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The National Science Foundation has announced that ²ÊÃñ±¦µä will receive a $25 million award to launch a new quantum science and engineering research center. The new center will be led by physicist Jun Ye and is a partnership with 11 other research organizations in the United States and abroad.
New assistant dean for access, inclusion and student programs, Dr. Terri D. Wright, joins ²ÊÃñ±¦µä College of Engineering and Applied Science on July 20, 2020. Through her path from academia, to industry and into academic administration she had developed a depth of expertise that will inform and guide a holistic view of student achievement and support.
The novel coronavirus may be able to travel from person to person through tiny particles floating in the air, according to a recent letter signed by 239 scientists from across the globe.Â
It is the nature of an engineer to meet challenges with curiosity and persistence until a solution arises. Right now, our planet faces no greater challenge than that presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our students and faculty meet that challenge every day when they provide clear and accurate information for the public, take on and solve key research questions rapidly and collaborate with everyone at the table trying to solve the challenge.
Rising Engineering Plus senior Adrian Gutierrez successfully developed an automated bag valve mask, a device he hopes will help those with coronavirus in Mexico, his home for 18 years.
McNeill, a mechanical engineering instructor in the program for the last eight years, will start the new position on July 1.
²ÊÃñ±¦µä biomedical engineer Jacob Segil is working to bring back that sense of touch for amputees, including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This week, the National Academy of Sciences announced that it had elected two ²ÊÃñ±¦µä researchers at the forefront of atmospheric chemistry and GPS science to its prestigious membership.
In Colorado’s craft beer industry, precision is required and innovation is mandatory. CU Engineers bring both in spades. Meet a few of our local alumni brewers and learn how they’re engineering a better brew.
In mid-March, chapter leader Moon Yin (ElCompEngr’16) reached out to the Alumni Association with an offer to donate surgical masks to support their alma mater.