Are you passionate about creating a sustainable future? Hear from our amazing alumni, like Noah Kaiser, who recounts what he loved about his experience with the Mortenson Center including the impactful mentorship from faculty member Carlo Salvinelli. We're excited to invite you to apply for the new Professional Master's in Global Resilience & Sustainability Engineering! This program is your opportunity to take your education to the next level, gain hands-on experience and make a real impact. The priority deadline is December 1, but we welcome applications after that. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dEgNl7
Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience
Higher Education
Boulder, Colorado 984 followers
Education, research & partnerships to improve development tools, policy & practice & positively impact vulnerable people
About us
The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience at the University of Colorado Boulder combines education, research, and partnerships to improve development tools and practice. We train engineers to recognize the issues at the core of development challenges, and collaborate with partners across the CU Boulder and the world to create sustainable, scalable, evidence-based and multidisciplinary solutions to global development problems. Our program provides multiple pathways for engineers to enter the field of global engineering. The Mortenson Center promotes the role and skills of engineers in identifying and addressing the unequal and unjust distribution of access to basic services such as water, sanitation, energy, food, transportation and shelter, and places an emphasis on identifying the drivers, determinants and solutions favoring equitable access. Through our curriculum, we: -Introduce students to the historical causes and present conditions of global inequality, and identify the opportunities and limitations of professional engineering engagement. -Empower students and working professionals to engage in a historically contextualized, anti-imperial contribution to global engineering. Identify and promote the relevance and role of the engineering profession in supporting the reduction of poverty and increasing prosperity. -Identify and promote the relevance and role of the engineering profession in supporting the reduction of poverty and increasing prosperity.
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https://www.colorado.edu/center/mortenson/
External link for Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Boulder, Colorado
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2008
- Specialties
- development, engineering, professional master's, education, global engineering, graduate education, research, water sanitation and hygiene, air quality, and poverty reduction
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4001 Discovery Dr
Boulder, Colorado 80303, US
Employees at Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience
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Alex Johnson
Executive, Planning Commissioner, Farmer
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Nancy Wright
Finance Manager Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience University of Colorado Boulder
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Denis Muthike
A specialist in climate risks and resilience, geospatial data analytics, and satellite earth observations.
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Laura MacDonald
Managing Director at the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, University of Colorado Boulder
Updates
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The Colorado WASH Symposium is a conference at the University of Colorado Boulder that has been student-run since 2012. They are accepting abstracts through November 22nd. This year's theme is Resilience, Sustainability & Equity Through WASH.
The 2025 WASH Symposium Call for Abstracts is now open! We are so excited to announce that this year's symposium will be held March 13th and 14th as a hybrid event. Please consider submitting an abstract to present by November 22nd and help share about your experience in the field of water, sanitation, and hygiene. To submit an abstract in English, follow this link: https://lnkd.in/etZxC4rV ____ ¡La Solicitud de Resúmenes para el Simposio WASH 2025 ya está en vivo! Nos emociona anunciar que el simposio se realizará el 13 y 14 de marzo como un evento híbrido. Por favor, considere enviar un resumen para presentar y compartir su experiencia en el campo del agua, saneamiento e higiene. Para enviar un resumen en español, haga click en este link: https://lnkd.in/eUkWR54e ____ L’appel des résumés pour le Symposium WASH de 2025 est en ligne ! Nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que le symposium aura lieu le 13 et 14 mars comme un événement hybride. Veuillez considérez soumettre un résumé pour présenter et partager sur votre expérience dans le secteur de l’eau, l’assainissement et l'hygiène. Pour soumettre un résumé en français, cliquez le lien suivant: https://lnkd.in/eg-xcpPn
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Alumni Nick Valcourt talks about the opportunity he had through the Mortenson Center to work alongside Karl Linden, PhD & Amy Javernick Will on the Sustainable WASH Systems (SWS) project funded by USAID. #engineering #education #foreverbuffs
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Mortenson Center Student Spotlight: John Edem Ecklu, PMP® is a PhD student at the Mortenson Center and also works for Virridy as an #Environmental #Engineer. He is passionate about improving long-term access to safe water in low- and middle-income countries. He leverages his extensive experience to support implementation teams for various water projects across East Africa. He is also researching how the voluntary carbon market can be applied to address water insecurity both globally and locally. John earned an MS at University of Colorado Boulder with a Certificate in Global Engineering in 2023. You can find him this week at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Water & Health Conference presenting at a side event on Thursday 10/17. #watersecurity #water #globalengineering.
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Mortenson Center Alumni Patrick Ward talks about how his experience in the Mortenson Center at University of Colorado Boulder helped to focus his passion for water and sanitation and working internationally in low-resourced settings in addition to expanding his professional network. Patrick earned a Professional Master's in Global Engineering in 2021. #education #engineering #globalengineering
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Mortenson Center alumni Hailey Ferrel, EIT graduated with a Professional Master's in Global Environmental Engineering in 2023. She has advice for those interested in pursuing a degree in Global Engineering. More information on our Professional Master's Programs can be found here: https://bit.ly/4dEgNl7 #education #sustainability #globalengineering
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A great way to get to know CU Boulder is by attending one of our information sessions. We offer general admissions/application sessions, international student workshops and department specific webinars. Sign up to learn more about CU Boulder graduate programs! All sessions are virtual unless otherwise noted. The next application workshop is October 4, at 10:00am MT: https://lnkd.in/gkSePbuS and the next General Info Session is October 9, at 11:00am MT https://lnkd.in/g-sgpBMN
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How amazing are Mortenson Center students? Read on to find out. Congratulations Frank on your many achievements!
I reached a major personal and professional milestone earlier this year when I completed my professional masters degree in Next Generation Power and Energy Systems (NGPES) at University of Colorado Boulder. The program was focused on developing renewable energy practitioners, grid planners, thought leaders, and system operators for the evolving future of power infrastructure. Many of my professors were affiliated with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and oftentimes coursework covered areas of active research, ahead of textbooks in the field and far beyond my undergraduate coursework 15+ years ago. I also earned a graduate certificate in global engineering from the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience which examines the role of engineers in international development and humanitarian work. My electives in this program bolstered my understanding of anti-racism, anti-colonialism, gender equity, social inclusion, and impact evaluation in the context of cross-cultural engineering collaboration. After nearly 2 decades of volunteering with Engineers Without Borders USA and 7 years focused on engineering in the Global South, this coursework resonated deeply. As my career is focused on achieving universal access to modern electricity with climate justice, this academic program was uniquely suited to my work. With the degree complete, I can redouble my efforts to deliver cutting edge engineering solutions in the Global South with accountability and solidarity with communities building their own power through rural electric cooperatives and mini-grids, while informing higher level policy at the national and international level. #SDG7 #energy4all #ItStartsWithPower Special thanks to my wife and my family who made countless sacrifices over the past 3 years including covering for me on many long nights and weekends. Thanks to my employer NRECA International for encouraging this course of study and providing financial support. Thanks also to my advisors Bri-Mathias Hodge and Carlo Salvinelli who helped keep me on track while juggling my coursework. In the process, I met a cohort of wonderful classmates and colleagues who are shaping the future of global energy systems and I'm grateful to be part of it.
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Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience reposted this
Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering, Professor, University of Colorado Boulder. Visiting Professor, MIT. CEO, Virridy.
Amazing The Aspen Institute - Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment Water Forum this week talking about how we can decarbonize the water industry while advancing new technologies including data science and sensors to improve our national water security. The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience is proud to be a sponsor of this important meeting! Great excuse to get out the Maroon Bells with Alex Johnson of Virridy, Alaina Harkness of Current, Albert Cho of Xylem, Tim Wigington of The Freshwater Trust, and crew.
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Mortenson Center student Jessica Darby is in Lesvos, Greece completing her Practicum with Movement On The Ground. She is helping to build a shading structure in a refugee camp to provide a place to escape the summer heat and spring rains. The Mortenson Center Practicum lets students put their classroom knowledge into practice in a community in need. Our students have worked with over 80 country programs in more than 50 countries.
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