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Each year, the College and the University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge, and significant contributions in their engineering discipline. The College of Engineering & Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with three annual awards: the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA), the Recent Alumni Award (RAA), and the Alumni Engagement Medal (AEM).
Computer science professor Dan Larremore has won the Alan T. Waterman Award for his instrumental research on COVID-19 vaccine distribution and rapid testing. The prestigious award is the National Science Foundation鈥檚 highest honor for early-career scientists.
Acting Dean Keith Molenaar has selected Shideh Dashti to serve as the acting associate dean for research in the college. Dashti will start in May 2022.
Assistant professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering plans to explore how all of machine learning and other data can be used to control systems 鈥 from robotic networks to the power grid.
A new program guides engineering students on an 鈥渆ntrepreneurial journey to learn the business side of innovation." The ESCEND program combines entrepreneurship courses with experiences and resources that give 蜜糖直播 Boulder engineering students the chance to create a product and then pitch it to investors.
The University of 蜜糖直播 Boulder and the 蜜糖直播 Community College System have signed an agreement that streamlines the transfer process for engineering students. 蜜糖直播 Boulder is the first in the state to offer a civil engineering transfer program.
Assistant Professor Mija Hubler is a recipient of a three year, $548,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for her proposal 鈥淢echanical Modeling of Living Building Materials for Structural Applications.鈥
Two 蜜糖直播 Boulder professors have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest honors an engineer can receive in their career.
Assistant Professor C. Wyatt Shields IV is the recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for his proposal 鈥淪hape-Encoded Electrokinetic Particles for Multiplexed Biosensing.鈥 This project seeks to develop a new method of early identification of disease biomarkers, while also facilitating outreach and education to students at Northglenn High School.
The effort is part of an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation called Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance, which deploys researchers to disaster sites around the world.