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Greetings, everyone!
Welcome back! I hope that each one of you had a relaxing break and that you and your loved ones are healthy. Here’s to a better 2023 for all of us!
As we open a new chapter with the spring semester, I am excited about the promise of new opportunities and a fresh start to begin anew.
We have many faculty and staff searches underway, all making progress toward finding new members for our UW team. The full legislature will soon be looking at our supplemental ask for an increase in our Tier-1 budget. Recommended by both the Governor and the Joint Appropriations Committee, it would help us bring on more faculty and staff, add more GA lines, and help stimulate new research. Keep your fingers crossed! And we’ll be letting you know about some upcoming Spring events, such as the Awards Banquet in April. More details to follow.
Looking for something fun to do this semester? Check out the composite athletics schedule here, and consider making some plans to cheer on our College’s student athletes in wresting, men’s and women’s basketball, track and field, tennis and swimming and diving.
I know it can be easy to lose sight of the good things that are happening around us, but we have much to be proud of here in the college! I wish you all the very best as we move into the new semester.
Warm regards,
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UW Alumni Association Seeks Nominations for 2023 Awards
The UW Alumni Association is accepting nominations for fall 2023 awards. Applications submitted now through Feb. 28 will be reviewed, and awardees will be chosen this spring. Those awardees will be honored in the fall. Click here to learn more.
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Scholarships Awarded in Martin Knauss Experiential Energy Education Competition
Students in the UW’s School of Energy Resources (SER) and the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences recently received scholarship awards as part of the Martin Knauss Experiential Energy Education competition. Learn more here.
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UW Faculty Members Encouraged to Submit Papers for Release in Advance
UW faculty members who have upcoming research papers that will be published in the following journals -- Nature, Science or the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences -- are encouraged to let UW Institutional Communications know well in advance.
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UW Faculty Members Can Be Added to Experts List
UW Institutional Communications is looking to expand its UW faculty expert list. Discover more on how you can be added to the expert list here.
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Nominations for UW Women in STEM Own It! Awards Open
Nominations are being accepted for the seventh annual Own It! Awards for women who make a difference in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the University of Wyoming. Find out more about the awards here.
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UW Planetarium Will Explore ‘Hearts in the Sky’ During February
The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will put a spotlight on Valentine’s Day during February. Learn more about the upcoming programs here.
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The School of Computing (SoC) is Growing
The SoC is very excited to welcome new staff and visitors who will contribute to their mission to provide new academic programs and new opportunities for research and engagement in computing. Learn more about the new members here.
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Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Professor Selected to be Career Mentoring Fellow
Congratulations to Dept. of Physics & Astronomy Professor Rudi Michalak on being selected as a Career Mentoring Fellow by the American Physical Society (APS). Way to go, Rudi Michalak!
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Want to Honor Someone?
The CEPS Awards and Recognition Committee is looking for nominations for our Hall of Fame, Distinguished Engineer/Scientist and Distinguished Service Award. Complete details about award descriptions and nomination forms are available online here.
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Catch Up On Past CEPS Dean's Newsletters
Missed any of the previous CEPS Dean's Newsletters? Discover all of the CEPS Dean's Newsletters here.
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Who Do You Contact For Building Issues?
If you encounter or hear of any building issues please contact CEPS Facilities Manager Steve Salmans at (307) 766-6170 or by email.
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UW Semester break
Feb. 17
View UW calendar here.
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Professional Development Corner | | |
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Creating an inclusive environment is by no means a passive act. It’s a deliberately cultivated, highly complex skill set that can be learned over time with the right kind of mindset—and the right guiding principles: humility, bravery, and dedication. Join instructor Dereca Blackmon to find out why inclusive communicators are better able to recruit and retain talent, navigate crisis and conflict, and develop higher levels of executive buy-in—in practically any work environment.
Examine the latest research and current best practices on the critical effects that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging can have on the long-term success of a business. Find out how to cultivate safer, more inclusive spaces by promoting allyship, building a culture of empathy, and acknowledging common challenges such as privilege, ignorance, human error, and cultural insensitivity. Along the way, Dereca draws examples from her own personal journey to help you put your new principles into practice.
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UW Student Team One of Seven to Advance in NASA Design Challenge | |
A team of UW students is one of seven student teams selected to advance to the second phase of NASA’s 2023 Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (NExT) engineering design challenge.
Seven undergraduate students in the UW College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, dubbed the UW Space Rangers, designed and built the Lunar Lasso, a device that can install a zip tie during an extravehicular activity in microgravity. Team members are Garrett Post, of Alpine; Austen Williamson and Daniel Wisler, both of Cheyenne; Isaac Siurek, of Broomfield, Colo.; Abigail Hobbs, of Denver, Colo.; and Tyler Brewer and Nicholas Shields, of Littleton, Colo.
“The students did an amazing job putting together a very detailed and thorough proposal, and I am so pleased that their efforts and design have been recognized,” says Kari Strube, an assistant lecturer of mechanical engineering and the team adviser. “Being one of only seven teams accepted to continue nationwide is a huge accomplishment. I am sure that our UW team will continue to do us proud.”
Keep reading to learn more here.
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Cline Chair Haibo Zhai Publishes New Collaborative Studies on Carbon Capture | |
Roy L. and Caryl L. Cline Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Associate Professor Haibo Zhai has published two new research articles in Materials Today Sustainability with his collaborators in the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Their studies present novel microwave-accelerated regeneration of sorbents for applications to post-combustion carbon capture and direct air capture. This microwave-accelerated swing technology has the potential to largely decrease the energy and water requirements for carbon removal. These studies also have established a solid foundation for their further collaboration on systems analysis regarding large-scale applications of this novel technology.
Discover more on this latest research here and here.
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Dept. of Energy and Petroleum Engineering Announces Newly Redesigned Master’s Program | |
The Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering would like to announce that if you have an undergraduate degree in science or engineering and would like to join the exciting oil & gas/energy industry, you should consider the newly redesigned Master’s program in Energy and Petroleum Engineering.
The new degree format allows for a course-based program, available in-person and via distance delivery mode (DDM).
They have developed four specialization options in energy, data analytics, advanced drilling, and blockchain, specifically for this new course-based format.
The degree requires a total of 10 courses/30 credit hours to be completed.
For more information, please contact vrasouli@uwyo.edu or muryfois@uwyo.edu.
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