Thomson Inc. provided support for ECE faculty member Eugene Liu and graduate students

Individual
l David Fischer (ElecEngr’76) and his wife Kathryn provided support for the Dean’s Fund

l Charlotte Tyson established a new endowed scholarship in WIEP

l An anonymous donor provided support for a faculty fellowship in bioengineering
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