Apurva Bhiwapurkar

Apurva Bhiwapurkar, ElecCompEngr'20

March 8, 2020

Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? CU Boulder has one of the highest rankings for telecommunication industry and Denver area is an emerging telecom hub of USA. The coursework is great and faculty is industry focused. Beautiful limestone red bricks campus with flatirons as background is cherry on...

Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells

Layered solar cell technology boosts efficiency, affordability

March 6, 2020

Researchers from CU Boulder have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and using a unique combination of elements.

Kumar Thurimella

Applied math alumnus receives Gates-Cambridge Scholarship

March 3, 2020

The competitive $250,000 scholarship will support Kumar Thurimella (ApMath'13) in his goal to obtain a PhD in biotechnology in three years.

George Born

Late professor George Born inducted into state鈥檚 Space Heroes Hall of Fame

March 3, 2020

During his career, Born won seven NASA awards for technical and managerial contributions while working at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., where he worked on numerous interplanetary missions.

Ballot machine

On eve of Super Tuesday, study sheds light on how people make choices

March 2, 2020

On Super Tuesday, Democratic voters from Colorado and across the United States will face a serious decision: Sanders or Warren? Biden or Bloomberg? Then, afterward, what kind of wine to drink? Now, a new study taps into mathematics to probe how people make those kinds of fraught choices 鈥攊n particular,...

Suzi Iacono, head of NSF鈥檚 Office of Integrative Activities; Juan Pablo Gevaudan, affiliate professor at Pennsylvania State University; Chelsea Heveran, assistant professor at Montana State University; and F. Fleming Crim, NSF鈥檚 chief operating officer. Photo Credit: Bill Petros Photography

Alumni place in top 7 of NSF Idea Machine competition

Feb. 28, 2020

A big idea that got its start at CU Boulder has placed in the top seven out of more than 800 submissions in the National Science Foundation 2026 Idea Machine competition. Juan Pablo 鈥淛P鈥 Gevaudan (M, PhDArchEngr鈥19) and Chelsea Heveran (PhDMechEngr鈥17) submitted their research idea to combat fixed and aging...

Devin Lindsey and 3 other students chat with U.S. Navy Commander Robert 鈥淢ac鈥 McFarlin during his visit to CU Engineering.

CU student accepted to competitive Navy nuclear program

Feb. 27, 2020

When Devin Lindsey came to CU Boulder as an environmental engineering major three years ago, he didn鈥檛 expect to be leaving as a nuclear reactor engineer for the U.S. Navy.

Emily Page at IAAPA Expo

Two million square feet of networking, two days at an amusement park expo

Feb. 27, 2020

Emily Page is a mechanical engineering student who wants to design experiences in the themed entertainment and experience design industry. She attended the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Expo in Orlando, Florida and shares her takeaways, enthusiasm and advice to students in her blog post.

Artimus Robotics

A new approach to robotics

Feb. 27, 2020

Co-founder and CEO of Artimus Robotics, Timothy Morrissey graduated from CU Boulder in 2019 with a PhD in mechanical engineering. After years of research and dedication, Timothy and his team launched Artimus Robotics in 2018 alongside Assistant Professor Christoph Keplinger.

bio fuel in test tubes

Clearing the air: Medlin and partners developing renewable jet fuel alternative

Feb. 27, 2020

Air travel鈥檚 dependence on petroleum-based fuels is a major contributor to atmospheric pollution鈥攂ut new research from Denver Business Challenge Endowed Professor Will Medlin and partners seeks to provide an environmentally friendly, renewable jet fuel sourced from biomass.

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