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22 CU Â鶹ӰԺ engineering students earn major National Science Foundation fellowships

May 16, 2024

The National Science Foundation has bestowed 22 prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards to Â鶹ӰԺ engineering students. The national awards recognize and support outstanding grad students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. Awardees...

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Civil engineering society establishes medal to honor Frangopol

Nov. 28, 2023

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) board of directors has established the Dan M. Frangopol Medal for Life-Cycle Engineering of Civil Structures in honor of Frangopol, a distinguished CU Â鶹ӰԺ professor emeritus with a significant career in the university’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering.

Svenja Knappe

Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions

July 13, 2023

Svenja Knappe has been awarded the prestigious Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award, given to researchers who have had a lasting effect on their discipline beyond their immediate research area, wish to collaborate with specialist colleagues in Germany and contribute to promoting diversity in the STEM disciplines.

Jonathan Musgrave

Electrical engineering PhD student earns Department of Defense NDSEG fellowship

July 12, 2023

Jonathan Musgrave received the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship for his promising research in laser physics and nonlinear photonics.

Nick Bottenus

Bottenus lands prestigious research award from Boettcher Foundation

June 22, 2023

Assistant Professor Nick Bottenus of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded a Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award for research advancing the state of ultrasound molecular imaging.

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CU Â鶹ӰԺ Wind Team secures legacy at 10th annual Collegiate Wind Competition

June 6, 2023

Put on by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Collegiate Wind Competition prepares college students to enter the wind and renewable energy workforce through real-world experiences in wind energy technology, project development and outreach.

Megan Conard on an oil refining job site during her internship with Phillips 66

Mechanical engineering grad wins prestigious Silver Medal Award

May 23, 2023

When Megan Conard was a high school student in Tennessee and deciding between universities, CU Â鶹ӰԺ won her over with its culture of collaboration and community.

Charlie Nuttelman iwith his wife, Ella, and son, Logan, on top of Cirque Peak in the Canadian Rockies.

ChBE Professor Charlie Nuttelman wins university-wide award for passionate, engaging teaching

May 1, 2023

Known for making difficult material approachable and fun, ChBE Teaching Professor Charlie Nuttelman recently won the university-wide Â鶹ӰԺ Faculty Assembly Excellence in Teaching Award. The award also recognizes his highly successful Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), soon to surpass 500,000 learners.

Leysia Palen

Leysia Palen recognized as rare 'distinguished professor' by CU system

Jan. 2, 2023

Palen is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and the founding chair of the Department of Information Science in the College of Media, Communication and Information.

Ben Chilton in full firefighting gear

Chemical engineering major wins the college's Academic Engagement Award

Nov. 30, 2022

It wasn’t enough for Benjamin Chilton to study chemical engineering at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. While at the university he became a firefighter, a course assistant and student ambassador, as well as studied subjects far outside the breadth of engineering.

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