Honors & Awards
PhD candidate Jeff Glusman, who was working as a Graduate Part-time Instructor at the time, is the first graduate student to receive the John and Mercedes Peebles Innovation in Education Award.
The award recognizes an outstanding faculty or staff member who has demonstrated exceptional interest and accomplishments in innovation and entrepreneurship. Riffell is the first mechanical engineering faculty member to win the award.
The Society of Women Engineers has awarded 289 scholarships in all, totaling more than $1,200,000, to undergraduate and graduate students for the 2021-22 academic year.
The coalition's studies have led to the creation of safety protocols for singing and playing musical instruments to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The team, which included mechanical engineering student Hannah Livingston, developed a large solar PV system.
In her role, she assists undergraduate students with degree requirements, college and university policies, campus resources and overall academic needs.
The National Science Foundation has awarded six prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships to University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder mechanical engineering students, a signal of the innovative and impactful research they will perform in the years ahead.
These honors are conferred to seniors who are nominated by faculty, staff or fellow students for their outstanding contributions.
The prestigious fellowship, offered through the U.S. Department of Defense, promotes education in science and engineering disciplines relevant to national defense.
The awards recognize Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder faculty for their role mentoring undergraduate research and creative projects.