Tier-1 Engineering Initiative Appreciation

A Call to Excellence

In May 2012, Governor Mead, the State Legislature and the Wyoming Governor’s Energy, Engineering, STEM Integration Task Force articulated a vision to propel the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) and the University of Wyoming (UW) to the realms of excellence in instruction, research and service. UW’s leadership, faculty and staff are committed to this vision; and equally important, UW’s industry partners have embraced this vision and will help actualize it.

On March 5, Governor Mead and the Wyoming State Legislature approved biennium funding of $8 million for Phase 1 of the Engineering Initiative, in addition to the $18.4 million for facilities development.

The faculty, staff and students of the College of Engineering and Applied Science are most grateful for this support. We also appreciate greatly the wisdom and dedication of the Task Force members and so many of our alumni and champions, who guided this effort and helped make it happen. We are honored by their vote of confidence and will strive to fulfill our collective ambition of becoming a Tier-1 institution.

Please read the full letter UW Tier-1 Initiative: College of Engineering and Applied Science by Dean Gasem, College of Engineering and Applied Science.

The Tier-1 Initiative in Action

Excellence in undergraduate education
	UW McNair Scholar's Research Project Chosen for 'Posters on the Hill' Event February 11, 2014 — When Talysa Stockert was a child, she and her father shared time taking apart home appliances and putting them back together.
Productive economic development through partnerships.
	Green House Data Partners with the Department of Computer Science – Industrial Affiliates Program The Department of Computer Science is pleased to welcome Green House Data as the most recent partner in its Industrial Affiliates program.
World-class research and graduate education.
	UW Assistant Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award To Dig Deeper into Rock and Fluid Interactions By studying oil and its effects on heterogeneous rocks in the subsurface, Lamia Goual plans to create an advanced computer model that will benefit both the environmental and energy industries.
K-14 STEM education
	Learning With Robots Every Thursday since October 2013, a number of Laramie’s middle and high school students have been coming to campus to play with robots. In the process, they   learn math, science and programming.