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The Alumni Engagement Medal (AEM) was established for college academic degree programs and the BOLD Center to recognize highly engaged alumni who impact their areas through volunteerism and philanthropic support.

Professors Edith Zagona and Joseph Kasprzyk were interviewed by the Washington Post for an article on how the federal government is using CU �鶹ӰԺ's innovative web-based tools to forecast the river’s future flows.

“A great scientist. A beloved colleague. A dear friend.” These sentiments were shared globally in remembrance of structural engineering Professor Emeritus Kaspar Willam, who passed away on Jan. 7 in his home country of Austria at the age of 83.

WHISPER Energy, a startup aiming to bring to market a wireless sensor platform, will be presented at the �鶹ӰԺ's 2024 Embark Showcase on Jan. 24. Developed by a multi-institutional team under the leadership of Professor Gregor Henze, the innovative technology seeks to optimize energy consumption in both residential and commercial settings by intelligently adjusting usage based on detecting human presence.

Jorge "Santi" Santiago Ramírez Núñez, a second-year PhD student advised by Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, received the W. Mark Harty Memorial Engineering Fellowship Fund, supporting graduate students in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering focusing on water resources.

Some architectural engineering textbooks were too general or overly specific. However, Professor John Zhai struck the perfect balance with his book, earning him the College of Engineering and Applied Science Textbook Recognition Award.

Teaching Professor Matt Morris asked his students to help pour concrete. Students came. Two came back again. And again. For more than a year.

Rajagopalan Balaji, a professor of civil engineering, has been named a fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board of Direction. This prestigious recognition, awarded to only three percent of ASCE members, is "for celebrated contributions and developing creative solutions that change lives around the world." 

After taking a year off to heal and reflect, Reese Jillian Hopp came back strong, winning the College of Engineering's Perseverance Award.

Professor Emeritus Ross Corotis retired in February 2022, after five decades as a leading researcher, professor and college dean, with 28 of those years spent at CU �鶹ӰԺ’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. We recently caught up with Professor Corotis to chat about his "retirement."