College of Engineering, Design and Computing News
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Associate professor Ron Rorrer has been named chair for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective July 1, 2021. Since joining the college in 1997, Rorrer has developed and taught a … Continue Reading Rorrer named chair of mechanical engineering
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
Kai Yu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at CU Denver, has received the Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious … Continue Reading Yu receives NSF CAREER award to support research in active polymers
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 Third quarter Cause for Applause recipients named
Kannan Premnath, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been named one of 151 Outstanding Referees for 2021 by the American Physical Society (APS), for his exceptional work in the assessment … Continue Reading Premnath named 2021 Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society
The College of Engineering, Design and Computing has partnered with Impressio.tech to grow and expand on emerging technologies in additive manufacturing. Through this collaboration, Impressio has access to the college’s … Continue Reading College partners with Impressio.tech
The opening of the new Bioscience 3 building within the Fitzsimons Innovation Community on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus powerfully signals the launch of a new strategic initiative on research … Continue Reading College launches Medtech Innovation Initiative
Aria Collopy, system innovation design lead in the Comcast Media and Technology Center and post-doctoral fellow in the College of Engineering, Design and Computing, has been accepted into the Rising … Continue Reading Collopy accepted to Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering Program
Peter Jenkins, professor of mechanical engineering and former dean, retired from CU Denver and the College of Engineering, Design and Computing in June and has been named Professor Emeritus. Jenkins … Continue Reading Jenkins named professor emeritus, retires, and leaves legacy
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
