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College Calendar
FALL CAREER &
INTERNSHIP FAIR
Oct. 9, 1 pm.-6 p.m., preceded
by the Multicultural Career Fair on Oct. 8, 5 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Coors
Events Center. >>Visit
Career Services website
SOLAR DECATHLON ALUMNI RECEPTION Oct. 11, 4 p.m.-6 p.m.,
CU Solar Home on the
National Mall (#111 Decathlete Way) in Washington, D.C.
>>Visit CU Team
Website for info
>>RSVP
here to attend
ENGINEERING SAMPLER
Oct.
13, 8:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m., Engineering Center; one-day program
providing an overview of the college for high school juniors and
seniors.
>>Visit
program
website
For more information about college events, visit
Events Calendar.
In the
News
Following is a list of recent press releases pertaining to the college.
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(story)
link to read the full news release, or visit
Current
News.
l $2.3 Million Gift
Establishes J.D. Abrams Multicultural Student Center at CU-Boulder
(story)
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CU-Boulder
Conference on Uses of Unmanned
Aircraft to Meet Oct. 1-3 in Boulder
(story)
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CU-Boulder
Offers
‘Engineering Sampler’ for High School Juniors, Seniors Oct. 13
(story)
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CU-Boulder Students Get Ready to Send Solar Home to Washington, D.C.
for Third Solar Decathlon
(story)
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CU-Boulder Professor is
Co-Recipient of $250,000 Heinz Award for the Environment
(story)
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CU-Boulder Professor
Gives $20 Million to Boost Biotech Building, Bolstering
Collaborative Research
(story)
Fast Facts
Colorado ranks second in the nation in private-sector aerospace
employment, according to a new report prepared for the Metro Denver
Economic Development Corporation. The state’s direct aerospace
employment totaled 26,650 in 2007, a 12.9 percent increase over the
previous year.
Colorado also ranks first in the U.S. for private
aerospace employment concentration, with 1.3 percent of the state’s
workforce employed directly in the aerospace industry
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Astronaut
Steve Swanson presents items commemorating his recent flight aboard the
space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station to Chancellor G.P.
“Bud” Peterson at a reception at the CU Heritage Center Oct. 1. Swanson
is the 17th astronaut affiliated with CU-Boulder to fly in space. He
earned his bachelor’s degree in engineering physics at CU-Boulder in
1983.
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Fall Enrollment Increases
Engineering enrollment increased this fall to a record high of 4,120
students, including 2,914 undergraduates and 1,206 graduate students
(counting both regular and continuing education degree-seeking
students).
The total
enrollment includes 731 new undergraduates -- students who are more highly qualified
than ever before with an average high school rank of 86 percent and
average high school GPA of 3.79. The percentage of women undergraduates
rose almost a full point to 18.6 percent, while the percentage of
underrepresented minorities rose more moderately to 7.6 percent.
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More information on enrollment trends and breakdowns by departments
Students Infuse Engineering into Local Classrooms
Kicking off a new academic year,
16 graduate and undergraduate engineering students from CU-Boulder have
made a commitment to teach engineering weekly in six Lafayette schools
as part of the TEAMS Program — Tomorrow’s Engineers... creAte. iMagine.
Succeed. The TEAMS Fellows, who represent the mechanical, civil,
chemical and biological, and electrical and computer engineering
departments, are led by the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program.
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This year’s graduate engineering TEAMS Fellows are (front row, left to
right) Megan Schroeder, Vergil Mueller, Mike Bendewald, Lauren Cooper,
(back row) Jaime Morales, Kate Beggs, Christie Chatterley, and Audrey
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The eight graduate fellows teach
science and math concepts within an engineering context to about 1,600
youngsters weekly in 58 grades 3-12 classrooms. The eight undergraduate
fellows lead extracurricular TEAMS clubs at the elementary and middle
schools, challenging young students to explore engineering first-hand.
All the CU engineering TEAMS Fellows serve as role models for children
who are typically unaware of engineering and its pervasive role in
society.
The initiative,
now in its seventh year, is funded through several
sources, including the National Science Foundation, local foundations,
alumni, and the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Lighting Design Students Light Art
Exhibition
As part of the Advanced Lighting Design class in civil,
environmental
and architectural engineering, 10 undergraduates and one graduate student
had the opportunity to use their lighting knowledge and skills to light
the faculty exhibition, “Beauty and its Discontents” at the Myhren
Gallery at the University of Denver. The exhibit presented a wonderful,
yet challenging set of lighting problems due to the variety of media
presented: print-making, ceramics, installation, painting, drawing,
photography, electronic performance, and sculpture. The results were
well received by the artists and patrons alike, and the students have
been invited back next spring to light a new exhibition.
The Advanced Lighting Design class was developed through a grant from
Osram Sylvania in an effort to include and emphasize design in the
curriculum offered by the architectural engineering lighting program.
The class is currently taught by Sandra Vásconez, who joined CEAE this
fall.
Pictured at the gallery, from left to right, are Katherine Gabriel, Brad
Nelson, Kenny Lindstrom, Chris Slaughter, Heather Waugh, and Sandra Vásconez.
Free Software Available for Students
ITL staff in
collaboration with ITS have programmed a web-based download site so that
engineering students can acquire and install free student versions of
National Instruments’ LabVIEW v8.2 and Wolfram’s Mathematica v6
software. Go to ITLL
and select Software to access the website.
Honors and Awards
Congratulations to the following individuals on their outstanding
achievements.
Faculty
Ryan Gill of chemical and biological engineering
has been named a DuPont Young Professor and will receive an award of
$25,000 per year for the next three years. He is one of 16 professors
globally receiving the grant this year.
Anne Dougherty
of
applied mathematics received the college's Outstanding Advising Award
for faculty for 2006-07.
Dean's Performance Awards
have been granted to:
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Kristi Anseth
of chemical and biological engineering, for Outstanding Research
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Derek Reamon
of mechanical engineering, for Outstanding Teaching
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Scott Palo
of aerospace engineering sciences, for Outstanding Junior Faculty
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Stephanie Bryant
of chemical and biological engineering, for Professional Progress
Staff
Frannie Ray-Earle,
student
services assistant in chemical and biological engineering, received
the college’s Outstanding Advising Award for staff for 2006-07.
Patricia Warrick,
office
administrator in computer science, received the Employee Recognition
Award for September.
Terry Mayes,
director of academic programs and
assessment in the dean’s office, received the Employee Recognition Award
for October.
Students
Max Gold of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
and Evan Thomas of aerospace
engineering sciences
have been named finalists in the Collegiate Inventors Competition
sponsored by the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation for their
“Bring Your Own Water” Treatment System, designed for use in Rwanda as part of an Engineers Without Borders project. They will
compete for prize money against 10 other teams in Pasadena, Calif., on
Oct. 31.
Faculty and Staff
Welcome to
the following new faculty and staff in the college:
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Daniel
Fitzstephens,
program assistant, Mechanical Engineering (iMINT)
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Cynthia
Cabrales,
program assistant, MEP/WIEP
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