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Engineers Want Drones To Go Subterranean To Save Lives After Earthquakes And Cave-Ins

Jan. 8, 2019

Professor Sean Humbert is leading a team in a national competition, the Subterranean Challenge. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency gifted the university a $4.5 million grant to fund Humbert's team. Catch his story on CPR News.

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George Carter awarded the 2018 Outstanding Staff Award

Jan. 7, 2019

The 2018 College of Engineering Outstanding Staff Award was presented to Facilities Management Coordinator George Carter who enjoys helping people. The award honors a staff member who has made outstanding contributions benefiting students, staff and faculty.

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Undergraduate Student of the Month - Gabe Rodriguez

Jan. 1, 2019

My name is Gabe Rodriguez. I was born in San Jose, CA, but I moved to Highlands Ranch, CO nearly 13 years ago. I'm currently a senior in Mechanical Engineering and am also minoring in Computer Science. I plan to spend another year in school to finish with a BS/MS...

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Jeff Knutsen awarded the Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award

Dec. 28, 2018

Mechanical engineering Senior Instructor Jeffrey Knutsen was awarded the 2018 Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award in honor of Applied Math Professor Charles A. Hutchinson, recognizing his outstanding contributions to teaching.

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Experience what's next with ²ÊÃñ±¦µä in Denver and San Francisco

Dec. 27, 2018

Experience an inspired future through the minds of CU's most innovative in a series of BuffTalks and interactive exhibits. Delight in alumni-produced beer and wine and making new connections. Revel in the acclaimed CU short film, The Light Shines On.

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Outstanding Dissertation Award: Yao Zhai

Dec. 27, 2018

Postdoctoral Associate Yao Zhai’s love for science began when he was young. He remembers looking up to his grandfather, who went from having nothing to establishing a manufacturing company all by himself. Zhai received the Outstanding Dissertation Award.

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Outstanding Graduate for Research: Levi Pearson

Dec. 27, 2018

Levi Pearson, Outstanding Graduate for Research, said his research gave him a strong base in control theory, showed him how to uncover what he doesn’t know to find a solution and taught him how to have confidence in himself.

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Meet our Outstanding Graduates

Dec. 18, 2018

Graduating students are selected to receive top honors from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Congratulations to Levi Pearson, Outstanding Graduate for Research and Dr. Yao Zhai, recipient of the Outstanding Dissertation Award.

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Recruiting alumni for Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Board

Dec. 18, 2018

The Office of Alumni Engagement is re-establishing the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Board to strengthen connections between the College of Engineering & Applied Science and our recent alumni.

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Chapters published in Handbook of Environmental Engineering by Professors Miller and Milford

Dec. 6, 2018

Professor Shelly Miller and Jana Milford have each authored a chapter in the new textbook Handbook of Environmental Engineering which was published in August of this year.

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