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Nov 2010 CU Engineering News & Events | ||||
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TeachEngineering Recognized for Quality
by NSDL |
CU Aerospace
Students Win Design Showcase | 
 Local school children learn and practice the principles of engineering design with the help of CU Engineering teaching fellows in their classrooms. These teaching fellows, funded by the NSF GK-12 program, have helped to develop and test about two-thirds of the curriculum contained in the TeachEngineering digital library collection. |
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TeachEngineering Recognized for Quality by National Science Digital Library
The multi-institutional
TeachEngineering digital library
initiative led by the University of Colorado
at Boulder (Jackie Sullivan, PI) received a
“recognition of excellence” from the
National Science Digital Library in
November. Susan
Jesuroga, chair of the 2010 NSDL annual meeting in
Washington, D.C., singled out TeachEngineering
as the most “learning
application-ready” collection in NSDL. The
recognition was based on quality criteria
defined by NSDL as part of an assessment of
the extent to which the 121 collections in
NSDL make their
content accessible to teachers.
TeachEngineering is a
digital collection of
classroom-tested K-12 engineering lessons
and activities
created by 18 engineering colleges through
NSF-funded grants. The curricula are
presented with a consistent “look and feel”
and, uniquely, are
fully aligned to all state and national STEM
standards. The hands-on collection is highly searchable and made
available free online to K-12 teachers and
educators at
http://TeachEngineering.org Nearly a decade of work has gone into creating the TeachEngineering collection, which now includes more than 900 lessons and activities, and attracted more than 85,000 unique visitors from around the world in October. CU Aerospace Students Win Design Showcase
A team of seven aerospace engineering
sciences students won the National
Instruments Student Design Showcase in
August for their Colorado Underwater Buoyant
Oceanic Acoustic neTwork (CUBOAT). The team, which
included seniors
Dan Ambrosio, Ryan Del
Gizzi, Bobby Hodgkinson, Jared Kirkpatrick,
Colin Miller, Julie Price, and Tyler Thomas, was selected from a field of 83 entries
from 80 universities. Under the direction of
Associate Professor Kamran Mohseni, the team started the work as
a senior project and continued through the
summer to develop and demonstrate an
acoustic network system capable of relaying
and executing mission plans from an operator
to an autonomous underwater vehicle. >>See
video Mortenson Center Faculty Conduct Sustainability Workshops in Peru
Assistant Professor
Lupita Montoya
of civil, environmental, and architectural
engineering has been
working with the community of Langui, in the
Cusco region of Peru, for several years. She
has collaborated with colleagues at the
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru to
build their flagship project, the Ecological
Home for the Andes. This site is now being
used to promote the use of appropriate
technologies for the region and to conduct
research projects focusing on environmental,
health, and technology challenges faced by
these communities. An important aspect of
this work is the direct knowledge transfer
and training of locals on the proper
implementation of these technologies. This
year, multiple workshops were conducted at
the Ecological Home and nearby communities,
including some requested by the local
residents.
Congratulations to the following individuals on their outstanding
achievements: Faculty
Scot Douglass
of the Herbst Humanities and Engineering
Honors programs has been selected to receive
the 2010-2011 Student Affairs Faculty Member
of the Year Award. The award recognizes
faculty who demonstrate outstanding
engagement with students and who also make
tremendous contributions to Student
Affairs—a campus division whose mission is
to empower student success and learning.
Stein Sture
of civil, environmental, and
architectural engineering, who holds the
position of vice chancellor for research and
dean of the graduate school, has been named
a distinguished member of the American
Society of Civil Engineers. He was formally
inducted, in honor of his contributions to
geo-technical engineering, at ASCE’s annual
conference in Las Vegas in October.
Juliet
Gopinath of electrical, computer, and
energy engineering has been selected to
receive a Young Investigator Award from the
Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The
grant will sponsor her study of phase and
frequency control of laser arrays for pulse
synthesis.
Michael
Lightner of electrical, computer, and
energy engineering has been elected a fellow
of American Institute for Medical and
Biological Engineering.
Rich Noble
of chemical and biological engineering
received the Institute Award for Excellence
in Industrial Gases Technology at the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers’
annual meeting in November.
Students
Nick Bertrand
of applied math and electrical and
computer engineering has been selected as
2010 Study Abroad Student of the Year by the
CU-Boulder Office of International
Education. The award recognizes outstanding
contributions to international understanding
by study abroad students. Nick participated
in study abroad and research programs in
China, worked in the international students
office in Beijing, and lived with a faculty
member’s family.
Janet
Hildebrandt, accounting technician,
Dean's Office |
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