News from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering - September 2023
Department Highlighs
Welcoming three new faculty to the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering
Meet the team and see why we're excited about these talented new hires.
Department Chair Peter Hamlington selected for Excellence in Leadership Program
The Excellence in Leadership Program provides opportunities for faculty and staff from across the CU system to become more effective leaders. These individuals will play a crucial role in meeting the challenges and advancing the future of our university.
Alumni Spotlight
CU Boulder engineering grad builds world-leading materials science company
Paul Lichty’s journey from PhD student to running one of the world’s top atomic layer deposition (ALD) companies was shaped by his time at CU Boulder.
Research News
Vriend named a 2023 Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Moore Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports experimental physicists who may lack flexible research funding to tackle their most creative research ideas.
Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions
Research Professor Svenja Knappe is at the center of a growing cluster of quantum researchers who are ushering in the second quantum revolution on campus and abroad.
Bottenus lands prestigious research award from Boettcher Foundation
Assistant Professor Nick Bottenus of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded a Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award for research advancing the state of ultrasound molecular imaging.
Student Accomplishments
Teamwork leads CU Boulder Racing Team to victory at Formula SAE
The CU Boulder Racing Team recently competed in the Formula SAE student design competition, rising above 101 other university teams from across the world to come in 20th overall.
Interning at Veolia Water Technologies
Heather Maclachlan is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering. She interned at Veolia Water Technologies during summer 2023.
MechE Education & Outreach
Researchers at CU Boulder land NSF Award for air and soil quality education
Researchers at CU Boulder have received a prestigious NSF Award to teach students in rural K-12 schools around Colorado about air and soil quality monitoring.
Jayaram part of team that earns Outreach Award for STEM education
Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram is part of an interdisciplinary team who have received a University of Colorado Boulder Outreach Award for their efforts to get the next generation of STEM programming into rural K-12 schools in Colorado.
CU Boulder students get high schoolers excited about STEM fields through outreach event
By engaging with high schoolers through hands-on learning and real-world problem solving, graduate students in mechanical engineering are aspiring to get younger generations excited about STEM fields.