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News from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering - September 2023

Alumni, Industry Partners & Friends: 

As the fall semester kicks off, I am always energized by the return of students to campus and the renewed sense of purpose that I feel for our department’s mission: to pioneer scientific breakthroughs, launch innovative technologies and educate the next generation of creative engineers. We have already made a great start this fall towards these goals.

But that is not to say our department didn’t have an eventful summer as well, with several faculty winning prestigious awards for their research. Svenja Knappe received the Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award for her work in quantum mechanics. Nick Bottenus won a Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award for his work in ultrasound molecular imaging. And Nathalie Vriend was named a 2023 Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. 

This fall semester has already come with many successes. Carson Bruns and Kaushik Jayaram continue to inspire the public with “smart” tattoos and tiny, shapeshifting robots, respectively. And Mike Hannigan and Daniel Knight continue to expand their K-12 outreach program in soil and air quality monitoring.

I am looking forward to seeing what the rest of the fall semester will bring for our department. 

Sincerely,

Peter Hamlington
Department Chair 

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Students enjoy the sunshine in front of the CEAS building on the first day of classes.

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Peter Hamlington

Department Chair Peter Hamlington selected for Excellence in Leadership Program

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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.

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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.
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PhD alum earns international Excellent Young Wind Doctor award

Nikhar Abbas (PhDMechEngr’22) is taking his research on wind turbine control systems to the international stage.

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Nathalie Vriend

Vriend named a 2023 Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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The Moore Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports experimental physicists who may lack flexible research funding to tackle their most creative research ideas.
Svenja Knappe

Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions

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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.
Nick Bottenus

Bottenus lands prestigious research award from Boettcher Foundation

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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.

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Teamwork leads CU Boulder Racing Team to victory at Formula SAE

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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.
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An inside look: Interning at Veolia Water Technologies

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Heather Maclachlan interned at Veolia Water Technologies during summer 2023, working as a Quality Engineering Intern.

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Researchers at CU Boulder land NSF Award for air and soil quality education

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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.
Kaushik

Jayaram part of team that earns Outreach Award for STEM education

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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.
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CU Boulder students get high schoolers excited about STEM fields through outreach event

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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.
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