College of Engineering, Design and Computing News
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Within CU Denver’s visionary 2030 strategic plan, goal four marks the creation of an open innovation district that will cultivate new technology, partnerships and programming, diverse talent, and in-demand jobs, all in one … Continue Reading New Engineering, Design and Computing Building will serve as Anchor for CU Denver Innovation District
David Crooks, a civil engineering senior, has received a 2021/22 Tau Beta Pi scholarship. According to their website, the Tau Beta Pi Association Scholarship Program was established in 1998 with … Continue Reading Crooks receives Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
Engineering faculty and staff understand why people want to become engineers: Engineers get to use their creative side and their analytical side. It’s fun to work on a team. Exploring … Continue Reading Engineering Professors Tackle Barrier to Inclusion: Their Own Culture
On May 11, Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, associate professor of diversity and STEM education, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, presented her talk “BLACK, BROWN, BRUISED: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation.” … Continue Reading College hosts Dr. Ebony McGee for a talk on Racialized STEM Education
More than 170 students and 33 teams participated in the Spring 2021 Virtual Capstone Expo. Projects civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering and computer science and engineering tackled real-world problems and … Continue Reading Spring 2021 Capstone Expo Winners and Recap
Congratulations to Allison Gus, graduate admissions and recruitment coordinator, on receiving the 2021 College of Engineering, Design and Computing Outstanding Staff award. Allison joined the college in 2018 and has … Continue Reading Gus named 2021 Outstanding Staff
Six College of Engineering, Design and Computing staff have received the third quarter Cause for Applause award. This quarter’s recipients are: Shaun Boulier, Department of Bioengineering Jac Corless, Department of … Continue Reading Quarterly Cause for Applause recipients named
A multi-institutional research team, including civil engineering assistant professor Allison Goodwell, has received a grant of more than $6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study “critical interfaces” … Continue Reading Goodwell’s NSF-funded research studies the critical interfaces for material transport in the environment
Civil engineering lecturer Peter Marxhausen was named a 2021 Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The SEI Fellow designation recognizes accomplished SEI members as … Continue Reading Marxhausen named 2021 SEI Fellow
Jimmy Kim, professor of civil engineering, delivered a keynote speech during the 11th International Association of Chinese Infrastructure Professionals (IACIP) Workshop, virtually held on Jan. 10 and 17, 2021. The … Continue Reading Kim delivers keynote at 11th IACIP workshop
On Friday, Nov. 6, representatives from CU Denver and Trimble Inc. gathered virtually to celebrate a major milestone for the College of Engineering, Design and Computing. Thanks to a significant gift to the … Continue Reading College opens new technology lab made possible by generous gift from Trimble Inc.
Professor Nien-Yin Chang and May M-T Chang have generously provided CU Denver with a gift to create and endow the Chang Faculty Research Award. Chang is the longest-serving faculty member … Continue Reading Nien-Yin and May M-T Chang Support College Research Award
David Hubly, professor emeritus and former interim dean, passed away on April 16, 2020, at his home in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico. Hubly served as civil engineering faculty for more … Continue Reading In memoriam: David Hubly
Porous media—solids containing pores—are all around us: Skin, snow, concrete, and cartilage are all examples. Civil engineers are constantly working with a subset of porous media called granular media: Earthen … Continue Reading Alumnus Solves Quandary in Porous Media Experiments
The Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado Denver is delighted to announce their latest graduate track in Hydrologic, Environmental, and Sustainability Engineering (HESE). This new track brings together faculty and students with … Continue Reading New graduate track combines hydrologic, environmental, and sustainability engineering
On Feb. 18, the Denver Education Attainment Network (DEAN) convened and supported Community College of Denver (CCD), Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) and University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) in developing the “Auraria … Continue Reading Auraria Engineering Pathways signing ceremony honors six new transfer agreements
Professor Jonathan Wu, a longtime professor of civil engineering, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 6, 2020. Wu was in his 40th year of service to CU Denver. He taught … Continue Reading In memoriam: Jonathan Wu
Civil engineering alumna, Lauren Martinez, was recently featured as one of the ENR Mountain States 2020 Top Young Professionals. Martinez currently works for Haselden Construction as a BIM project engineer, … Continue Reading CEM alumna named an ENR Mountain States 2020 Top Young Professional
Civil engineering associate professor Fred Rutz once again represented the College of Engineering, Design and Computing at the 2020 Colorado State High School Bridge Building Contest held at the Denver … Continue Reading Rutz represents college at state high school bridge building contest
On February 6, the CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing held a panel discussion with government and industry leaders on the value of science, technology, engineering, and math … Continue Reading CU Denver Hosts Panel Discussion on the Value of Advanced STEM Degrees
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