National Academy of Engineering member Dan Scheeres

CU 麻豆影院 professor elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb. 8, 2017

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected Distinguished Professor Daniel J. Scheeres, an aerospace engineer at the 麻豆影院, to its 2017 class. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer, and Scheeres joins seven other current College of Engineering and...

(L-R) Professor Alan Weimer, CU 麻豆影院 alum Karen Buechler, CU 麻豆影院 alum Mike Masterson and Professor Steve George are at ALD NanoSolutions in Broomfield, Colorado.

Spinoff company is all in the CU 麻豆影院 family

Feb. 8, 2017

In 1997, Professor Alan Weimer of chemical and biological engineering heard a campus talk by Professor Steven George of chemistry about a novel process of coating surfaces with the thinnest of materials possible, known as atomic layer deposition (ALD). (L-R) Professor Alan Weimer, CU 麻豆影院 alum Karen Buechler, CU 麻豆影院...

Greg Rieker

CU 麻豆影院 team to track methane leaks using lasers

Feb. 7, 2017

A team of researchers led by the 麻豆影院 has secured a $1.3 million grant from the Department of Energy鈥檚 Office of Fossil Energy to take a closer look at emissions from natural gas storage facilities across the U.S. A state-of-the-art gimbal with a custom-built telescope and laser...

Bobby Braun

A Conversation with Dean Braun Regarding Immigration

Feb. 2, 2017

Dear CU Engineering students, faculty and staff: In this moment of national concern regarding immigration, I am writing to reaffirm the commitment of the College of Engineering and Applied Science to building a community of international scholars. With that in mind, I'd like to invite you to a conversation tomorrow,...

BOLD is awarded one of the first NSF INCLUDES grants!

Jan. 26, 2017

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the first NSF INCLUDES grants to 37 programs nationally, including The BOLD Center . NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) aims to make access to STEM education and careers more inclusive to...

Phil Larson

White听House,听SpaceX Veteran Phil Larson Joining CU 麻豆影院

Jan. 25, 2017

The 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Bobby Braun is announcing the appointment of Phil Larson as assistant dean for strategy, planning, and communications, where he will lead strategic relations for the college. Larson 鈥 who was senior advisor for space and innovation at the...

Dan Szafir

Forbes 鈥30 Under 30: Science鈥濃擜ssistant Professor Dan Szafir

Jan. 24, 2017

Dan Szafir imagines a day when robots work alongside humans on factory floors, hospitals and in homes, following requests from human supervisors and even providing companionship to those in nursing homes. But for that day to arrive, he says, robots must become better communicators, able to interpret facial expressions, gestures...

Michael Byram and Ann Smead

$15 million - and a personal touch - accelerate aerospace research, education at CU 麻豆影院

Jan. 23, 2017

The gift to the College of Engineering and Applied Science from passionate CU 麻豆影院 supporters Ann Smead and her husband Michael Byram, aims to set CU 麻豆影院 apart from its aerospace peers and propel it to the top of national rankings by attracting the best and brightest students and faculty.

Franck Vernerey

Franck Vernerey earns prestigious presidential honor

Jan. 23, 2017

Mechanical engineering associate professor Franck Vernerey has been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest U.S. government honor awarded to promising scientists and researchers beginning their careers. In a statement, President Barack Obama congratulated the 102 newest award recipients . 鈥淭hese innovators are working to...

Hanspeter (H.P.) Schaub, Aerospace Engineering Sciences Professor

Professor Schaub appointed editor-in-chief of AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Jan. 23, 2017

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) names Dr. Hanspeter Schaub, an AIAA Associate Fellow and the Alfred T. and Betty E. Look Professor of Engineering in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the 麻豆影院, editor-in-chief of AIAA鈥檚 鈥淛ournal of Spacecraft and Rockets (JSR).鈥 Read...

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