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Community, High School Students Invited to Engineering Exploration Day Feb. 13
High school students, their parents, and community members are invited to campus on Feb. 13 to learn about engineering majors and careers. Participants will view demonstrations and also hear from current students about undergraduate life at Colorado State University.
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Announced
Two College of Engineering alumni will receive the University's highest honor on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The William E. Morgan Alumni Achievement Award will be presented to Tim Bauer (BS ’02, MS ’04, Engineering) and Nathan Lorenz (BS ’02, MS ’04, Engineering), co-founders and Vice Presidents of Envirofit International. The Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award winner is Dr. Thomas Williams (Ph.D. ’71, Electrical Engineering). Tim Bauer (left) and Nathan Lorenz (2nd from right) are shown here with Envirofit co-founders Paul Hudnut and Bryan Willson.
Cloud Model Leads to New Discovery, Improved Understanding of Earth's Climate
Research scientists in the Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes have published a groundbreaking study on a new computer model that realistically represents weather changes in both the atmosphere and ocean when paired with an ocean model.
Read about this recent breakthrough by the Center's Director, Dr. David Randall, and his team.
Abound Solars' Kurt Barth, CSU Alumnus, Speaks on Campus Feb. 16
CSU's pioneering studies on solar electric power generation spawned the company Abound Solar, which is producing the next generation of thin-film cadmium telluride solar modules. Kurt Barth, Abound Solar's senior technologist, will speak on solar photovoltaics, the PV industry, and progress at Abound Solar at 2:00 on Feb. 16. The event is open to the public.
Energy Secretary Announces New Biofuels Consortium Involving CSU and Solix Biofuels
Colorado State University and Solix Biofuels Inc., will help advance the nation's algae-to-oil industry as part of a $44 million consortium recently announced by Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Photo credit: Dan Bihn / Clean Energy Supercluster
Read about CSU faculty participating with Solix Biofuels in this new consortium.
In India, Battling Global Warming One Stove at a Time
PBS News Hour special correspondent Fred De Sam Lazaro looks at reducing black carbon emissions in North India, where the simple act of cooking can be dangerous for the environment and lung health. A nonprofit group called Envirofit, a CSU spin-off company backed by the Shell Foundation, has a cleaner cookstove and a market-based plan to introduce their stoves in India.
Listen to the report on how Envirofit is distributing cleaner burning cookstoves in India.
Other Recent Engineering News
- Devon Arnold Candlelight Vigil and Memorial Service Scheduled for Feb. 9
- Monfort Family Foundation to Receive CSU's Founders Day Medal Thursday
- CSU Alumni Association's Professional Mixer Feb. 16 for Future Graduates
- Water Tables Fundraiser to Focus on Cross-boundary Issues Feb. 20
- CSU Among Top Universities in Nation for Peace Corps Volunteers
- 'Celebrate Black History: Stories Untold' February Events Announced
- Abound Solar Among Colorado Companies Receiving Stimulus Credits for Clean-energy Manufacturing, Denver Business Journal
- CSU Among Kiplinger's 'Top 100 Best Values'
- CSU's Labs and Partnerships are Leading Examples of Smart Grid Technology on a Research Campus
- CSU Graduate Tapped to Aid California Legislators