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MACH Rocketry, a team of mechanical engineering students, went to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for BALLS 28 from September 20-22, 2019. Over the course of the summer and … Continue Reading MACH Rocketry launches rocket more than 35,000 ft
John Tolva, urban technology expert and visionary of the smart cities movement, joined CU Denver’s College of Engineering, Design and Computing as a Scholar in Residence to lead research that … Continue Reading Tolva joins college to lead smart cities research and education
Jimmy Kim, professor of civil engineering, organized the Bridge Engineering Institute Conference in 2019 (BEI-2019) in Honolulu, HI. The theme of the conference was Frontiers of Bridge Engineering. More than … Continue Reading Kim Organizes an International Conference in Bridge Engineering
Professor recognized for impact on Department of Bioengineering Dr. Robin Shandas’ work at CU Denver extends far beyond the classroom. In addition to building Colorado’s first stand-alone Department of Bioengineering … Continue Reading Shandas named CU Distinguished Professor
Effective September 1, the following four College of Engineering, Design and Computing faculty received promotion. Min-Hyung Choi, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Mark Golkowski, Professor of Electrical Engineering Wesley … Continue Reading Four faculty receive promotion
Jimmy Kim, professor of civil engineering, was the plenary speaker for the Korea Concrete Institute Convention held in Jeju, South Korea in May. The event was particularly meaningful for celebrating … Continue Reading Kim Delivers Plenary Speech for the Korea Concrete Institute
BioScience 3 is slated to open April 2020. It will house a professional design and technology development studio for medical device innovation, a clean room to support bio-fluidics research, new … Continue Reading New building to support fast-growing bioengineering program on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus
CU Denver engineers design portable, high-bandwidth wireless network for robots with hardware assist from Doodle Labs August 17, 2019 The dark, cavernous depths of an old Pittsburgh mine will test the … Continue Reading Robots compete in DARPA Tunnel Circuit with CU Denver Communication system
In the most comprehensive look at bicycle and road safety to date, researchers at the University of Colorado Denver and the University of New Mexico discovered that it’s not the cyclists, … Continue Reading Cycling lanes, not cyclists, lower road fatalities
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 Award
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
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