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MechE News - February 2020

Alumni, Industry Partners & Friends: 

I am excited to announce that the mechanical engineering department at CU Boulder has been named the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering in honor of donor Paul M. Rady. Being recognized as a named department will allow us to share more broadly how we as a top-ranked mechanical engineering program excel in areas such as project-based learning, high-impact research, and outreach and partnership efforts across Colorado and beyond. 

Sincerely,

Mike Hannigan
Department Chair

Rady

CU Boulder Mechanical Engineering Department gets new name

The highly-ranked Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder is being named after Colorado philanthropist and businessman Paul M. Rady, thanks to his generous support of the college. This is the second department to be named in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Alumni Spotlight

Bill Jann CU Buff

Fresh start at CU Boulder leads to a lifetime of success for World War II veteran

CU Boulder gave World War II veteran Bill Jann (MechEngr’49) a fresh start after he returned from combat. He went on to work on the Pershing Weapon System during the Cold War.
ME Alumni Connect Day Mock Interviews

Connecting beyond the classroom at annual ME Alumni Connect Day

ME Alumni Connect Day Professional Development Education
Thanks to over 50 mechanical engineering alumni volunteers, students were able to engage with alumni over lunch and breakfast, on 12 class panels and during more than 90 mock interviews at ME Alumni Connect Day.

Research Spotlight

Keck Ding

Keck funded research offers new tool to understand cells better

New research at CU Boulder, funded by a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, aims to create a new system to study the mechanical properties of cells using surface acoustic waves.
3D printing in space with Gregory Whiting

CU researchers to explore 3D printing in reduced gravity with NASA grant

Materials
Gregory Whiting and his research group are preparing for the thrill of a lifetime: two parabolic flights, each expected to provide around ten total minutes of reduced gravity to test and model how 3D printing of functional materials works in lunar gravity.
DARPA Subterranean Challenge

Drones go underground in high-stakes competition

Over three years, teams of researchers from across the world will vie against each other to push their robotics knowledge to the limits—designing vehicles that can navigate underground environments.
robotic skin jianliang xiao

Robotic skin could transform manufacturing, human robot interactions

Mechanics of Materials
A talented group of researchers across the college is creating skins for robots to maximize their local sensing capabilities, improving operational safety and human-robot interaction along the way.
zhen qu

New ways of estimating, tracking pollution earn student Harvard postdoc spot

PhD student Zhen Qu has been interested in air quality since she was a child growing up in Beijing, China when the air was highly polluted from emissions and dust storms. Now, she will soon begin a postdoctoral position at Harvard University.
cheesman dam

CU researchers recognized with 3 governor’s awards for high-impact research

Researchers from RASEI, NIST and CIRES were awarded the 2019 Governer's Award for High-Impact Research for commercializing a dual-comb spectrometer for use in oil and gas fields.

Student Spotlight

Josh Taca and prosthetic sockets

Grad student Josh Taca helps make prosthetic sockets out of recycled plastic

PhD student Josh Tacca traveled to Quito, Ecuador last year and saw a need for well-fitting prosthetics for amputees. Tacca worked with the Range of Motion Project (ROMP) to provide prosthetic and orthotic care to people without access to these services.
Hoyer in Iraq 2011

Podcast: Veteran's Day Special with Lieutenant Colonel Brodie Hoyer

Lieutenant Colonel Brodie Hoyer, a current PhD student shares about military activity on campus, his experiences studying and teaching at West Point and the research he is conducting in the Advanced Medical Technologies Laboratory.
Morgan Kauss

Morgan Kauss, MechEngr'20

Senior Morgan Kauss says the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag means you don't have to fit a mold to study or work in the engineering field. Physical appearance and background should be unrelated to intellect and interest in any field of study.
Puppy pal prosthetics

Puppy Pal Prosthetics: Giving Dogs a Leg Up on Disability

Seniors Bruno Geoly and Niki Duer founded Puppy Pal Prosthetics (PPP) to help canines with disabilities live their lives to the fullest as part of their engineering capstone design course.

Outreach & Education Spotlight

Student Experiential Education origin story photo of students networking

Student Experiential Education transforms professional development for mechanical engineers at CU Boulder

A generous donation began the official launch of Student Experiential Education, an effort designed to enhance connections between students and industry.
Aluminum Casting Lab

Industry input sparks new experiences for manufacturing students

CU Boulder’s manufacturing class now incorporates guest speakers, company tours, a manufacturing industry panel and a variety of active learning opportunities thanks to input from industry professionals.
Julie Steinbrenner and Kat McConnell

ME educators recognized by college for supporting students beyond the classroom

The College of Engineering and Applied Science awarded Katherine McConnell the Outstanding Staff Award and Julie Steinbrenner the Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award.
John Daily Retirement Celebration

Professor John W. Daily retires after over 30 years at CU Boulder

Professor John W. Daily retired after over 30 years at CU Boulder. In his "Last Lecture," Daily addressed not only his gratitude for a career as a professor but also shared personal words of wisdom about caring for one’s mind, body, spirit and relationships.

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