Celebrating our 2019 Accomplishments
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Happy holidays, colleagues! With finals week upon us, I want to take a moment again to thank you all for working so hard for our students. You are on the home stretch to a well-deserved break where you can be with family and friends, and recharge for the spring semester.
I hope you will all join us for the Holiday Gathering on Tuesday, December 17 at the Alice Hardie Stevens Center. The committee has a great event planned and have also chosen the Laramie Foster Closet as our charity for donations. As a special thank you, we'll be drawing door prizes for gift certificates to local restaurants. Please email
Jeanne Moede if you haven't already RSVP'd.
In other great news, I'm excited to share that student applications for the 2020-21 academic year for the CEAS are up compared to December 2018. While we still have much work to do, it's encouraging to see our efforts coming to fruition. If you have ideas for increasing student enrollment, please know my door is open and I'm eager to hear your thoughts.
I also want to thank our partners over at the UW Foundation for setting a record-breaking year during the 2019 annual Giving Day. The CEAS received donations from
68 individuals and entities totaling $1,018,404! The college benefits immensely from these gifts, and each year the CEAS has increased its total number of donors because they believe in what you are doing for our students.
We have several more thoughtful stories below, and please continue to
send newsletter items so we may include your news each month. Enjoy your families, friends and time together as we ring in the New Year!
Warm regards,
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UW Professor's Software To Help Make Weather Forecasts Faster
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Living in Wyoming, you know how very quickly weather can change. Until recently, weather forecasts could only be updated every 6-12 hours within a several mile radius. Thanks to Professor Suresh Muknahallipatna and his high-performance computing group, IBM GRAF (Global High-Resolution Atmospheric Forecasting System) was just rolled out across the world to be able to predict weather up to
12 TIMES FASTER in a much smaller radius.
This is an incredibly big deal and will change the way many countries can adjust for safety precautions in fast-moving weather.
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Please Join Us Friday, December 13
The CEAS will be hosting a special convocation for students, staff and faculty this Friday, December 13. Join us in the Arts and Sciences Auditorium at 5:30 p.m. followed by a special reception inside the EERB.
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ESP Camp Program Applications Open in January
The most popular K-12 engineering program will begin accepted applications starting early January 2020. This program is open to any regional high school junior, and female applicants are encouraged to apply. Students can
sign up for more information here.
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New Internship Prepared Course Gains Popularity for Spring Semester
The CEAS Career Services Team have helped launch an internship prepared course for students this spring. So far, 20
students have enrolled to help enrich their resume building skills and prepare them for their future careers. Way to go, Ann Jones and Tyler Grabner!
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Advising Center Team Member's Article Distributed to Over 14,000 Readers
Char Lessenger, an academic advising professional, was published in NACADA’s most recent issue.
Her article
Advising Emerging Adults: How Adult Education Theory Can Inform the Advising Practices of Traditional Undergraduate Students is testament to the quality of advising she provides each day to our students. Great job, Char!
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Ruben Gamboa Publishes First Book—
Essential Logic for Computer Science
Computer Science Department Head Ruben Gamboa has published his first book which was co-written by Rex Page. Ruben used his sabbatical at the University of Oklahoma to research the book a few years ago. Great work on this achievement!
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Robin Hill from Computer Science Interviewed About Coding Ethics
UW retiree and temporary lecturer Robin Hill was interviewed by Conditio Humana, an online publication covering technology, artificial intelligence and ethics. Robin is a regular blog contributor for the organization, writing
posts about philosophy in computer science.
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Faculty Member Contributes Unique Topic to Mechanical Engineering Field
Kevin Kilty, an associate lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, has
published his paper,
"The Geochemistry of Intrusive Sediment Sampled from the 1st Century CE Inscribed Ossuaries of James and the Talpiot Tomb, Jerusalem". Congratulations, Kevin!
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New Process Control Minor Gaining Traction in Other States
John Tatarko, chemical engineering associate professor of practice, presented a lecture at Brigham Young University on Dec. 5 on UW's new minor in Process Control Engineering. BYU is actively involved in control engineering research, particularly in the area of algorithm development.
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Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Receives "Top Profs" Award
Joe Holles recently received the "Top Profs" award. Joe was nominated by Wesley Nietfield, a student from the Department of Chemical Engineering. Members of the Cap and Gown Chapter of Mortar Board selected professors who have positively influenced students' lives and go above and beyond to help them succeed. Nice work, Joe!
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Congratulations to Ruben Gamboa and family, whose son is now attending the prestigious Stanford University, where he's planning on majoring in "probably not computers."
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It is with great sadness that we share UW Emeritus Professor in Atmospheric Science John Marwitz passed on Nov. 23. John retired in 1999 after a distinguished 50-year career with UW, being part of the original cadre of three faculty members who shaped the department as the research aircraft activity gained steam in the late 1960s. His passion contributed significantly to the development of the King Air which arrived in 1977, becoming PI in the King Air's Bureau of Reclamation-funded project, which motivated the acquisition of the aircraft.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with Assistant Professor Morteza Dejam and his family after the recent passing of his father. Please keep your thoughts with Morteza for a safe journey as he travels internationally to be with his loved ones.
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Graduation Convocation
Friday, December 13
5:30 p.m.
Reception to follow at EERB
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Winter Commencement
Saturday, December 14
10:00 a.m.
Students arrive at 9:00 a.m.
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CEAS Holiday Gathering
Tuesday, December 17
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Professional Development Corner
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Are you making the most of LinkedIn?
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LinkedIn is a powerful networking tool and widely used in higher education. Did you know the CEAS has over 2,600 followers and receives almost 14,000 engagements per month on LinkedIn?
It is important to share our news and research with alumni, faculty, staff and students. If you haven't created a profile, consider doing so and adding
The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences as your employer during setup. Having a profile allows us to tag you in featured news and can increase user engagement
by as much as 750%!
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CEAS Foundation Team Helps Set Record-Breaking Giving Day
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Shortly before the UW Foundation’s flagship fundraising event, Teddi Freedman and Craig Russow traveled to Texas to meet with Giving Day champions from the Ellis Family Foundation.
The Ellis family made a record-breaking gift of $1 million on Giving Day that will support the CEAS through the F.E. "Tut" and V. Diane Ellis President's Endowed Scholarship. Generations of students will have unparalleled opportunities because of their generosity.
Thank you, Teddi and Craig, for helping to build relationships with our alumni!
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"Live Local. Work Local" Gives Students Inside Look at Life in Wyoming
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Students were provided with an opportunity to increase their awareness of Wyoming communities, companies and careers at the annual
Live Local. Work Local. event. They traveled to southwest Wyoming Nov. 6-8 and toured various companies and sites, including an underground mine tour at Genesis Alkali and an above-ground mine tour of Tata Chemicals. The trip was in partnership with the Sweetwater Economic Development Coalition and several other southwest Wyoming community and civic organizations.
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First Ever
Water Science Carnival
a Huge Hit with Local Elementary School
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Civil and Architectural Engineering Associate Professor Jonathan Brant and his Water Reuse graduate class hosted second graders from Linford Elementary School at the first-ever Water Science Carnival on Dec. 6. The group helped educate these budding engineers on topics related to water, while sparking their interest in science and engineering. Thank you to Cindy Jones for helping capture the day, and special kudos to all our graduate students who dressed up as superheroes for this wonderful event!
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Chemical Engineering Junior is a Rising Star in Undergraduate Research
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Honors student and role model to many, Jacy Busboom was recently recognized for a poster award in breast cancer research. Jacy is a chemical engineering junior and competed at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual student conference following an undergraduate research grant from the National Science Foundation. This young woman is a shining star, and we know she's going to do big things! You can read the press release about Jacy's research and award by
clicking here.
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Tau Beta Pi Border War Blood Drive a Major Success!
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Tau Beta Pi students, engineering's honors society, hosted the annual Border War Blood Drive against CSU to see which school could gain the most amount of blood donations. The first day was a record turnout thanks to the hard work of Tau Beta Pi students and its advisers. While UW lost by only three units, 67 total units were collected and will go toward saving
201 lives! Outstanding work, students!
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Brant Leads Research to Boost Oilfield Wastewater Treatment
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Congratulations to Jonathan Brant who received a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to lead research on improving oil and gas wastewater discharge in Wyoming’s Green River Basin.
Read the press release here.
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Unique Research Creates Collaboration Among Alumni, Faculty and Students
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Mechanical Engineering Professor Carl Frick and Associate Professor Ray Fertig are leading a nearly $1 million grant from the DOE to investigate a fundamentally new approach to fabrication of gas turbine engine vanes using additive manufacturing (3D printing) of ceramic matrix composites with optimized cooling design. Graduate student Jackson Rambough and Stephan Brinckmann, a Ph.D. candidate, have been hired to execute certain areas of the research.
Read the release.
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December Inspirational Phone Background
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Click the button below to download and save this inspirational image to your phone!
"Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone"
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