Faculty News
Professor Shelly Miller is on USA Today: “These new, lower-cost sensors are a critical development in improving public health, and I think they are here to stay.” Plugged into a power outlet like a nightlight, sitting on a shelf like a book, or attached to a wall like a thermostat, these Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-connected gadgets monitor indoor air quality 24/7.
The Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department is welcoming two new faculty members. Read on to see why we’re so excited about these talented new hires.
Professor Joseph Ryan’s Oil and Gas Contamination of Jackson County Waters project is one of 33 faculty-led projects selected to receive the CU Boulder Outreach Award for 2019-20. The Outreach Awards were created 20 years ago to fund university research, teaching and creative work that has a direct impact on public needs.
Four CU Boulder researchers received best paper awards at the American Society for Engineering Education’s 126th Annual Conference and Exposition in Tampa, Florida. Professor Angela Bielefeldt, research associate Daniel Knight, undergraduate David Zhao and PhD student Maddie Polmear were recognized for their hard work on three influential papers.
Environmental engineer poses an artful solution to nail salons’ indoor air pollution.
Professors Diane McKnight and Michael Gooseff work alongside a group of scientists called the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long-Term Ecological Research group (LTER), which maintains the longest continuously collected stream flow dataset in Antarctica.
Professor Karl Linden was awarded the 2019 Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award from the Water Research Foundation at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Denver on June 19. The award honors one researcher each year who has made significant contributions to advancing the science of water. Awardees must have conducted Water Research Foundation-sponsored research that led to a breakthrough in the water industry.
CU Boulder Professor Angela Bielefeldt alongside Ph.D. student Madeline Polmear, Research Professor Daniel Knight, Nathan Canney of CYS Structural Engineers, and Associate Professor Christopher Swan of Tufts University researched the variations in
Professor Angela Bielefeldt will serve as the new director of the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s Engineering Plus program beginning July 1, 2019. Bielefeldt will be replacing Jackie Sullivan and Derek Reamon, who co-directed the
Professor Jana Milford was recently appointed by Governor Jared Polis to a third three-year term on the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, which oversees air quality regulations for the state.