CU Engineering

University of Colorado Boulder engineering students Sophia Henze and Rohan Baishya, members of the campus Innovation Action Team, interview entrepreneur-in-residence Karen Crofton about her role at CU Boulder, her own journey in entrepreneurship and investing, and the key behaviors of a successful entrepreneur. Get to know Karen and learn how you can get started as an entrepreneur. Contact Karen at karen.crofton@colorado.edu

Students within the College of Engineering and Applied Science will take their first courses in the new Biomedical Engineering degree program this fall. With it, undergrad and graduate students will take classes from across the university in engineering, biology and mathematics, learning from some of the best in the country along the way. The degrees are the first of their kind in the CU system, and no other university in the state offers a stand-alone undergraduate degree in the field. To learn more about the new Biomedical program, click here: https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/academics/undergraduate-programs/biomedical-engineering

An international, graduate-student led research and outreach group dedicated to combating anti-microbial resistant bacteria has its origins right here in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit: https://www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/armor/ For a full transcript of the podcast visit: https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/2020/04/29/cue-podcast-anti-microbial-resistance-mediation-outreach-program-armor

On this edition of On CUE, Interim Dean Keith Molenaar talks about his priorities for the future of the college and how he feels about stepping into the new role. Although this job is new, Moleenar is far from being new to CU Boulder. He completed all three of his degrees here and has held several faculty and administrative roles. In this episode he outlines his priorities for the future of our college, including maintaining consistency with the goals, vision and culture that Bobby Braun put in place during his tenure here over the last three years. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full profile on Dean Molenaar visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/2020/01/07/interim-dean-molenaar-outlines-community-diversity-and-transparency-priorities For a full transcript of the podcast visit: https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/2020/01/09/cue-podcast-new-interim-dean-keith-molenaar

This episode of On CUE spotlights one of the college's brand new initiatives for student professional development; ProReady. Senior Director of Student Professional Development Ben Weihrauch walks us through how the idea came about, why it will be pivotal for students and how to get involved. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full transcript of the podcast visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/podcast-the-proready-initiative

On this edition of On CUE, we are looking at two research projects at the college that could be transformational at both the individual and global levels. Their work touches on personalized medicine, quantum engineering, clean energy, national security and so, so much more. First up, Jacob Segil - an instructor for the Engineering Plus and Mechanical Engineering degree programs who's work focuses on creating advanced prosthetics capable of "feeling." Our second guest is Lucy Pao, a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, her research focuses on control systems, multisensor fusion, and haptic and multimodal visual/haptic/audio interfaces. In this interview Lucy speaks to us about one of her projects focused on bringing down the cost of wind energy via innovating the traditional designs of wind turbines. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full transcript of the podcast visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/podcast-jacob-segil-and-lucy-pao Lucy Pao's website: https://www.colorado.edu/faculty/pao/ Jacob Segil's website: https://www.colorado.edu/eplus/jacob-segil

Brodie Hoyer steps out of the lab and into the recording booth in this episode of On CUE. We cover everything from military activity on campus, his experiences both studying and teaching engineering at West Point and the research he is currently conducting in the Advanced Medical Technologies Laboratory under the guidance of Dr. Mark Rentschler. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full transcript of the podcast visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/brodie-hoyer-podcast

Project TORUS–or Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells–is a two-year partnership between CU Boulder, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (which is leading the work), Texas Tech University, the University of Oklahoma and the National Severe Storms Laboratory. The goal is to collect data to improve the conceptual model of supercell thunderstorms, the parent storms of the most destructive tornadoes, to help with future forecasting and warning. In this episode, Frew talks about CU's role in the project, misconceptions about the work and where it could all be going. Read more: https://colorado.edu/engineering/torus19

Wil Srubar is an assistant professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering department at CU. Guided by the tenets of industrial ecology, his team's collective vision is to engineer next-generation infrastructure materials by blurring the boundaries between the built environment and the natural world. Materials of current interest include biodegradable polymers, phase-change materials, recycled aggregate concrete, and natural-fiber composites for green building applications. For transcript click here: https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/2019/05/27/were-essentially-creating-new-discipline-my-lab-wil-srubar-ep-14

In this episode, we talk to Associate Professor Evan Thomas about his position as Mortenson Center director. The Mortenson Center was established by Engineering Professor Bernard Amadei, with a generous endowment from Alice and Mort Mortenson. Thomas became director of the center in July. He has a long history with CU Boulder and the College of Engineering and Applied Science stretching back to 2001 when he began his undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering, and was one of the first Engineers Without Borders-CU students with Amadei. Thomas has a PhD in aerospace engineering from CU, is a registered professional environmental engineer and has a master’s in public health from the Oregon Health & Science University.

On CUE sits down with Connie Childs. Connie is a fourth-year aerospace engineer studying at CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science. After years of contemplating life as a woman Connie began to transition from her assigned at birth male identity to the woman she is today. Today we'll talk about the transition, why she chose aerospace engineering, how being a woman makes her a better engineer, and about life beyond CU engineering after graduation.

NASA Astronaut Jack Fischer joins ON CUE podcast. Jack (Colonel, U.S. Air Force) was selected by NASA in July 2009. The Colorado native served as a Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station of the Expedition 51/52. During his 2017 mission, he logged 136 days in space with two spacewalks.

On CUE sits down with Dana Stamo. Dana is a fifth year chemical biological engineering student who is currently taking graduate classes and doing research with Professor Chatterjee. Dana is a recipient of the Chancellor's scholarship and a BOLD scholarship from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Host: Maria Kuntz Guest: Dana Stamo

CU Alumni Jared Leidich details his work pushing the boundaries of stratosphere exploration and his time at Boulder. Host: Kellen Short Guest: Jared Leidich

Late last year, the administration in DC rescinded the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigration policy. At that time, the University of Colorado announced our unified position of standing by these individuals – many of whom attend and work at our university. We will continue sharing the stories of our Dreamers. In CU Engineering, we are all Dreamers. Host: Phil Larson Guest: DACA student

Late last year, the administration in DC rescinded the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigration policy. At that time, the University of Colorado announced our unified position of standing by these individuals – many of whom attend and work at our university. We will continue sharing the stories of our Dreamers. In CU Engineering, we are all Dreamers.

CU grad student and president of CU's Engineers Without Borders, Nikki Van Den Heever, sits down with Obama's Science advisor John Holdren to talk past, present and future.

About a month ago, the current administration in DC rescinded the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigration policy. At that time, the University of Colorado announced our unified position of standing by these individuals – many of whom attend our university. Tomorrow, October 5th, is an important deadline for some individuals affected by this policy to renew their DACA status. We have resources to help, and it’s not too late. Contact Violeta Chapin if you have questions. And we’ll continue sharing the stories of our Dreamers. In CU Engineering, we are all Dreamers. Host: Phil Larson Guest: DACA student

On CUE sat down with Norm Augustine, former President and CEO of Lockheed Martin, and presidential commission namesake. For more info on Norm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_R._Augustine. He's also on the Chancellor's Strategic Advisory Council: http://www.colorado.edu/chancellor/norman-augustine. Host: Phil Larson Guest: Norm Augustine

We sat down with Tito Salas of the Fiske Planetarium to talk about the Great American Eclipse. Tito has been at the Fiske planetarium here on campus since 1990 -- almost three decades. He grew up in Venezuela and then came to CU and has been here ever since. So we talked about the eclipse coming up and his plans for it, and also his background -- his story. How did he get here and what made him stay. Host: Phil Larson Guest: Tito Salas

On CUE sat down with Dr. Shelly Miller to talk about her research and background, as well efforts to reach gender equity within our college. For more information, follow Dr. Miller on Twitter at www.twitter.com/shellymboulder or visit her website https://shellym80304.com/ Producer: Matt Goodman Host: Phil Larson Guest: Shelly Miller

Welcome to the first episode of our CU engineering podcast. A goal with this is to talk about all of the exciting stuff going on both here and beyond the campus in the world of science, technology, engineering and math. And we want your input so make sure to send your ideas for who or what we should cover to cuengineering@colorado.edu. For our first episode, we sat down with the new dean of engineering, Bobby Braun to talk about his background but also the first semester on the job here and what the future might look like for the college. Producer: Matt Goodman Host: Phil Larson Guest: Bobby Braun