A close up of a team's low-cost educational breadboard at Catalyze CU.

CU Engineering + Entrepreneurship Year in Review

Dec. 21, 2018

It’s been a big year for CU Engineering entrepreneurship. After starting at CU Boulder in mid-January, I have been focused on creating the most impactful set of integrated resources and opportunities, in and out of the classroom, to support our student and faculty founders and align with our college’s Strategic Vision.

An astronaut on a spacewalk.

Students designing augmented reality system for astronauts

Dec. 20, 2018

NASA is turning to university students for help with the next big space technology – augmented reality. The University of Colorado Boulder has been selected by NASA as one of 16 colleges to participate in the Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (SUITS) 2019 challenge. The mission? To develop an...

Abbie Liel portrait on blue background

Retrofit research at CU shaping policy on earthquakes, non-ductile buildings

Dec. 20, 2018

CU Boulder Associate Professor Abbie Liel studied the issue of retrofitting non-ductile concrete buildings in high population areas through a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.

Yao Zhai in research lab

Outstanding Dissertation Award: Yao Zhai

Dec. 18, 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. “I dreamed of inventing something and making it useful in the world,” Zhai said.

Darice Guittet on a climbing excursion outside Boulder.

Outstanding Graduate for Academic Achievement: Darice Guittet

Dec. 18, 2018

As a climber and a mathematician, Darice Guittet doesn’t shy away from a problem.

Levi Pearson, left, with students and professor working on artificial colon.

Outstanding Graduate for AVĂűĘŞ: Levi Pearson

Dec. 18, 2018

As he prepares to graduate, Pearson said his research has given him a strong base in control theory, has shown him how to uncover what he doesn’t know to find a solution, how to better communicate and how to have confidence in himself. It also earned him the distinction of being named the December 2018 Outstanding Graduate for AVĂűĘŞ.

Austin Riley at Machu Picchu

Outstanding Graduate for International Engagement: Austin Riley

Dec. 18, 2018

“We underestimate the power engineering has to help people,” Riley said. “We have this amazing almost superpower to help around the world, and many students don’t even know it. CU Boulder has shown me that potential."

Nikki van den Heever on Engineers Without Borders project

Outstanding Graduate of the College: Nicola van den Heever

Dec. 18, 2018

“It’s easy to forget that when you achieve something, it’s not just you all alone. A huge part is the people around you.”

Joss Gitlin, Andrew Shepherd and Julian Torres troubleshoot their safecracking robot in the BTU Lab

Safecracking class teaches engineering skills, ethical hacking

Dec. 17, 2018

Instructors Alicia Gibb and Nathan Seidle (ElEngr'04) are challenging their students to stretch their engineering and design skills to solve a real-world problem in an environment that lets them feel like secret agents for the semester.

Cameron Deverel-Rico

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

Dec. 12, 2018

To strengthen connections between the College of Engineering & Applied Science and our recent alumni, the Office of Alumni Engagement is reestablishing the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Board.

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