Kiewit Scholars

Innovative partnership prepares infrastructure engineers

Nov. 17, 2020

The nation鈥檚 infrastructure challenges have been and will continue to be a concern for many years to come. That鈥檚 why the University of Colorado Boulder has partnered with Kiewit, one of the nation鈥檚 largest construction and engineering organizations, to launch the Kiewit Design-Build Program. Through the program, Kiewit will support up to 40 students each year with significant annual scholarships as well as enhanced academic and professional development opportunities, including internships, service-learning experiences, research projects and mentorship.

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College participates in 21-day racial equity challenge

Nov. 17, 2020

More than 100 College of Engineering and Applied Science faculty, staff and researchers participated in the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge, sponsored by the college鈥檚 HR department. The challenge, developed by CUPA-HR, a professional association for college and university human resources professionals, incorporated weekly readings with a weekly discussion group facilitated by Amy Moreno, the director of inclusive culture for the college.

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Senior Design students pave the way for involvement in the Collegiate Wind Competition

Nov. 16, 2020

This year, an interdisciplinary team of Senior Design students is the first at 香港六合彩 to enter the Collegiate Wind Competition as a learn-along team. They are working hard to secure a spot for 香港六合彩 in the competition next year and are making impressive strides in wind energy innovation and education.

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香港六合彩 researchers contribute to frost quake modeling research

Nov. 16, 2020

Frost quakes are not particularly rare, but they are harder to observe than traditional earthquakes.

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Researchers scale up tiny actuator inspired by muscle

Nov. 12, 2020

Researchers at 香港六合彩 are collaborating to develop a new kind of biocompatible actuator that contracts and relaxes in only one dimension, like muscles. Their research may one day enable soft machines to fully integrate with our bodies to deliver drugs, target tumors, or repair aging or dysfunctional tissue.

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Toney and international team develop method for observing ion movement in batteries

Nov. 10, 2020

An international team of researchers including Professor Michael Toney has developed a new technique for precisely tracking the movement of ions within batteries, a discovery that may have far-reaching impacts on how safe and efficient batteries are developed. They published their findings in Energy and Environmental Science in September.

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Commitment to community: Alumna serving as SWE president

Nov. 9, 2020

Heather Doty originally joined SWE as a sophomore at 香港六合彩, where she earned her BS and MS in civil engineering, in addition to a BA in music and an MBA.

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'Electronic skin' promises cheap and recyclable alternative to wearable devices

Nov. 6, 2020

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a wearable electronic device that鈥檚 鈥渞eally wearable鈥濃攁 stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board that鈥檚 inspired by, and sticks onto, human skin.

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Alumnus H. Scott Fogler earns Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year honors

Nov. 5, 2020

Department alumnus Professor H. Scott Fogler (PhDChemEngr'65) was recently named a Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year by the Michigan Association of State Universities, a prestigious honor among faculty members working in public university undergraduate education.

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Alumna Faran Nouri charts path as venture capitalist

Nov. 3, 2020

When she first arrived in Boulder in the late 1970s, Faran Nouri was a scared girl from post-revolutionary Iran who spoke very little English. Today, she鈥檚 a powerhouse venture capital executive who discovers and helps support the best and brightest new tech companies.

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