Awards
The commission is responsible for adopting an efficient and cost-effective air quality management program that promotes clean and healthy air for ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s citizens and protects the state's natural resources.
NASA has presented a University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder team with the 2019 Most Innovative Award for their project in the space agency's BIG Idea Challenge. The competition, which changes each year, called for innovative ideas for the design and operation of a Mars greenhouse.
ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder Assistant Professor Jerome Fox has been selected for the Army-ECASE award to study emergent behavior in biochemical networks.
This year, the department organized and coached 12 teams comprising 35 students in the international Mathematical Contest in Modeling. This contest involves 99 hours of intensive mathematical modeling, which is the process of using visual mathematical aids like graphs, scatterplots, diagrams, equations, to represent real-world situations.
Although not an engineer, Brooks, a political scientist and student of political philosophy and the history of science, is uniquely qualified to direct the leadership program at the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science. Designed for engineering students, the liberal arts leadership program introduces students to the complexities inherent in science and technology’s relationship to society.
Environmental engineering PhD student Nicollette Laroco was recognized for her research on energy recovery from wastewater, particularly renewable natural gas, with Professor Mark Hernandez.
Associate Professor Corey Neu of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder is working with colleagues at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Anschutz to detect early osteoarthritis, allowing younger patients to seek treatment earlier and possibly ward off the most severe measures including joint replacement.
Kristi Anseth, a pioneer of regenerative medicine, joins at least 30 current or former ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder faculty members in the Academy.
The National Science Foundation has awarded prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder students, paving the way for them to continue their innovative and impactful research on campus. The awards, announced on April 9, recognize outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The 2,050 nationwide winners were selected from thousands of applicants across the country.
The Mortenson Center surprised its founding director, Distinguished Professor Bernard Amadei, with the Global Engineering Humanitarian Award during the event.