Employee Spotlight

  • Amy and her family in the mountains
    What have been some meaningful ways in which you have felt welcomed to CEAS?I have been a “Forever Buff� – my parents are both CU alumni and have been football season ticket holders since they were in school, and I have fond memories of being a
  • Brooke relaxes on a rock outcropping during a hike
    I grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, with my twin and older sister. Having been born and raised there, I remain a diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan to this day. I went to the University of Arkansas, where I earned a BA in English
  • Victoria sits on the boardwalk next to a hot spring in Yellowstone
    I was born in England but have lived in Colorado since I can remember. I did my undergrad at CU, where I started working in mechanical engineering as a student employee in 2008, and I’ve been here ever since. After I graduated, I spent several years
  • Tomoko looking up at a rock formation during a hike
    I was born in Tokyo, Japan, and moved to Colorado for graduate school. Since then, I have been living in this beautiful state. After completing my degrees â€” PhD in materials science from Colorado School of Mines and MS in electrical
  • Robyn Sandekian
    Robyn will be retiring in May after spending nearly 30 years with ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. For her Employee Spotlight, she reflected on the work she has done to “change the face of CU Engineering.â€�
  • Luis and Ariana take a selfie on Norlin Quad
    Luis Villalobos is an alum of ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, having earned his bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies. As the engineering recruitment senior specialist, Luis works to bring in the brightest and hardest-working young minds to CU
  • Meredith with her husband and son
    After bouncing through North Carolina and Japan (Marine Corps JAG attorney father) I grew up in the DC Metro area, did undergrad at CSU, and was fortunate to linger in New England for nearly 20 years as both a lifeguard in the
  • Grace Burleson and a friend in Times Square
    I am a multi-disciplinary researcher focused on engineering design methods for social impact and sustainable development applications: I am passionate about improving design practices for the benefit of humanity! I am a new
  • Dorothy Noble hiking in the mountains
    My name is Dorothy, and I have been working in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering since 2008, first as a PRA in Scott Summers’ lab, while I pursued a master’s degree, and since 2016 as the
  • Sarah with her husband and dog on a rocky point with snow-covered mountains and fall leaves in the background
    Sarah advises first- and second-year students at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction who are pursuing degrees through the CU-CMU Engineering Partnership Program. She holds a master’s degree in rehabilitation and
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