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CU-Boulder engineering students (from left to right) Kyle Kemble, Eric Pahlke, and Marcin Pilinski perform a test of the DANDE satellite’s solar panels in the Discovery Learning Center recently.

CU-Boulder Students to Compete in Nanosatellite Finals
CU-Boulder will be one of 11 universities going head to head this month in a competition to design the best nanosatellite and win a coveted launch opportunity. The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research will hold the University Nanosatellite Program’s Flight Competition Review Jan. 19-20 in Albuquerque, N.M.

 CU’s entry, dubbed DANDE (for Drag and Atmospheric Neutral Density Explorer), is designed to measure variations in the upper atmosphere that create drag on orbiting satellites. The project is an interdisciplinary effort involving about 40 aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering students. The team is advised by professors Jeff Forbes and Scott Palo of aerospace engineering sciences, and Chris Koehler of the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. The team has logged thousands of hours on the project over the last two years.

2009 DEAA Honorees Named
Congratulations to the following individuals who have been selected by the Engineering Advisory Council’s DEAA Selection Committee to receive the 2009 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award:

David DiLaura — Special
Dayl Larson (ArchEngr/Bus’53) — Private Practice
Kenneth May (MS ChemEngr'74) — Industry & Commerce
Kile Morgan (CivEngr/Bus’69) — Industry & Commerce
Ted Randolph (ChemEngr’83) — Research & Invention,  Education
Nguyen Xuan Vinh (MS AeroEngr’63, PhD ’65) —  Research & Invention, Education

The awards are scheduled to be presented at the 44th annual Engineering Awards Banquet on April 24. More information about the banquet will be available in the spring.

New Campus Award to Recognize Civic Engagement
The Institute for Ethical and Civic Engagement at CU-Boulder is soliciting nominations for the first annual "Serving Communities Award" to recognize the importance of civically engaged faculty, staff, and students.  Nominations are due to peter.simons@colorado.edu by Feb. 13.  >>More info

Honors & Awards
Congratulations to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements:

Faculty

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Ronggui Yang of mechanical engineering has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award. His five-year $400,000 project will seek to advance research and education in nanoscale thermal transport.

Oleg Vasilyev of mechanical engineering has been named the recipient of Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation in recognition of his lifetime achievements in research and teaching.

Balaji Rajagopalan of civil, environmental, and architectural engineering has been named as one of the editors of the journal, “Climate Research.”

Vijay Gupta of civil, environmental and architectural engineering received the Robert E. Horton Medal from the American Geophysical Union. The medal recognizes outstanding contributions to the geophysical aspects of hydrology.

Jeff Stansbury of chemical and biological engineering has been selected to receive the 2009 Wilmer Souder Award from the International Association of Dental Research. The award, which is the highest honor in the dental materials area, will be presented April 1.

Richard Noble of chemical and biological engineering was honored as CU-Boulder Inventor of the Year, and Ted Randolph of chemical and biological engineering was honored with John Carpenter of UC Denver as distinguished interdepartmental inventors at the CU Technology Transfer Annual Awards Ceremony Jan. 12.

The following faculty passed milestones in their service to CU:
Dennis Akos of aerospace engineering sciences, 5 years
Tamara Sumner of computer science, 10 years
Jana Milford of mechanical engineering, 15 years
Liz Jessup of computer science, 20 years
James Martin of computer science, 20 years
Alan Mickelson of electrical and computer engineering, 25 years

Students

KRAKEN senior design team advised by Associate Professor Kamran Mohseni

The following aerospace engineering sciences students won awards at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference this month:
Seniors Steven Wilson, Geoffrey Lake, Peter Klein, Albert Wu, Torin Clark, and S. Lawrence-Simon received the AIAA International Student Conference Team Award for their autonomous underwater vehicle (KRAKEN)

Grad student Jason Roadman received the John Leland Atwood Award

Grad student Laurren Kanner received the Abe M. Zarem Award for Distinguished Achievement in Astronautics

Staff
The following staff passed milestones in their service to CU:
Mark Eaton of the ITL Laboratory, 5 years
Brian Sanders of the Colorado Space Grant Program, 10 years
Patti Gassaway of aerospace engineering sciences, 20 years

New Faculty & Staff
Welcome to the following new faculty and staff:
Evan Chang, assistant professor, computer science
Daven Henze, assistant professor, mechanical engineering
Wendy Young, instructor, chemical and biological engineering
Maria Tosscano, electronics engineer, chemical and biological engineering
Elizabeth Webb, administrative assistant, engineering management
Rebecca MeGill, administrative assistant, chemical and biological engineering

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