Purpose

Our goal is to serve society by educating students, solving problems of global importance, and contributing to national and international economic development. Our faculty, staff,

students, and alumni change the world we live in. – Sandra Woods, dean of engineering

On November 10, 1960, Maury Albertson and Pauline Birky-Kreutzer received a call from a member of President-elect John F. Kennedy’s staff concerning their feasibility study on the Point 4 Youth Corps. This study, which had been developed in response to a congressional bill, was a source of valuable information to Sargent Shriver in the creation of the Peace Corps (page 7). In August 1961, 32 Peace Corps volunteers met at Colorado State University to train with Pauline Birky-Kreutzer for their first assignments in West Pakistan. Throughout our history, Colorado State’s College of Engineering faculty and students have done work with purpose, work that impacts human health, the environment and the quality of life throughout the world. In this publication, a small percentage of some of this work is highlighted.

Student design projects address complex problems that require expertise from a broad range of disciplines. These projects result in a better search and rescue robot, create technology that improves the quality of life for disabled individuals, or reduces animal pain in veterinary training.

Two CSU College of Engineering projects are described that directly affect our understanding of factors that influence the Earth’s climate. An update of the CloudSat project and some of the findings from CloudSat’s rich data set are described on pages 4 and 5. Sonia Kreidenweis’ work to better understand the influence of aerosol particles on climate, visibility, and human health is described on page 6.

CSU faculty, staff and students work together to protect human life from severe storms, improve technology that affects our quality of life, and address the global energy crisis.

Our goal is to impact society through the education of students. A new undergraduate program to educate K-12 teachers is described on page 12. In addition, CSU students will have a better understanding of ethics, global and cultural diversity, leadership, innovation, and civil and public engagement through a new “Professional Learning Institute” described on page 13.

Our ability to address these grand engineering challenges and to provide a high quality education for our students is directly affected by the generous support of our alumni and friends. Volunteer participation in the Professional Learning Institute, gifts of scholarships, professorships or program funds, and funding for facilities are critical to the continued improvement of our programs.

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The aftereffects of disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes, the fires plaguing southern California, and even terrorist activities can be as dangerous for rescue workers as the events themselves. Addressing the need for quick response, victim location, and rescue worker safety, the Good Samaritan, an urban search-and-rescue robot, is designed to locate and identify humans trapped in unstructured environments. The product of senior capstone students in mechanical engineering, the Good Samaritan robot will compete this year in the RoboCup National Champi-onship in Atlanta, Georgia – an annual competition intended to increase aware-ness about the challenges involved with the implementation of search and rescue robots in disaster scenarios. The goal of CSU students is to develop a complete and effective robotic system, which can be employed in a disaster situation to save the lives of victims.

Scaling Down to Reach Small Spaces Among the many tasks performed dur-ing competition, these robots are required to utilize mobility, sensors, and opera-tor interfaces to locate simulated victims within the replicated disaster environ-ment. Students have equipped the mini and micro versions of the Good Samari-tan with thermal imagers that use infrared light to detect body heat, a microphone to detect human voice, and a visible light camera for navigation. Capable of tackling smaller confined spaces that even rescue dogs cannot enter, the Good Samaritan Mini measures only about 12 inches on a side, half the size of the original. However, since the openings into many voids in the World Trade Center rubble measured less than six inches across, an even smaller device was needed. The Good Samaritan Micro, half the size of the Mini, will be the smallest self-contained robot ever designed for search and rescue applications such as 9/11.

Robot Equipped with New Components In addition to size, several new components have been added to the original design first created by mechanical engineering students in 2003 under adjunct faculty mem-ber and Ph.D. candidate Carl Kaiser. An arm with six degrees of freedom will provide a means to maneuver over and around obstacles including stairs, extreme steps and rubble fields. The robots also will be equipped with a SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) system using LADAR or laser-based radar. The robots will feature a redesigned communication and computational system, which will allow more data to be gathered, processed, and transmitted using less power and space, and for multiple robots to be controlled from a single point. “Approximately 97% of the effort of a collapsed building rescue is expended in locat-ing victims; only 3% of the effort is required to extract them. At the World Trade Center site in 2001, the average search and rescue robot mission lasted just four minutes and no victims were identified until the tapes were reviewed weeks later,” said Kaiser. “CSU, with the Good Samaritan, has joined the worldwide effort to improve every aspect of these search and rescue robots so that people can be found quickly while they are still alive, and so that limited human resources can be focused on the extraction process.”

“Good Samaritan” Improving Search and Rescue Operations

CSU, with the Good Samaritan, has joined the worldwide effort to improve every aspect of these search and rescue robots so that people

can be found quickly while they are still alive, and so that limited human resources can be focused on the extraction process.

– Carl Kaiser, Ph.D. candidate and adjunct faculty member, B.S. 2004, M.S. 2006

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Redesigning a Gaming Controller

Lance Carr embodies what he states as “the innate ability of a per-son to overcome obstacles through the merging of individual initiative with creativity, and the application of modern science and technology.” Born with a form of Muscular Dystrophy known as Werdnig Hoffman’s Disease, Carr is now confined to a wheelchair without the use of his legs, arms, or hands. Dedicated to expressing his creativity and to living a life unrestrained by his physical body, Carr envisioned a redesigned gaming controller for people with disabilities, a dream being made possible by electrical engineering students at Colorado State University. “I wrote letters to over 20 different university engineering depart-ments all over the US hoping to find someone who could help me open up my entertainment horizons and my ability to act upon this world in a physical way rather than just cerebral,” said Carr. CSU was uniquely positioned to respond to Lance’s request because of the College of Engineering’s hands-on senior design capstone course. Embarking on a novel design integrating sensor technologies, human interaction, programming and electronics, electrical and computer engi-neering students are exploring the need, workability and practical means for a gaming controller intended for those with impeded motion. Team members Luke Lawrence, Junis Hamadeh, and Joseph Stubitz, under the direction of Olivera Notaros, instructor and senior design coordinator, will investigate pressure and force mechanics to design a gaming device for individuals with limited and differing abilities of movement. “Our design needs to be adaptable not only to differing levels of disability, but also to each person’s unique situation,” said Lawrence. “The controller must be usable by those who do not have the strength or dexterity in their fingers to use a standard controller. We are aiming our controller at those who cannot hold a controller or manipulate a tiny joystick with their thumb.” In order to account for limited dexterity, the gaming controller will sport an innovative modular design so that each hand’s controls can be placed as close or as far apart as needed. In addition, the design will allow users to simply move or lean their hand for control, as opposed to the finger controls that come standard on current gaming devices. Student groups will learn more than just the research and design behind new technology development. Working in partnership with Lorie Fike, an occupational therapy student in CSU’s master’s program, the team will be conducting field-analysis of the gaming controller with local citizens and injured military personnel with disabilities. Carr told the senior design team, “I know it seems like you are work-ing on a ‘toy’ but in truth you are working on a way for people to express themselves physically, creatively and competitively.” For more information, please visit www.engr.colostate.edu/ECE401/AY07_senior_design_projects.html.

There is no way in the world I can overstate what a tremendous and awesome impact you guys are going to have on my life

and the lives of many other disabled people who are trapped by their physical body.

– Lance Carr to electrical and computer engineering senior design team

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The medical practice of acupuncture originated in China more than 2,000 years ago. Acupuncture, the stimulation of the nervous system through the use of strategically placed needles, is one of the oldest and most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Today, acu-puncture is not only a widely practiced form of alternative medicine in humans, but is growing in popularity among pet owners.

Simulated Labrador Retriever Serves as Teaching Model The relationship of nerves to acupuncture points is crucial to grasp, and learning the correct location of these points requires in-depth anatomic knowledge. Currently, acupuncture is taught using live sub-jects and trial-and-error methodology. Addressing the growing need for suitable, anatomically oriented teaching models in the veterinary acupuncture curriculum, senior electrical and computer engineering students have developed SimPooch, a simulated Labrador retriever with a virtual reality interface that will serve to diminish animal pain and dis-comfort by reducing the number of animals needed in teaching scenarios. A reproducible teaching method, SimPooch will allow educators to target acupuncture points beforehand on a physical model that will serve to later assess veterinary students’ precision and accuracy in identifying the same points by means of computer software. A multidisciplinary endeavor, the project originated within mechani-cal engineering under the direction of the Director of the new School of Biomedical Engineering, Dr. Sue James. Mechanical senior design students developed the three-dimensional canine cranium from MRI imaging of normal dogs with materials of different densities, designed to simulate the densities of fat, muscle and bone.

Haptic Technology Improves Acupuncture Accuracy Presently, students are developing software to assess accuracy and precision of student acupuncture technique through three-dimensional coordinate acquisition. Serving as the needle, a robotic device, the PHANTOM® haptic interface, will allow users to identify acupuncture points on a physical canine head while simultaneously interacting with an onscreen virtual reality space. “Once we refine this model, its applications may extend to other disci-plines within veterinary medicine, and the techniques can be extrapolated to develop human models for medical school instruction,” said Narda Robinson, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who serves as the Shipley Pro-fessor in Complementary and Alternative Medicine as well as the Director of the Center for Comparative and Integrative Pain at Colorado State. In the future, researchers hope haptic technology can be used for human medical simulations including interventional radiology, oncology biopsies, lumbar punctures, spinal taps and force feedback of ligament penetrations, as well as in addressing nerve blocks.

SimPooch Reducing the Need for Animals in Veterinary Education

SimPooch can be a teaching tool and a testing tool. Since the model is portable, students can learn and test it anywhere. No live dogs

are needed, and students can practice their techniques over and over again without causing stress to live animals.

– Dr. Narda Robinson, Shipley Complementary and Alternative Medicine chair at Colorado State’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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NASA’S CloudSat Reveals New Secrets About Earth

CloudSat radar provides a unique microscope on the processes that shape our hydrological cycle. The new insights we are

gathering are providing a much greater understanding of the broad-scale factors that affect the patterns and amounts of

precipitation that fall to Earth, and the cloud structures that control this.

— Graeme Stephens, professor, atmospheric science

courtesy of NASA

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New findings from NASA’s CloudSat and other spacecraft in NASA’s “A-Train” constellation of Earth observing satellites offer important insights into this year’s record reduction of Arctic sea ice, global rainfall patterns and the effects of pollution on clouds.

Understanding Factors Influencing Earth’s Climate The investigations are giving scientists a greater under-standing of factors influencing weather systems and their effects on the Earth’s present climate, thus providing an important foundation for better under-standing long-term climate change. Graeme Stephens, University Distinguished Professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, is a lead-ing authority on the study of atmospheric radiation, remote sensing, clouds and climate change. Stephens is the principal investigator for NASA’s CloudSat mission. The cloud-profiling radar has been operating since June 2, 2006, and since that time only 200 hours of data have been lost.

CloudSat Data Clarifies Causes of Recent Arctic Sea Ice Loss An unprecedented minimum in Arctic sea ice extent occurred in September 2007. The new observations from CloudSat demonstrate that disappearing clouds are a major factor in the sea ice loss. Using unique spaceborne radar and lidar data to measure cloud fraction and to constrain radiative flux calculations, scientists from Colorado State University and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are showing that reduced cloudiness and enhanced downwelling radiative fluxes are associated with this extensive sea ice loss. The team, led by NCAR’s Jennifer Kay, used data from CloudSat and NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation satellite. They found the total cloud cover over the western Arctic, where most of the ice loss occurred, was 16 percent less over the 2007 melt season than in 2006. The resulting clearer skies in 2007 heated the Arctic sur-face enough to warm ocean waters by 2.4 degrees Celsius (four degrees Fahrenheit) or enough to melt 0.3 meters (one foot) of sea ice. Anomalous clouds, in addition to other weather fac-tors, helped melt ice that had already thinned due to sustained warming in recent years. The results highlight the importance of weather pattern variability to a warming Arctic environment.

CloudSat Measures the Liquid Water and Ice that is Suspended in the Sky Water suspended in the sky is one of the principal factors that define our climate and pace the rate of climate change. Despite its fundamental importance, there is much we do not understand that is now beginning to be revealed by CloudSat. The ability to jointly observe clouds and precipitation provides new insights into the way water cycles through the atmosphere.

The new CloudSat observations reveal that approximately 11% of clouds de-tected over the global oceans produce precipitation that in all likelihood reaches the surface. This fraction varies significantly with latitude in a way that mirrors large-scale circula-tion features, thus suggesting that the circulating air of weather systems controls the cycling of water in the sky. The A-Train results also show for the first time that precipitating clouds reflect much more sunlight than non-precipitating clouds. CloudSat is also providing the first

real estimates of how much ice is suspended in air. The ice content of clouds is an important factor that controls Earth’s climate via its dramatic influence on the greenhouse effect. The global cloud ice predicted from most climate models appears to be significantly less than the global amount of ice measured by CloudSat, thus suggesting that the greenhouse effects of these models differ from that of the real world.

Polluted Clouds and the A-Train CloudSat observations combined with other A-Train data are beginning to reveal that aerosols might allow clouds to grow deeper, increasing the amount of sunlight reflected. Stephens and CSU student Matt Lebsock found the first global evidence that pollution of clouds by aerosols – small particles suspended in the atmosphere – is indeed making clouds brighter and more reflective, reducing the amount of sunlight available to warm the surface. These indirect aerosol effects are not well understood and create major uncertainties in climate models. The team combined data from CloudSat with the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-Earth Observing System and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instruments on NASA’s Aqua satellite. Scientists had previously believed that aerosols indirectly altered sunlight reflected by clouds by altering the sizes of cloud particles. The new observations also show that aerosols might allow clouds to grow deeper, increasing the amount of sunlight reflected from them even more than previously thought.

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Impact of Particles on the Changing Global Climate

Aerosol particles in the atmosphere influence the Earth’s radiation balance and climate, visibility, and human health. Dr. Sonia Kreidenweis and her colleagues at Colorado State are studying how aerosol pollutants affect cloud properties, including their ability to reflect solar energy and absorb and emit infrared radiation. Particulate matter can contain many substances, including acids, black carbon, dust and, for some particle types, water. Affinity for water, or hygroscopicity, is an impor-tant characteristic of particles for several reasons. As the atmospheric relative humidity reaches saturation (100% relative humidity), hygroscopic particles are the first to form cloud droplets. It has been speculated for some time now that as emissions of hygroscop-ic particles increase due to human activities, a number of effects on clouds and climate might arise, including inhibition of precipitation. Interestingly, since most particles are ultimately removed from the atmosphere in rainfall, a precipitation-inhibition effect could increase the length of time a particle can remain suspended in air and could also, therefore, increase the distance it travels around the globe. Emissions from one region can affect multiple regions downwind, and in the future, long-range transport of pollution to the U.S. from beyond our borders may become an increasingly limiting

factor in meeting U.S. air quality standards. Water in particulate matter or cloud droplets can freeze at high altitudes and colder temperatures. However, clouds at tempera-tures below freezing, down to -20 ˚C (-4 ˚F), are sometimes composed in part or entirely of supercooled liquid droplets. These clouds pose a particular hazard to aviation, as the drops can instantly freeze when they impact aircraft surfaces and may cause dangerous ice buildup. Cloud phase (liquid or ice) also impacts the radiation budget at the Earth’s surface. Kreidenweis and her team are studying why a liquid phase persists in such clouds, beyond the point at which water is expected to freeze. Part of the answer is likely to be the absence of particle types that are necessary to initiate the ice formation process, called ice nuclei. In a recent study conducted in the springtime Arctic

and reported in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, they measured the concentrations of ice nuclei present around clouds, and found that number concentra-tions were some of the lowest observed anywhere on the globe.

In a companion modeling study, the sci-entists showed that revising models to better capture ice nuclei concentrations and scaveng-ing led to cloud extents and phases that were much closer to observations. Identifying the sources of ice nuclei to the Arctic, and their role in determining the phase and persistence of cloud cover, is a key factor in understanding how this sensitive polar region may respond to a changing global climate.

CSU is a leader in developing new instrumentation, field investigations and laboratory methods for atmospheric aerosol and cloud research. By studying particle-cloud interactions from both ends of the spectrum – in the laboratory and in the field – simultaneously, CSU is helping to advance our understanding of the role that particles play in cloud formation and the effects of clouds on climate.

Particles in the air around us affect respiratory health, visibility, formation of clouds and precipitation, and

climate. Our measurements of particle properties are used to identify particulate matter sources, to assess impacts, and to develop

strategies for mitigation of adverse effects.

– Sonia Kreidenweis, professor, atmospheric science

SeaWiFS Project, courtesy of NASA/GSFC ORBIMAGE

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Colorado State Played Critical Role in Establishment of the Peace Corps

Colorado State University has a strong history of providing volunteers for the Peace Corps. Over 1,400 CSU alumni have served since the Peace Corps’ creation in 1961. This history can be traced to the organization’s begin-nings. In 1960, President-elect John F. Kennedy gave his historic call to the nation to develop a new Point-4 Youth Corps, later renamed the Peace Corps. At that time, Dr. Maurice “Maury” Albertson (shown below right), a faculty member at Colorado A&M (now CSU), was already involved in international service and education, work-ing with Dean Evans to develop the SEATO graduate engineering school in Southeast Asia that became known as the Asian Institute of Technology. Albertson and his associate, Pauline Birky-Kreutzer, responded eagerly to the call. In his role as the first direc-tor of the Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF), Albertson was in the right place at the right time to lead the feasibility study on this new venture. The University was already strongly committed to interna-tional development, and there were numerous faculty-led programs in place in developing countries. Their grasp of the economic, political and social issues that are involved in setting up these programs proved valuable in discus-sions with U.S. congressmen and members of President Kennedy’s staff involved in developing the Peace Corps. On November 29, 1960, CSURF was awarded the contract and the CSURF team quickly journeyed to 10 countries on three continents, meeting with a cross-section of people to assess their reaction to the youth corps concept and identify the types of projects relevant to their needs that could be integrated into country development plans. R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., whom Kennedy had appointed as Director of this new youth volunteer service program, read the CSURF report and called Albertson. The call resulted in several weeks of meetings with Shriver and his colleagues in Washington, D.C. as they fleshed out the plan for the Peace Corps. Under President Kennedy’s leadership and Shriver’s direction, the Peace Corps devel-oped rapidly from a concept into a fully operational program involving 400 volunteers in eight countries by October of 1961. CSU was the second program to put volunteers into training for the Peace Corps, and sent the first group into West Pakistan. The dedication, ingenuity, skills and adaptability of Peace Corps volunteers have solved problems and enhanced living conditions of people around the world. But a lot of the impact these volunteers have is on a more personal level. This is echoed in the book, A Life Inspired: Tales of Peace Corps Service. Through the eyes of one volunteer, Caroline Chambre, we get a glimpse into the range of experiences of the volunteer. “Burkina Faso is a terribly impoverished country and the sub-standards of living, particularly en brousse (in the bush), are something we as Americans could never fully understand. This is a country with more than 50 ethnic groups and languages, let alone a belief in magic and ritual that doesn’t easily fit into our Western logic. But what I have learned is that, despite all of this, the Burkinabe are not so different from us.” “We go through this life with its good days and its bad days and, ultimately, it is our relationships with others that make all the difference,” said Chambre. “The beauty of the Peace Corps, of this experience, is realizing that I have much more in common with a group of African villagers than I ever thought possible. John F. Kennedy, in creating the Peace Corps, said that one of its goals would be to foster a cultural understanding between peoples all over the world. To me, that goal, beyond any work I did in Burkina Faso, is the one I am most proud to have achieved.”

I’ve come to the conclusion that we are on Earth for one purpose and one purpose only, and that’s

to help people who are less fortunate.

– Maury Albertson, Centennial emeritus professor of civil engineering

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Novel Radar Technology Improves Severe Storm Forecasts

Each year an average of 800 tornadoes are reported across the United States, leading to more than 1,500 injuries and at least 80 deaths, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Through the development of advanced networked radar systems, researchers at Colorado State are promoting technologies that improve hazard warnings for tornadoes and floods nationwide. A National Academy study shows that, due to Earth’s curvature, current long-range radars leave 72 percent of the lower troposphere essentially unobserved. Now, a team of engineers, atmospheric scientists and computer scientists is developing a novel observation paradigm capable of

observing the lower and most criti-cal regions of the atmosphere. The team is part of the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA), which is a partnership among University of Massachusetts, Colorado State University, Uni-versity of Oklahoma, and University of Puerto Rico. The new paradigm, known as Distributed Collaborative Adaptive Sensing (DCAS), is a dense network of low-cost radars. A DCAS system is able to pinpoint particular regions of the atmosphere to effectively collect high resolution data and disseminate information for decision-making to multiple end users, such as emer-gency managers, forecasters and first responders. The system can automatically reconfigure itself to follow the fast evolving weather and meet the changing needs. Dr. V. Chandrasekar, professor of electrical and computer engineering and deputy director in charge of research programs for CASA, is utilizing remote sens-ing expertise to develop and test this innovative concept in several testbeds across the U.S. The first DCAS system (IP1) has been successfully deployed in the heart of “tornado alley” with a network of four small-size, low-power, dual-polarization radars. During the recent storm season, a team of students and researchers monitored and tracked severe convective storms in southwest Oklahoma, remotely controlling the radar network from their laboratory at CSU. Radar data were processed in real time and distributed to multiple end-user groups. As part of NOAA’s Hazardous Weather Forecast Testbed, a team of NWS forecasters evaluated the IP1 observa-tions in real time and issued critical tornado warnings, based on the current na-tional radar observations and the CASA radar product. At least two tornado events were successfully captured by the IP1 radar network within this short period. Small scale features like tornado funnels are clearly visible in the high resolution data at a lower altitude close to the ground. This capability enables more accu-rate warning and important lead time for people to respond to these time-critical hazards. With the success in the IP1 testbed, CASA is planning to develop another DCAS system (IP2) in flood prone Houston for the urban flood alert system. The Houston testbed, led by Dr. Yanting Wang, will tackle heavy rainfall in heavily populated urban environments, especially during hurricanes. The next phase of the project is to move beyond demonstration testbeds to enable public and private sectors to put CASA-type systems into operational plans. These scientific advances in remote sensing, distributed networked computation and atmospheric modeling have the potential to save lives and prop-erty through better and earlier hazardous weather warnings, and provide savings in emergency management and clean-up costs.

We are working toward developing a new distributed radar

system that will allow us to track tornadoes that may not appear using current radar systems. Lives are lost

every year to tornadoes; this new system will reduce the loss of human

life. In addition this system is expected to make a significant advance in the

flash flood warning system.– V. Chandrasekar, professor,

electrical and computer engineering

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Today, new homeowners can upgrade every aesthetic aspect of their home from carpet and countertops to cabinets. Soon, thanks to the research and development of Dr. John van de Lindt, associate professor of civil engineering at Colorado State University, his colleagues and students, they will also be able to upgrade the structure of their home to withstand nature’s worst disasters. As evidenced by the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the ’04 hurricane season and most recently Hurricane Katrina, wood frame structures, which account for approximately 90 percent of residential construction today, protect life safety but are severely damaged during hurricanes and earthquakes – often to the point of the owner’s financial ruin. To lessen the impact of such devastating storms on these ubiquitous structures, engineers at CSU are working to enable the construction industry – builders, engineers and architects – to have the ability to implement performance-based design in the consumer market. Performance-based design, a philosophy that allows clients to specify a required level of performance under certain load-ing or environmental conditions such as high winds, seismic activity, flooding and hurricanes, will provide for more choices in the home building process and subsequently safer, more sustainable structures. To do this, van de Lindt and colleagues have embarked on a large testing program to calibrate structural performance with design details. “Currently, you can’t buy a structural upgrade package when you buy a new house; but with performance-based design, you will be able to do that. For example, if you are living in the mountains of Colorado where there are high wind gusts, you would be able to get the wind upgrade package,” says van de Lindt. “Right now we have the ability to explain how to incor-porate these advanced design features into the structural plan, and within the next 6-7 years we plan to make these a choice. Interestingly, a home is often a person’s most valuable possession, yet they have little say in its performance.” Utilizing data gathered during their unprecedented earthquake shake table tests, van de Lindt and his research team created SAPWood, a Seismic Analysis Package for Wood Frame Structures. SAPWood, a first-of-its kind program, provides researchers and practitioners with a user-friendly software package capable of performing nonlinear seismic structural and loss analysis for wood frame structures. A research tool, SAPWood allows the user to build, load, modify, and save a light frame wood structural model for various seismic-related analyses. “This is the future of design codes, to give the owner some say in how they expect their building to perform during these extreme loading events,” said van de Lindt of the new design philosophy. “As storms increase in intensity, it will become even more

important that this is being done.” In addition to seismic research, van de Lindt and students are conducting research on other natural hazards such as floods and tsunami/hurricane-strength waves, and their effect on wood frame residential buildings. Having recently completed an American Society of Civil Engineers Special Project outlining what needs to happen to enable perfor-mance-based design for wood frame structures in the next decade, the research team, which includes CSU students, will be the first to address flood hazards.

Performance-based Design Reduces Nature’s Impact

With performance-based design, you will be able to buy a structural upgrade package when you buy a new house. If you are living in the mountains of

Colorado where there are high wind gusts, you would be able to get the wind upgrade package.

– John van de Lindt, associate professor, civil and environmental engineering

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Laser Technology Improves Spacecraft Thrusters

Thousands of earth-orbiting satellites enable advanced telecommunications, up-to-the-minute weather and research data, and assist in the navigation of ships and aircraft worldwide. Many of these geosynchronous satellites, kept on course by electric propulsion thrusters, are used to relay remote cell phone calls and handle communica-

tion activities from credit card transactions to high definition television broadcasts. In contrast to chemical propulsion, electric propulsion utilizes accelerated ions produced from propellant gases such as xenon to provide thrust. The electric propulsion devices are used for satellite station-keeping and as spacecraft propulsion systems for deep space missions. However, as accelerated ions escape into space at high exhaust velocities, propelling spacecraft toward their destination, an erosion process termed sputtering occurs. Sputter erosion – the process by which bombarding ions cause the ejection of material from a surface – is an unavoidable effect of great importance in electric propulsion thrusters. Sputter erosion is responsible for many thruster failure mechanisms and ultimately limits thruster lifetime, which is typically thousands of hours of thrust. Looking for better and faster ways to char-acterize the lifetime of these thrusters, Dr. Azer Yalin, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and his research team have developed a practical means of per-forming accelerated thruster lifetime diagnostics. Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) is a laser-based absorption technique capable of measuring the erosion of thruster-type materials by monitoring sputtering with high sensitivity in real time. CRDS provides a reliable way to characterize the lifetime of thrusters and ultimately extend them. By

housing the plume of the thruster within a highly reflective optical cavity and inject-ing it with a laser pulse, Yalin’s team is able to obtain extremely high sensitivity erosion measurements. Similar to looking between a pair of mirrors and seeing multiple images, the use of specialized mirrors allows the light pulse to bounce back-and-forth tens of thousands of times. By passing through the sputtered particles so many times, greater measurement sensitivity can be achieved. CSU professors John Williams and Paul Wilbur are working with Yalin to demon-strate the use of CRDS to measure the erosion rate. With the aid of computer modeling, Yalin and his students can then use erosion rate information to extrapolate the lifetime of ion thrusters. By understanding how the erosion is affected by the thruster design and operating conditions, for example the power or flowrate of the thruster, longer lifetimes can be obtained. Yalin also works on space-related educational and research activities in his new role as Director of the CSU NASA Colorado Space Grant Program and faculty advisor to the AIAA Student Section. Applicable to a multitude of different engineering problems, CRDS can also be used as a process-monitor to study particle concentrations for the manufacturing of optical and magnetic films. Yalin also uses CRDS to study atmospheric pressure plasmas, which have a range of applications including surface treatment, etching, bio-decontamination, sterilization, pollution abatement and plasma-aided combustion.

The use of advanced laser diagnostics will change the paradigm for life-testing of electric propulsion thrusters.

The faster and cheaper tests will lead to improved thruster design and greater mission capability.

– Azer Yalin, assistant professor, mechanical engineering

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C2B2 Collaboration on Biorefining and Biofuels:Is Algae the Source of Fuel for the Future?

What do four Colorado institutions, 30 industrial sponsors and more than 400 local researchers have in common? Addressing our growing energy needs, with an emphasis on sustainability. As oil supplies continue to dwindle and demand grows, Colorado State University researchers in collaboration with scientists at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, are searching for renewable solutions in innovative biofuel technology. A research venture between large and small businesses and the newly formed Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, C2B2 is teaming industry and academia statewide in developing new biofuels and biorefining technologies to reduce our depen-dence on oil and gas, as well as our impact on the planet. C2B2 has served to effectively unite four premier institutions with complementary research programs. “For me, C2B2 is very exciting because it involves cross-disciplinary collaboration at CSU and cross-university collaboration,” said Dr. Ken Reardon, CSU C2B2 site director and professor of chemical and biological engineering. “Plant scientists at CSU might work with a biochemist in Boulder and other specialists at the School of Mines.” With U.S. energy consumption exceeding 20 million barrels of oil per day, the search for sustainable sources of biofuels is a very large-scale challenge. CSU scientists and engineers are looking to a natural resource with the capability of producing 100 times more biomass per acre than cultivated food crops, while not competing with them for space – micro-algae. With a multi-disciplinary approach, CSU is uniquely positioned to take this cutting-edge technology from the laboratory to the gas pump by addressing every step of the algae-to-oil process. Dr. Bryan Willson, professor of mechanical engineering and director of CSU’s Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, and Solix Biofuels Inc., a spin-off company, have commercialized bioreactor technology to cheaply mass-produce oil derived from micro-algae. Dr. Reardon has joined their efforts, and is using his background in proteomics to lay the groundwork in developing optimal conditions for algae growth and oil production for use in its cultivation. Dr. Gordon Smith, chemical and biological engineering instructor at CSU, is tackling the next steps of the process, extraction and conversion of biomass to biofuel. Working in conjunction with undergraduate senior design students, Smith is developing a trans-esterification conversion process to chemically extract oil from algae on a large scale and convert the oil to biodiesel. Conversion of the glycerol by-product to ethanol or other alternatives is also under investigation. Dr. Ranil Wickramasinghe is also involved in the engineering of the algae-to-biofuel process; his work with specialized membranes for separations has the potential to increase efficiencies and lower production costs. Finally, CSU product engineers, led by mechanical engineering associate professor Dr. Anthony Marchese, are working to characterize the combustion chemistry of these algae-derived biofuels and to design engines capable of burning them more efficiently and cleanly. Their findings may provide information that can be used to tailor the cultivation of the algae, since different growth conditions produce different biodiesel compositions. This illustrates Dr. Reardon’s point about the important benefits of conducting research across disciplinary boundaries. An inaugural program, C2B2 and the Renewable Energy Collaboratory it oper-ates under were established early in 2007. C2B2 has already proven to be a successful partnership, and the Collaboratory is now developing similar programs that focus on solar energy, wind energy, and energy efficiency.

Colorado State brings excellence in engineering, ecology, and many other disciplines.

More than 60 faculty members at Colorado State are eager to help industry find solutions in all areas of

biofuels and biorefining research and development — from crops to engines.

– Ken Reardon, professor, chemical and biological engineering, at the announcement of the Colorado Center for Biorefining and

Biofuels (C2B2) at the state Capitol

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In an age of globalization, an increasingly competitive workforce and rapid innova-tion, Colorado State University’s new Engineering Education program is changing the culture of technology education. As studies continue to show a decrease in enrollment in science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree programs, particularly among women and minorities, the novel program is actively answering the national call to strengthen secondary education. Building on the strength of CSU’s STEM programs – science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines – Colorado State is working to improve the nation’s techno-

logical literacy, while engaging students in engineer-ing from an early age. With the ability to integrate design principles and real-world applications into curricula, engineering educators are making science, technology, engineering and mathematics come alive for K-12 students. “The new engineering education program at CSU is the most innovative teacher preparation program in the nation. Through visionary cooperation, the College of Engineering and School of Education have teamed up to produce engineering educa-tion graduates who are highly qualified in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,” said Michael de Miranda, an engineering education professor in the School of Education. De Miranda co-created the program with Tom Siller, associate dean for academic and student affairs in the College of Engineering. “This rigorous and comprehensive STEM academic program is shaping the ‘teacher for the 21st century’ who is able to innovate and challenge today’s secondary students to solve global problems by bringing science, math, and technol-ogy to life through engineering design and real life problem-solving. By engineering the classroom to-day, our engineering educated teachers are preparing students for tomorrow’s challenges and opportuni-ties.” The program’s creative marriage between the

sciences and education trains engineers to effectively translate their solid backgrounds in these fields to students at the junior and senior high school levels. Students are required to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering with a concentration in engineering education before obtaining their nationally accredited technology education teaching license. Danny Wilson, a senior in mechanical engineering who is pursuing a teaching license in engineering and technology education at Colorado State, wants to make a difference in the world and feels that teaching is one of the best ways to do that. “Teaching young people – especially in the areas of science and technology where teachers are in high demand – is crucial for the continuance of a healthy economy and stable society,” says Wilson. “Teaching enables students to pursue a career of purpose that will have a strong personal and societal meaning.” Through providing solid foundations in mathematics and science, the engineering education bachelor’s degree at Colorado State is creating future engineers and a techno-logically savvy workforce ready and able to engineer global solutions in the 21st century. “We are losing ground to other countries that are doing a better job of educating engineers,” said Siller. “People need technical literacy that is broader and deeper. We want teachers of technology in the K-12 system that have received teacher education and also have a strong engineering background.”

Addressing Technological Literacy One Teacher at a Time

Teaching will enable me to pursue a career of purpose that will have a strong personal and societal meaning.

Teaching young people – especially in the areas of science and technology – is crucial for the continuance of a

healthy economy and stable society.– Danny Wilson, senior, mechanical engineering

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College Launches Innovative Professional Learning Institute

In fall 2007, the Professional Learning Institute (PLI), a student program unique to the College of Engineering, was launched. This program is designed to cover aspects of a professional engineering career that are typically not covered in engineering curricula. Students participate in interactive workshops offered each semester and led by industry leaders and CSU faculty and staff. Students develop expertise areas that employ-ers value. With coursework and the PLI content, the college strives to educate well-rounded engineers who apply technical knowledge in order to identify and solve engineering problems; collaborate well in diverse teams; provide sound leadership; work creatively to provide in-novative engineering solutions; use engineering skills to create positive global, economic, environmental, and social change; understand their ethical responsibility and act with integrity. These graduates enter their first job with a great deal of practical experience and confidence. Developed in response to employer feedback nation-wide, the program’s goal is to create engineering graduates capable of competing in a global workforce. Alma Rosales, ISC executive on loan from IBM, drove the launch of the program. With her help and connections, we have been for-tunate to offer sessions led by many professionals, including

Mike Applegate (B.S. ’74 civil engineering) president and CEO, Applegate Group, Inc.Darin Atteberry, city manager, City of Fort CollinsMargaret Bohn, research and development operating manager, AgilentBradford Brooks, distinguished engineer, IBMRon Glover, vice president of workforce diversity, IBMLaura Hammond, marketing operations manager, AgilentChris Hutchinson, president and CEO, Trebuchet GroupRich Schoonover (B.S. ’93, M.S. ’95, mechanical engineering) director of engineering, Solix BiofuelsJames Schall (M.S. ‘79, Ph.D. ‘83 civil engineering) vice president, water resources division, Ayres AssociatesWalter Scott, chairman, Level 3 CommunicationsRenee Ure, integrated supply chain vice president and brand advocate, IBMJim Voss, director of engineering, PelcoKaran Watson, dean of faculties and associate provost, Texas A&M UniversityLydia Wiatrowski, university relations senior administrator, SeagateWalter Wong, technologist, Spectra Logic

If you would like to make a difference through the PLI, please contact Alma Rosales at 970-491-7088 or alma.rosales@colostate.edu.

Global Culture and Diversity

Leadership

Civic and Public Engagement

Innovation

Eth

ics

PLI Focus Areas

Our 21st century work environment is requiring a new generation of global leaders that

not only master technology but are also able to think and act in global-centric ways…the PLI model at CSU will

go a long way towards addressing this need. In addition, I believe that you are placing CSU in the lead among

colleges and universities by taking this multi-functional and multi-year approach.

– Alma Vigo-Morales director, diversity and organizational effectiveness, MWH

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College of Engineering News

Colorado State’s leadership has recognized the importance of the work being done in the College of Engineering and has invested significantly to grow our college. These investments include new faculty positions, new facilities, and additional support for students.

Academic Village Opened in Fall 2007 This is not just a dorm. Last fall, 225 engineering freshmen moved into the Aca-demic Village. This facility was designed explicitly for engineering students with integrated living and learning spaces. Gifts from alumni combined with corpo-rate support from Lockheed Martin and Sun Microsystems allowed us to build an incredible facility that includes four Lockheed Martin Design Studios, apart-ments for graduate teaching assistants and a member of our faculty or staff, a state-of-the-art Sun Electronic Classroom, and access to Sun thin client worksta-tions for every resident. The College of Engineering provides residents with tutoring and organizes study groups to help our students succeed. Given the success of the project, CSU is designing a new residence hall adjacent to the facility. This will allow all engineering freshman to have ready access to the Academic Village and to the services we provide for our students. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this project!

We’re Growing in Numbers and Programs The University has invested resources, alumni and friends have made significant gifts, and the college has leveraged these resources to allow us to increase our faculty by about

College of Engineering Leadership

Sandra WoodsDean

Jupe HerrickAssistant Dean and Business Officer

Tom SillerAssociate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs

Wade TroxellAssociate Dean for Research and Economic Development

V. ChandrasekarAssociate Dean for International Research

John HainesAssistant Dean for Career Development

Richard JohnsonHead, Atmospheric Science

David DandyHead, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Luis GarciaHead, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Tony MaciejewskiHead, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Allan KirkpatrickHead, Mechanical Engineering

Sue JamesDirector, School of Biomedical Engineering

Graeme StephensDirector-Select, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere

Tom VonderHaarDirector, Cooperative Institute for Re-search in the Atmosphere

Audra BricknerDirector, Development

Lana HoffDirector, Marketing

Mark RitschardDirector, Engineering Network Services

Kathleen SeligmannDirector, Strategic Communications

Several new faculty members include, front row, Takamitsu Ito, mathematical and numerical modeling of physical and biogeochemical processes to study global climate and biogeochemical cycles; Sybil Sharvelle, biological waste processing, fate and treatment of emerging contaminants, and water reuse; back row, Diego Krapf, use of nanoscale devices to unravel the dynamic behavior of protein-DNA complexes, crucial in understanding human diseases, including some cancers and neurological disorders; Domenico Bau, environmental subsurface hydrology, with a focus on the use of simulation models; Mazdak Arabi, development of decision support systems for management of water resources at the watershed scale; Ricky Kwok, security and incentive issues in wireless systems and resource management in dynamically reconfigurable chip multiprocessors.

During my interview at CSU, I felt a strong connection between myself and the faculty that I would be collaborating with.

I was excited about their work and saw many areas in which I could contribute. In addition, I was very impressed with the goals for

growth identified by the College of Engineering.– Sybil Sharvelle, assistant professor, civil and environmental engineering

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Dean’s Advisory Board

Brett Anderson – B.S. ME 1987Managing PartnerAccenture, Inc.

Ray Chamberlain –Ph.D. CE 1955Vice PresidentParsons, Brinckerhoff

Bill Cousins – Friend of CSUFellowPratt and Whitney

Drew Crouch – B.S. ME 1984, M.S. ME 1987Vice President and General ManagerAdvanced Technologies and ProductsBall Aerospace

Don DeGryse – M.S. MA 1971, Ph.D. MA 1975Vice President, Navigation SystemsLockheed Martin Space Systems

Judy Dorsey – M.S. ME 1992PresidentThe Brendle Group, Inc.

John Gauger – B.S. ME 1983DirectorGlobal Knee Marketing at Zimmer

Tom Gendron – Friend of CSUPresident and CEOWoodward

Rick George - B.S. CE 1973President and CEOSuncor Energy Inc.

Donald Law – B.S. CE 1975PresidentPrima Exploration Inc.

Scott Lynn – B.S. CE 1973President and CEOGuy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC

Joe Marcus – B.S. ME 1961Retired, Vice President Production OperationsLockheed Martin Michoud Systems

Terry Plymell – B.S. EE 1994Chief EngineerRaytheon Space Systems

David Reed – B.S. EE 1985Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy OfficerCableLabs

Terry Ruhl – B.S. CE 1988Vice PresidentCH2M Hill, Inc.

Rocky Scott – B.S. EE 1969PresidentMcWhinney-Centerra

Elizabeth Walzel – B.S. ChE 1984Director of Specialties and Ventures TechnologyThe Dow Chemical Company

Mark Winkler – B.S. ChE 1984CEOMyInteractions.com

25% in just a few years. Although this doesn’t place us among the largest colleges of engi-neering in the U.S, we compete with the best in the quality of our academic and research programs. In the last year, the generosity of Jud and Patricia Harper and Woodward (see pages 16 and 17) created two new professorships. By recruiting and retaining the highest quality faculty and growing the number of faculty, we are able to provide our students with a wider variety of course offerings, smaller class sizes, and expanded opportunities. Systems engineering, biomedical engineering, teacher education, international engineering, and the professional learning institute are all new college initiatives that result in well prepared graduates. CSU is providing well-trained engineers to the workforce in Colorado and around the globe. By responding to industry leaders, alumni advisors, and student demand we continue to grow and improve our college.

We’ve Run Out of Space As faculty and student populations increase, the need for space is critical. The college is focused on raising funds to complete a $6M addition to the current Engineering Building (rendering shown below). By adding a “Student Success Center,” which will consolidate student services and add faculty office space, the College will address a

current space challenge. In addition, the College is already looking ahead to the future and is planning a new 140,000-square-foot building to be constructed on the North side of campus. Engineering II will incorporate new classrooms ranging from a 300 student auditori-um to conference rooms for small upper division and graduate classes. The building will incorporate laboratories to allow us to expand opportunities for hands on learning. The building is unique in that it includes a space to support our teacher education program (page 12) including a special classroom dedicated to K-12 instruction and a small science discovery center. Unlike many research buildings, we will locate faculty and student offices adjacent to one another and their laboratories. Faculty and students who work together on problems that cross departmental lines will be located within a research group to improve opportunities for interdisciplinary research and to allow us to tackle big problems. We’ll keep you posted on these new facilities projects as they develop.

Dean, College of Engineering

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College of Engineering Award: Howard W. Knapp, 1967 B.S. Civil EngineeringCo-President Plum Creek Structures, Littleton, COPlum Creek, is a precast, prestress concrete company which has been involved with many notable projects throughout Colorado and New Mexico. Mr. Knapp is a member of CSU’s Former Athletes Association and the Ram Club. While attending CSU he was a football player and a member of Chi Epsilon.

Atmospheric Science: Dr. Greg J. Holland 1981 M.S., 1983 Ph.D. Director, Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology Division National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CODr. Holland has served as founder/leader of the Mesoscale Mete-orology Research Group in the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre, co-developer of the Aerosonde UAV, founding managing director and CEO of Aerosonde Robotic Aircraft in Australia, as well as the chairman and president of Aerosonde North America. He is a fellow of the American Meteorological Society and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society.

Woodward Enables Systems Engineering Program Responding to market demand, advisory board suggestions and student interest, the College of Engineering is launching a new systems engineering program. Enabled by a $1 million pledge from Woodward Governor Company, the college is leveraging University funding to begin the initiative. With their gift, Woodward created the Woodward Professorship of Systems Engineer-ing, and allowed the College of Engineering to hire Dr. Ronald M. Sega, former NASA astronaut and undersecretary of the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Sega also will serve as vice presi-dent for energy, environment, and applied research for the CSU Research Foundation. Recognizing the long-standing relationship between Woodward and CSU, the gift will benefit the community and businesses such as Woodward, who rely upon systems engineers to solve complex problems. “The most complex engineering problems require critical thinking at a systems level; however, there are relatively few systems engineering programs in the U.S. With this en-

dowment, Woodward has the unique opportunity to collaborate with CSU to develop a strategic systems engineering program that will serve the region and the nation,” said Thomas A. Gendron, Woodward president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board.

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter said that the CSU systems engineering program will have positive economic implications for the state of Colorado: “I believe that a first-rate education system is one of the corner-stones of building a vibrant economy. The contributions that will be made through this program will serve society by solving problems of global importance.”

Chemical and Biological Engineering: Jay M. Chaffin, 1991 B.S. Manager, Chevron Phillips Plastics Technical Center, Bartlesville, OKMr. Chaffin has worked in process research and development for the Ryton PPS pilot plant. Mr. Chaffin is currently the chair of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Advisory Board at CSU. As a student, he was active in Tau Beta Pi and secretary of AIChe.

Civil and Environmental Engineering: Eugene A. Miller, 1951 B.S. RetiredMr. Miller is officially retired from the engineering profession. However, he spent a career of 45 years in geotechnical consulting, dam projects, landslide studies, and serving as the foundation engineer for many hi-rise, public, industrial, and commercial structures. During his tenure he founded two different engineering companies; Harding Miller Lawson and Miller Pacific Engineering.

2007 College of Engineering Alumni Award Winners

The most complex engineering problems require critical thinking at a systems level; however, there are relatively few systems

engineering programs in the U.S. With this endowment, Woodward has the unique opportunity to collaborate with CSU to develop a strategic systems

engineering program that will serve the region and the nation. – Tom Gendron, CEO, Woodward

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Professorship Will Increase Impact of Chemical & Biological Engineering

As the beneficiary of a $1 million dollar life insurance policy from Jud and Pat Harper (shown at right with Dean Sandra Woods), the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering will create a new endowed chair. Dr. Jud Harper helped to create the chemical engineering major that exists in the college today, and has a long and distinguished record of service to the university, including serving as interim president, vice president for research and information technology, and professor and department head of agricultural engineering (later agricultural and chemical engineering.) Annual gifts from the Harpers paired with their planned gift to create the endowed professorship will increase the impact of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. “Chemical and biological engineering at Colorado State is in a unique position to conduct research and educate engineers who contribute to economic opportunity by solving national problems associated with sustainable use of re-sources, environmental quality, renewable energy and meeting global problems of hunger,” Jud Harper said. “The endowment will assist the department in attracting and retaining quality faculty who teach and do research, which is fundamental to its ongoing quality and impact.” “The Harpers have a long and impressive track record of generosity at Colorado State University. This gift will enable the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering to remain competitive and attract some of the nation’s finest faculty. Work in this department addresses wider societal needs such as renewable energy, world hunger, and environmental health, and I’m confident that the addition of this endowed position will strengthen our impact upon our world.”

Electrical and Computer Engineering: Richard G. Farmer, 1952 B.S.Research Professor, Arizona State UniversityMr. Farmer retired from the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) in 1994. During his 30 years with APS, he served as an adjunct professor for Arizona State University, where he is now a research professor. Mr. Farmer is an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers fellow and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006.

Engineering Science: Dr. Michael M. Meagher, 1980 B.S.Professor, University of Nebraska-LincolnA professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology, Dr. Meagher’s research focuses on fermentation and down-stream processing of recumbent proteins. He founded the Biological Process Development Facility (BPDF) in 1990. He is currently active in the area of bioterrorism research.

Mechanical Engineering: Vincent. D. Leone, Sr., 1949 B.S. RetiredMr. Leone holds several oil field equipment patents and is a registered engineer in Texas and Louisiana. He incorporated Venezuela Well Analysis, S. A. in 1957, and sold it in 1995 to National Oilwell-Varco, Inc. He was affiliated with the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Graduate of the Last Decade Award: Brittany N. Albrandt, 2002 B.S. Civil Engineering and Engineering ScienceEngineer, United Launch Alliance, Littleton, COMs. Albrandt is responsible for the integration of all struc-tural/mechanical interfaces between space vehicles and launch vehicles at United Launch Alliance. While at CSU, she was active in Society of Women Engineers, Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Each year, the College of Engineering recognizes former students whose career, service and/or volunteer efforts have brought honor to the individual, the college, and to Colorado State University.

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New Endowed Scholarships to Benefit Students in Perpetuity

Each year, the College of Engineering awards more than 200 students scholarships funded by gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Many of these schol-arships are from endowed funds. An endowed fund at the Colorado State University Foundation (CSUF) requires at least $25,000 to be invested from donor monies. Annually 4.5 percent of the principal is available for payout, and the remainder of inter-est earned on the endowment is reinvested in the fund in order to maintain and grow the principal. Historically, CSUF returns have outpaced the market. In the last fiscal year, the Foundation enjoyed returns of 17.75% on $241,783,000 of invested funds.

New fully funded endowed scholarship funds in the College of Engineering include:

Dan and Kris Sunada Scholarship Fund Dan Sunada, assisted by his wife, Kristin, served in the Department of Civil Engineering for more than 36 years. He served as associate department head, associate dean of the Graduate School, and director of a $26M project in Egypt. During his long tenure, the most enjoyable period of his career was working full time and teaching undergraduate

courses. The Dan and Kris Sunada Scholarship will benefit undergraduate students enrolled in civil engineering.

Herman J. Koloseus Memorial ScholarshipAs a professor of civil engineering at CSU from 1962 to 1990, Herman J. Koloseus (known to many as Ike) was an expert in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. In addition

to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, he was involved in researching open channel hydraulics and flow management, investigating water requirements and water availability for Yosemite National Park, and open channel flow and model prototype evaporation relationships for the U.S. Geological Survey. He was awarded numerous awards throughout his career. Dr. Koloseus passed away on May 16, 2004. This scholar-ship was created in his memory by his surviving wife, Char, and will benefit graduate students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Allen and Emma Gates ScholarshipAllen Gates, ’44 and Emma Long ’45, were introduced during their sophomore year at Colorado A&M by a mutual friend who made the introduction by saying, “Al, this is the girl you are going to marry.” It took Al five years to convince Em that he was the one for her. Al served in WWII and the Korean War, and worked for 37 years for the Bureau of Reclamation, followed by six years as a project manager for Louis Berger International on water resource projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Em accompanied him on all his assignments. Em was a stay at home mother until the youngest of four children reached second grade, when she resumed her role as a teacher. After retiring, Em and Al have traveled throughout the world and set foot in all 50 states. Their scholarship will benefit undergraduate civil and environmental students.

Robert and Thelma Baker ScholarshipRobert C. Baker graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering in 1954. A native Coloradan, Bob came to campus to study engineering, and never imagined the many places that his education would take him. Holding various management positions throughout his career, Bob and his wife, Thelma, raised four daughters. His career took him throughout the world, working in such places as Japan and Australia, and various states around the country. Bob was motivated early on to continue his studies after high school to avoid the hard labor he watched his father endure, and created this scholarship so that other young students may realize their potential. The Robert and Thelma Baker Scholarship will provide substantial support each year for two undergraduate students studying civil or environmental engineering.

The Dan and Kris Sunada Scholarship is a great help, not only financially, but also as an encouragement to

press forward with my studies. I feel a new zeal to excel. – John D. Wilson, civil engineering student

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Private Donors Support Qualified Students

Annually more than 220 CSU engineering students are supported by scholarships and fellowships from donors. Alumni, faculty, industrial partners and friends of the College have all donated funds to ensure that well-prepared students have financial support to achieve their engineering goals. Income from endowed scholarships partnered with annual gifts, results in the ability to attract top stu-dents to study engineering, reward high achievers, and bridge the financial gap for students with demonstrated financial need. These students are already making a difference in our world, and will con-tinue to positively impact the landscape of technology in the future. Lauren Netherton, a senior in electrical engineering, hails from Colorado Springs. She is assisted this year by gifts from Micro Motion, Inc. a Boulder electrical engineering company that special-izes in Coriolis flow and density measurement. Lauren writes, “A long term career goal of mine is to use the education I receive and engineering skills I develop at CSU to help solve problems to improve people’s lives. I have an uncle who has had severe hearing loss since birth. I have seen him struggle to communicate in the “hearing” world. A motivating engineering presentation I attended showed a technology that translates sign language into typed words or sound. The technology is promising, but it needs more work before it can be easily and inexpensively used by hearing-impaired people to better communicate. The engineering programs at CSU will thoroughly prepare me for a career. I want to start apply-ing what I’ve learned in engineering to solve problems in real life situations. One day I hope to make significant advances in helping hearing-impaired people to communicate better.” Active in her community, excelling in the classroom, and eager to put her education to work, Lauren is only one of more than 300 engineers prepared to graduate from CSU in 2008. Scott Domingue is a senior studying mechanical engineering and physics. The cost of his education has been reduced by gifts from the J.T. Strate Endowment and Advanced Energy/Hollis Caswell Scholarship. Originally from Louisiana, he has been recognized as a leader throughout his career in Fort Collins, beginning with the ME Freshman of the Year Award in 2005. While a Colorao State student, Scott has mentored local high school students through his church, worked in a faculty research lab, maintained a 3.9 GPA, and found time to rock climb in multiple competitions. While preparing to graduate

this May, Scott writes, “My career goals have narrowed on fields that keep America at the forefront of modern science and technology. My current ambitions lie in growing a small company focused on measurement equipment into an international competitor for a diverse range of instruments. The American dream is alive and thriving. I plan on living it, while helping an-chor America as a center of strength for years to come.” Lauren and Scott represent only two of the many students in every discipline at Colorado State who benefit from private gifts and endowed funds. These gifts ensure academic success is rewarded and that our land-grant mission of affordable education is achieved. With more than 80 donors, the college recognizes annual scholarship recipients at our annual luncheon each March. For more information on how you can support a student, please visit www.supportengineer-ing.colostate.edu, or contact Shannon Mosness at (970) 491-7028.

I want to start applying what I’ve learned in engineering to solve problems in real life situations.

One day I hope to make significant advances in helping hearing-impaired people to communicate better.

– Lauren Netherton, senior, electrical engineering

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College of Engineering Donor Honor Roll

1930-1939Frank J. and Hazel B. Gray L. George Platt Roy W. Vorhees, Jr. Vance E. Vorhees

1940-1949Frank M. and Astrid L. Brown Gustavus W. and Lucille B.

Center Albert Chotvacs and Lavonne

L. Nelsen Allen C. Gates Harold M. and Margaret A.

Ibach Wilbur E. and Erma E.

Ingalsbe Roger F. and Sarah

(Sunderland) Jesser Vincent D. and Dolores Leone Wretha C. Manley Everett V. and Billie K.

Richardson Vincent E. and Marlene

Shryack Leonard P. and Betty J. Zick

1950-1959Robert L. Aspinwall Robert C. and Thelma K.

Baker Robert J. and Linda L.

Bertorello Ted R. and Mary L. Blevins Donald W. Brown Edward A. and Beth K. Cecil Eugene C. and Donna G.

Diedrich Richard G. Farmer Ruben J. Fiechtner Max L. and Patricia H.

Goracke Charles J. and Marilyn Green Robert H., Jr. and Shirley A.

Hansen Thomas J. Hildreth Robert K. and Georgian K.

Hoshide Orval E. and Pauline A. Jones Keith P. Lautenbach H. Edward and Marjie P.

Lecuyer Calvin E. and Beverly J. Lewis Robert A. Longenbaugh Ted E. and Marie Lough Samuel W. and Wilhelmina M.

McCandless William L. McCarty, Jr. Eugene A. and Phyllis F. Miller F. Gordon Noble Lawrence W. Norquist William E. and Carolyn D.

Odell

William J. O’Donnell Raul Pettai Gilbert A. Reeser James F. and Walta S. Ruff Joan S. Sjostrom Lloyd J. and Julia H. (Johnson)

Spafford Charles A. and Geraldine M.

Stevens Ben and Georgianna Stillman Donald H. Tormohlen Carol W. Worth John M. Zasadzinski

1960-1969Steven A. Atkinson Ronald L. and Jean E. Beethe J. Dennis and Dorothy Bruner Will W. Burt Lynn R. and Mary C.

Carpenter Chris J. and Georgia J.

Christopher Jeris A. Danielson Burton L. and Sylvia K.

Darmour Glenn E. and Carolee DeWitt David J. and Ruth M.

Dingman Russell L. and Linda L.

Elsberry Philip T. Gibson Harry L. and Merlene E. Goff Walter K. and Susan R. Green Neil S. and Margaret B. Grigg Robert L. Grossman Robert S. and Carleen B.

Grossman Jerry L. and Juanita S. Harmon Dale F. Heermann Paul F. and Dolores J. Holley James W. Hunt Thomas L. Huntzinger William A. and Jean G. Hurt Elmer R. Jansson Paul J. Jones Thomas N. and Sally E. Keefer Donald W. Killmore Glenn E. and Doris R. Kirk Frank M. and Janice I. Knafelc Gary R. Knapp William C. and Carolyn A.

Kolzow Donald P. and Judy A. Kundert Allen E. and Patricia L. Lewis Stephen R. and Carolyn M.

Light Joseph P. and Carolyn P.

(Norris) Marcus John P. and Carol A. Mari Edwin C. and Kay (Short)

McDowell James A. Michaud Russel D. Mowrer Stanley R. and Janice J. Nau John L. New, Jr.

Thomas E. Norton Delbert G. Oliver Bill and Becky Parzybok Jayant P. and Pushpa J. Patel Raman K. and Pushpa R. Patel Jon A. Peterka David S. Renne and Paulette

Middleton W. Duane and Murva A.

Rodgers Larry A. and Kathleen A.

Roesner John W. and Pamela J. Sample Roger J. and Vicki D. Sams Ronald L. and Susan B. Saum Chester C. and Marjorie J.

Smith Paul S. and Margaret A.

Stephens George O. and Sharyl J.

Thomas Y. G. Tsuei Paul A. Wieselmann Thomas G. Wills Sharon L. Wilson Chih “Ted” and Eveline L. Yang Robert L. and Judith J.

Zamborelli Jeffrey G. Zybura

1970-1979Robert F. and Katherine J.

Adler Ronald L. and Shalah D. ArlianRobert D. Barley Joe A. and Carol D. Baxter John C. and Betty L. Becker Charles W. Binder John W. Briggs Douglas B. Chapman Harold L. and Florence E. Cole George K. Cotton William B. and Dea B. Danly Deanna S. Durnford Gregory R. Enders George R. Findling David A. Frazier Paul T. Gilbert Steven S. and Catherine H.

Glick Lloyd J. Gronning David V. and Mona Harmann Gary A. Hayes Robert C. and June M.

Hazelton Leonard S. and Connie L.

Heighes Keith D. and Kara L. Hjelmstad Huakuo and Rebekah Hwang Gerald and Nancy Isaacson Raju Jairam Norman B. and Krystal L.

Jansen Vernon N. Johnson, Jr. Brian J. Kurtz Wayne C. Kuse Daniel L. and Renee R. Law Donald J. and Susan C.

(Gathers) Law

Jim C. Loftis and Judith A. Billica

Hugh W. Lowham Scott S. Lynn Bruce C. and Anne T.

MacDonald Stephen J. and Nancy A.

Malyszko Patrick L. McCoy Charles A. McKnight James W. Mehring Jerry L. Mills Michael T. and Lori F.

Munekiyo Philip M. Myers James R. Noblett and Connie

H. King Jeffrey C. and Donalu P. O’Neil Dennis L. and Mary E. Peery Greg G. and Patricia Peters Ralph R. and Susan K. Peters Leslie W. Pittman Douglas S. and Janet Reese Robert K. Reich Michael A. Rider Matthew S. and Susan H.

Sakurada Delbert E. and Marie J. Seaver Loren E. and Deborah Snyder George R. and Patricia V. Stoll Travis E. and Hortense M.

Stripling John E. Stufflebean Gary K. Sutherland Robert W. Thresher James E. Trenam Albert C. and Marilyn S. Tuck Samuel E. and Sharon L.

VanZant Jonathan H. and Jane A. Votel Joseph S. Wakefield Charles E. Werner Eric R. and Dawn S. West F. C. and Rebecca E. Williams Thomas W. Williams and

Candace Merrill-Williams Carla J. Worley Lee W. Zieroth

1980-1989Thomas J. and Kristina M.

Aberle Brett B. and Danette S.

(Fuqua) Anderson John R. Anderson Mark J. and Sally C. Anderson Russell M. and Dana S.

Arakaki Gary S. and Lynn M. Barbari Gerald W. and Sandra J.

Baumann Bradley B. and Cheryl A. Bean Kris A. Berglund Kevin H. and Leslie A.

Blackham Anthony L. Blank and

Stephanie K. Bauer Aaron G. and Barbara Breen John R. and Roberta C. Brophy Jorg A. Brown

John D. Byers Grant R. and Alicia L. Cates Ray J. Chen Michael P. and Whitney A.

Clouthier Peggy K. Coleman Scott E. Crail M. Andrew and Kimberly H.

(Hull) Crouch Henry H. Curtis Kacey Cutler Stephen T. Dempsey Richard J. and Michelle H.

Detry Jacobus L. and Diana S.

Dietvorst Charles J. Duey Dennis M. and Lori L. Elliott Gregory J. and Mary C. Esterl John A. Falk Anthony B. Ferguson Thomas H. Fielding Darrell G. and Diana C.

Fontane Ernest J. Frey and Lorna M.

Hess-Frey John W. Gallagher Richard F. and Ingrid B.

Gordon Eric J. and Anne C. Gunther Fred T. Hansen Mark A. Hartwell Thomas A. Herzog Craig S. and Debra D.

Hornung Michael J. Hutter and Sandra

L. Hoefs David R. and Tamara J.

Homan Durl E. Jones Rick L. and Elaine M. Jones Christie K. Kallenbach Kenneth D. and Gail S. Kirwan Edward L. Knoll Gregory J. and Ann M. Koch Roy W. Koch Ralph W. Krause Jacob S. and Barbara V.

Langthorn Carl P. Lathan Ronald R., Jr. and Tonya L.

LePlatt Larry D. Madrid James D. McMillan David S. Melberg Robert A. and Leslie G.

Mussetter Martin R. Neunzert Lloyd H. Norquist Lee R. and Lisa A. Osman Curtiss L. and Rhonda J. Palin Kenneth J. Peters Edward C. Pino Jack D. Price and Duan Rong John W. Ratz Bloor and Patricia A. Redding Desi and Lisa (Loudon)

Rhoden Terry L. and Joette L. Rice Joseph M. Rizzo

Special Recognition of gifts $200 or more, January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007

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Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this donor honor roll. We sincerely apologize for misspelling or omitting names(s). We appreciate the opportunity to correct our records. Please advise us of any errors by calling (970) 491-3110 or e-mailing SupportEngineering@colostate.edu. Donors making a gift of $200 or more are listed in alphabeti-cal order according to decade of graduation. A list of all College of Engineering donors in the last calendar year is available at www.engr.colostate.edu/development/support_engineer ing/support_college.shtml.

Peter H. and Margaret J. Rude Terry A. and Leslie A. Ruhl Albert T. Rutledge Keith A. Schlagel Kevin L. Schroder Douglas M. and Theresa L.

Segura Mary C. Servais Richard A. and Jane L.

Shoemaker Daniel E. Siegfried and

Katherine M. Kohnen Kenneth R. Smith and Wendy

K. Mirr P. McCoy Smith Tracy L. Smith Chris J. and Nancy L. Steinauer Gregory C. Sturgeon Gregory K. Sullivan Mark G. Talvitie Marcia N. Tucker Kevin M. Valentine Pieter L. and Martha S. van der

Mersch Victor L. and Theresa L. Walker Michael L. and Elizabeth C.

(Caldwell) Walzel Duane A. and Ka Lyn Wegher Michael D. Wilkinson Mark A. Willcoxen Gwendolyn A. Williams Astrida K. Wilson Mark E. Winkler

1990-1999Eric L. and Kathleen Bracke David M. Burns Jay and Gretchen Chaffin Jennifer M. Cram Robert D. Culp Bradley W. and Wendy S. Davis Daniel J. Epstein and Judy A.

Dorsey Dickie FernandezAnthony G. Fischer and Shelly

A. Zumsteg Jason T. and Michelle M.

Gentry Christian T. Hall Eric M. Hayes Roger E. Hickman Gregory J. Kleen Michael F. and Wendy J.

Kostrzewa Henry H. and Linda Kunhardt Christopher W. Landsea and

Donna M. Bahr-Landsea Linda W. Lynch Jan B. and Jennifer L. Mickelsen Terrance W. and Mariaelena

Plymell Tava E. Smika Paul T. and Amy D. (Tinkum)

Sweeney Kevin E. Weed and Kelley S.

King Bradley D. Wind and Michelle

Miller Wind Li Zhu and Yan Cui

2000-2007Daniel J. Anttila P. Maxine Cottrell Stephanie A. Courtois

Jonathan R. Cullor Amanda K. Cunningham Robert D. Dix Christopher J. and Chriselda

L. Engel Ruth E. Johnson Sean P. McAtee David V. and Catherine C. Pizzi Michael H. Rector Eric P. and Brigette R. Ruffel Dennis W. Schmitt Michael D. Schultze

FriendsMaurice L. Albertson and

Audrey Olsen Faulkner Alan F. Anderson and Susan

P. James Mahmood R. and Sheida

Azimi-Sadjadi Louis and Lydia Balizet Robert F. and Susan E. Beede Jim and Joni Beikler John V. and Janet S. Black Landis L. and Lila M. Boyd Trey and Audra Brickner Patrick J. and Marcia Smith

Burns Clayton J. Campbell Edwin K. and Yat-Yee Chong Robert P. and Elizabeth M.

Coffin Timothy R. and Theresa I.

Corrigan Marvin E. and Lela K. Criswell David S. Dandy and Sonia M.

Kreidenweis Richard W. Dellenbach Dorothy M. Dreher William S. and Carolyn S.*

Duff William D. and Marcia C. Eads C. Dale Eriksen Tim Farrow Jean Fead Dave and Patricia K. Fritz Pam and Tony Gallogly Luis A. Garcia Richard M. and Peachy Goebel Irwin D. and Clarann J.

Goldring William E. and Diane M.

Graepler Lewis O. Grant Brian D. Guthrie Michael S. and Keana K. Hall Judson M. and Patricia A.

Harper David W. and Betty A.

Hendricks Rupert L. Herrick Roger E. and Diane E. Hively Lana S. Hoff Tito Howard and P.J. Howard Alan F. Ingram Richard H. and LaVonne J.

Johnson Samuel S. Johnson Jonathan JonesPierre Y. and Helga Julien Michael D. and Catherine C.

Kane Allan T. and Susan E.

Kirkpatrick

Robert P. and Carole T. Kitchell

Ted Kuck John E. and Amy S. Lawton Larry E. and Teresa L.

Longseth Timothy C. Martin Carol M. McConica Margaret K. McKinney Robert N. and Joan E.

Meroney Warren H. and Barbara

Mesloh Brian A. Moore Howard E. and Theresa B.

Munzel Vincent G. and Kathleen P.*

Murphy John D. and Darlene M.

Nelson Gregory G. Newell A. James and Barbara L.

Parfet Amy J. Pruden-Bagchi Steven C. Reising and Kathleen

A. Zaleski Don and Marilyn Robinson Thomas W. and Margaret L.

Robinson George C. Rogers Hiroshi Sakurai Thomas G. Sanders Steven L. Schaeffer Carol A. (Crook) and Louis L.

Scharf The Estate of Harold H. ShortThomas C. and Marjory M.

Shupert H.J. and Janet Siegel Thomas J. Siller Kenneth L. Snyder Patty S. Stulp Daniel K. and Kristin V.

Sunada Carl E. Swanson, III Monty F. and Melissa A. Taylor Wynona B. Thayer Erik G. and Sidney Thompson Thomas H. and Dee M.

Vonder Haar Robert C. and Brenda L. Ward Estate of Ruble Leroy

WehrmanSumith R. Wickramasinghe

and Xianghong Qian Bryan and Julie M. Willson C. Byron and Donna T. Winn Sandra Woods Kenneth R. Wright Jillian L. Yamartino

OrganizationsThe Active Network, Inc. Advanced Energy Industries,

Inc. Aerotech American International

Group, Inc. American Society of Civil

Engineers American Society of Civil

Engineers Colorado Section Anheuser-Busch, Inc.

Aqua Engineering, Inc. ARCS Foundation, Inc.,

Denver Chapter AVA Solar, Inc. Black and Veatch Corporation Burns & McDonnell CDM Cessna Aircraft Company ChevronTexaco CO Assn. of Geotechnical

Engineers, Inc. Construction Workforce

Foundation of Colorado Dalco Industries Inc. in

Memory of Alfred Triefus Jr. Dellenbach Chevrolet-

Cadillac-Subaru Diamond G Management, LLC E.I. du Pont de Nemours &

Company Eastman Kodak Company Elan Motorsports Technologies Enginuity Envirofit International, Ltd. Exxon Mobil Corporation IEEE JVA, Incorporated Kimley-Horn and Associates,

Inc. Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Corporation MAC Foundation Metalcraft Industries, Inc. Micro Motion, Inc. Miller Global Properties, LLC Obermeyer Hydro, Inc. Orbital Sciences Corporation Ayres Associates, Inc. PBS&J Foundation Inc. Riverside Technology, inc. S. A. Miro, Inc. Sam’s Club 6633 Solix Biofuels Sun Microsystems, Inc. Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. Tipton & Kalmbach, Inc. Trust TST, Inc. Consulting Engineers TurboCare, Inc. Union Pacific Foundation Urban Watersheds Research

Institute Vaisala, Inc.

Vector Property Services, LLC Woodward Governor

Charitable Trust Woodward Governor

Company Xcel Energy Foundation

Gifts on BehalfIndividualsMiller Family Trust Roy W. Vorhees, Jr. Living

Trust Kenneth L. and Cecile B.

SnyderOrganizations Artisan Integrated Systems,

Inc. Binder & Associates

Consulting, Inc. The Brendle Group, Inc. Burns & McDonnell

Foundation Cottman Transmission David Collins Painting Delphi Control Systems, Inc. DSE Earth Environmental Services,

Inc. ELB Engineering, LLC Employee’s Community Fund,

Boeing Co. EnCana Cares (USA)

Foundation The Engineering Company Gifts In Kind International HMC Int’l. Div., Inc. Irwin D. Goldring, Attorney

At Law John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Kuck Mechanical Contractors

Inc. Madrid Engineering Group,

Inc. Northrop Grumman

Corporation Randy’s P & H RP Associates, Inc. Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,

Inc. T. L. Rice, LLC Washington Group

International PAC Match Program

Lory Society, cumulative gifts of $1 million or more. Morgan Society, cumulative gifts of $100,000 to $999,999 President’s Society, cumulative gifts of $25,000 to $99,999 Frontier Society, planned gift investmentGreen text denotes President’s Council, annual gifts of $1,000 or more

* deceased

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Since visiting El Salvador, I have a strong appreciation for the effort people expend to have water to eat, clean, cook, and bathe.

Our project provides one community with a reliable and safe water source – something we take for granted.

– Eric Hettler, civil engineering student and president of CSU’s Engineers Without Borders chapter

By developing the manufacturing process that reduces the cost of solar panels, we move beyond generating electricity for

computers and electronic transactions, and we provide light sources to the poorest people, replacing kerosene lamps,

which cause deaths and illness.– W. Sampath, professor, mechanical engineering

Cardiovascular disease is the single leading cause of death in America and results in more than 16 million deaths worldwide

every year. Our research focuses on developing better heart valves using living tissues from animals and the patient’s own cells.

– Ken Reardon, professor, chemical and biological engineering