Recent Happenings in the School of Engineering and Computer Science

Plugged In - Electric vehicles are more than a hobby for engineering grad student Eva Hakannson.

ECE Department Growth - New leadership sparks growth in the ECE department.

TEDxDU - Participation from SECS at TEDxDU sparks a focus on technology innovation at DU.

Graduate Student Wins Big - Current graduate student awarded Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology Scholarship.

Alumni in lights - Alumnus, Camsie Matis, is making her mark in Washington D.C.  

Built to Specification - Academic programs designed to meet the needs of our corporate partners.

Pitch Black

DU Institute goes ballistic, testing materials' strength for clients

Awards & Recognition

Ely S. Parker Award - Dr. Robert Whitman was recently awarded the 2010 Ely S. Parker Leadership Award.  The purpose of the Ely. S. Parker award is to recognize those American Indian individuals who have made significant long-term contributions in the Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, Technology, Health or related fields; and who have served the American Indian Community in an exemplary manner.  Through this recognition, AISES develops and academy of role models for future generations to emulate.  The Ely. S. Parker award is the AISES' highest honor. National Science Foundation Career Award - Dr. Siavash Pourkamali was recently awarded the NSF Career Award.  Dr. Pourkamali states the objective of this project is to develop an integrated research and educational program around high frequency actuated nanoscale resonant structures.  This new class of nano-electromechanical devices can lead to more integrated highly stable electronic frequency references as well as ultra high resolution bio-molecular and chemical sensors.  This project targets several challenging aspects of development of such devices including nano-precision batch fabrication and self-controlled frequency trimming.

John Evans Professorship - Dr. Mario Lopez is the recipient of the John Evans Professorship Award.  The basis for the selection of the Evans Professorship shall be the attainment of national and international distinction for outstanding research or other creative, scholarly achievement that has significantly affected his/her field. 

International Planning Competition - Dr. Nathan Sturtevant from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Denver and his team recently won the Multi-Core satisficing track of the International Planning Competition.  The competition involves institutions from around the world competiting against one another.