Faculty News
- Lab manager Dorothy Noble received the Challenge Coin Award from CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs Department of Environmental Health and Safety, in recognition for her attention to safety, regulations and personal protective equipment (PPE) in all environmental engineering labs, while also being exceptional at day-to-day lab operations.
- Results from a new voluntary survey of private drinking water quality on the Western Slope through a partnership between CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, Delta County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are available online now.
- A team of researchers led by Professor Evan Thomas, director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, has been awarded a three-year, $660,000 grant by NASA to join the SERVIR Applied Sciences Team, a joint venture between NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
- CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅βs Environmental Engineering Program marked its 20th anniversary on Oct. 21 2019 with an evening celebration for faculty, students, staff and alumni.Β
- Associate Professor Marina Vance and graduate student Julia Bakker-Arkema won first prize for their educational video βIndoor Particulate Matter and How to Limit Your Exposureβ at the American Association of Aerosol Research (AAAR) 2019 Conference!Β
- Associate Professor Michael Gooseff will serve as co-principal investigator on a five-year, $3 million National Science Foundation grant that will study the changing climate and rivers of Alaska and western Canada.
- Professor Mark Hernandez and Patricia Keady, CEO of Fort Collins-based Aerosol Devices, recently received a $898,347 grant from the National Science Foundation that will help them take the next step in their aerobiology research.Β Β
- CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ is part of a new, $100 million interdisciplinary partnership to address critical water security issues in the United States over the next five years, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday.
- Richard Kuchenrither was one of 15 water professionals to be recognized by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) with the 2019 WEF Fellows for Contribution to Water Profession.
- Marina Vance, an environmental engineer at the University of Colorado at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, and her team carried out a study in a manufactured house in Austin, Texas, that examined particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, microbes and other materials. The researchers looked at how cooking, cleaning, human occupancy and use of personal care products affected air quality.