Alumni Newsletter - Fall 2019 Alumni Newsletter
Keith is a Buff several times over: He received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from Ҵýƽ; served as department chair of civil, environmental and architectural engineering; and is currently associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Environmental Engineering Program Celebrates 20 Years
Alumni, faculty and students celebrated with an October event featuring keynote speaker Daniela Brandao, the program’s first graduate who now works as asenior project manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
Alumni News
Remembering Mort Mortenson, a dedicated CU Engineering alumnus
Mauritz “Mort” Mortenson (CivEngr’58), who passed away Nov. 9 at his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at age 82, leaves behind a deep personal and professional legacy, including endowing the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering.
CEAE alumna Sara Beck talks career goals, riding the Tour De France route
Sara Beck finished her undergraduate degrees at Ҵýƽ in 2003, double majoring in aerospace engineering sciences and studio arts. After an impressive first job at NASA, she returned to the College of Engineering and Applied Science and earned her PhD in environmental engineering under Professor Karl Linden in 2015.
Protein reimagined: Two Ҵýƽ engineering alumni found Emergy Foods
Justin Whiteley (PhDMechEngr’16), co-founder and CTO of Emergy Foods, and CEO Tyler Huggins (PhDCivEngr’16) have closed on their first round of venture capital funding and have constructed a manufacturing facility just outside Boulder where they plan to produce their new source of protein.
Research News
Engineers deliver water filters, cookstoves to improve health in Rwanda
A large-scale program to deliver water filters and portable biomass-burning cookstoves to Rwandan homes reduced the prevalence of reported diarrhea and acute respiratory infection in children under 5 years old by 29% and 25%, respectively, according to new findings published today in the journal PLOS Medicine.
Ҵýƽ brings expertise to new, interdisciplinary Energy-Water Desalination Hub
Ҵýƽ 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.
Partnership puts valuable water quality information from Western Slope online
Results from a new voluntary survey of private drinking water quality on the Western Slope through a partnership between Ҵýƽ, Delta County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are available online now.
Student News
The buildup: Solar Decathlon team moves to next stage of competition
The U.S. Department of Energy has named Ҵýƽ one of 11 finalists in the national Solar Decathlon Build Challenge, which means the team can begin building its renewable energy-powered home.
Student recognized for outstanding service by the College of Engineering & Applied Science
Environmental engineering student Priscilla Jimenez was named the fall 2019 Outstanding Graduate for Service by the College of Engineering & Applied Science!
Team wins national design competition for third year in a row
A team of environmental engineering students -- Brandon DaSilva, Powell Hinson, Rachel Knobbs, Lin Ye and Ryan Smith -- won the Water Environment Federation National Design Competition at WEFTEC, the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition!
Faculty News
Linden receives Water Research Foundation’s innovation award
Professor awarded the 2019 Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award from the Water Research Foundation at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Denver in June.
Milford reappointed to governor’s air quality commission
Professor was recently appointed by Governor Jared Polis to a third three-year term on the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, which oversees air quality regulations for the state.
Kasprzyk honored with Penn State Schreyer Honors College Outstanding Alumni Award
Assistant professor encourages his students to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and take on large-scale issues such as climate change, with fresh perspectives.