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This month, the College of Engineering and Applied Science is highlighting members of its community who identify as Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander and are making contributions as researchers, instructors, student leaders and alumni.

Amir Behzadan, professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, hosted a workshop where participants were introduced to human-centered AI applications in disaster management and encouraged to work toward ways to adopt AI-informed solutions.

The Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder recently organized the Asian American and Pacific Islanders: All New Year Festival. More than 450 people attended the cultural celebration, which featured important cultural aspects through art, music, dance, language and cuisine.

The ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Wind Team is harnessing their passion for renewable energy in the fight against climate change and was selected as one of 12 winning universities for phase two of the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder and Colorado State University researchers are teaming up to improve river water quality using machine learning.

The student-run Computer Science Graduate Professional Development Club and co-sponsors organized a student coding challenge with Amazon Web Services including prizes and networking opportunities.

Kaustav Bera, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship to study gut diseases.

Assistant professors Kayla Sprenger and Laurel Hind are on a collaborative mission to explore solutions for mitigating cognitive decline in individuals living with HIV. This decline can be caused by both the virus itself and antiretroviral drugs.

George Kurtz, a senior in architectural engineering, and Daniel Donado Quintero, a first-year civil engineering doctoral student, came together to rebuild their professor's home after it was destroyed in the Marshall Fire.

Palmer Dick-Montez is receiving major kudos as he graduates with a mechanical engineering degree—three different outstanding graduate awards.