Duane Chesley at the 2012 Engineering Scholarship Dinner with his scholarship recipient

Honoring Duane Chesley as students receive gift of education

Aug. 28, 2020

Duane Chesley (MechEngr’58) valued education because of how it impacted his life, taking him from humble beginnings on a farm in Nebraska to full colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. At CU «Ƶ, he endowed a scholarship and established an earn-learn apprenticeship to support mechanical engineering students.

Ahmed Ferjani

A new challenge: Stories of resilience in the COVID-19 era

Aug. 19, 2020

Ahmed Ferjani was gearing up for an in-person internship at L3Harris Technologies in Rochester, New York. But the pandemic had other plans.

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Why better ventilation is key to limiting COVID-19 spread on campus

Aug. 19, 2020

As students return to campus, a mostly behind-the-scenes team of university staff and scientists has been working to make sure that the air they breathe will be as safe as possible.

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New engineering research center aims to electrify transportation, expand education

Aug. 6, 2020

CU «Ƶ will play a major role in a new center, ASPIRE, focused on developing infrastructure and systems that facilitate the widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

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Mechanical Engineering Summer Design Intensive

The ME Summer Design Intensive is a five-week program piloted in summer 2020 that allows students to complete a design project with workshops and mentorship from department alumni. Check out project descriptions with links to student design portfolios.

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Summer pivots lead to new programming during coronavirus

Aug. 3, 2020

The challenges of COVID-19 have inspired innovation among staff, faculty and students, leading to the development of two summer programs for 38 participating students: the ME Summer Design Intensive and ME SPUR.

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Return to Research: Animal Inspired Movement and Robotics Lab hits the ground running

June 30, 2020

CU «Ƶ researchers are gradually and safely returning to campus to continue their work in the lab. Read about Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram and graduate student Parker McDonnell's return to research.

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Return to Research: A new normal for the Labbe Lab

June 26, 2020

CU «Ƶ researchers are gradually and safely returning to campus to continue their work in the lab. Read about Assistant Professor Nicole Labbe's return to research.

Nathan Mcneill

Nathan McNeill to lead CMU-CU Engineering Partnership Program

June 17, 2020

McNeill, a mechanical engineering instructor in the program for the last eight years, will start the new position on July 1.

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New paper from mechanical researchers explores endoskeletal droplet vaporization

June 17, 2020

Researchers found a new way of understanding the vaporization behavior of mixtures. The work is described in “Vaporizable Endoskeletal Droplets via Tunable Interfacial Melting Transitions,” a paper published in Science Advances this April.

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