Explore CU Engineering Day for Admitted Students
March 8, 2008

Explore CU Engineering Day for admitted students will be an excellent opportunity to explore the award-winning facilities and talk with faculty, staff, and students at CU-Boulder, especially if you didn’t have an opportunity to join us for the Engineering Sampler last fall. 

This event for students who have been admitted into the College of Engineering and Applied Science offers you the opportunity to attend overview departmental sessions with faculty and academic advisors that feature Q&A sessions and discussion of major requirements.  In addition, there will be sessions on the International Engineering Certificate, financial aid and scholarships, and the Engineering Honors Program. You will also have the opportunity to tour some of the outstanding laboratory facilities of the College of Engineering and Applied Science that are available to undergraduates of the College.  Please see the facility descriptions below for more information.

If you have any questions about Explore CU Engineering Day, contact Lelei Finau-Starkey at finau@colorado.edu, or call 303-492-1146.

• For information on various lab facilities, click here. 

• For information on undergraduate majors offered in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU-Boulder, click here. 

• To see a schedule, click here. 

• If you will be joining us from out of state, please click here for information about planning your trip to Boulder. 

• For directions to the College of Engineering and Applied Science, parking information, and check-in information click here. 

Click here to register.  Upon arrival and registration on March 8th, you will receive an agenda outlining your sessions and/or facility tours.  Space is limited and we will send you an e-mail confirmation shortly after you submit your application.

Active Learning Information

Explore CU Engineering Day offers sessions offering students information about the Active Learning Program.  Whether you are intrigued by research and considering a career in academia, interested in using engineering to help others, or eager to get a head-start on your career, active learning can help get you where you want to go. The college’s goal is to provide all students with the opportunity to participate in enrichment experiences and partnerships with individual faculty and professionals in discovery (research), service and professional (internships and co-ops) learning.  For more information about the active learning program, please visit the Active Learning Program website.

Lab Facility Descriptions

Colorado Space Grant Consortium: Provides students access to space through innovative courses, real-world hands-on telescope and satellite programs, and interactive outreach programs. Our students interact with engineers and scientists from NASA and aerospace companies to develop, test, and fly new space technologies and to support our outreach and teaching programs.

CU Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE): Formula SAE is a global design competition that challenges students to design and manufacture a single seat race car. Working as a team, students apply classroom knowledge and gain practical engineering experience while controlling all aspects of a large engineering project.
 
George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Lab (NEES): The NEES facility includes a hydraulic earthquake simulator featuring fast hybrid testing capable of analyzing a structure simultaneously using computer modeling and a physical model in the laboratory.

Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL): The ITLL is a state-of-the-art undergraduate design facility that provides 34,400 square feet where students can engage in hands-on design activities, including a plaza that facilitates interdisciplinary, team-based projects, along with manufacturing and electronics centers where students can create what they dream.

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Major Descriptions

• Aerospace Engineering Sciences -- Prepares students in the design, testing, and operation of complex aerospace and related systems. Career opportunities range from becoming an astronaut, to designing the next generation of aircraft or spacecraft, or working on the technical requirements of advanced projects, to monitoring our global habitat via remote sensing from space.
  
   
• Applied Mathematics -- Prepares students to mathematically model and solve problems that are at the core of many scientific, engineering, and business disciplines. The applied mathematician on a research and development team serves as a key resource, contributing a broad knowledge of mathematical techniques to the analysis, modeling and design of new products.
  
   
• Architectural Engineering -- Prepares students to design and build facilities that improve our standard of living and quality of life. Architectural engineers are problem-solvers who meet the challenges of energy needs, building systems, urban development, and community planning. Sub-disciplines include structural systems, lighting and electrical systems, mechanical systems, and construction management.
  
   
• Chemical Engineering -- Prepares students for careers in a range of industries including biotechnology, consumer products, petrochemicals, semiconductors, medicine, environment, and materials. Modern industry depends on chemical engineers to tailor manufacturing technology to the requirements of their products. Exploring the structure of protein molecules, the functioning of cells, and the growth and regeneration of tissues are among the new frontiers.
  
   
• Chemical and Biological Engineering -- Prepares students for careers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medicine and materials.  This degree program adapts a core chemical engineering curriculum to allow for greater depth in biological aspects of chemical engineering.   Exploring the structure of protein molecules, the functioning of cells, and the growth and regeneration of tissues are among the new frontiers that chemical and biological engineering students will address.
  
   
• Civil Engineering -- Prepares students in the design and construction of structures and transportation systems, the transmission of water and control of rivers, the development of water resources, land reclamation, and to solve problems in the physical environment. Civil engineers are meeting the challenges of pollution, drinking water, energy and transportation needs, urban development and community planning, to enable day-to-day operations of society..
  
   
• Computer Science -- Prepares students for a wide range of careers in the computing field through knowledge of computing at all levels, its theoretical and mathematical aspects, the interdependence of hardware and software, and the challenge of large-scale software production and engineering principles used to meet that challenge. Elective areas of study include computer networks, artificial intelligence, databases, and computer graphics.
  
   
• Electrical Engineering -- Prepares students to design and advance new electrical or electronic systems, devices, and instruments, which play a role in nearly every industry. Areas of specialization include electro-magnetics and wave propagation, optoelectronics, digital signal processing and communications, power electronics, solid-state materials and devices, controls, and computer engineering.
  
   
• Electrical and Computer Engineering -- Prepares students to work in the field of computer engineering, advancing computer hardware design and the construction of digital systems. This degree combines the fundamentals of electrical engineering with computer system design and programming, making graduates well positioned for a career in many industries.
  
   
• Engineering Physics -- Prepares students for research, development and entrepreneurial careers in many frontier areas of engineering, including quantum devices, ultra fast lasers, adaptive optics, cryogenic electronics, computer simulation of physical systems, solar cells, magnetic storage technology, micro-mechanical systems, and molecular electronics.
  
   
• Environmental Engineering -- Prepares students to assess and develop engineering solutions to environmental problems impacting the quality of the biosphere, land, water, and air. Environmental engineers work in a multidisciplinary arena on issues of safe drinking water, wastewater processing, solid and hazardous waste disposal, indoor and outdoor air pollution, human health and ecological risk management, and pollution prevention through product or process design.
  
   
• Mechanical Engineering -- Prepares students for careers in a variety of sectors through the study of engineering design, manufacturing, and systems engineering. Specific technical areas include biomedical engineering, micro- and nano-technology, environmental engineering, design and manufacturing, fluid mechanics, industrial engineering, materials science, solid mechanics, systems engineering and thermal science.
  
   
• Open Option -- This program provides the opportunity for new freshmen to delay their selection of a specific engineering major until the end of their first year of study.

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Schedule

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