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- For Assistant Professor Jean Hertzberg, flickering campfire flames, milk swirling in coffee and shape-shifting clouds are stunning visual manifestations of the physical forces governing our world. Since 2003, she has been teaching students to make art of mingling gases and liquids.
- Mechanical engineering alumnus and Engineering Plus Instructor Jacob Segil is collaborating with researchers from University of Colorado Boulder and the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center to bring sense of touch to prosthetic devices.
- Engineering students Kelly Winn (MechEngr) and Caleb Inglis (AeroEngr) represented CU Boulder earlier this month at the Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competition. They secured 4th place in a competition drawing 14 teams from top universities.
- Nearly 300 seniors and 25 alumni gathered Monday for the Engineering Ring and Pin Ceremony, dedicating themselves to ethics and integrity in their chosen fields. Part solemn oath and part anticipatory celebration, the rite of passage acknowledges responsibilities that underpin the profession.
- Keplinger Research Group and TEDxMileHigh will be hosting TEDx Adventure, exploring the future of bio-inspired soft robotics. Attendees will get a sneak peak of emerging technologies that will open vast new applications in the field of robotics.
- ME Associate Research Professor Svenja Knappe collaborates with Bob Marshall to bring down the cost of small satellites called CubeSats and tiny sensors previously used to collect measurements of the brain.
- Mechanical engineering student entrepreneur Kevin Emory shares his story founding Respect Your Mother Recycling. His company strives for zero waste through a university-based recycling model. Emory shares his experience launching his idea.
- Assistant Professor Nina Vance and her collaborators have found cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities to generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels on par with a polluted major city.
- A team of investigators from the Colorado School of Public Health at CU Anschutz Medical Campus and University of Colorado Boulder has identified that people living in homes with high ventilation are more likely to suffer from respiratory health issues such as asthma.
- Southwest Regional Maintenance Center’s (SWRMC) Contracts Department Head, Capt. Chong Hunter, was recognized for 31 years of service during his retirement ceremony held at Naval Base San Diego on Feb. 1. He received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from CU Boulder.