Student Awards and Recognition
Colorado Engineering Council
Silver Medal Award
Each year, the Colorado Engineering Council (CEC) awards the Silver Medal to a student at each of the state’s engineering colleges. The award is based on research skills, academic performance, and service, and is based on nominations from departments within the college and subsequent interviews with candidates.
2026
Tamsin Izard,
mechanical engineering
2025
Brianna Stanley,
chemical and biological engineering
“Brianna is a highly motivated individual who fully embraced the learning opportunities outside of the classroom at CSU to stretch herself as an engineer and grow as an entrepreneur.”
Previous winners and nominees
- 2024: Olivia Brown, biomedical and mechanical engineering
- 2023: Nicholas Chastain, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- 2022: Sarah Verderame, Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering
- 2021: Nick Daly, Computer Engineering
- 2020: Caitlin Robinson, Mechanical Engineering
- 2019: Katie Jordan, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- 2018: Hannah Mikelson, Biomedical Engineering
2026 E-Days
Award Winners
The engineering students at Colorado State University hold an annual Engineering Days celebration, “E-Days,” to showcase undergraduate senior design projects. Interact with our students and view a variety of engineering projects in-person at the Lory Student Center and Plaza.
Industry advisors, faculty, and staff judge projects during E-Days each year, and present winning projects with awards.
Biomedical Engineering
- 1st – Advancing neonatal video laryngoscopy
- 2nd – Laser microscopy for tissue imaging and visualization
- 3rd – Kasooli: Corn husk and banana fiber menstrual solution
Chemical and Biological Engineering
- 1st – Sip secure
- 2nd – Broadcom UPW reuse
- 3rd – Tolmar polymerization optimization
Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 1st – Hydro-habitat engineering: Cherokee state wildlife area low-tech process-based restoration
- 2nd – Clearflow E&C: North river wastewater treatment plant sustainability upgrade
- 3rd – CSU steel bridge design: ASCE steel bridge competition
- 3rd – Axis structural design: CSU Translational Medicine Institute design
Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 1st – Open orbit cubesat
- 2nd – Spectrum reconnaissance
- 2nd – Multi-view snowflake profiler
- 3rd – Baby monitor
Mechanical Engineering
- 1st – FlocBot: Optimization of coagulant dosing in drinking water treatment plants
- 2nd – Robotic positioner bending moment compliance device
- 3rd – Design build fly
Mechanical Engineering Research Practicum
- 1st – Luke Jenson, Development of a feed system and emission spectroscopy of alternative plasma propellants
- 2nd – Rory Stone, Increasing the efficiency of the Berkeley humanoid lite
- 3rd – Dylan West, Airfoil self-noise generation due to tip vortex dynamics
- Honorable mention – Jason Kaplan, Active flow control of boundary layer separation in transonic flow
- Honorable mention – Graham Smith, Development of autonomous filter swapping mechanisms in air pollution monitors
- Honorable mention – Jacob McCallum, Shock wave control using plasma: numerical analysis
2026 Systems Thinking Excellence Award
- Clearflow E&C: North river wastewater treatment plant sustainability upgrade
Scott Impact Award
- Robert Lamm, Environmental engineering
- Joey Reback, Computer engineering
Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity showcase
The Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Showcase is an annual event held in April that showcases the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students across various disciplines.
CURC workshops help undergraduate students prepare for the Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity event. Sessions cover abstracts, posters, presentations, and what to expect on the day of CURC, with practical tips to help you feel confident and ready to share your work.
CSU Strata Demo Day
Celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship at CSU Demo Day! A premiere event that inspires and enriches the innovative community of CSU and Northern Colorado. Faculty, staff, and students, as well as alumni, business professionals, and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to engage with researchers and local emerging companies in and around our community.
In 2025, CSU Strata recognized 11 awardees with $11,000 in cash awards, including a number from our college.
Graduate Student Showcase
The GradShow highlights the incredible research, creative projects, and entrepreneurial work of hundreds of graduate students from all disciplines at Colorado State University.
Graduate students from every discipline are encouraged to submit an abstract to present their work at this all-day event, where participants will compete for $23k+ in scholarships. More than 300 graduate students participate each year!
