Video

Video: Building a better tomorrow at CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2022 21:29:02 +0000

Video: Building a better tomorrow at CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/20/2022 - 15:29

At CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science, our network of over 40,000 alumni are committed to building a better tomorrow for the next generation.

Each year, alumni are recognized for having distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge and significant contributions in their engineering discipline. The College of Engineering and Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with three annual awards: the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA), the Recent Alumni Award (RAA), and the Alumni Engagement Medal (AEM).

[video:https://youtu.be/zlWq7jetGZ4]

Learn more about this year's award winners: /engineering/alumni/alumni-awards

Each year, the College and the University of Colorado Boulder recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge, and significant contributions in their engineering discipline. The College of Engineering & Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with three annual awards: the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA), the Recent Alumni Award (RAA), and the Alumni Engagement Medal (AEM).

Off

Traditional

White

Video: Mentorship in the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:21:07 +0000

Video: Mentorship in the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 01/24/2022 - 08:21

In the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program, students have an abundance of mentorship opportunities: from visiting job sites, networking with industry, participating in discussion forums, working on service-learning projects, obtaining hands-on experiences to much more.

The Program is designed to graduate well-rounded engineers and builders prepared to tackle our nation’s infrastructure demand and an assortment of projects that are delivered in an integrated engineering and construction environment.

[video:https://youtu.be/e67o3IjYoiU]

Apply to the Program

Do you have a passion for infrastructure engineering? The Kiewit Design Build Scholars Program could be a great fit.

Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program

Off

Traditional

White

Video: How Tamara Silbergleit Lehman balances security and performance

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:24:12 +0000

Video: How Tamara Silbergleit Lehman balances security and performance Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 01/07/2022 - 14:24

In her computer engineering lab, Assistant Professor Tamara Silbergleit Lehman and her team are exploring ways to make computing devices more secure, while also maintaining performance.

Off

Traditional

White

Video: Emergent behavior in fire ants

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:10:39 +0000

Video: Emergent behavior in fire ants Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:10

Studying emergent behavior has long fascinated engineers, and researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder just uncovered a distinct behavior in colonies of fire ants cooperating in flood situations.

Off

Traditional

White

Bringing space inside the lab: Researchers replicate the climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:36:54 +0000

Bringing space inside the lab: Researchers replicate the climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 12/15/2021 - 14:36

Professor Greg Rieker and Ryan Cole (PhDMechEngr’21) have developed an experiment that recreates the climates of planets beyond our solar system right in the lab. By reaching the same high-temperature and high-pressure conditions found on many exoplanets, the instrument can map their atmospheres, which could help humanity detect life outside our solar system.

Off

Traditional

White

Video: How Professor Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:08:13 +0000

Video: How Professor Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 12/10/2021 - 13:08

When working with University of Colorado Boulder Assistant Professor Sherri Cook, you'll push beyond the boundaries of what's possible. Watch and learn how she's building a more sustainable future, for everyone, through clean water systems.

Off

Traditional

White

Video: How Professor Will Medlin turns waste into energy

Anonymous — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:31:21 +0000

Video: How Professor Will Medlin turns waste into energy Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 11/19/2021 - 11:31

Cody Johnston

Will Medlin is a Denver Business Challenge Endowed Professor and the Department Chair for Chemical and Biological Engineering. His group investigates reactions for renewable and sustainable energy applications, and particularly focuses on interfacial chemistry important in the conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals.

[video:https://youtu.be/au_p4ro_JdQ]

Off

Traditional

White

Video: Engineering immune response to infection with Laurel Hind

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:32:26 +0000

Video: Engineering immune response to infection with Laurel Hind Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 09/17/2021 - 16:32

Laurel Hind is an Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering studying the innate immune response to infection using engineered models. Right at the multidisciplinary intersection of engineering, immunology, and molecular biology, her lab at CU Boulder designs microfluidic models that repeat many important cell-to-cell interactions, as well as structural components of infectious microenvironments.

[video:https://youtu.be/N9O-X88JJow]

Off

Traditional

White

First Generation Stories: Keith Molenaar

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:46:45 +0000

First Generation Stories: Keith Molenaar Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/25/2021 - 14:46

Bella Colosimo

[video:https://youtu.be/043L6uBva9o]

Keith Molenaar is a first-generation college graduate, meaning he was the first in his family to complete a four-year degree. He is also the K. Stanton Lewis Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and the acting dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

Keith Molenaar

Molenaar was always a scholar, and his family encouraged him to pursue his studies past high school. However, the weight of being the first in his family to attend college added extra pressure to his experience.

“My family truly inspired me,” he said, “but it felt a little overwhelming at times.”

Molenaar’s path through the university didn’t start in a traditional way.

“I didn’t just end up here at CU as an undergraduate. Actually, I had a little bit of uncertainty and didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do,” he said. “With that pressure from my family, I did pursue school but went to junior colleges to start.”

Through junior college, Molenaar got the opportunity to explore his other interests, including photography and soccer.

“I needed that space. I needed to work through the different things I was exploring,” he reminisced. “If it wasn’t for that, I would’ve never found my path to Boulder or found my way to architectural engineering.”

When Molenaar made the decision to move to Boulder on his 21st birthday, it was the first time he had lived away from his family in Chicago. Eager to find his place at CU, Molenaar joined the club soccer team, participated in group study sessions, and found a part-time job at a restaurant, where he also met his future wife.

The support he found in his friends and colleagues played a major role in his success in college, which is something he wishes all first-generation students find at CU.

“I hope that first-generation students know they have something to offer and can learn to make offers,” he said. “Everybody has something to give, more than you probably realize.”

There are many communities on campus that foster belonging, among them the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center.

“The BOLD Center is a place to be, a place to become,” Molenaar said. “And I think the students that participate here make an impact on all the college.”

Molenaar said he wanted to let students know that lacking confidence in the journey through college is a common struggle in first-generation students “To overcome is being resilient, he said. “You aren’t alone.”

Bella Colosimo is a second-year graduate student in Creative Technology and Design who assists with first-generation student inclusion efforts in the college.

Keith Molenaar is a first-generation college graduate and the acting dean of the College of Engineering and Applied science. His journey through college relied on the encouragement of his parents and the friends who supported him.

Off

Traditional

White

Video

Video: Building a better tomorrow at CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science

Off

Video: Mentorship in the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program

Apply to the Program

Off

Video: How Tamara Silbergleit Lehman balances security and performance

Off

Video: Emergent behavior in fire ants

Off

Bringing space inside the lab: Researchers replicate the climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life

Off

Video: How Professor Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems

Off

Top Video Highlights of 2021

Off

Video: How Professor Will Medlin turns waste into energy

Off

Video: Engineering immune response to infection with Laurel Hind

Off

First Generation Stories: Keith Molenaar

Off