Video /engineering/ en Video: Building a better tomorrow at CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science /engineering/2022/05/20/video-building-better-tomorrow-cu-boulders-college-engineering-and-applied-science <span>Video: Building a better tomorrow at CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-05-20T15:29:02-06:00" title="Friday, May 20, 2022 - 15:29">Fri, 05/20/2022 - 15:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/deaa_2022_thumb.png?h=c9a3a702&amp;itok=hiBp99Fn" width="1200" height="800" alt="Video: CU Engineering Alumni Awards 2022 celebration"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/64"> Alumni </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/589" hreflang="en">Top Feature</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><span>At CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science, our network of over 40,000 alumni are committed to building a better tomorrow for the next generation.</span></p><p>Each year,&nbsp;alumni are recognized for&nbsp;having&nbsp;distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge&nbsp;and significant contributions in their engineering discipline. The College of Engineering and Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with three annual awards: the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA), the Recent Alumni Award (RAA), and the Alumni Engagement Medal (AEM).</p><p>[video:https://youtu.be/zlWq7jetGZ4]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Learn more about this year's award winners: /engineering/alumni/alumni-awards</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Each year, the College and the University of babyֱapp Boulder recognize alumni who have distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge, and significant contributions in their engineering discipline. The College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with three annual awards: the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA), the Recent Alumni Award (RAA), and the Alumni Engagement Medal (AEM).</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 20 May 2022 21:29:02 +0000 Anonymous 6370 at /engineering Video: Mentorship in the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program /engineering/2022/01/24/video-mentorship-kiewit-design-build-scholars-program <span>Video: Mentorship in the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-01-24T08:21:07-07:00" title="Monday, January 24, 2022 - 08:21">Mon, 01/24/2022 - 08:21</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/kiewit_design-build_scholars_program_mentorship_video_thumbnail.png?h=12b2a1f5&amp;itok=ELZPbJRT" width="1200" height="800" alt="Kiewit Design-Build Scholars at a job site with video play button graphic"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/589" hreflang="en">Top Feature</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>In the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program, students have an abundance of mentorship opportunities: from visiting job sites, networking with industry, participating in discussion forums, working on service-learning projects, obtaining hands-on experiences to much more.</p><p>The Program is designed to graduate well-rounded engineers and builders prepared to tackle our nation’s infrastructure demand and an assortment of projects that are delivered in an integrated engineering and construction environment.</p><p>[video:https://youtu.be/e67o3IjYoiU]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-none ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-lightgray"> <div class="ucb-box-inner"> <div class="ucb-box-title"></div> <div class="ucb-box-content"><h2 class="text-align-center">Apply to the Program</h2><p class="text-align-center">Do you have a passion for infrastructure engineering?&nbsp;The Kiewit Design Build Scholars Program could be a great fit.</p><p class="text-align-center"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/engineering/kiewit-scholars" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program </span> </a> </p></div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In the Kiewit Design-Build Scholars Program, students have an abundance of mentorship opportunities: from visiting job sites, networking with industry, participating in discussion forums, working on service-learning projects, obtaining hands-on experiences to much more.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:21:07 +0000 Anonymous 6079 at /engineering Video: How Tamara Silbergleit Lehman balances security and performance /engineering/2022/01/07/video-how-tamara-silbergleit-lehman-balances-security-and-performance <span>Video: How Tamara Silbergleit Lehman balances security and performance</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-01-07T14:24:12-07:00" title="Friday, January 7, 2022 - 14:24">Fri, 01/07/2022 - 14:24</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/tamara_silbergleit_lehman_0.png?h=2943b85a&amp;itok=pdVlq9zV" width="1200" height="800" alt="Tamara Silbergleit Lehman teaching a student"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/761" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/589" hreflang="en">Top Feature</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In her computer engineering lab, Assistant Professor Tamara Silbergleit Lehman and her team are exploring ways to make computing devices more secure, while also maintaining performance.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/ecee/2022/01/05/research-focus-how-tamara-silbergleit-lehman-balances-security-and-performance`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 21:24:12 +0000 Anonymous 6045 at /engineering Video: Emergent behavior in fire ants /engineering/2022/01/06/video-emergent-behavior-fire-ants <span>Video: Emergent behavior in fire ants</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-01-06T10:10:39-07:00" title="Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 10:10">Thu, 01/06/2022 - 10:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/fire_ants.png?h=48d7f8f7&amp;itok=fuWpmm3j" width="1200" height="800" alt="fire ants"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Studying emergent behavior has long fascinated engineers, and researchers at the University of babyֱapp Boulder just uncovered a distinct behavior in colonies of fire ants cooperating in flood situations.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/2022/01/06/video-emergent-behavior-fire-ants`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 06 Jan 2022 17:10:39 +0000 Anonymous 6041 at /engineering Bringing space inside the lab: Researchers replicate the climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life /engineering/2021/12/15/bringing-space-inside-lab-researchers-replicate-climates-exoplanets-help-find <span>Bringing space inside the lab: Researchers replicate the climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-12-15T14:36:54-07:00" title="Wednesday, December 15, 2021 - 14:36">Wed, 12/15/2021 - 14:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/rieker_lab.png?h=6974a4c6&amp;itok=6CY8b3uK" width="1200" height="800" alt="Exoplanet mapping instrument"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/1713" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/589" hreflang="en">Top Feature</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Professor Greg Rieker and Ryan Cole (PhDMechEngr’21) have developed an experiment that recreates the climates of planets beyond our solar system right in the lab. By reaching the same high-temperature and high-pressure conditions found on many exoplanets, the instrument can map their atmospheres, which could help humanity detect life outside our solar system.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/2021/12/15/researchers-replicate-climates-exoplanets-help-find-extraterrestrial-life`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:36:54 +0000 Anonymous 6009 at /engineering Video: How Professor Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems /engineering/2021/12/10/video-how-professor-sherri-cook-uses-sustainable-water-treatment-systems <span>Video: How Professor Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-12-10T13:08:13-07:00" title="Friday, December 10, 2021 - 13:08">Fri, 12/10/2021 - 13:08</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/sherri_cook_thumbnail.png?h=fd7def87&amp;itok=nTw7tmcK" width="1200" height="800" alt="Sherri Cook"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/761" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/589" hreflang="en">Top Feature</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>When working with University of babyֱapp Boulder Assistant Professor Sherri Cook, you'll push beyond the boundaries of what's possible. Watch and learn how she's building a more sustainable future, for everyone, through clean water systems.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/ceae/2021/12/01/research-focus-how-professor-sherri-cook-uses-sustainable-water-treatment-systems`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:08:13 +0000 Anonymous 5963 at /engineering Top Video Highlights of 2021 /engineering/2021/12/03/top-video-highlights-2021 <span>Top Video Highlights of 2021</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-12-03T11:20:56-07:00" title="Friday, December 3, 2021 - 11:20">Fri, 12/03/2021 - 11:20</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/top_video_wide_thumbnail_12-21.png?h=4363a6a9&amp;itok=F3fDIyRQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="Top Video Highlights of 2021 graphic"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead">Looking back, 2021 has proven to be a year of strength and resilience. Even with the&nbsp;challenges we’ve faced, our community has continued –&nbsp;and will continue –&nbsp;to break barriers, persevere, and most importantly, excel in what we do best: engineering.</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:20:56 +0000 Anonymous 5941 at /engineering Video: How Professor Will Medlin turns waste into energy /engineering/2021/11/19/video-how-professor-will-medlin-turns-waste-energy <span>Video: How Professor Will Medlin turns waste into energy</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-11-19T11:31:21-07:00" title="Friday, November 19, 2021 - 11:31">Fri, 11/19/2021 - 11:31</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/will_medlin_video_thumbnail.png?h=36f05603&amp;itok=RN4Ka3j5" width="1200" height="800" alt="Will Medlin is the Department Chair for Chemical and Biological Engineering and his group investigates reactions for renewable and sustainable energy applications."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <a href="/engineering/cody-johnston-0">Cody Johnston</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>Will Medlin is a Denver Business Challenge Endowed Professor and the Department Chair for Chemical and Biological Engineering. His group investigates reactions for renewable and sustainable energy applications, and&nbsp;particularly focuses&nbsp;on interfacial chemistry important in the conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals.</p><p class="text-align-center">[video:https://youtu.be/au_p4ro_JdQ]</p><p class="text-align-center">&nbsp;</p><p class="text-align-center"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bit.ly/37UmM5X" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> More videos from CU Engineering </span> </a> </p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Will Medlin is the Department Chair for Chemical and Biological Engineering and his group investigates reactions for renewable and sustainable energy applications.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 19 Nov 2021 18:31:21 +0000 Anonymous 5909 at /engineering Video: Engineering immune response to infection with Laurel Hind /engineering/2021/09/17/video-engineering-immune-response-infection-laurel-hind <span>Video: Engineering immune response to infection with Laurel Hind</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-09-17T16:32:26-06:00" title="Friday, September 17, 2021 - 16:32">Fri, 09/17/2021 - 16:32</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/laurel_hind_lab.png?h=5a2bdf86&amp;itok=FLeC-pOP" width="1200" height="800" alt="CU Boulder researcher Laurel Hind in her lab with students"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><a href="/lab/hind/" rel="nofollow">Laurel Hind</a> is an Assistant Professor of Chemical &amp; Biological Engineering studying the innate immune response to infection using engineered models. Right at the multidisciplinary intersection of engineering, immunology, and molecular biology, her lab at CU Boulder designs microfluidic models that repeat many important cell-to-cell interactions, as well as structural components of infectious microenvironments.</p><p class="text-align-center">[video:https://youtu.be/N9O-X88JJow]</p><p class="text-align-center">&nbsp;</p><p class="text-align-center"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-blue ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://bit.ly/37UmM5X" rel="nofollow"> <span class="ucb-link-button-contents"> More videos from CU Engineering </span> </a> </p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Laurel Hind is an Assistant Professor of Chemical &amp; Biological Engineering studying the innate immune response to infection using engineered models.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 17 Sep 2021 22:32:26 +0000 Anonymous 5689 at /engineering First Generation Stories: Keith Molenaar /engineering/2021/08/25/first-generation-stories-keith-molenaar <span>First Generation Stories: Keith Molenaar</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-08-25T14:46:45-06:00" title="Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 14:46">Wed, 08/25/2021 - 14:46</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/screen_shot_2021-08-25_at_2.49.36_pm.png?h=5ee525ce&amp;itok=av4J0ZnP" width="1200" height="800" alt="Keith Molenaar"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/417"> Diversity </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/1605"> news </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/441" hreflang="en">BOLD</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/759" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/587" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/421" hreflang="en">Video</a> </div> <span>Bella Colosimo</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr">[video:https://youtu.be/043L6uBva9o]</p><p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Keith Molenaar is a first-generation college graduate, meaning he was the first in his family to complete a four-year degree. He is also the K. Stanton Lewis Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and the acting dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/keith_molenaar_2.png?itok=2ZJcVx3h" width="750" height="858" alt="acting dean Keith Molenaar"> </div> <p>Keith Molenaar</p></div> </div><p>Molenaar was always a scholar, and his family encouraged him to pursue his studies past high school. However, the weight of being the first in his family to attend college added extra pressure to his experience.</p><p>“My family truly inspired me,” he said, “but it felt a little overwhelming at times.”&nbsp;</p><p>Molenaar’s path through the university didn’t start in a traditional way.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">“I didn’t just end up here at CU as an undergraduate. Actually, I had a little bit of uncertainty and didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do,” he said. “With that pressure from my family, I did pursue school but went to junior colleges to start.”&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Through junior college, Molenaar got the opportunity to explore his other interests, including photography and soccer.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">“I needed that space. I needed to work through the different things I was exploring,” he reminisced. “If it wasn’t for that, I would’ve never found my path to Boulder or found my way to architectural engineering.”&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">When Molenaar made the decision to move to Boulder on his 21st birthday, it was the first time he had lived away from his family in Chicago. Eager to find his place at CU, Molenaar joined the club soccer team, participated in group study sessions, and found a part-time job at a restaurant, where he also met his future wife.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">The support he found in his friends and colleagues played a major role in his success in college, which is something he wishes all first-generation students find at CU.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">“I hope that first-generation students know they have something to offer and can learn to make offers,” he said. “Everybody has something to give, more than you probably realize.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>There are many communities on campus that foster belonging, among them the Broadening Opportunity through Leadership and Diversity (BOLD) Center.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">“The BOLD Center is a place to be, a place to become,” Molenaar said. “And I think the students that participate here make an impact on all the college.”&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Molenaar said he wanted to let students know that lacking confidence in the journey through college is a common struggle in first-generation students “To overcome is being resilient, he said. “You aren’t alone.”&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><em><a href="/atlas/bella-colosimo" rel="nofollow">Bella Colosimo</a> is a second-year graduate student in <a href="/atlas/academics/grad" rel="nofollow">Creative Technology and Design</a> who assists with first-generation student inclusion efforts in the college.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Keith Molenaar is a first-generation college graduate and the acting dean of the College of Engineering and Applied science. His journey through college relied on the encouragement of his parents and the friends who supported him. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 25 Aug 2021 20:46:45 +0000 Anonymous 5613 at /engineering