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At the CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing, we focus on providing our students with a comprehensive engineering education at the undergraduate, graduate and professional level. Faculty conduct research that spans our five disciplines of civil, electrical and mechanical engineering, bioengineering, and computer science and engineering. The college collaborates with industry from around the state; our laboratories and research opportunities give students the hands-on experience they need to excel in the professional world.

Posted June 16, 2015 Alumni

Year-End Celebration Slideshow and Recap

The fourth annual College of Engineering and Applied Science Year-End Celebration took place on Friday, May 15, at Ninth Street Park on the Auraria Campus. Nearly 200 people from the … Continue Reading Year-End Celebration Slideshow and Recap

Posted May 13, 2015 Faculty

Gibson’s research featured in Denver Post

Emily Gibson, assistant professor of bioengineering, and colleagues with the CU School of Medicine and CU Boulder have created a miniature, fiber-optic microscope that can look deep inside a living … Continue Reading Gibson’s research featured in Denver Post

Posted May 6, 2015 Faculty

EE team wins first place at Intel Cornell Cup

A team of electrical engineering students won first place at the Cornell Cup competition last weekend in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Their project, Stratus, enables aerial and ground robotic systems to generate 3D … Continue Reading EE team wins first place at Intel Cornell Cup

Posted May 5, 2015 News

Yakacki named campus Faculty Excellence Award winner

Christopher Yakacki, assistant professor, has been named the 2015 campus winner for the Faculty Excellence in Research and Creative Activities award. He will be honored at a ceremony on September … Continue Reading Yakacki named campus Faculty Excellence Award winner

Posted April 29, 2015 Events

Maxworth and CU Denver Motorsports win at Research and Creative Activities Symposium

On Friday, April 17, more than 200 students from CU Denver and CU Anschutz participated in the 18th annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium. Ten schools and colleges were represented, … Continue Reading Maxworth and CU Denver Motorsports win at Research and Creative Activities Symposium

Posted April 22, 2015 graduates

McIntyre set to be first EAS PhD graduate

Bill McIntyre, engineering and applied science PhD candidate in civil engineering, successfully defended his dissertation, titled “Alluvial Storage and Recovery in the South Platte River Basin in Colorado-A Design Approach,” … Continue Reading McIntyre set to be first EAS PhD graduate

Posted April 22, 2015 Faculty

Deng and group receives research donation from local industry

Electrical engineering assistant professor Yiming Deng and his research group, a.k.a. LEAP, received $43,200 research donation from local company MjC25 LLC for research on advanced sensing and data analysis for wearable … Continue Reading Deng and group receives research donation from local industry

Posted April 17, 2015 Events

ASCE steel bridge team’s structure wins first place for stiffness

Faculty advisor David Mays, associate professor of civil engineering, is pleased to announce that the 2014-2015 CU Denver chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Steel Bridge Team … Continue Reading ASCE steel bridge team’s structure wins first place for stiffness

Posted April 1, 2015 News

Mandos named 2015 CEAS Outstanding Staff

Sarah Mandos, program assistant for the Department of Computer Science and Engineering has been named the 2015 College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Staff. The award, which includes a … Continue Reading Mandos named 2015 CEAS Outstanding Staff

Posted March 31, 2015 Faculty

Lewis featured on CU Denver home page

Jason Lewis, senior instructor in computer science and engineering, talks about his background in law enforcement, working with the Secret Service, and why he sees teaching as a way to … Continue Reading Lewis featured on CU Denver home page

Posted March 19, 2015 Faculty

Mays presents to Colorado Ground Water Association

On Wednesday, March 17, David Mays, associate professor of civil engineering, was the guest speaker at the at the Colorado Groundwater Association March meeting. His presentation, “Plume Spreading for Improved … Continue Reading Mays presents to Colorado Ground Water Association

Posted February 25, 2015 Faculty

Yakacki named college Outstanding Faculty in Research

Christopher Yakacki, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Faculty in Research Award. The award, which … Continue Reading Yakacki named college Outstanding Faculty in Research

Posted February 25, 20151 Comment Faculty

Hayes selected as the 2015 college Outstanding Faculty in Teaching

Roxann Hayes, instructor of civil engineering and advisor in the Engineering Student Services Center, has been named the 2015 College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Faculty in Teaching. The … Continue Reading Hayes selected as the 2015 college Outstanding Faculty in Teaching

Posted February 18, 2015 Events

EE students advance to 2015 Cornell Cup finals

For the third consecutive year, a team of electrical engineering students under the leadership of assistant professor Dan Connors, has advanced to the finals of the Intel Cornell Cup. The … Continue Reading EE students advance to 2015 Cornell Cup finals

Posted February 17, 2015 Alumni

Third Annual Engineering Job & Internship Fair a Success

On February 5, the Tivoli Turnhalle buzzed with enthusiastic engineering students on the hunt for internships and jobs. Twenty-one companies attended the third annual Engineering Job and Internship Fair, which … Continue Reading Third Annual Engineering Job & Internship Fair a Success

Posted February 1, 2015 Faculty

NSF CAREER Award supports work in smart polymers

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Christopher Yakacki received a 2014 National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Yakacki’s CAREER award project, “A Two-Stage Processing Approach to Shape-Switching Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers for Biomedical Applications,” … Continue Reading NSF CAREER Award supports work in smart polymers

Posted January 16, 2015 Faculty

Carpenter and Yakacki published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Mechanical engineering assistant professors Dana Carpenter and Christopher Yakacki have published their first jointly authored paper, which is featured in this month’s issue of Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of … Continue Reading Carpenter and Yakacki published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Posted January 16, 2015 Faculty

Marshall aims to discover why cyclists break the law

Have you ever seen a cyclist run a red light or fly through a stop sign? Our very own, Wesley Marshall, assistant professor of civil engineering, is looking for the … Continue Reading Marshall aims to discover why cyclists break the law

Posted January 16, 2015 News

Bioengineering program featured in 5280 magazine

The January issue of 5280 magazine includes a piece about research incubation, which highlights the bioengineering program and the new Bioscience 2 building on the Anschutz Medical Campus, slated to … Continue Reading Bioengineering program featured in 5280 magazine

Posted January 9, 2015 Faculty

EnteroTrack Commercializing Device for Non-Invasive Inflammation Monitoring

Non-invasive device enables better monitoring of esophageal disease and inflammation. AURORA, Colo., January 6, 2015 – EnteroTrack, LLC and the University of Colorado (CU) have executed an exclusive license agreement … Continue Reading EnteroTrack Commercializing Device for Non-Invasive Inflammation Monitoring