CU Engineering Magazine 2017

Departments

CubeSat of the Year

A new era in space exploration

Phase Change

Academics, athletics, administration commingle in 42-year career

Of Mice and Mars

Far above Earth, a curious colony of spacefarers is sharing close quarters on the International Space Station as part of research that could one day help lead us to Mars.

Mighty Device

Tiny gadget captures every whoosh, thump and gurgle inside the body

The Architecture of Smell

Cracking the code on the least understood sense

A Car with Imagination

'Ninja Car' autonomous technology has potential for space exploration

Alumni Features/Profiles

Leaving a Strong Legacy

Robert H. Davis steps down as engineering dean, returns to teaching

Shooting for Jupiter's Moon

Europa space probe wins international recognition

Using Her Powers for Good

Susie Gomez-Burgos inspires the next generation of engineers

Living the Dream(Works)

Where would Shrek be without Donkey?��Mr. Peabody without Sherman? Or Po the Kung Fu Panda without his trusty mentor, Master Shifu?��

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Framework for the Future

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Getting to Know Your Robot

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CUE 2017 News & noteworthy

Message from the Dean, 2017

"You are the best ambassadors our college could��hope for, and I appreciate all you do."As I settle into my first year as dean, I would like to express my profound gratitude to all who have reached out and engaged with the college. I have been fortunate to meet and learn from many of you who are achieving incredible successes in your professional and personal lives. The College of Engineering and Applied Science certainly has many reasons to be proud.�� Already this year, we’ve celebrated several shared succe...

College News 2017

A golden opportunity��An idea borrowed from the football gridiron is helping students graduate and drawing major attention, thanks to a multimillion-dollar boost from the National Science Foundation (NSF).��Eight years ago, CU Engineering created the GoldShirt program. It modeled after redshirting for college athletes. Promising students who want to be engineers but weren’t fully prepared in high school are given an extra year to bone up on their skills in premajor math and science courses.Fifty new GoldShi...

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