College of Engineering, Design and Computing News
University of Colorado Denver
Fifty high school students from Colorado and beyond spent a week on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus learning about how engineers solve important clinical problems as part of Bioengineering Opportunities and … Continue Reading Two more successful sessions of BOLT!! A fun atmosphere providing exposure for high school students to learn about bioengineering
David Ramirez, a PhD Candidate in the lab of Dr. Richard Benninger, was recently awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity … Continue Reading David Ramirez awarded NIDDK F31
A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has received a grant to commercialize a miniature microscope that fits on the head of a mouse and can peer … Continue Reading Drs. Gibson, Restrepo, and Kilborn win Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) NIH R43 grant
left to right: Yakacki, Carpenter, Jenkins; not pictured: Yu, Poddar Christopher Yakacki, associate professor of mechanical engineering, along with mechanical engineering associate professor Dana Carpenter, professor Peter Jenkins, assistant professor … Continue Reading Yakacki and team receives Pac-12 Student-Athlete Health and Well-Being Initiative funding
On Friday, April 26, students from across the college participated in the 22nd annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium. Our students won awards in the technology, engineering and mathematics category, … Continue Reading Engineering students shine at 22nd annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium
Civil engineering associate professor Fred Rutz was named a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) at the 2019 SEI Structures Congress, held in Orlando, … Continue Reading Rutz named ASCE SEI Fellow
Mark Golkowski, associate professor of electrical engineering, has been named the CU Denver faculty award winner for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities. Golkowski will be recognized at a luncheon … Continue Reading Golkowski receives campus-level Excellence in Research and Creative Activities Awar
Kevin Rens, professor and chair of civil engineering, has been selected as one of the first ever CU Denver Chancellor’s Engaged Scholars. This award and recognition is well deserved and … Continue Reading Rens selected as a Chancellor’s Engaged Scholar
Alex McPherson, an undergraduate civil engineering student and president of the CU Denver ASCE Student Chapter, has received two ASCE scholarships. The ASCE Southern Colorado Branch Civil Engineering Scholarship, which … Continue Reading McPherson receives two ASCE scholarships
The CU Board of Regents approved appointments or awards of tenure for the following faculty, effective April 5. Emily Gibson, Department of Bioengineering Kannan Premnath, Department of Mechanical Engineering Congratulations!
Niki Clark, a PhD candidate in bioengineering, has been selected to participate in the second NIH-sponsored Summer School in Adaptive Neurotechnologies from July 7 – 26, in Albany New York. … Continue Reading Clark selected to attend Summer School in Adaptive Neurotechnologies
Jimmy Kim, professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, received the Chester Paul Siess Award for Excellence in Structural Research in the spring convention of the American Concrete Institute held … Continue Reading Kim receives research award from American Concrete Institute
On April 5, the CU Denver steel bridge team competed at the regional AISC Steel Bridge Competition, which took place at CU Boulder. The team, comprised of six civil engineering … Continue Reading Steel bridge team places first in state, third in region; headed to nationals
Civil engineering associate professor Wes Marshall and PhD graduate Alejandro Henao have found that cities are seeing a reduction in parking demand as a result of more people using ride-share … Continue Reading Marshall, Henao’s ride-share research finds a reduction in parking demand
Dean Martin Dunn presented the college’s new strategic vision and name at a faculty/staff celebration on February 28, setting the trajectory for the exciting things to come for the newly … Continue Reading An exciting time for engineering at CU Denver
Team HyperLynx, comprised of 18 students from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, has advanced the the final stage of the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, scheduled for July … Continue Reading Engineering students advance to the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition
