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College Calendar
ECE CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPO:
Thursday, May 4, 9 a.m.-noon, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department. Information: 303-492-7327.
FLOW VISUALIZATION
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT:
May 4 and May 5, Connections Gallery, Engineering Lobby.
Information: 303-492-5092.
FIRST FRIDAY:
Faculty/staff reception (final event of the academic year), May 5,
4-5 p.m., DLC Atrium Lobby. Information: 303-492-7006.
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 Professor, Student Honored by EPA for Work on Acid Mine
Drainage
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Flow
Visualization Photography Exhibit Held at CU-Boulder May 4 Through
May 5
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Home
Energy Investigation Contest Brings K-12 Students to CU-Boulder
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Smore-Maker,
Water-Balloon Launcher Among Engineering Student Projects
Demonstrated at CU’s ITL Design Expo
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SpaceShipOne Designer Among Distinguished Engineering Alumni Honored
By CU-Boulder
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CU Engineering Fast
Facts
JoAnn Silverstein
of civil and environmental engineering, EAC members
Jill Tietjen
and Kristy
Schloss
and the late CU alumna
Kalpana Chawla,
are profiled in a new book, "Changing Our World: True Stories of
Women Engineers” published by the American Society of Civil
Engineers. For more information or to order the book, visit
https://www.asce.org/bookstore/book.cfm
?book=5861
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Undergraduate Kimberly Kroh presents her research poster at the Discovery
Learning Symposium April 14.
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Discovery Learning Symposium
The college’s Discovery Learning Symposium held April 14 was the
culminating event of the year-long Discovery Learning Apprenticeships for
2005-06. Seven students gave oral presentations of their undergraduate
research, and 16 students presented posters. The following prizes were
awarded:
For Oral Presentations
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$125 for first place –
Steven Wilson,
aerospace engineering sciences
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$75 for second place –
Michael Krieg,
aerospace engineering sciences
For Posters
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$125 for first place –
Meg Podlogar,
architectural engineering
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$75 for second place –
Julia Fletcher,
mechanical engineering
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$60 for third place –
Jo-Tsu Liao,
chemical engineering
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$40 for fourth place –
Kimberly Kroh,
aerospace engineering sciences
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ITL Spring Design Expo
CU
engineering students put on a terrific show for the hundreds of people who
turned out for the ITL Spring Design Expo on April 29. Children and their
parents enjoyed navigating a 3-D maze, launching water balloons and
plastic foam missiles, and eating smores from a Rube Goldberg machine,
among other activities. More than 100 student projects were demonstrated,
including many educational toys and interactive learning exhibits designed
to teach children about engineering principles. Students from Centaurus
High and Angevine Middle schools in Lafayette also participated, showing
projects they built in pre-engineering classes with involvement from the
ITL Program. Prizes were awarded for the best project in each section of
the First-Year Engineering Projects course; and the aerospace engineering
senior design team consisting of students
Christopher Coley,
Ryan Clifford,
Casey Fillmore,
Chris Kerker,
Michael King,
Chris McLeod,
Jeremy Ralph
and Matthew Straussberg
won the People’s Choice award for their design of a Bolt-on Racecar
Enhancing Wing.
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The
2005-06 MEP graduates at the Recognition Gala
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MEP Recognition Gala
The
Multicultural Engineering Program held its 20th Annual Recognition Gala,
“Building a Foundation for Success,” April 7 at the Stadium Club. The gala
brought together 250 people from the academic and corporate arenas to
celebrate the achievements of current students, honor prospective MEP
students who have been accepted into the college for fall 2006, and
recognize active alumni for their professional successes and contributions
to the program. Jeff Henry,
a graduating senior in mechanical engineering, received the MEP
Outstanding Senior Award for his dedication to MEP and the students he
tutors, his huge academic gains, and his collegial attitude. Henry’s
mentor, integrated physiology Professor
Rodger Kram,
was awarded the Faculty Appreciation Award, and ITLL Electronics Center
Manager Tim May
received the Staff Appreciation Award for his dedication and eagerness to
help students with their projects.
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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
The
National Institutes of Health has renewed its grant to the Leadership in
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Training Program for another five years. The
grant, which is guided by the Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology,
will provide about $1.5 million for graduate student support over the next
five years for students in the departments of chemical and biological
engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, and chemistry and biochemistry. With
additional university matching funds, about 60 student-years of support
will be provided. The training program is closely aligned with industry;
industrial representatives sponsor mentoring visits and internships, and
serve on thesis committees, among other activities.
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Honors and Awards
Congratulations
to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements.
Faculty
Eric Frew
of aerospace engineering sciences has
been selected to receive the 2006 American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics Rocky Mountain Section Young Engineer of the Year award.
Denis Akos
of aerospace engineering sciences co-authored a paper that won the
Institute of Navigations Samuel M. Burka Award.
Will Medlin
of chemical and biological engineering,
Robin Shandas
of mechanical engineering, Ken
Strzepek of civil,
environmental and architectural engineering, and
Zoya Popovic
of electrical and computer engineering have been named Dean's Faculty
Fellows.
Mary Nelson
of applied mathematics has been selected to receive the 2006 Peebles
Innovation in Teaching Award. The award will be presented at the
Engineering Recognition Ceremony on May 11.
Jeff Luftig
of engineering management was awarded the 2006 MBA Educator of Distinction
Award by the Leeds School of Business, where he taught prior to joining
the College of Engineering last fall.
He
was selected for the award by a vote of the graduating MBA class for the
professor who had the most significant impact on their education, inside
and outside of the classroom. He also won the award in 2002.
Staff
David Aragon
of MEP was awarded Motorola’s Legacy Builder Award in recognition of his
contributions over many years helping to change people’s lives and
transform the engineering industry. The award is given annually to two
members of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program
Advocates, as selected by the NAMEPA Board of Directors.
Lynne Buckley,
Paul Dorn,
Bernadette Garcia,
Deborah Go,
Timothy May,
Christina
Vallejos,
and Araceli
Warren
were recognized for giving five years of service to CU-Boulder;
Vicki Bain
and Beverly Louie
were recognized for 10 years of service, and
Ruth Rindin
and Yawen Zhang
were recognized for 15 years of service.
Students
John O’Brien of electrical and computer engineering
was selected to be the college’s Outstanding Graduate for May 2006
Ashley Moore of applied math and aerospace
engineering, and
Jeffrey Wyss of chemical engineering were selected
as the college’s Outstanding Graduates for Research.
Erin Reed
of aerospace engineering was selected as the college’s Outstanding
Graduate for Service.
Ryan Kelley,
John O’Brien
and
Jeffrey Wyss will receive the college’s
Academic Achievement Award and the Chancellor’s Recognition Award at
University Commencement.
Jacques Hung Loui, a graduate student in electrical
engineering, was selected to receive the Sandia Truman Fellowship. This is
a very competitive award, and Jacques was chosen from five finalists at
CU, Stanford, Berkeley and MIT.
Sophia Liu,
a PhD student in computer science, has won a National Science Foundation
Graduate Fellowship for her research with Professor Leysia Palen on
"Public Expressions: Peer-to-Peer Communications in Response to Crises."
Kevin
Sylves
of aerospace engineering sciences and
Dan Feldkhun
of electrical and computer engineering were selected to receive CU-Sandia
graduate fellowships for 2006-07.
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New Faculty and Staff
Welcome to the following new staff in the college:
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Wayne Gardner,
lab coordinator, ECE
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