Leonard Siekmeier

Alumnus reflects on time at CEAS, military career

April 28, 2020

While Leonard Siekmeier didn’t graduate from the College of Engineering and Applied Science as he originally planned, he wound up spending his career with engineers anyway along the Front Range.

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Beer Buffs: CU Engineering alumni become brewers

April 28, 2020

In Colorado’s craft beer industry, precision is required and innovation is mandatory. CU Engineers bring both in spades. Meet a few of our local alumni brewers and learn how they’re engineering a better brew.

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The science of coronavirus and infectious aerosols

April 28, 2020

Professor Shelly Miller in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering writes in The Conversation that the more people understand how aerosols work, the better they can avoid getting or spreading the coronavirus.

Maureen Lynch in lab

Biomedical Breakthroughs

April 27, 2020

From machine learning to real-time imaging, CU Engineering researchers are changing the way medical treatment is imagined, designed and delivered A new approach to stopping the spread of cancer Assistant Professor Maureen Lynch Mechanical Engineering The three most common cancers in the United States are breast, lung and prostate cancer,...

Brodie Hoyer

A Path Back to Teaching

April 24, 2020

My PhD is ultimately a path back to teaching. The three years I taught at West Point were the most rewarding years of my military career. Veteran will apply skills from PhD research to mentoring West Point cadets. For PhD student Brodie Hoyer, the opportunity to instruct and mentor cadets...

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Alumni show their spirit at CU Engineering Homecoming Tailgate

April 24, 2020

More than 250 engineering alumni returned to the Engineering Center on Nov. 9 for our second annual Homecoming Tailgate. The event featured food, lawn games and music from the band Paper Moonshine. Three alumni-owned businesses provided drinks for the event—Bootstrap Brewing Co., owned by Steve Kaczeus (MechEngr’82) ; Ratio Beerworks,...

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Engineering Center Goes Plastic-free

April 24, 2020

In September, the Engineering Center became the first building on campus to go plastic-free for single-use beverage containers. The move included replacing plastic containers in vending machines with glass or aluminum, and working with the Gravity Cafe coffee shop to stock compostable lids, straws and other service items. The college...

Daniela Brandao

Environmental Engineering Turns 20

April 24, 2020

Daniela Brandao CU Boulder’s Environmental Engineering Program celebrated its 20th anniversary in October with an event that brought together faculty, students and alumni. The evening’s keynote speaker was Daniela Brandao, the program’s first graduate, who works as a senior project manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commision. She spoke...

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Professor Anseth Earns International Recognition

April 24, 2020

Kristi Anseth Professor Kristi Anseth has received one of the most prestigious recognitions in the life sciences: a L’Oreal- UNESCO For Women in Science award. Anseth, a Distinguished Professor and Tisone Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , is being recognized for her “outstanding contribution in converging...

Portrait Jim in 2019

Alumnus reflects on career as test pilot with Boeing, volunteer work with veterans

April 23, 2020

James “Jim” McRoberts graduated from the 鶹Ƶ in 1959 with a degree in aeronautical engineering on an ROTC scholarship with the U.S. Navy and then the Marines.

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