Engineering Education
Associate Research Professor Daniel Knight and Professor Michael Hannigan are leading an outreach program that connects Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder students with rural high schools to introduce hands-on engineering experiences in the classroom. The initiative, known as the Science and Engineering Inquiry Collaborative (SCENIC), serves 12 schools and nearly 700 high school students across rural Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô each year, turning local questions about air and soil quality into real-world research projects.
Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder's journey toward gender parity in engineering is a clear signal that diversity in STEM is achievable. In just two decades, CEAS has transformed its engineering landscape, growing its female undergraduate class from 18% in 2003 to 30% in 2023. CEAS’s fall 2023 class, includes 41% female students, up 27% from two decades ago. Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder clinched a top spot in 2022 for the highest percentage of first-year female engineering students from the American Society for Engineering Education.
The University of Ä¢¹½Ó°Òô Boulder has been selected as aÌýUnited States Space Command Academic Engagement Enterprise member.The new national program is designed to expand collaboration and academic exchanges between universities and U.S. Space
Komarek and co-authors, BielefeldtÌýand Knight won Best Paper LEAD DivisionÌýand the Best Overall Professional Interest Council (PIC) paper award across a group of divisions at the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition 2022 last summer.