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MechE News - October 2021

Alumni, Industry Partners & Friends: 

Halfway through the fall semester, the return to campus continues to be remarkable. I am reenergized each day by the presence of students in the classroom. With various public health measures still in place, we are very fortunate to be in Boulder, where we can teach and engage with students outside in the beautiful fall air.

I also want to commend the work everyone is doing to celebrate diversity and improve equity within the department, including the growing ME Partnership Programs. I look forward to seeing those efforts flourish in the coming years. The more mechanical engineers we have solving society’s challenges, the better.

Sincerely,

Mike Hannigan
Department Chair

Outside the Engineering Center

The Return to Campus: A renewed energy in the Department of Mechanical Engineering

If there was a mantra for fall 2021 in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, everyone would be saying ‘it’s good to be back.’ The University of Colorado Boulder has welcomed students back to campus, allowing ME faculty to bring back traditional hands-on labs and classes for the first time in nearly two years.

Department Highlights

Provost Russell Moore

Provost announces new search committee for engineering dean

CU Boulder Provost Russell Moore has named the members of the advisory committee to conduct a national search for a new dean for the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS).
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Department surpasses annual research funding record

Researchers in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering received 118 research awards in 2020, totaling more than $19.5 million.
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Meet the department's three new faculty members

They are researchers, educators and entrepreneurs who are bringing the Department of Mechanical Engineering new industry and research opportunities.
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CU celebrates Western partnership program's new engineering building

Education
CU Engineering leaders attended the grand opening of Western Colorado University's Paul M. Rady Building on Oct. 8, praising the facility as a valuable addition to the Western-CU Boulder Partnership Program.

Teaching Opportunities in Mechanical Engineering

The department is looking to a hire a full-time Scholar in Residence and multiple adjunct teaching positions for spring 2022. We have a specific interest in hiring adjuncts with industry experience in design and/or manufacturing who can bring their expertise in those areas to the classroom. Questions can be directed to Daniel.Riffell@colorado.edu.

Double your impact for Giving Tuesday 2021

Support the College of Engineering and Applied Science this Giving Tuesday 2021! All gifts made now through Nov. 30 on giving.cu.edu/buffengineersgiveback will count toward Giving Tuesday 2021. This year, you can support the Dean’s Fund for Excellence, the BOLD Center, and the Mechanical Engineering Excellence Fund for your Giving Tuesday gift. The department fund supports the Mechanical Engineering Department.

The first $25,000 donated will be matched 1:1, thanks to the generosity of John Mollenkopf (MechEngr’83), chair of the Engineering Advisory Council. 

Engage with ME on LinkedIn

Join the CU Boulder Mechanical Engineering LinkedIn Group to get updates on what's happening in the department, read the latest news and events, and connect with alumni, students, faculty and staff.

Alumni Spotlight

ME Alumni Connect Day

ME Alumni Connect Day returns with an engaging in-person experience

Professional Development ME Alumni Connect Day Education
ME Alumni Connect Day 2021 was a success thanks to the nearly 40 alumni who attended and up to 500 students they engaged with. Students connected with alumni over lunch, during class panels and while participating in mock interviews.
Prateek Shrestha

Prateek Shrestha builds technology to raise awareness about Nepal’s poor air quality

ME alumnus Prateek Shrestha has developed an aerial-monitoring sensor that will help educate people on mapping air pollutants in Nepal.

Mountford and Scribner

Paul Mountford and Robby Scribner - Respirogen

Two Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering alumni are among the leaders of Respirogen, a company that has developed oxygen microbubbles to treat patients suffering from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Chris Seighman

Chris Seighman - Rocky Mountain 3D Printing

ME alumnus Chris Seighman founded a company that creates a variety of unique 3D printed pieces for consumers to purchase on Etsy and social media platforms. 

Research Spotlight

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Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission

Air Quality
ME professor Shelly Miller, a co-author of the study, finds masking instruments, social distancing and implementing time limits significantly reduce the risk of emitting COVID-19 airborne particles.
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CU Boulder spinoff company develops technology that could treat COVID-19 complications

Entrepreneurship Biomedical
After a year when the nation experienced a shortage of mechanical ventilators to help treat patients with severe COVID-19 complications, Professor Mark Borden's company Respirogen presents another treatment option: oxygen microbubbles.
Smog blankets sky

Amid wildfires and a pandemic, here’s how to keep your indoor air clean

Air Quality
Professor Marina Vance shares easy and effective ways to keep our indoor air clean from ozone, wildfire smoke and COVID-19.
Goldfish

Engineers uncover the secrets of fish fins

Mechanics of Materials Biomedical
New research led by the University of Colorado Boulder has uncovered the engineering secrets behind what makes fish fins so strong yet flexible. The team’s insights could one day lead to new designs for robotic surgical tools or even airplane wings that change their shape with the push of a button.
Membrane-powered prosthetics

Video: Membrane-Powered Prosthetics

Biomedical
Mechanical Engineering professors teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs to use glucose from our body to power small medical devices.
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Video: Kaushik Jayaram on Bio-Inspired Engineering

Biomedical Robotics and Systems Design
Inspired by the natural world, Kaushik Jayaram heads up the Animal Inspired Movement and Robotics Laboratory (AIM-RL) at CU Boulder. The group aims to develop robotic devices that benefit and enhance human capabilities in the areas of search and rescue, inspection and maintenance, personal assistance, and environmental monitoring.

Student Spotlight

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Graduate students join forces to improve underrepresented student experiences

Graduate Students Education
The Committee for Equity in Mechanical Engineering wants to expand its outreach in the 2021-22 academic year and needs help to do it. The only qualification to join the team of graduate students is a willingness to be open.
Team MARBLE

Engineers win $500,000 in international underground robotics competition

Education Professional Development
A CU Boulder team has taken home third place and $500,000 in prize money in an international competition that sends teams of robots deep underground to conduct search-and-rescue operations.
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Undergraduate gains valuable skills as a COSINC student lab assistant

Undergraduate Students Education Professional Development
The COSINC facility has given Jared Lewis, a junior in mechanical engineering, opportunities that he might not have ever experienced as an undergraduate.
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A new design workflow for an integral piece of soft robotic systems

Robotics and Systems Design Graduate Students Education
Three mechanical engineering students and Professor Robert MacCurdy developed the novel workflow and published it in a paper that won the IEEE-CASE Best Application Paper Award at the 2021 CASE Conference in France.
ME SWE scholarship winners

Four mechanical engineering students receive SWE scholarships

Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Honors & Awards Education
The Society of Women Engineers has awarded 289 scholarships in all, totaling more than $1,200,000, to undergraduate and graduate students for the 2021-22 academic year.
An Inside Look Series

An Inside Look Series

Read blogs written by ME students about the recent internships that they participated in.

Education and Outreach

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Alumnus-funded scholarship program prepares undergraduate for the business world

Will Edgar, the first recipient of the CU Mechanical Engineering Student/Tuck Bridge Scholarship, has always had a knack for mechanical engineering. It is now complemented by a solid understanding of business thanks to the generosity of a fellow Buff.

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Dan Riffell earns the Frank Moyes Award for innovation and entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Honors & Awards
The award recognizes an outstanding faculty or staff member who has demonstrated exceptional interest and accomplishments in innovation and entrepreneurship. Riffell is the first mechanical engineering faculty member to win the award.
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ME graduate student wins a prestigious college teaching award

Education Honors & Awards
PhD candidate Jeff Glusman, who was working as a Graduate Part-time Instructor at the time, is the first graduate student to receive the John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award.

ME in the News

  • Phys.org: A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems
  • PBS Terra: What makes these dunes sing?
  • VAntage Point: Next generation prosthetics for Veterans of all eras
  • CNBC: Jim Cramer loves this Ford and BMW-backed battery maker set to go public as an electric vehicle play
  • EcoWatch: You Can Wash and Reuse Your Cloth Mask for a Year Without Losing Protection, Study Finds
  • 9NEWS: Robot competition may drive search and rescue innovation
  • IEEE Spectrum: Gregory Whiting helps develop cheap sensors for smarter farmers
  • Science: Francois Barthelat research paper presents new toughened glass inspired by seashell
  • Science Daily: Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission
  • Smithsonian Magazine: 4 Ways to Protect Yourself From Harmful Air Pollution Caused By Wildfires

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117th Distinguished Research Lecture: Microscale Sensors and Machines with Victor Bright
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