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College Calendar
GRADUATE ENGINEERING
ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM – event organized by graduate students showcasing
research in mechanical engineering, March 9, 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m.,
Discovery Learning Center. For information go to
http://gears.colorado.edu
DISCOVER ENGINEERING DAY
– for high school women, March 10, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; sponsored by
the Women in Engineering Program. For information go to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/wiep/
discover%20engineeringday.html
EXPLORE CU ENGINEERING DAY
– for admitted students, March 18, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For information
go to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/prospective/
ExploreEngineeringDay.htm
SPRING BREAK
– March 27-March 31; university offices will be open except for
March 31.
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
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CU-Boulder’s RiverWare Modeling Tool Played Key Role in Colorado
River Negotiations
(story)
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CU Engineering Fast
Facts
The proposed new bachelor’s degree in chemical and biological
engineering, expected to be approved this spring, will be one of 12
undergraduate majors offered by the college this fall. It is the
first new degree introduced in the college since environmental
engineering was added in 1998.
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ACID MINE
DRAINAGE
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Students collect a water sample from Lefthand Creek in
northwestern Boulder County to assist the Lefthand Watershed Oversight
Group in identifying the sources of metal contamination from abandoned
mines.
The project is one of two outreach projects investigating acid mine
drainage for Colorado communities led by environmental engineering
Professor Joe Ryan over the last four years with funding from the CU
Outreach Committee, NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other sources. The other project
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March
Events Focus on High School and Prospective Students
Two outreach events this month will bring hundreds of high school students
and their parents to visit the college, provide information about
engineering careers and disciplines, and answer the last-minute questions
of prospective students.
The first event, sponsored by the Women in
Engineering Program, will bring high school women to campus to learn more
about a career in math, science, engineering or technology. Called
Discovery Engineering Day, the program will be on Friday, March 10, from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 100 students from high schools across the
Front Range have signed up. The program includes hands-on engineering
activities, tours of campus, lunch in a residence hall, and a panel
discussion with current engineering students. For more information, go to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/wiep/
discover%20engineeringday.html
A second program, specifically for
students who have been admitted to the college, but have not yet confirmed
their intent to enroll, will be held on Saturday, March 18. More than 400
people are expected to attend the program, called Explore CU Engineering
Day. The total includes about 200 students and an equal number of parents.
The half-day program will include various information sessions and tours
of college facilities, as selected by the participants. For more
information, go to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/prospective/
ExploreEngineeringDay.htm
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Library Expands Resources with
Knovel Database
The
University Libraries is pleased to announce that the CU system now has
access to the Knovel database of online engineering and technology
handbooks and reference works from a wide variety of publishers. The
database currently contains over 700 titles for various engineering
disciplines including aerospace, biochemistry and biotechnology, chemical,
civil, electrical and electronics, environmental, and mechanical
engineering, metals, and other topics.
Many of the
titles are deeply searchable in ways similar to online version of the
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics-technology developed by Knovel. You can
access the database from Chinook's “Find Articles and More” under “K” for
Knovel, or from the Engineering and Chemistry pull-down menus, or from any
of the Engineering Library's department-specific subject guides. In the
near future, Chinook should contain individual links to each title. With
Knovel, EnvironetBase, EngNetBase, and ChemNetBase, the University
Libraries now provides access to more than 1,300 handbooks and engineering
references online.
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Honors and Awards
Congratulations
to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements.
Faculty
Frank Barnes
of electrical and computer engineering has been selected as the first
recipient of the International Telecommunications Education and Research
Association's Distinguished Researcher Award. The award will be
presented at the ITERA conference in March.
JoAnn Silverstein
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering was recognized by
the Chancellor’s Committee on Women for her many accomplishments on behalf
of women in engineering at CU-Boulder. She was instrumental in
establishing the WIEP and the Environmental Engineering Program, and has
worked to promote women in engineering at CU in many other ways.
Associate Dean
John Bennett
of computer science received a $100,000 grant as part of Microsoft
Research’s $1.2 million Digital Inclusion Program. The highly competitive
program awarded 17 grants to universities from 10 countries, tackling
technological challenges to positively impact health, education and
socioeconomic conditions in underserved areas. Bennett plans to use the
grant to develop bidirectional community radio as a means to achieve
social and economic advancement.
ALD
Nanosolutions, Inc., a company co-founded by
Alan Weimer
and Steve George
of chemical and biological engineering, received Frost & Sullivan's 2006
Excellence in Technology Award in the field of Advanced Coating and
Surface Technologies for developing and commercializing novel atomic layer
deposition (ALD) techniques.
Staff
Matt Rhode,
machine shop coordinator for aerospace engineering sciences, received the
Employee Recognition Award for March.
Students
Boonsri Dickinson,
a PhD student advised by Christine Hrenya in chemical and biological
engineering, has been selected to participate in the NSF East Asian and
Pacific Summer Institute. As part of the award, she will spend 8 weeks at
the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, conducting
research at the Center for Computer Simulation and Modeling of Particulate
Systems.
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New Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the following new staff in the college:
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Emily Liberatore,
department manager, chemical and biological engineering
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Evan Cantor, grants administrator, computer
science
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