Andrew Tomaschke with dad and skis

Graduate Student of the Month - Andrew Tomaschke

Oct. 12, 2018

Andrew was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. He completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University at Buffalo in 2011. During his undergraduate studies, he interned as a mechanical estimator for a local mechanical contractor. Upon graduation, he worked for Glauber Equipment Corporation where he performed compressed air...

Samantha Palma

"I love the challenge and excitement that is involved with engineering." - Samantha Palma #ILookLikeAnEngineer

Sept. 24, 2018

#ILookLikeAnEngineer What does the #iLookLikeAnEngineer hashtag mean to you? There is no good way to explain to someone how it feels to be degraded because people do not think that you could be an engineer, whether it is because of your gender, race, height, intelligence, etc. I've felt it. I...

Adrienne Scott

A career where I could always keep learning

Name: Adrienne Scott Hometown: Zionsville, PA Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Corey Neu I grew up on a farm outside of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Exploring my farm as a child I was always interested in how the world worked and luckily, I had great parents who could answer all my...

David Pfotenhauer

How astronomy brought me back to Earth

Name: David Pfotenhauer Hometown: Madison, WI Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Mike Hannigan , Hannigan Lab I was born and raised in the glorious city of Madison Wisconsin. As I grew up surrounded by cheese, corn fields, and Packers Football, I also managed to develop an inclination for mathematics...

Omkar Supekar

Discovering the mountains

Name: Omkar Supekar Hometown: Vadodara, Gujarat, India Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Victor Bright , CU MEMS Group I was born in Vadodara, a city in the state of Gujarat in India. However, I moved around India growing up, mostly in the western and central parts of India. Growing...

Timothy Morrissey

Starting a spin-out business with my advisor

Name: Timothy Morrissey Hometown: Little Falls, NY Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Christoph Keplinger , Keplinger Research Group I grew up in a small town in upstate New York. I was always drawn to traditional STEM topics and had typical interests of many technologically oriented kids: fixing bikes, working...

Jaylene Martinez

Aiming for a PhD after SMART research program

Name: Jaylene Martinez Hometown: Ojo Sarco, NM Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Yifu Ding, Nanostructured Polymer Lab As a young Chicana, I grew up in a small Northern New Mexico town named Ojo Sarco. I was taught to work hard with my hands and live off the land. Growing...

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2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series

Sept. 7, 2018

The 2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series enables an opportunity for students and faculty among others to learn from six impressive mechanical engineering thought-leaders. This year, we welcome Ellen Arruda, Mark Campbell, Dennis Discher, Harriet Nembhard, David Y.H. Pui, and Alice White from institutions across the nation. They will discuss topics ranging...

Members of the team at the 2018 Engineering Design Expo at Coors Events Center.

Bike drivetrain design wins 2018 Eurobike Innovation Award

July 11, 2018

A senior design project for a new type of bicycle drivetrain is getting major attention in the...

Natasha Ouellette

"#ILookLikeAnEngineer is about confronting our biases about what we expect from engineers." - Natasha Ouellette

June 29, 2018

When I moved to Boulder and started classes, it took me almost three weeks to stop being so excited about college that I wasn't stressed at all. When the novelty began to wear off, I was suddenly hit with a wave of feeling anxious, out-of-place, like I was drifting without...

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