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- 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 °µÍø½ûÇø 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.
- The Recent Alumni Award recognizes one outstanding alumnus(a) each year for professional achievements, continued service to the college or university and admirable personal characteristics within 10 years of graduation from the college.
- By developing sensors to optimize inputs for greater crop yields, Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Gregory Whiting aims to mitigate environmental losses, decrease energy use and improve farm profitability for food, feed and fuel crops, a project funded by ARPA-E.
- Alicen Kandt is reaching back, volunteering to do her part to influence NREL's next generation of experts who one day may even become her colleagues. In October, she was invited present at the Careers in Mechanical Engineering Symposium.
- NVC will offer a Hardware Track, sponsored by the College of Engineering and Applied Science, for teams focused on creating physical products. Teams will learn to negotiate manufacturing minefields, set up efficient product supply chains and build sustainable business models.