College of Engineering, Design and Computing News
University of Colorado Denver
Associate professor Caroline Clevenger has been named director of the construction engineering and management programs within the Department of Civil Engineering. Clevenger has been with the program since its inception … Continue Reading Clevenger named director of construction programs
The CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing piloted a new first-year computing course designed for undergraduate engineering students in fall 2019. The course comes out of the college’s … Continue Reading College successfully pilots first-year computing course
January 1 brings a new year, a new decade, and a new era for our student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The new executive board of … Continue Reading New Leadership for American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter
To meet the diverse interests of bioengineering undergraduate and graduate students the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) hosts events to facilitate collaboration between industry partners, medical professionals and researchers. We often … Continue Reading BMES hosts another successful Pitch Night
Last month, Farnoush Banaei-Kashani, assistant professor of computer science and engineering, chaired the 27th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems 2019 (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2019) in Chicago. … Continue Reading Banaei-Kashani chairs ACM SIGSPATIAL conference
Chris Yakacki, associate professor of mechanical engineering, spoke at an NFL Symposium in Youngstown, Ohio last week, kicking off the NFL Helmet Challenge. Attendees included members from start ups, additive … Continue Reading Yakacki speaks at NFL Helmet Challenge Symposium
In March 2019, Keith Neeves joined the Department of Bioengineering as professor and director of new initiatives, bringing with him a reputable lab, an extensive research portfolio and unprecedented enthusiasm. … Continue Reading Neeves brings teaching, research and enthusiasm to bioengineering program
Roxann Hayes, senior instructor of civil engineering, received the 2019 Colorado Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) University Educator of the Year. This award was presented at … Continue Reading Hayes named 2019 Colorado National Society of Professional Engineers University Educator of the Year
On October 26 the CU Denver Inquisitors, a team of ACM students, participated at the International Collegiate Programming Contest for the first time in college history. A total of 72 teams … Continue Reading ACM team participates in International Collegiate Programming Contest
Chelsea Magin, assistant professor of bioengineering, was named the 2019 Educator of the Year from the Colorado Bioscience Association at the annual awards dinner on November 7. The dinner is … Continue Reading Magin named Educator of the Year from Colorado Bioscience Association
Congratulations to bioengineering associate professor Richard Benninger on his recent appointment in the CU School of Medicine. Benninger has been appointed director of the Advanced Light Microscopy Core, which is located in the school’s Neurotechnology Center. Benninger’s role … Continue Reading Benninger named director of School of Medicine’s Advanced Light Microscopy Core
Last week, civil engineering professor David Mays and students Cynthia Rice (political science) and Jessie Romero (integrative biology) logged 880 miles on a road trip to Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation … Continue Reading Mays promotes ESIL program at Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation
In August, faculty from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering partnered with faculty from the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences and the Business School to successfully host the … Continue Reading College hosts inaugural Data Science Symposium
Jimmy Kim, professor of civil engineering, gave a keynote speech during the 11th Conference on Application Technology of FRP in Infrastructure in Shanghai, China. The presentation was titled “FRP in … Continue Reading Kim Gives Keynote Speech in China
Kai Yu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, along with associate professor Christopher Yakacki, received a grant from the National Science Foundation Mechanics of Materials and Structures Program to study the … Continue Reading Yu receives NSF award to study the solvent-assisted recycling of thermosetting polymers and their composites
At the November 6 CU Board of Regents meeting, College of Engineering, Design and Computing Dean Marty Dunn and The Vertex Companies, Inc. (VERTEX) Chief Learning Officer Russell Fitzpatrick led … Continue Reading CU Denver partners with VERTEX to launch online graduate programs in construction engineering management
