Partner with Us
Whether you're a member of our alumni, a member of the business community or just interested in giving back, there are many ways to partner with the CU Boulder's Paul M. RadyÌýDepartment of Mechanical Engineering.Ìý
Volunteer Opportunities
Alumni and industry volunteers provide valuable insight and mentoring for current mechanical engineering students. Please reach out to katherine.mcconnell@colorado.edu for more information about the opportunities below.
- Guest lectures about your career path or a relevant technical topic
- Panels to share job search and/or career insights with current students
- Industry tours to introduce students to your field of work
- Mock interviews to help students practice for upcoming job interviews
- Informational interviews to allow students to ask questions about your work and advice for them as new engineers
Sponsor a Senior Design Project
Design CenterÌýColorado (DCC) fosters innovative, technical collaborations with business, industry, and government agencies. One DCC initiative involves bringing projects to undergraduate and graduate students in mechanical engineeringÌýwhere integrated teams of 4 to 6 undergraduate students (3 to 4 graduate students), a faculty advisor, and an industry mentor develop workable solutions.ÌýStudent teams work on assigned projects for two consecutive semesters and deliver tested, functional hardware and documentation to the industry sponsor at the completion of the project.
Benefits of sponsoring a project:
- Sponsors obtain functional hardware with documentation at the end of the project.
- Sponsors benefit from new ideas and approaches undertaken by student teams of either graduate or undergraduate students.
- Close interaction with student teams provides sponsors with a unique opportunity for recruiting new graduates.
- Integrated teams comprised of faculty members, industry sponsorsÌýand students focus on the successful completion of the project.
- Sponsored projects are showcased to the local community as well as other companies at a public design exposition each spring.
Collaborate with Faculty for Sponsored Research
Faculty members at CU Boulder are eager to collaborate and have varying capabilities and areas of expertiseÌýin the following research areas.ÌýBe sure to check out ourÌýResearch Overview SlidesÌýfor a quick look at faculty members and their unique capabilities and areas of expertise.Ìý
You may also be interested in learning more about research by focus area as follows:
- Air Quality
- Biomedical
- Materials
- Mechanics of Materials
- Micro/Nanoscale
- Robotics and Systems Design
- Thermo Fluid Sciences
Join ME Partners
ME Partners support the education of students and the mission of the department by bringing industry connections and enabling project-based learning.Ìý
ME Partners collaborate by:
- SponsoringÌýsenior design and graduate design course projects
- ProvidingÌýresources to maintain and enhance project-based courses
- DeliveringÌýseminars to graduate and undergraduate students
- ServingÌýas guest lecturers for academic courses
- SupportingÌýplant/lab site visits for students
- ConnectingÌýstudents with internship opportunities
- ServingÌýas adjunct faculty members, as needed
Benefits of becoming an ME Partner include:
- Networking with colleagues
- Student recruitment opportunities for jobs/internships
- OpportunitiesÌýto shape education for up-and-coming engineers
- Solutions to engineering problems through senior design projects
- New ideas and approaches to company problems
- Functioning hardware with documentation
- Outreach and promotion of your involvement
Connect with Industry & Foundations Relations
Industry & Foundation RelationsÌýat CU Boulder connects local, national and international companies to the people, services, projects and resources they need to support business growth and development.
To learn more about partnering with the department, please email katherine.mcconnell@colorado.edu.Ìý