Alumni /asmagazine/ en From renderings to reality: The renovated Roe Green Theatre opens /asmagazine/2023/11/06/renderings-reality-renovated-roe-green-theatre-opens <span>From renderings to reality: The renovated Roe Green Theatre opens</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-11-06T16:10:18-07:00" title="Monday, November 6, 2023 - 16:10">Mon, 11/06/2023 - 16:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/roe_green_theatre.cc_.006.jpg?h=3c3aef8d&amp;itok=2-DV2aWd" width="1200" height="600" alt="Roe Green"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1241" hreflang="en">Division of Arts and Humanities</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/64" hreflang="en">Donors</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/184" hreflang="en">Theatre and Dance</a> </div> <span>Allison Nitch</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h3>'The arts give joy and meaning to life, and I鈥檓 so pleased that Roe Green has chosen to support 精品SM在线影片 and the surrounding community in such a creative and meaningful way,'&nbsp;says&nbsp;Chancellor Phil DiStefano</h3><hr><p>With the grand opening of the renovated Roe Green Theatre on Nov. 3, the university has ushered in a new era for 精品SM在线影片鈥檚&nbsp;<a href="/theatredance/" rel="nofollow">Department of Theatre &amp; Dance</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>To celebrate the theater鈥檚 opening, the department hosted a celebratory ribbon-cutting featuring remarks from campus and university leadership鈥攁s well as the theater鈥檚 namesake, Roe Green鈥攁head of the opening night performance of&nbsp;<em>Working, A Musical</em>.</p><p>The state-of-the-art renovations were made possible with a gift from arts patron, philanthropist and alumna Roe Green (Comm,&nbsp;Thtr鈥70) in 2021.&nbsp;Formerly known as the University Theatre, the iconic theater was renamed in recognition of&nbsp;Green鈥檚 generosity.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/roe_green_theatre.cc_.008.jpg?itok=j5mgJm1Z" width="750" height="522" alt="Roe Green"> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page</strong>: Roe Green, an arts patron, philanthropist and 精品SM在线影片&nbsp;alumna, cuts the ceremonial ribbon for the newly renovated Roe Green Theatre. She is flanked by Chancellor Philip DiStefano (left) and Bud Coleman, the Roe Green Professor of Theatre and associate dean of faculty affairs and initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences. <strong>Above</strong>:&nbsp;Green enjoys a moment at the doors of the theater. (精品SM在线影片 photos by Casey A. Cass)&nbsp;</p></div></div> </div><p>鈥淭he arts give joy and meaning to life, and I鈥檓 so pleased that Roe Green has chosen to support 精品SM在线影片 and the surrounding community in such a creative and meaningful way,鈥 said 精品SM在线影片 Chancellor Phil DiStefano.</p><p class="lead">Innovation by design</p><p>Originally built in 1904&nbsp;as the campus library on what would become the Norlin Quadrangle, the theater鈥檚&nbsp;last major update was completed more than 30 years ago.&nbsp;According to the&nbsp;<a href="/masterplan/history/university-theatre-1904#:~:text=In%201985%2C%20a%20major%20addition,wings%20for%20the%20existing%20theatre." rel="nofollow">Campus Master Plan</a>, a major addition in 1985 included new studios and classrooms for the Division of Dance. In 1989, the older sections were renovated, and a new stage house was added to provide a backstage and wings for the existing theater.</p><p>This time around, improving the theater-going experience through advanced acoustics and audience comfort were the key renovation goals.&nbsp;This included adding a near-silent air-handling system, improved stage lighting, optimized acoustic-speaker placement and faceted surfaces that clearly reflect sound from the stage to the audience.</p><p>鈥淥ur brilliant architects from&nbsp;<a href="https://archshop.com/" rel="nofollow">Architectural Workshop</a>&nbsp;not only achieved this goal鈥攖hey were also able to improve the positions for theatrical lighting and speakers, the air handling and the overall aesthetics of the space,鈥 said Bud Coleman, the Roe Green Professor of Theatre and associate dean of faculty affairs and initiatives in the College of Arts and Sciences.</p><p>鈥淭his is modern acoustical science at work鈥攁nd the impacts are profound,鈥 said&nbsp;Jonathan Spencer, assistant professor of lighting design, in a<a href="https://cupresents.org/2023/08/30/welcome-to-the-newly-renovated-roe-green-theatre/" rel="nofollow">&nbsp;video tour of the renovated theater</a>.</p><p class="lead">Embracing the arts</p><p>Green鈥檚 record-breaking $5 million gift鈥攖he largest ever to the Department of Theatre &amp; Dance鈥攚as&nbsp;<a href="/today/2021/09/08/visionary-philanthropist-roe-green-invests-5-million-cu-theater-program" rel="nofollow">announced in 2021</a>&nbsp;and welcomed students and the community back to campus after pandemic restrictions.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭he arts are what make us human,鈥 said Green when asked why supporting live performance matters.&nbsp;When budgets get tight, she said,&nbsp;鈥淭he first thing the schools take away are the arts. It should be the last thing they take away!鈥</p><p>In addition to the theater鈥檚 sweeping physical upgrades, Green鈥檚 gift also establishes endowed funds for student scholarships, theater maintenance and 鈥渓aunch鈥 events designed to kick-start students鈥 careers.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>The arts are what make us human,鈥 said Green when asked why supporting live performance matters.&nbsp;When budgets get tight, she said,&nbsp;鈥淭he first thing the schools take away are the arts. It should be the last thing they take away!鈥</strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p>鈥淭hrough her generous philanthropy, many more students, faculty, staff and community members will be able to embrace the life-changing power of theater and dance,鈥 said DiStefano.<br><br> One of 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 largest arts donors to date, Green previously established the campus's Roe Green Theatre Artist Residency Program and the theater department鈥檚&nbsp;<a href="/advancement/donor-relations/roe-green" rel="nofollow">first endowed faculty chair</a>.</p><p class="lead">Transforming lives, transforming the future</p><p>The renovated theater鈥檚 opening coincided with the debut of&nbsp;<em>Working, A Musical</em>鈥攁 celebration of the unsung heroes of everyday life, such as the schoolteacher, phone operator, waitress, millworker, mason and homemaker. In CU鈥檚 production, this classic has been updated for a modern age,&nbsp;featuring new interviews with Colorado workers and new songs&nbsp;by Tony Award-winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as favorites by Stephen Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, James Taylor and Micki Grant.</p><p>Based on Studs Terkel鈥檚 best-selling book of interviews with American workers, the production&nbsp;<a href="https://cupresents.org/performance/2889/cu-theatre/working-a-musical/" rel="nofollow">runs through Nov. 12</a>&nbsp;and is the 2023鈥24 Roe Green Production. This program is funded by the Roe Green Visiting Theatre Artist Fund, which allows the Department of Theatre &amp; Dance to invite professional guest artists to campus annually to work with 精品SM在线影片 students.</p><p>Coleman said Green鈥檚 generous gifts are truly an investment in the future of live performance at 精品SM在线影片.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淩oe鈥檚 endowment will mean that the theater will continue to have funding to make necessary changes to stay current with new technologies, and will also provide scholarships for students to pursue the study of theater,鈥 he said.</p><p>鈥淩oe鈥檚 conviction in the power of theater to transform lives inspires us to work harder, work better and work smarter.鈥</p><hr><p><em>Additional funding support was provided by the 精品SM在线影片 Graduate School Professional Master鈥檚 Program in Experience Design, the University of Colorado Foundation and the 精品SM在线影片 Department of Theatre &amp; Dance.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>"The arts give joy and meaning to life, and I鈥檓 so pleased that Roe Green has chosen to support 精品SM在线影片 and the surrounding community in such a creative and meaningful way,鈥 said 精品SM在线影片 Chancellor Phil DiStefano.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/roe_green_theatre.cc_.006.jpg?itok=hgHAo7Sd" width="1500" height="1040" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 06 Nov 2023 23:10:18 +0000 Anonymous 5751 at /asmagazine Award-winning filmmaker gives persistence, 鈥榚nergy鈥 to next generation /asmagazine/2022/06/14/award-winning-filmmaker-gives-persistence-energy-next-generation <span>Award-winning filmmaker gives persistence, 鈥榚nergy鈥 to next generation</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-06-14T16:51:30-06:00" title="Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 16:51">Tue, 06/14/2022 - 16:51</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/header_film_posters.jpg?h=854a7be2&amp;itok=rniWGvWt" width="1200" height="600" alt="Posters of six documentary and narrative films produced by Paradigm Studio."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/30"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/756" hreflang="en">Cinema Studies &amp; Moving Image Arts</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/1059" hreflang="en">Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/284" hreflang="en">Film Studies</a> </div> <span>Cody DeBos</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em>John W. Comerford, who discovered the power of film at 精品SM在线影片, arranges major gift to the&nbsp;Brakhage Center for Media Arts</em></p><hr><p>A gust of Colorado night air washed over John W. Comerford (鈥90 Psych &amp; Film) like a tidal wave.</p><p>The 精品SM在线影片 alumnus recalls stepping out for a breath of fresh air after viewing the hard-hitting Leni Riefenstahl Nazi propaganda piece <em>Triumph of Will</em> for a film-studies class.</p><p>Looking for a sign of where to take his career, that gust of wind led to an epiphany.</p><p>Film can change the world.</p><p>Under the wing of legendary experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage, Comerford would go on to pursue a career in film and push the boundaries of what it means to tell stories on the big screen.</p><p>鈥淚 learned that the impact of film is a lot bigger than I had ever imagined,鈥 Comerford says, reflecting on his time at 精品SM在线影片.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/inline_1_john_comerford.jpg?itok=FWdwUmIQ" width="750" height="1000" alt="John W. Comerford and his dog"> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page: </strong>As principal at&nbsp;Paradigm Studio,&nbsp;John&nbsp;Comerford has helped&nbsp;produce and write a wide array of films.&nbsp;<strong>Above:&nbsp;</strong>Comerford hopes the gift he arranged to 精品SM在线影片&nbsp;will help inspire young filmmakers to pursue a career in the industry.</p></div></div> </div><p>He also reflected on a propaganda film from the Spanish Civil War period that Brakhage chose to show in class. The piece depicted scenes of seemingly normal life while the narrator spoke of sickness and suffering among the people. By all appearances, the people were healthy.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭his film demonstrated the power of narrative voice,鈥 Comerford says.</p><p>He also pinpoints this as a pivotal moment in his career. He learned early on that film can be powerfully suggestive and that such power could be used to illuminate rather than manipulate.</p><p>Now, 30 years later, Comerford works as principal at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/ParadigmStudio" rel="nofollow">Paradigm Studio</a>, a production company. Comerford lends his visionary eye for the meaning of film to a wide array of projects and experimental pieces.</p><p>One of which, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139030/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1" rel="nofollow"><em>Around the Fire</em></a>, co-written and produced with longtime friend and fellow 精品SM在线影片 alum Tommy Rosen (鈥90), is slated for its 25th-anniversary re-release this year. The award-winning coming-of-age drama explores topics like adolescence, drug use and the importance of music culture.</p><p>Comerford attributes much of his success to 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 spirit of discovery.</p><p>鈥淚 didn鈥檛 get a lot of direction from my parents growing up as far as what sort of career to pursue,鈥 he says. 鈥淲hen my acceptance letter from 精品SM在线影片 arrived, it was actually dated on my birthday, Jan. 18. I thought, well, that鈥檚 a sign.鈥</p><p>Comerford鈥檚 first on-campus experience is committed to memory.</p><p>He reflects, 鈥淐oming down 36 and <a href="/coloradan/2020/06/19/10-fun-facts-about-flatirons" rel="nofollow">seeing the Flatirons</a> for the first time, I thought, 鈥榃ell this is going to be amazing.鈥欌</p><p>Indeed, it was the start of something special for Comerford.</p><p>He has helped produce and write a number of critically acclaimed documentary and narrative films via Paradigm Studio, exploring topics from jazz music to gun violence. Themes of late include the environment and media literacy.</p><p><em>Lynch: A History</em> made a splash as an experimental piece. It stitches together more than 700 internet video clips of former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch to form a narrative on race, media and the world of professional sports.</p><p>Comerford notes the piece has received praise from athletes at all levels, including from Lynch himself. He says it has also sparked discussions about the media鈥檚 impact among players and coaches throughout the sports industry.</p><p>Currently, Comerford has several projects in the works. He is producing a narrative feature film based on a true story of the fight to preserve California鈥檚 native redwood trees, authored by David Harris.</p><p>He鈥檚 also working with fellow Boulderite, filmmaker and musician Charles Hambleton on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13689296/" rel="nofollow">a film titled </a><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13689296/" rel="nofollow"><em>Kensu Maru</em></a><em>.</em> It highlights the search for a Japanese hospital ship laden with gold scuttled in the Philippines during WWII.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>None of our productions happen without persistence. ...&nbsp;That persistence, and most importantly the persistence inspired by collaboration, is really essential.鈥&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p>The story is about more than treasure, though. It is a tale of justice and defeating personal demons.</p><p>In recent years, Comerford has been thinking about how to give back. 鈥淭he first thing that popped into my head was Stan,鈥 he says.</p><p>鈥淚 did some research, and I thought of the Brakhage Center and the University of Colorado. I just thought, 鈥榃ow, that is the perfect place to return to the world, if you will, the energy and spirit of that gift given to me by Stan.鈥欌</p><p>Comerford helped arrange a gift of $30,000 to the <a href="/brakhagecenter/" rel="nofollow">Brakhage Center for Media Arts</a> at 精品SM在线影片. To be rolled out over three years, the gift is one of the largest ever received by the Brakhage Center.</p><p>He hopes the gift will help inspire young filmmakers to pursue a career in the industry. Comerford also hopes that students studying at 精品SM在线影片 will be able to gain a higher understanding of media literacy and its impact on consciousness.</p><p>Hanna Rose Shell, assicuarte professor and&nbsp;faculty director of the Brakhage Center for Media Arts, says the gift will do just that:&nbsp;鈥淲e at the Brakhage Center are thrilled to have the support and deep engagement from John Comerford, which will help enable students to enrich their horizons in the multiple realms of experimental film and beyond.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>When asked to share a bit of wisdom with those interested in pursuing a film career, Comerford offered two words:</p><p>鈥淐ollaboration and persistence.鈥</p><p>鈥淣one of our productions happen without persistence,鈥 he adds. 鈥淧articularly as a producer, where you have the longest relationship with the motion picture of anyone involved. That persistence, and most importantly the persistence inspired by collaboration, is really essential.鈥&nbsp;&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>John W. Comerford, who discovered the power of film at 精品SM在线影片, arranges major gift to its Brakhage Center for Media Arts.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/header_film_posters.jpg?itok=4twbOhh6" width="1500" height="844" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 14 Jun 2022 22:51:30 +0000 Anonymous 5371 at /asmagazine Family鈥檚 Buff roots sko deep /asmagazine/2022/05/02/familys-buff-roots-sko-deep <span>Family鈥檚 Buff roots sko deep</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-05-02T16:02:45-06:00" title="Monday, May 2, 2022 - 16:02">Mon, 05/02/2022 - 16:02</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/header_odonnell-2.jpg?h=854a7be2&amp;itok=i4ODfKax" width="1200" height="600" alt="Header image composited with 3 images, from left to right, Canton 鈥淪cally鈥 O鈥橠onnell, John and Mary Jo O鈥橠onnell and Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 O鈥橠onnell"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/897"> Profiles </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/130" hreflang="en">Economics</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/352" hreflang="en">Integrative Physiology</a> </div> <span>Danny Long</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em>Three generations of arts-and-sciences O鈥橠onnells will celebrate this year鈥檚 commencement </em></p><hr><p>Canton O鈥橠onnell Jr. (Econ 鈥52) recalls driving his father鈥檚 car to a meeting that would alter the direction of his granddaughter鈥檚 life more than half a century later.</p><p>鈥淚 was a 17-year-old kid and scared to death,鈥 says Canton, now 91, who has gone by the nickname 鈥淪cally鈥 ever since 鈥渟ome uncle鈥 called him a scalawag when he was very young.</p><p>Born in 1930 and reared in Denver, where he still lives, Scally had received a scholarship from the Navy. He just didn鈥檛 have anywhere to use it.</p><p>Though faced with a host of challenges in his early years鈥攖he Great Depression, his father鈥檚 deployment to Salt Lake City during World War II, his mother鈥檚 death when he was 10鈥擲cally had earned good grades in high school and been accepted into several elite universities, including Yale, Dartmouth and 精品SM在线影片. Problem was, none of those schools had room for him in their NROTC programs.</p><p>That鈥檚 when, half desperate and wholly determined, he drove to CU to explain his dilemma to the NROTC captain here.</p><p>The captain sat his desk, studying Scally鈥檚 file, before finally looking up at his anxious yet audacious visitor and saying, 鈥淪o you want to come here and be a part of our unit?鈥</p><p>There was no question about it. 鈥淵es, sir,鈥 Scally said.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/inline_1_odonnell-2.jpg?itok=O-V9HycN" width="750" height="1002" alt="(From left to right) Image of John O鈥橠onnell, Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 O鈥橠onnell and Mary Jo O鈥橠onnell"> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page:</strong> (From left to right)&nbsp;Canton 鈥淪cally鈥 O鈥橠onnell in the 2021 Fourth of July parade in Grand Lake, Colorado (Photo courtesy&nbsp;John O鈥橠onnell); John and Mary Jo O鈥橠onnell in Amsterdam during the Semester at Sea Lifelong Learning Program (Photo courtesy&nbsp;John O鈥橠onnell); Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 O鈥橠onnell, who will be graduating on May 5, 2022, with a degree in integrative physiology (Photo courtesy Mary Jo O鈥橠onnell). <strong>Above: </strong>(From left to right)&nbsp;John O鈥橠onnell, Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 O鈥橠onnell&nbsp;and Mary Jo O鈥橠onnell (Photo courtesy Mary Jo O鈥橠onnell).</p></div></div> </div><p>鈥淥K,鈥 said the captain. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e in.鈥&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>Thus began the O鈥橠onnell family鈥檚 精品SM在线影片 story鈥攚ith a touch of nerve and a dash of good luck.</p><h3><strong>Homecoming</strong></h3><p>John O鈥橠onnell (Econ 鈥86), Scally鈥檚 son, also born and raised in Denver, began his chapter of the story at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, despite having grown up going to CU football games at Folsom Field with his father.</p><p>It didn鈥檛 take long for him to realize he鈥檇 made the wrong decision. Puget Sound 鈥渨as just too small,鈥 John says, 鈥渁nd I didn鈥檛 like the weather. It really wasn鈥檛 satisfying the college experience for me.鈥</p><p>Things changed when he transferred to Boulder. 鈥淚mmediately, I knew it was the right fit,鈥 he says. He enjoyed the wide range of course options, the access to ski slopes, the athletics (he competed in club lacrosse), the people, one of whom, Mary Jo Lane (Commercial Recreation 鈥86), he would later marry. &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>And he enjoyed the football games. One in particular still burns bright&nbsp;in his memory: CU vs. Oklahoma, Nov. 15, 1986. Because a Buffs victory would ensure the team a spot in the Orange Bowl, John remembers, many students attended the cold game at Folsom with oranges in hand.</p><p>But alas, the talismans failed, and the Sooners won 28-0. 鈥淭hey crushed us,鈥 says John. 鈥淐rushed our dreams.鈥</p><p>When Oklahoma鈥檚 Brian 鈥淭he Boz鈥 Bosworth, who would go on to play two seasons in the NFL, came over to the crowd to gloat, John says, the Buffs鈥 fans weren鈥檛 having it. 鈥淔ifteen thousand frozen oranges came flying down鈥 upon the linebacker from the stands.</p><p>The Boz emerged from the citrus blitz unscathed, John admits with a hint (just a hint) of bitter disappointment, but that didn鈥檛 diminish John鈥檚 CU spirit. He and Mary Jo, an independent college counselor who may or may not give her clients the occasional nudge toward Boulder, continue to support the Buffs. They belong to an alumni group in Bozeman, Montana, where they moved to raise their three kids after living in Seattle for 12 years, and never miss homecoming.</p><h3><strong>Study Abroad</strong></h3><p>For Scally, John and Mary Jo, CU has been a constant companion, wherever they go鈥攕o constant, in fact, that it is sometimes difficult to determine if CU follows them or they follow CU.</p><p>After graduating in 1952, Scally spent a total of 35 months aboard the U.S.S. <em>Seminole</em> serving the U.S. Navy. By this time, he had decided to do away with his nickname, figuring he鈥檇 outgrown it. Fate, however, had other plans.</p><p>While at an officer鈥檚 club in Japan during the Korean War, Scally ran into a fellow Buff. 鈥淗ey, Scally!鈥 his old classmate said.</p><p>One of Scally鈥檚 shipmates heard this and asked, 鈥淲hat did he call you?鈥</p><p>Scally attempted to divert attention away from the moniker, but to no avail. 鈥淔our days later,鈥 Scally reminisces, chuckling, 鈥渨hy, everybody (on the ship) was calling me Scally. It stuck.鈥</p><p>John and Mary Jo recently returned from the Semester at Sea Lifelong Learning Program. Over the course of four months, they visited more than a dozen countries鈥攕tarting in Italy and voyaging throughout the Mediterranean and Europe鈥攁nd sat in on numerous lectures by university professors.</p><p>Among the many things they learned on the trip was how far-reaching the CU network can be. According to John, there were more alumni and students from CU on the journey than there were from any other school, a perk that transformed the ship of strangers into a place of familiarity. 鈥淲e were quick to bond with one another,鈥 John says. 鈥淚t was kind of cool.鈥 &nbsp;</p><h3><strong>Graduation</strong></h3><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>My parents would often tell me how grateful they were for their education, and my grandfather would regale me with colorful accounts of his NROTC days.鈥</strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p>A similar sense of familiarity has characterized the CU experience for John and Mary Jo鈥檚 youngest child, Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 O鈥橠onnell, who is graduating this May with a degree in integrative physiology.</p><p>While she was growing up in Bozeman, Libby says, her parents would often tell her how grateful they were for their education, and her grandfather would regale her with colorful accounts of his NROTC days. On top of that, when it came time for her to select a school to attend, Libby had already spent many years touring the campus, attending football games and skiing the nearby slopes. (Libby, John and Scally each have a history of ski racing).</p><p>Boulder was for Libby a home away from home, not a 鈥渢here鈥 but a 鈥渉ere.鈥 She was never pressured into attending CU, she says. There was never any need to pressure her. The place just felt right.</p><p>Libby says that attending her parents鈥 and grandfather鈥檚 alma mater brought her closer to them, providing them all with shared experiences. Some of these experiences, she says, could be downright spooky, like when she ended up living in the same residence hall (Farrand) and joining the same sorority (Delta Gamma) as her mother, a coincidence she calls 鈥渟uper weird,鈥 but not in a bad way. 鈥淚t feels very special to share that bond with my mom.鈥</p><p>Libby, who worked as a nurse aide at Boulder Community Hospital and hopes to become a physician鈥檚 associate, notes that her parents and grandparents, her 鈥渞ole models,鈥 have been 鈥渉uge support systems鈥 while she鈥檚 been at CU.</p><p>John has been especially impressed with his daughter鈥檚 dedication to her studies. 鈥淔or her to embrace (integrative physiology) and to take all these difficult classes in biology, physics, chemistry, epidemiology, endocrinology鈥 and earn 鈥済reat grades鈥 is 鈥減retty interesting,鈥 he says, adding, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know if I was quite that good.鈥</p><p>Scally agrees that his granddaughter has studied hard, but he also points out that she has managed to 鈥渁chieve a balance between work and play,鈥 a balance he believes is crucial to a good life. Why? Family. 鈥淵ou got to work hard,鈥 he says, but you also have to make time for loved ones.</p><p>On May 5, all three O鈥橠onnell generations will once again return to Folsom Field, 70 years after Scally鈥檚 graduation. And when Libby dons the cap and gown and strolls across the stage to receive her degree, her parents鈥 and grandparents鈥 shouts of praise will surely rain down upon her from the stands, like flying frozen oranges.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Three generations of arts-and-sciences O鈥橠onnells will celebrate this year鈥檚 commencement.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/header_odonnell-2.jpg?itok=YmeUxY96" width="1500" height="844" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 02 May 2022 22:02:45 +0000 Anonymous 5342 at /asmagazine Artist highlights juncture of the familiar, the unknown /asmagazine/2021/02/02/artist-highlights-juncture-familiar-unknown <span>Artist highlights juncture of the familiar, the unknown</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-02-02T12:49:47-07:00" title="Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 12:49">Tue, 02/02/2021 - 12:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/takenaga_green_center_2020_60x70_alinen.jpg?h=df1a205b&amp;itok=UYTLmMQk" width="1200" height="600" alt="Green center on linen"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/438" hreflang="en">Art and Art History</a> </div> <span>Marysia Lopez</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>Guggenheim-winning alum reflects on her career and time at 精品SM在线影片</h2><hr><p>Now a successful working artist living in New York City with exhibitions at museums and galleries across the country, Barbara Takenaga was not always sure of her path while attending the 精品SM在线影片.&nbsp;</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/barbara_takenaga_2020.jpeg?itok=ixjwe9ZD" width="750" height="1092" alt="Barbara Takenaga "> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page: </strong>Green Center <strong>Above:&nbsp;</strong>Barbara Takenaga&nbsp;</p></div></div> </div><p>After receiving an undergraduate degree in English and fine art in 1972, Takenaga couldn鈥檛 bring herself to leave the Hill, where she rented a home with a group of close friends. Instead, she further explored an interest in art by taking one art course per semester.&nbsp;</p><p>It took some nudging from a friend, but eventually Takenaga applied and was accepted to the Master of Fine Arts program at 精品SM在线影片. Despite the initial self-doubt about her work as an artist, Takenaga thrived in the program and focused on printmaking.</p><p>Printmaking, a medium focused on precise processes and steps, appealed to Takenaga鈥檚</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p></p><p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>There鈥檚 such a wide range in the possibility of abstraction."</strong></p></div> </div><p>desire for control and order while still allowing for creativity and experimentation after the print was pulled. At the end of the three-year program, Takenaga was creating large wall pieces that incorporated repetition and abstraction.&nbsp;</p><p>The focus on process and abstraction harnessed at 精品SM在线影片 became an essential component of Takenaga鈥檚 artistic career. Today, Takenaga, a current Guggenheim memorial fellow and professor emerita of Williams College, is celebrated for her large-scale paintings and the way in which they teeter between abstraction and something slightly representational.&nbsp;</p><p>Her most recent works contain forms or imagery that feel somewhat biomorphic (reminiscent of nature or living organisms), cosmic or even landscape related, which can feel vaguely familiar to viewers. Takenaga says she hopes her viewers experience that sense of simultaneous recognition and confusion when looking at her paintings.</p><p>鈥淚 love to have that response where it鈥檚 familiar, but not. It鈥檚 almost something but it鈥檚 not. 鈥 It could be stars, or it could be bullet holes,鈥 Takenaga explains. 鈥淭here鈥檚 such a wide range in the possibility of abstraction.鈥</p><p>Takenaga achieves this dichotomy through a two-part process that begins with paint-pouring and ends with the time-consuming task of adding onto the canvas, carefully creating forms and patterns by hand.&nbsp;The first component injects elements of chance into the work, which Takenaga hoped would help loosen up her control issues around creating artwork. The second component allows Takenaga to regain control and create structure.&nbsp;</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/takenaga_white_pearlescent_2020_70x60-_alinen.jpg?itok=WFefXzL9" width="750" height="874" alt="White pearlescent"> </div> <p>White pearlescent</p></div></div> </div><p>The duality between these two steps resembles the duality between what viewers often experience when looking at her work鈥攖he familiar and the unknown. Takenaga says it is not uncommon for her to come across an old photograph or landscape and suddenly realize that as the source for one of her paintings.</p><p>鈥淚 think this means that there are things in my head, as well as yours, that are part of our visual language, and sometimes we鈥檙e not even aware of it.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>Though much of Takenaga鈥檚 work has been informed by her days at 精品SM在线影片, it continues to evolve in ways that surprise even her. Most recently, she has begun to incorporate Japanese and Asian formats more overtly.&nbsp;</p><p>As a student, Takenaga was not as interested in 鈥渋dentity politics鈥 as some of her peers were. Today, she finds herself rethinking issues of diversity in America. This has pushed her to create compositions that lend themselves to the Japanese prints she always admired.&nbsp;</p><p>No matter where her artwork takes her, Takenaga has a soft spot for 精品SM在线影片 and the 17 years she spent living here. While in the MFA program, she immersed herself in a community of supportive artists that she believes made a huge difference in both her personal life and career.&nbsp;</p><p>A memory that stands out from her time as an MFA student was when the renowned conceptual artist John Baldessari came to 精品SM在线影片 as a visiting artist. Takenaga had snagged the coveted role of picking up the artist from the airport and taking him to campus.&nbsp;</p><p>It had not occurred to her until she got to the airport that Baldessari鈥檚 famously tall, six-foot-seven frame would have some trouble fitting into her compact VW Rabbit. Uncomfortable as the ride may have been for Baldessarri, Takenaga valued the time she got to spend with the artist, whom she still considers a hero.</p><p>Asked if she has any advice for today鈥檚 art students, Takenaga admits that the art world is unpredictable. Acknowledging that luck and timing can play a big role in success, she believes that working hard is one of the few things that artists can control.&nbsp;</p><p>Takenaga also encourages art students to rely on their friends. The friendships Takenaga created in the MFA program helped shape who she is as an artist and person, and she says she will always carry these connections with her.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Guggenheim-winning alum reflects on her career and time at 精品SM在线影片.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/takenaga_green_center_2020_60x70_alinen.jpg?itok=vntFtSjA" width="1500" height="810" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:49:47 +0000 Anonymous 4683 at /asmagazine Cave-dwelling alum digs up ancient creatures /asmagazine/2020/11/03/cave-dwelling-alum-digs-ancient-creatures <span>Cave-dwelling alum digs up ancient creatures</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-11-03T09:54:14-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 3, 2020 - 09:54">Tue, 11/03/2020 - 09:54</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/thumbnail_5_dave_steinmann_in_a_rocky_crawlway_-_by_shilo_mccollum-.jpg?h=29234840&amp;itok=tmygoyky" width="1200" height="600" alt="thumbnail_#5 Dave Steinmann in a rocky crawlway - by Shilo McCollum-"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/julie-marshall">Julie Marshall</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>精品SM在线影片 graduate delves into the deepest parts of Colorado mountains in search of the strange</h2><hr><p>As a freshman living in Stearns West Hall, Dave Steinmann (Phys, Bio鈥90)鈥檚 roommate, Dave Mckee, mentioned something that would prove life-changing: His father had an unusual hobby of exploring dark places where there are strangely beautiful, ancient life forms.&nbsp;</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/thumbnail_1_david_steinmann_collecting_new_species_of_cave_life-_by_norman_r._thompson.jpg?itok=JhgO3mJc" width="750" height="1125" alt="thumbnail_#1 David Steinmann collecting new species of cave life- by Norman R. Thompson"> </div> <p>David Steinmann collecting new species of cave life. Photograph by Norman R. Thompson.</p></div></div> </div><p>That was 1984. Today, Steinmann, 54, is a cave dweller too, but with federal permits to collect specimens and a team of experts who have confirmed his discoveries of more than 100 new species that thrive within the craggy walls and tubelike passages of Colorado鈥檚 high-altitude caves.</p><p>鈥淚n every cave, I guarantee there is something new to discover,鈥 says Steinmann, whose work has been featured in National Geographic Magazine. Minuscule millipedes, spiders and pseudoscorpions鈥攈alf-inch long relatives without a stinging tail鈥攁re among his collections.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/thumbnail_3_new_species_of_pseudoscorpion_from_near_the_boulder_flatirons_not_yet_named_by_dave_s.jpg?itok=G15L1OtU" width="750" height="563" alt="thumbnail_#3 New Species of Pseudoscorpion from near the Boulder Flatirons, not yet named by Dave S"> </div> <p>New Species of Pseudoscorpion from near the Boulder Flatirons, not yet named. Photograph by Dave S.</p></div></div> </div><p>Steinmann is a special breed, explains Frank-Thorsten Krell, senior curator of entomology for the Denver Museum of Nature &amp; Science, where Steinmann is a research associate. 鈥淓xploring places that are hardly accessible and outright dangerous requires a certain mindset and a lot of expertise. Both he has. He is amazing.&nbsp;So much talent, expertise, and eyesight! I think he is the only or at least the by far most prolific discoverer of new cave life in Colorado and probably the Rocky Mountain Region.鈥</p><p>On a personal level, it鈥檚 fascinating to think about life that evolved over millions of years in the coldest, harshest climates, Steinmann says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing to look at body formations under the microscope and see creatures that are albino because of no sunlight, covered in sensory hairs used for feeling their way around, and most often have no eyes.鈥</p><p><strong>Explorer at heart</strong></p><p>Born in Illinois, the Steinmann family lived in Boulder for his dad鈥檚 postdoctoral studies in psychology at the 精品SM在线影片 but moved when Steinmann was 7 years old.</p><p>鈥淚 remember thinking how nice Boulder was, and immediately planned to go to college here,鈥 he says.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/thumbnail_2_debbie_nathan_and_dave_steinmann_surrounded_by_cave_ice_crystals_by_sophia_zedalis.jpg?itok=mLYH1yX9" width="750" height="563" alt="thumbnail_#2 Debbie, Nathan and Dave Steinmann surrounded by cave ice crystals, by Sophia Zedalis"> </div> <p>Debbie, Nathan and Dave Steinmann surrounded by cave ice crystals. Photograph by Sophia Zedalis.</p></div></div> </div><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/thumbnail_4_tiny_albino_springtail_that_is_a_newly_discovered_species_photo_by_dave_s.jpg?itok=0qtjWdSe" width="750" height="500" alt="thumbnail_#4 Tiny albino springtail that is a newly discovered species, photo by Dave S."> </div> <p>Tiny albino springtail that is a newly discovered species.&nbsp;Photograph by Dave S.</p></div></div> </div><p>At 精品SM在线影片, the unparalleled quality and charm of his science professors鈥攎any he routinely sees when dropping off specimens at 精品SM在线影片鈥檚 Museum Herbarium鈥攚as most memorable, he says, notably the late Professor Emeritus William (Bill) Weber, who helped Steinmann become a rare-plants specialist.&nbsp;</p><p>When he鈥檚 not exploring caves, Steinmann is working at his other job as a wetland鈥檚 consultant, including projects for the city of Boulder. Both endeavors, he says, resonate with a purpose to increase our knowledge of biodiversity in unusual places.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淢ost people think of wetlands as a lake with cattail swaths, but I鈥檓 usually the one who will be on the side of the hill looking at microhabitats for rare plants and insects.鈥</p><p>Steinmann has always been an inquisitive soul, his longtime friend, Ross Dinkelspiel, says. 鈥淗e got me into caving and changed my perspective on life underground,鈥 he says. 鈥淏ut I could never see any of those darned tiny bugs that Dave could find.鈥</p><p>Steinman even recently found a new species of daddy longlegs in Mallory Cave near the Flatirons. Genetic studies have shown these harvestmen evolved from their surface ancestors nearly 10 million years ago.</p><p>And as a volunteer firefighter who lives in Gold Hill, Steinmann spends a good amount of time cutting trees, clearing grass and shrubs surrounding his home. During the 2010 Fourmile Canyon Fire, neighbors credited Steinmann for saving their community by spraying a foam barrier that slowed and evaporated 100-foot-tall roaring flames, according to Colorado Public Radio. He was on standby during this year鈥檚 unprecedented fires that came close to town. 鈥淥ur house is fine, and we have a dog, Mishka, plus a cat and two toads that we evacuated.鈥</p><p>But if you ask him, his heart belongs to cave research.</p><p>鈥淐aves are sensitive and irreplaceable ecosystems,鈥 he says. 鈥淢y goal is for others, especially young students, to discover caving.鈥</p><p><strong>Life underground</strong></p><p>Colorado has no shortage of caves to explore, Steinmann says. The longest鈥擥roaning Cave north of Glenwood Springs鈥攐ffers 12 miles of passageways leading into rooms with 100-foot-tall ceilings, adorned with giant stalactites or icicle-shaped mineral formations hanging from the ceiling, and stalagmites jutting from the earth floor like the open jaw of a mythical creature.</p><p>To reach these chambers, it takes a lot of bending, twisting and squeezing his 6-foot-5 body through tight passageways, in the dark while shining lights on (hopefully) anything moving. Humidity can reach 100 percent, while temperatures are near freezing, sometimes there鈥檚 waist-high water and debris to navigate, with house-sized boulders that could drop in an instant.</p><p>鈥淪ometimes I feel like I鈥檓 on an Indiana Jones movie set,鈥 Steinmann says, 鈥渂ut it鈥檚 a little gross,鈥 because the tiniest critters are found on bat and pack rat droppings. So tiny, that it takes a wet paintbrush to collect rare invertebrates without damage.</p><p>During one outing, covered by National Geographic, he spotted masses of wriggling blood-red worms at Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs. The importance of this discovery鈥攁nd what it took to collect them鈥攕houldn鈥檛 be understated, says Krell of Denver鈥檚 museum, which preserves the specimens.</p><p>鈥淚t鈥檚 a deadly place for humans,鈥 Krell explains, as the worms live in sulfuric acid, which drips from otherworldly hanging white blobs called snottites that 鈥渨ould dissolve your clothes.鈥</p><p>These tiny worms, Krell says, 鈥渕ight become interesting for medical research, astrobiology or the understanding of potential life on other planets.鈥</p><p>Most discoveries are named after Steinmann, and one pseudoscorpion (<i>Onychiurus nathanieli</i>) was named after his son, Nathan, who recently applied to 精品SM在线影片 and has been exploring caves with dad (and mom, Debbie) since he was 4 years old.&nbsp;</p><p>Next up is a trip to a Western Slope cave that鈥檚 home to primitive lampshade spiders, named for their hanging web shapes and dating back to a time when the Earth held one continent. 鈥淭hey are big and run very fast,鈥 he says. 鈥淛ust seeing new species can be wonderful,鈥 Steinmann says. 鈥淒oes it necessarily benefit people? Maybe. But to show life exists in unusual places where you don鈥檛 expect to find it, I feel that鈥檚 enough.鈥</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>精品SM在线影片 graduate delves into the deepest parts of Colorado mountains in search of the strange.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/exploring_in_a_cave.jpg?itok=7VZX1nIr" width="1500" height="625" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:54:14 +0000 Anonymous 4547 at /asmagazine Energetic alumnus improves energy systems /asmagazine/2020/09/09/energy-alum-interdisciplinary <span>Energetic alumnus improves energy systems</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-09T12:57:48-06:00" title="Wednesday, September 9, 2020 - 12:57">Wed, 09/09/2020 - 12:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nrel_solar_1.jpg?h=5b20ed3d&amp;itok=KMDqyXLT" width="1200" height="600" alt="NREL solar"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/897"> Profiles </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/160" hreflang="en">Environmental Studies</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/240" hreflang="en">Geography</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p class="lead"><em>精品SM在线影片 alum, now employed by NREL, discusses the importance of his interdisciplinary background for his career</em></p><hr><p>From the looks of his accomplishments thus far, Trevor Stanley has lots of energy, so it makes sense that he鈥檚 working in the realm of energy.</p><p>Stanley graduated from the 精品SM在线影片 in 2019 with a BA in environmental studies, <em>summa cum laude, </em>along with minors in computer science and geography and certificates in geographic information science and energy. While in school, he volunteered for several nonprofits and served as a panel coordinator for the Conference on World Affairs.</p><p>A native of Fort Collins, he now works at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden as a software engineer in the Economics and Forecasting Group.</p><p>The Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine asked him five questions about his studies, work and goals, and that exchange follows:</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/cap_days_pic.jpg?itok=oSF2E561" width="750" height="925" alt="Trevor Stanley"> </div> <p>Trevor Stanley is a&nbsp;software engineer at NREL</p></div></div> </div><p class="lead"><strong>What prompted you to pursue a degree in environmental science with a minor in computer science?</strong></p><p>Initially I was an international affairs and environmental science double major, as I wanted to work on international energy and climate policy. My choice to pursue a degree in environmental science with a minor in computer science was ultimately underpinned by philosophical and practical considerations; I knew that I needed to go beyond my niche in order to make meaningful change in this area.</p><p>Several classes exposed me to different kinds of economic, energy and climate modeling and how these are used to inform policy. Fascinated by these, I fervently took additional courses in statistics, economics, computer science, geographic information science (GIS) and numerical modeling. Computer science quickly became a passion as well as a means to perform better modeling.</p><p class="lead"><strong>You now work in an energy-modeling group at NREL: What do you see as the biggest challenge to improving our energy system?</strong></p><p>Working in the Economics and Forecasting Group at NREL allows me to research both socioeconomic and technical challenges to improving energy systems. Ultimately, this intersection requires me to consistently practice making sense of ambiguity and embrace differences in analysis techniques. An emerging theme among different kinds of renewable energy sources and energy end uses is the need for integrated systems that can coordinate between one another.</p><p>Improving collection, analysis, and integration of data from the many kinds of sensors and IoT (Internet of Things) enabled devices (a type of hardware that transmits data over the internet) will allow for more efficient management of energy systems with large amounts of renewable energy; however, this will also lead to additional cybersecurity challenges that will need to be addressed.</p><p class="lead"><strong>In addition to your major and minor studies, you earned two certificates. Why is interdisciplinary research and scholarly work important generally and to your work specifically?</strong></p><p>I try to practice purposeful leadership. For this reason, I pursued a fifth year of undergrad in order to complete the geographic information science and energy certificates, conduct a thorough honors thesis, practice soft skills as being a resident advisor in the dorms, and to participate in the National Security Innovation Network-sponsored Hacking for Defense program.</p><p>My previous experience working on diverse teams and projects prepared me to effectively coordinate the team to develop a novel machine learning based IoT network analysis tool for the National Security Agency. Our team鈥檚 interdisciplinary work on and commercialization of this widely applicable tool was selected out of a national pool of over 100 other teams to pitch at the Founders Fund (a venture capital firm) headquarters in San Francisco.</p><p>Our tool was successful because it both incorporated interdisciplinary techniques and was tailored to be used in interdisciplinary contexts. These kinds of tools are what I鈥檓 continuing to develop at NREL and will develop going forward because their positive impact can be scaled so effectively.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>The way energy is generated and used globally is diverse.鈥"</strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p class="lead"><strong>Tell us about your work in the realm of diversity, and why diversity matters?</strong></p><p>It鈥檚 difficult to understate the importance and value of diversity in any context. If you aren鈥檛 able to work effectively across disciplines and nationalities, it鈥檚 extremely limiting. In college, I made sure to get involved in as many of these contexts as possible and practice this skill so that I could be more of a 鈥淭-Shaped Person.鈥</p><p>My experience working on diverse teams and projects is something I draw upon every day at NREL where I鈥檓 working on international teams and projects that make use of both my broad knowledge and narrow expertise. More recently, I鈥檝e led the open sourcing of the Distributed Generation Market Demand (dGen) model (a model that simulates the key factors that might affect future market demand for energy sources like solar and wind) and have been working with a diversity of professionals from global companies, institutions and governments to foster both usage of the model as well as community-driven improvements to the model.</p><p>The way energy is generated and used globally is diverse. I鈥檓 excited to collaborate with these diverse audiences to improve the dGen model as a powerful international tool.</p><p class="lead"><strong>What are your long-term goals?</strong></p><p>My eventual goal is to work with groups like the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, Anduril, Founders Fund and others to create and invest in technologies at the intersection of energy and cybersecurity. This intersection speaks to me because of the potential scale of impact and added value in different verticals, specifically in the environmental, defense and healthcare sectors.</p><p>To this end, I intend to pursue a graduate degree in computer science and artificial intelligence so that I can more effectively leverage emerging techniques to create tools and datasets that both advance understanding and capabilities in these dynamic verticals.&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>精品SM在线影片 alum, now employed by NREL, discusses the importance of his interdisciplinary background for his career.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/22344569354_1e8b0ea71e_o.jpg?itok=lBPJdTNs" width="1500" height="1012" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:57:48 +0000 Anonymous 4419 at /asmagazine Creating life鈥檚 building blocks /asmagazine/2020/09/03/creating-lifes-building-blocks <span>Creating life鈥檚 building blocks</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-09-03T10:54:42-06:00" title="Thursday, September 3, 2020 - 10:54">Thu, 09/03/2020 - 10:54</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/boville_header.jpg?h=65bd1073&amp;itok=mvB-Aiok" width="1200" height="600" alt="Boville"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/897"> Profiles </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> </div> <span>Daniel Paiz</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>精品SM在线影片 Alum is named one of MIT鈥檚 Innovators Under 35 for her work with amino acids</h2><hr><p>LEGO blocks and dragons might not be the first things you think about when it comes to biochemistry. But for Tina Boville (PhDBiochem鈥17), each represents where she started and how far she has come today.</p><p>鈥淲hen I was little, I read these books called <em>The Dragonriders of Pern</em> by Anne McCaffrey,鈥 Boville says. 鈥淭hose have bioengineered dragons; and I thought we should use genetic engineering to make whatever we need, and it鈥檒l be useful for everybody.鈥&nbsp;</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-medium"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/boville_headshot.jpg?itok=83Q-SPli" width="750" height="1180" alt="Boville"> </div> <p>Tina Boville</p></div></div> </div><p>Fast forward from dragons to an internship during and after her undergraduate experience at the 精品SM在线影片, and that line of thinking sprouted productive seeds.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淚 got an internship at Amgen (a biotech company) for just the summer, but then I was able to stay on for a couple more years,鈥 Boville says.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淓verybody (at Amgen) is really enthusiastic about the science, you're working on a project that is directly relevant to human health, and you鈥檙e able to help people.鈥</p><p>Boville is now the CEO of <a href="http://aralezbio.com/" rel="nofollow">Aralez Bio</a>, a company that provides sustainable alternatives to chemical manufacturing by creating, among other things, non-canonical amino acids.</p><p>鈥淭hese are molecules that you can use to construct larger chemical or biological molecules.鈥 Boville says. 鈥淛ust like with LEGOs, you鈥檙e going to want amino acids in different shapes and sizes to build what you need.鈥</p><p>鈥淵ou can imagine that if combining just the 20 standard amino acids generates all the diversity of life, then if you had more building blocks, you鈥檇 be able to do even more.鈥</p><p>Using a process called directed evolution, Boville engineered natural enzymes that then produced these amino acids, which are very important chemicals used in the production of medicines treating everything from migraines to diabetes. They are also used in agriculture.</p><p>This new method pioneered by Boville is not only more efficient than the previous method used to produce these amino acids, it鈥檚 also much faster.</p><p>鈥淭he application of this technology can have a big impact in pharmaceuticals and agriculture,鈥 Boville says.</p><p>Before, chemicals made for pharmaceuticals and agriculture might take weeks, even months, to create. Now, Boville鈥檚 process creates amino acids overnight with far less waste. This sustainable production is new to the world of biochemistry, so much so that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) took notice, and named her one of <a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/innovators-under-35/2020/" rel="nofollow">MIT Technology Review鈥檚 Innovators Under 35</a>.</p><p>The Innovators Under 35 is an annual list that recognizes those who are working toward a better world from fields as far-reaching as communications to energy to biotechnology. Notable recipients of the award, which is in its 20th year, include JB Straubel, the co-founder of Tesla Motors, and Feng Zhang, a gene editing technology pioneer.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>The application of this technology can have a big impact in pharmaceuticals and agriculture鈥."</strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p>While Boville appreciates the recognition, attracting new interest in sustainability is the true prize.</p><p>鈥淚t鈥檚 good that people are recognizing the importance of green chemistry and clean tech in general.鈥 Boville says.&nbsp;</p><p>Boville, who is also a fellow with <a href="https://www.activate.org/fellowship" rel="nofollow">Activate</a>, co-founded Aralez Bio in 2019 with 2018 Nobel Prize winner Frances Arnold and fellow postdoc David Romney, and considers it one of the lucky ones in the current COVID-19 pandemic. While other labs are closing due to the pandemic鈥檚 impact, her lab is able to push through the current situation.</p><p>鈥淪tartups are navigating uncertainty with funding, supply chains, safety and morale. It鈥檚 certainly a tough time for everyone,鈥 Boville says.&nbsp;</p><p>Despite the pandemic, this past summer Boville鈥檚 company figured out how to have an undergraduate intern come in and contribute ideas to the current workload. For Boville, this is one of those full circle moments in life, going from intern to choosing one.</p><p>鈥淚t鈥檚 definitely exciting to pass that knowledge on and see how people who haven鈥檛 been thinking about this problem the way you have for so long, how they can have a different take and bring new ideas that we hadn鈥檛 even thought about.鈥</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>精品SM在线影片 Alum is named one of MIT鈥檚 Innovators Under 35 for her work with amino acids.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/boville_header.jpg?itok=DLGFY6Wv" width="1500" height="986" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:54:42 +0000 Anonymous 4413 at /asmagazine Alum goes hard core in new Nat Geo expedition /asmagazine/2020/06/01/alum-goes-hard-core-new-nat-geo-expedition <span>Alum goes hard core in new Nat Geo expedition</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-06-01T12:45:00-06:00" title="Monday, June 1, 2020 - 12:45">Mon, 06/01/2020 - 12:45</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/hubbard_everest.jpg?h=8e954ca8&amp;itok=q9Tz80OA" width="1200" height="600" alt="Hubbard Everest"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/897"> Profiles </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/216" hreflang="en">Geology</a> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/clay-bonnyman-evans">Clay Bonnyman Evans</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>精品SM在线影片 alum heads team in Himalayas for National Geographic climate-research mission</h2><hr><p>When she went to Nepal in 2019 to co-lead a geology team for the ambitious, multi-disciplinary National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition, Mary Hubbard was going back to the past in more ways than one.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/hubbard_mug.jpg?itok=PLrAWV2d" width="750" height="938" alt="Mary Hubbard"> </div> <p><strong>At the top of the page:&nbsp;</strong>Himalayas, Nepal&nbsp;<strong>Above:&nbsp;</strong>Mary Hubbard</p></div></div> </div><p>Time machine, take one: Hubbard (Geol鈥81), a professor of Earth Sciences at Montana State University who received her BS from the 精品SM在线影片, had done field work in the Himalayas in the mid-1980s while pursuing her 1988 PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淭hat work centered on how mountains form, the geologic crustal processes in the earth that make mountains,鈥 she says.</p><p>During planning for the expedition, a colleague suggested she鈥檇 make a great part of the team, which was going to study the impacts of climate change on different environments.</p><p>鈥淗e said, 鈥榊ou haven鈥檛 been back? What鈥檚 wrong with you? You鈥檝e got to go back,鈥欌 recalls Hubbard. 鈥淲hen I did get back, after 28 years, I just couldn鈥檛 believe the mountains. I remember hiking up the trail, huffing and puffing a bit more than when I was 26.鈥</p><p>Time machine, take two: Hubbard鈥檚 team climbed deep into the Gokyo Valley, spending a few weeks in the shadow of Mount Everest to take sediment cores from two alpine lakes at more than 15,000 feet of elevation, hoping to look into the region鈥檚 climatic past.</p><p>鈥淭he lakes contain layers of sediment that have accumulated on the bottom,鈥 Hubbard says in a short National Geographic <a href="https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/science/perpetual-planet/0000016e-60d6-de5b-a3ee-70f69b3c0000" rel="nofollow">video</a>, <em>History is in the Mud</em>. The cores, she says, serve as a kind of 鈥渢ape recorder,鈥 that reveal the history of environmental conditions, zoology, and more, layer by sedimentary layer, year after year, across centuries.</p><p>The expedition of which her team was a part included more than 30 international researchers in geology, biology, glaciology, meteorology and mapping鈥攁s well as world-famous mountaineer Pete Athens, who served as climbing lead.</p><div class="image-caption image-caption-none"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/hubbard_everest_0.jpg?itok=liGMMwFV" width="750" height="381" alt="Everest 2"> </div> <p>Mary Hubbard standing in the shadow of Mt. Everest.</p></div><p>National Geographic, which described the mission as 鈥渢he most comprehensive single scientific expedition to the mountain in history,鈥 is scheduled to release an hour-long special on all aspects of the expedition June 30. The research in Nepal is part of a world-wide project to examine the impacts of climate change on the planet鈥檚 vital life-support systems, studying the world鈥檚 highest mountains as well as the Earth鈥檚 rainforests and ocean.</p><p>鈥淭hey started with the highest place on earth,鈥 Hubbard says of the expedition in Nepal. 鈥淭he Himalayas are kind of like a water tower for 20% of the world鈥檚 population. If you tweak the temperature a little, you get a big result.鈥</p><p>Hubbard鈥檚 co-leader was Ananta Gajurel, a geologist from Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu. &nbsp;Their geology team also included her Nepali PhD student, Bibek Giri, and six Nepali MS students from the Tri Chandra Multiple Campus in Kathmandu. The lakes in Gokyo Valley were partially frozen when they arrived, but eventually they took to the water in a boat built out of two rubber rafts &nbsp;and a PVC-frame. They then dropped a cylinder to the bottom to collect sediment.</p><p>鈥淭he coring device is a plexiglass tube about a meter long, which you drop to the bottom,鈥 she says. 鈥淭hen you use a weighted cylinder 鈥 to hammer the tube into the mud and pull the whole thing up.鈥</p><p>Hubbard鈥檚 team eventually sent samples from two cores from two lakes to a lab at the University of California, Irvine, for Carbon-14 dating.</p><p>鈥淚t goes back about 1,800 years,鈥 she says. 鈥淭he next thing is to look at that record and see how it changes over 1,800 years, as a proxy for environmental change.鈥</p><p>Gajurel鈥檚 team in Nepal is now piecing together that record through the lens of diatoms (a group of algae) found, while Hubbard鈥檚 team is examining pollen. While the cores don鈥檛 have the resolution in the youngest time interval to reveal much about the current era of human-induced climate change, they will provide an important baseline for climate researchers.</p><p>Hubbard was impressed by the breadth and depth of the mission.</p><p>鈥淭he fact that Nat Geo was able to pull together so many scientific disciplines, who came together in one place to look at one problem, is one of the coolest things about this expedition,鈥 she says.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>The fact that Nat Geo was able to pull together so many scientific disciplines, who came together in one place to look at one problem, is one of the coolest things about this expedition"</strong></p></div> </div><p>Hubbard spent her early years in Chicago and became enamored of the American West during family vacations. The family moved to Aspen when she was in high school. Graduating from Aspen High School in 1976, she wasn鈥檛 inclined to 鈥済o where everyone else was going,鈥 and decided to start her undergraduate career at Middlebury College in Vermont.</p><p>But when many of her fellow juniors headed off for a year abroad, she opted instead to travel to the distant land of Colorado and try out 精品SM在线影片.</p><p>鈥淚 wanted to try a large school in the mountain West,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 on campus more than two weeks when I said, 鈥楾his is good; I鈥檓 staying.鈥 鈥 It was such a great pleasure walking that sidewalk, seeing old people and young people, dark-skinned and light-skinned. You鈥檇 look people in the eye and they鈥檇 smile. I thought, 鈥極h, this is a happy place.鈥欌</p><p>At 精品SM在线影片, she was inspired by the late Geology Professor Bill Braddock and got her first taste of field work in the foothills and mountains west of Boulder.</p><p>鈥淲e鈥檇 have two or three lab periods a week and we鈥檇 be out crawling around the Front Range a 15-minute drive north of town,鈥 she says. 鈥淭hat was a real strength of CU.鈥</p><p>She worked in Wyoming oilfields for a year while boning up for the GRE, then went to MIT, where her research took her not only to Nepal, but also Pakistan. After earning her PhD, she accepted a postdoctoral position at ETH Zurich (known as the 鈥淢IT of Switzerland鈥) doing fieldwork in the French Alps. She later joined the faculty at the University of Maine, and in 2015 accepted her position in Bozeman.</p><p>Hubbard is now poised to return to the Himalayas, pending relaxation on travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic: She has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct further coring research in 2021 and 2022 with teams from Montana State and Maine.</p><p>鈥淲e were only just scraping the surface of what could be done to really understand the retreat of glaciers,鈥 she says.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>精品SM在线影片 alum heads team in Himalayas for National Geographic climate-research mission.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/photo-1584395631446-e41b0fc3f68d.jpeg?itok=Svyt1UoK" width="1500" height="1000" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 01 Jun 2020 18:45:00 +0000 Anonymous 4213 at /asmagazine Love and grief in the time of coronavirus /asmagazine/2020/05/07/love-and-grief-time-coronavirus <span>Love and grief in the time of coronavirus</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-05-07T10:23:13-06:00" title="Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 10:23">Thu, 05/07/2020 - 10:23</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/soph_j_still_19.jpeg?h=95b96f40&amp;itok=4h6DRpBi" width="1200" height="600" alt="Sophie Jones"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/897"> Profiles </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/160" hreflang="en">Environmental Studies</a> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/clay-bonnyman-evans">Clay Bonnyman Evans</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>Produced by 精品SM在线影片 grads, new movie Sophie Jones deals with the loss of normalcy</h2><hr><p>The new feature film <i>Sophie Jones</i> is described as a deeply quiet, authentic and subtly sardonic exploration of the eponymous teenager鈥檚 grief following the death of her mother.&nbsp;</p><p>Her sister seems to be doing fine and her father is ready to date. But Sophie just wants to feel again, and thinks sexual intimacy might be the key. But grief is not bound by societal expectations, and the film refuses to judge or titillate, opting instead for an emotionally honest portrayal of a young woman who is learning what it means to love and be human. &nbsp;</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><div class="image-caption image-caption-"><p> </p><div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/sophie_jones_photo.jpeg?itok=BkOmKRN1" width="750" height="563" alt="Sophie Jones"> </div> </div></div> </div><p>Though scheduled to premiere at the Portland International Film Festival in March and make its Colorado debut at the Vail Film Festival in April, the movie is now biding its time, due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>Suddenly, like so many people around the world, co-producers Lindsey Friedman Guerrero and Joe Dinnen, graduates of the 精品SM在线影片, found themselves experiencing their own feelings of loss and grief over what might have been.</p><p>鈥淚 think at first we were of course sad not to have that moment, not premiering in the city where it was shot,鈥 says Guerrero (EnvSt鈥13), who now lives in Santa Barbara, California. 鈥淲e worked so hard on this, doing it every day for two-plus years.鈥</p><p>鈥淚 needed a few days to process and feel my feelings,鈥 says Dinnen (Film鈥13), of New York City. 鈥淚 think I went through the seven stages of grief. Some days I鈥檓 accepting, some days angry, some days straight-up sad, some days denying it.鈥</p><p>But both recognize how fortunate they are to have a completed film that will reach its audience once social restrictions ease, while many projects have been canceled or postponed indefinitely and thousands of people are now out of work.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淲hen it does screen at the Vail Film Festival, and we鈥檒l do something in Portland, I know those moments are going to be 100 times more incredible than an ordinary premiere,鈥 Guerrero says. 鈥淲e will have made it through the storm, and it will be exciting to celebrate.鈥</p><p>Guerrero got her start in film working on the Academy Award-nominated 2012 documentary <i>Chasing Ice</i> while still at CU; <i>Chasing Ice</i> focused on the work of nature photographer and 精品SM在线影片 alumnus James Balog. Dinnen worked as her intern and both knew they wanted to continue working in film production.&nbsp;</p><p>Guerrero worked on environmental media, got into talent management, and started her own creative agency and production company, The Sounding Board. Dinnen began producing series and advertising campaigns, and supervised post-production for projects, including the popular Showtime series, 鈥淏illions.鈥</p><p>In 2018, Dinnen was approached by writer and director Jessie Barr, for whom he鈥檇 produced a 2017 short film, with the script that would become <i>Sophie Jones</i>, written by her cousin, Jessica Barr. He pitched the project to Guerrero, who loved it.</p><p>鈥淚 got involved because I was really moved by the story,鈥 she says. 鈥淚鈥檇 recently lost someone very dear to me, my best friend from CU, a few months before. 鈥 It spoke to me on so many levels, and I was looking to work with a female director and female writer to make something that felt real and relatable onscreen, visiting a world that felt new.鈥</p><p>She met with Jessie Barr, who had worked on her cousin鈥檚 script to make it 鈥渃amera ready,鈥 in spring 2018. They began raising money for production and brought on New York-based Scott Miller as director of photography that summer.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淚t truly resonated with everyone we talked to. People really wanted to work on the film,鈥 Dinnen says.&nbsp;</p><p>Guerrero handled on-the-ground production in Portland鈥攕couting locations, hiring vendors and crew.</p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-xlarge"> <div class="ucb-callout-content"><p> </p><blockquote> <p><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-left ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-left">&nbsp;</i> </p><p><strong>I love Colorado so much. Boulder is a hub for documentaries,鈥 I think it鈥檚 so awesome that Joe and I met at (CU) Boulder. This is a story of people collaborating, despite not living in the same city, on something awesome."</strong></p><p> </p></blockquote> </div> </div><p>鈥淪ometimes it鈥檚 really hard to pinpoint what a producer does, especially on an independent film,鈥 she says. 鈥淲e were all super heavily involved. I was doing everything from making pasta to use in a scene to fundraising and line producing.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>So, as long as we鈥檙e on the subject, inquiring (and often puzzled) filmgoers want to know: What, exactly, does a producer <i>do</i>?&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淚t鈥檚 a high-level thing,鈥 Dinnen says. 鈥淵ou take the creative vision and use tools to actually, tactically make it a reality on the ground. Directors and writers have an idea in mind, but they don鈥檛 know logistically how to get from point A to point B. The ultimate goal of a producer is to help them do that creatively, on schedule, on budget.鈥</p><p>鈥淚鈥檇 say it鈥檚 multi-disciplinary. That鈥檚 the key, being able to handle a ton of different aspects of a film at different stages. You have to be resourceful and adaptable,鈥 Guerrero says.</p><p>Everyone knew they had something special once production was underway. Critics given a peek at the finished film praised Jessie Barr鈥檚 direction, Miller鈥檚 cinematography, the script and Jessica Barr鈥檚 acting in the lead role, among other things.</p><p>鈥<i>Sophie Jones</i>&nbsp;is a&nbsp;lovely film. Moving, confident and unusual,鈥 says Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Nicole Holofcener. 鈥淚 love Jessie Barr's direction, the quiet of the film and the compelling performances. ... Jessie Barr has made a terrific first feature. I look forward to seeing what she does next.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>Despite the impact on plans to unveil the movie, the co-producers say the pandemic has made the film鈥檚 powerful exploration of loss and grief even more poignant.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淚t鈥檚 a movie about loss. Sophie loses not only her mother, but she loses friends and a sense of normalcy,鈥 Dinnen says. 鈥淲ith COVID-19, we鈥檙e all in a position where what was normal is no longer. Different people cope in different ways, and the way that Sophie goes through her loss is something you can relate to.鈥</p><p>Guerrero and Dinnen now live on opposite coasts, but both say Boulder and CU influenced them and helped them get a foothold in a notoriously difficult industry to crack.</p><p>鈥淚 definitely left a part of my heart in Boulder,鈥 Dinnen says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 literally the only place besides New York City where I would live.鈥</p><p>鈥淚 love Colorado so much. Boulder is a hub for documentaries,鈥 Guerrero says. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 so awesome that Joe and I met at (CU) Boulder. This is a story of people collaborating, despite not living in the same city, on something awesome.鈥</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Produced by 精品SM在线影片 grads, new movie Sophie Jones deals with the loss of normalcy</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/soph_j_still_19_0.jpeg?itok=NG2OG2dQ" width="1500" height="655" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 07 May 2020 16:23:13 +0000 Anonymous 4191 at /asmagazine Key coronavirus testing technology has 精品SM在线影片 tie /asmagazine/2020/04/06/key-coronavirus-testing-technology-has-cu-boulder-tie <span>Key coronavirus testing technology has 精品SM在线影片 tie</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-04-06T17:31:08-06:00" title="Monday, April 6, 2020 - 17:31">Mon, 04/06/2020 - 17:31</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/mcbride_and_family_in_belmont_calif.jpg?h=56a71a7a&amp;itok=4lvQIU1B" width="1200" height="600" alt="McBride and Family"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/44"> Alumni </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/54" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/asmagazine/taxonomy/term/837" hreflang="en">Chemistry</a> </div> <a href="/asmagazine/kenna-bruner">Kenna Bruner</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h2>Alumnus worked in lab of Distinguished Professor Marvin Caruthers assisting in the development of pioneering technology</h2><hr><p>Second-generation CU Buff and Boulder native Lincoln McBride helped pioneer technology used to test for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and he credits his success in part to scientists at his <em>alma mater</em>.</p><p>McBride earned a doctorate in chemistry from the 精品SM在线影片 in 1985 and worked in the lab of Distinguished Professor Marvin Caruthers, the founder of Amgen (one of the world鈥檚 largest biotechnology companies) and one of four CU professors to have won the National Medal of Science.</p><p>Recently, McBride learned that the FDA had approved COVID-19 testing using technology he pioneered while working at Applied Biosystems Inc. (ABI). He founded and led that technology program from 1991 to 1997.</p><p>His team shipped its first prototype in 1995&nbsp;to Genentech (Roche). The Model 7700 TaqMan Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Detection System was then commercialized in 1997. This technology allowed scientists to detect and quantify the presence of minute amounts of genetic material with unmatched speed, sensitivity and accuracy.&nbsp;</p><p>The latest generation of this technology is proving invaluable worldwide for COVID-19 testing during this pandemic, McBride said.&nbsp;</p><p>He recently answered questions about his work and his time at 精品SM在线影片. The questions and answers follow:</p><blockquote><p><strong>What did you work on in Marvin Caruthers鈥 laboratory while at CU?</strong></p></blockquote><p>I helped identify and develop methods for structural optimization, synthesis and purification of phosphoramidites, the key building blocks for solid-supported, automated DNA synthesis, which has helped fuel the biotech revolution.</p><blockquote><p><strong>How do you best describe the technology that you worked on at Applied Biosystems?</strong></p></blockquote><p>The University of Colorado granted ABI the licenses to the Caruthers group鈥檚 phosphoramidite DNA synthesis patents. ABI recruited me with my understanding that I would define and develop new products. Unexpectedly, my first months at ABI were spent frantically solving a crisis with their existing phosphoramidite manufacturing. As a new research and development employee, I was quickly initiated by introduction to a highly commissioned and desperate sales force.</p><p>Eventually, my dream was fulfilled at ABI to define and lead a new product line aimed toward DNA diagnostics. The short pieces of synthetic DNA made by phophoramidite chemistry invented in Dr. Caruthers鈥 lab in the early 1980s were, and still are, used worldwide for inventing and performing myriad revolutionary biotechnology applications.&nbsp;</p><p>One of which, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), makes millions of copies of any short genetic target. This amplification takes place in a few drops of buffered water containing, most importantly, Taq Polymerase as well as two short pieces of synthetic DNA designed to uniquely stick or 鈥減rime鈥 to a target鈥檚 unique DNA sequence. This 鈥渃ocktail鈥 is put in a small vapor-tight container and placed on a rapidly heating and cooling plate called a thermal cycler.&nbsp;</p><p>Taq polymerase is an enzyme that not only survives, but also makes copies of DNA at the elevated temperatures required for thermal cycling. The two synthetic 鈥減rimers鈥 direct the polymerase to the target to be copied.</p><p>Each time the thermal cycler completes one heating and cooling cycle, taking about a minute,&nbsp;the number of target copies made&nbsp;doubles. So,&nbsp;20 minutes later, as many as 2 to the power of 20鈥攐r 1&nbsp;million鈥攃opies of the original genetic target are made. Hypothetically, if a given test sample originally contained two virus particles, 20 cycles of PCR amplification would produce as many as 2 million copies of the targeted DNA fragment.&nbsp;</p><p>Real-Time PCR technology places an integrated fluorescence detector over the thermal cycler to detect in real time the copies being made during PCR amplification. Fluorescence is made possible by adding a synthetic fluorescent DNA probe to the PCR cocktail. We made our fluorescent 鈥淭aqMan鈥 probes with the DNA synthesis chemistry invented in Marv鈥檚 lab. ABI鈥檚 fluorescence technology originally was developed in the late 1980s for their DNA Sequencers that were used to sequence the first human genome.&nbsp;</p><p>Many of us at ABI were so enthused by the promise of fluorescent probe-based real-time PCR for both research and diagnostics that we agreed to merge with Perkin Elmer as their junior partner in order to have their rights for key PCR patents.&nbsp;Immediately after the merger, I formed and led the combined ABI and Perkin Elmer product team through commercialization. The Model 7700 led to a multi-billion-dollar product line for ABI.</p><blockquote><p><strong>How is that technology now being used to fight COVID-19?&nbsp;</strong></p></blockquote><p>Twenty-five years after shipping our first prototype, my team and ABI as a whole can still be proud. For a virus as a detection target, fluorescence, probe-based real-time PCR&nbsp;has proved to be the most sensitive and rapid way to measure its presence in myriad sample types.&nbsp;</p><p>The&nbsp;latest generation of this technology&nbsp;commercialized by&nbsp;Thermo Fisher,&nbsp;which&nbsp;now owns the ABI brand, was recently granted emergency permission by the FDA to test for this coronavirus. More recently, Roche and Abbott have been also granted emergency permission for their current product versions of real-time PCR.&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p><strong>What were some of your experiences while at CU?</strong></p></blockquote><p>Sharing these memories with teammates at ABI and key instructors has been more rewarding than any bonus or promotion ever was. Writing here to thank the University of Colorado and professors for my education is equally gratifying.&nbsp;</p><p>Professor Barney Ellison, a physical organic chemist, was our freshman chemistry graduate class 鈥渟hepherd.鈥&nbsp;We&nbsp;freshmen needed to commit to a thesis advisor by Christmas. I was recruited by CU as a physical organic chemist presumably because&nbsp;of&nbsp;my affinity for math and hands-on organic chemistry experience.&nbsp;</p><p>Christmastime came, and I had cold feet, unable to choose. I remember like it was yesterday the knot in my stomach when meeting with Professor Ellison where he offered, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 see a big O (for organic chemistry) branded on your forehead. Go over to MCDB (molecular, cellular and developmental biology) or walk up to the third floor and talk to the biochemistry groups.鈥 How selfless was that!&nbsp;</p><p>So, thanks to Professor&nbsp;Ellison, and my deceased chemistry Professor Kurt Kaufman at Kalamazoo College, that I stumbled upon my great thesis advisor, Marvin Caruthers and his group鈥檚 revolutionary work on solid supported DNA synthesis.&nbsp;</p><blockquote><p><strong>Who at CU made a significant impact on your career?</strong></p></blockquote><p>Over the years I鈥檝e tried to pinpoint the qualities that make Marv so successful. Of course, he has good ideas and intuition, but what sets him apart is that he was an amazing leader, ahead of his time.&nbsp;</p><p>I believe it鈥檚 a badge of honor for him to have assembled such talented, diverse and even somewhat unruly teams.&nbsp;He鈥檚 stated to me on several occasions that this style creates the most. He鈥檚 not afraid of failure, nor afraid of brainstorming where even one of his latest ideas may initially seem silly, risking loss of credibility with some technical folks.</p><p>During my stay,&nbsp;he led our 鈥減rimordial soup鈥 group with a soft touch and profound results. In my estimation, he鈥檚 a strong candidate as a modern-age Nobel laureate, notably for all the far-reaching contributions his technical leadership style has given us.</p><blockquote><p><strong>Where do you live, and what do you do in your current line of work?</strong></p></blockquote><p>I鈥檝e retired from the corporate world and have spent many years raising our sons Max and Leo while renovating our homes, including where Claire and I now live in Belmont,&nbsp;California.</p><blockquote><p><strong>Is there anything else you鈥檇 like to share with our readers?</strong></p></blockquote><p>My parents were CU undergrads, and I was born in Boulder. My father, William R. McBride, graduated in 1958 with an electrical engineering degree, and&nbsp;it鈥檚 my understanding he was an&nbsp;All-American gymnast and performer and president of CU鈥檚 high-flying gymnastics and juggling traveling show called the Pentagon.&nbsp;</p><p>My parents moved to Michigan&nbsp;where&nbsp;my father invented the first fully automated coin sorters, counters and wrappers&nbsp;in the 1960s.&nbsp;My mom, Sharon K. Zubler, had me in&nbsp;February&nbsp;of her sophomore year. She was valedictorian of her 1956 class&nbsp;at&nbsp;Monticello High School in Iowa. Her major was a brand new one at CU鈥攑hysical therapy. She dropped out in 1958 to take care of me when my parents moved to Michigan. She would have made an amazing healthcare CEO.&nbsp;</p><p><em>For more information, contact Lincoln McBride at <a href="mailto:Lincolnclaire2018@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Lincolnclaire2018@gmail.com</a>.</em></p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Alumnus worked in lab of Distinguished Professor Marvin Caruthers assisting in the development of pioneering technology</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/mcbridebanner.jpg?itok=by0l-PG8" width="1500" height="664" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 06 Apr 2020 23:31:08 +0000 Anonymous 4067 at /asmagazine