Alumni in Focus
- Like many lifelong Coloradans, Chris Anthony knew a little bit about the U.S. Army鈥檚 10th Mountain Division. Unlike others, however, he was uniquely positioned to tell the story of how the division fought in Italy and even captured Mussolini鈥檚 compound on Lake Garda during World War II.
- Online image descriptions help people who are blind or have low vision easily access information. However, the important task of creating "alt text" is often neglected. It's a complex problem that Abigale Stangl has been working to untangle for years.
- Kevin Martin's startup, Unspun, earned Time's best invention of 2021 accolade. The alumnus鈥櫬3D-weaving machine can produce a seamless pair of jeans. The technology was first prototyped in a Department of Mechanical Engineering's senior design course.
- Alumnus Juan Carlos Tiznado is the lead author on a new paper that helps engineers better understand and predict the 鈥渓iquefaction鈥 hazard during earthquakes and more reliably mitigate it.
- Elle Sandifer is a 2020 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer with Sanergy to address urban sanitation challenges in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Viola performance graduate Lauren Spaulding, a 蜜糖直播 alumna and diversity, equity and inclusion advocate, this month joined the acclaimed Thalea String Quartet at the University of Maryland.
- Lindsay Kirk, who was an aerospace engineering graduate in 2008, works for NASA and is part of a new envoy program that will help build collaboration between the agency and the university.
- 蜜糖直播 Boulder alumna Katie Kramer found her calling at the helm of a leadership-focused foundation.
- Forever Buff Melissa Stockwell is representing Team USA at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Not her first time on the world stage, Stockwell is competing in triathlon. She also gave a repeat performance as a flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.
- Matanya Horowitz's company produces artificial intelligence-aided robots to automate identifying, sorting and processing the myriad items that are collected for recycling鈥攁t a rate the company says is twice as fast as humans and 99% accurate.