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Development of high-density neural sensors for bioelectronics therapeutics Closed-loop neurotherapuetic devices utilizing high-density recording electrode arrays will bring a new era to the treatment of neurological and neuropsychatric disorders. Such … Continue Reading Cristin Welle, PhD Receives Boettcher Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award
Photo credit: Kate Seppala Photography On Friday, May 13, 24 teams participated in the Spring 2016 Senior Design Competition and Open House. Nearly 100 students from civil engineering, computer science, … Continue Reading Students Shine at Spring Senior Design
On 15 April, the CEM program spent the day in the field, taking 38 students and five faculty/staff to two educational locations. First we toured RK Mechanical contractor’s fabrication facility … Continue Reading CEM program tours RK Mechanical and VA hospital
Last month, the CU Denver Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), in partnership with Metropolitan State University of Denver, hosted the 2016 Rocky Mountain Student Conference. … Continue Reading 2016 ASCE Student Conference a Success
Chris Yakacki and Dana Carpenter, assistant professors of mechanical engineering, co-published a paper titled “Finite Element Analysis of a Pseudoelastic Compression-Generating Intramedullary Ankle Arthrodesis Nail” in the Journal of Mechanical … Continue Reading Carpenter and Yakacki publish paper in Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Chris Yakacki, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been selected as one of this year’s Graduate School Dean’s Mentoring Award recipients. This award was created by the Graduate School to … Continue Reading Yakacki receives Graduate School Dean’s Mentoring Award
Bioengineering assistant professor Daewon Park’s research “Biomimetic Polymers for Cardiac Tissue Engineering” was selected as the cover for the May 2016 issue of Biomacromolecules. About the cover: an injectable biomimetic … Continue Reading Park’s research selected for cover of Biomacromolecules
Over the past month, six groups of students within the Advanced Highway Design course researched available traffic calming, conducted field visits, met with residents, evaluated traffic (including bike and pedestrian) … Continue Reading Advanced Highway Design students present to Cherry Point HOA
On April 22, the Construction Engineering and Management program celebrated two successful years with a gathering at Tivoli Brewing Company. Nearly 100 people attended, including students, faculty, members of industry, … Continue Reading CEM program celebrates two years
CU Denver alumus and former Denver Mayor Guillermo (Bill) Vidal was on campus Monday to meet with Chancellor Dorothy Horrell and visit his alma mater. He also found time to … Continue Reading Former mayor, civil engineering alum Vidal visits campus
Mark Golkowski, associate professor of electrical engineering, and Wesley Marshall, associate professor of civil engineering, have both been named the CU Denver faculty award winners for teaching and research, respectively. … Continue Reading Golkowski and Marshall receive campus-level faculty awards
At their annual student awards dinner on April 21, the Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) honored three graduates from CU Denver’s undergraduate civil engineering program: … Continue Reading CE graduates honored by ASCE
Three students in the Department of Bioengineering were awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grant: Thomas Fox, Samantha Passman and William Fischer. Fox is under the mentorship of Dr. Gibson. His … Continue Reading Fox, Passman & Fischer all receive Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grants
NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research-Technology Translation (PFI: AIR-TT) grant was awarded to Emily Gibson to further develop a prototype device for fiber-coupled multiphoton imaging and stimulation of brain … Continue Reading Gibson receives National Science Foundation Partnerships for Innovation Award
A collaborative research by Drs. Park (Bioengineering) and Mestroni (Cardiovascular Institute), titled “Biomimetic Polymers for Cardiac Tissue Engineering”, was featured as ACS Editor’s Choice. In this research, Dr. Pena (Postdoctoral … Continue Reading ACS Editor’s Choice features collaboration between Drs. Park and Mestroni
Bill McIntyre, the college’s first EAS PhD graduate, and civil engineering professor and chair Kevin Rens have received a patent for a System and Method of Using Differential Elevation-Induced Energy … Continue Reading McIntyre, Rens receive patent
Annie Bennett, program assistant for the Department of Electrical Engineering, has been named the 2016 College of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Staff. The award, which includes a cash prize … Continue Reading Bennett named 2016 CEAS Outstanding Staff
On Friday, April 8, the Department of Bioengineering hosted their spring Open House from 3-6 pm. Nearly 100 people from the community attended, including prospective undergraduate and graduate students, parents, … Continue Reading Bioengineering Spring Open House a Success
Last week, the Denver Business Journal published a special section highlighting the Anschutz Medical Campus. The feature titled, “Casual interaction drives Anschutz research” highlights the Bioengineering Department. Read the story … Continue Reading Bioengineering, CU Anschutz featured in special Denver Business Journal section
Vitaly Kheyfets, PhD, Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Bioengineering has received an ENTELLIGENCE Young Investigator Program grant for his research titled, Inter-ventricular decoupling is an overlooked contributor to … Continue Reading Kheyfets receives ENTELLIGENCE Young Investigator Program grant award
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