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Grantees plan to 3D-print player-specific helmet liners to reduce concussions The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research, Inc. awarded Impressio, Inc. and the University of Colorado Denver $491,999 in HeadHealthTECH … Continue Reading NFL Awards $491,999 to CU Denver, Impressio, Inc. for Helmet Safety
Biological tissues have evolved over millennia to be perfectly optimized for their specific functions. Take cartilage as an example. It’s a compliant, elastic tissue that’s soft enough to cushion joints, … Continue Reading CEDC researchers develop 3D-printable material that mimics biological tissues
Maryam Darbeheshti, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been named the CU Denver faculty award winner for Excellence in Teaching (Instructional/Research/Clinical Faculty). Darbeheshti will be recognized at a luncheon provisionally … Continue Reading Darbeheshti receives campus-level Excellence in Teaching Award
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
Congratulations to Kai Yu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, on being named the 2020 college Outstanding Faculty in Research. In recognition of his accomplishments, Yu will receive a cash award … Continue Reading Yu receives college Outstanding Faculty in Research Award
Congratulations to Maryam Darbeheshti, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, on being named the 2020 college Outstanding Faculty in Teaching. In recognition of her accomplishments, Darbeheshti will receive a cash award … Continue Reading Darbeheshti receives college Outstanding Faculty in Teaching Award
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
A global leader in the area of design engineering and science, Kristin Wood, has joined the faculty of CU Denver’s College of Engineering, Design and Computing as Senior Associate Dean … Continue Reading Engineering design luminary Kristin Wood joins College of Engineering, Design and Computing to lead innovation and engagement
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
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
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 fall faculty/staff event, held October 24, Tau Beta Pi President Madison Gast and Vice President Amanda Suydam presented Outstanding Faculty Awards for the 2018/19 school year, as voted on … Continue Reading Tau Beta Pi honors faculty for 2018/19
Beginning in fall 2019, the CU Denver College of Engineering, Design and Computing launched a peer mentor program to assist incoming first-year and transfer students with the transition into the … Continue Reading College exceeds goals with new mentorship program
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
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
