Collage of the five tenured faculty.

Five professors earn tenure

June 29, 2018

At its June meeting at the University of Colorado Boulder, the CU Board of Regents approved awards and appointments of tenure for five faculty in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Awards of tenure Aaron Clauset, Computer Science Shideh Dashti, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Andrew Goodwin, Chemical and...

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Roaring Fork students draw on experience to engineer bridges

June 29, 2018

A group of 100 rising high school juniors from the Roaring Fork Pre-Collegiate Program were able to bridge what they knew about engineering to real experiences and answers at The BOLD Center last week. CU Boulder started the Pre-Collegiate Development Program for first generation middle and high school students in...

Dana Stamo

"I'm an artist who found a canvas in engineering" - Dana Stamo - Ep. 10

June 27, 2018

On CUE sits down with Dana Stamo. Dana is a fifth year chemical biological engineering student who is currently taking graduate classes and doing research with Professor Chatterjee. Dana is a recipient of the Chancellor's scholarship and a BOLD scholarship from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. She is...

The SwissMak.

Student project becomes full time business

June 26, 2018

Some inventors toil their entire careers without success. Perry Campbell is not one of those people. The 23-year-old Colorado native has designed a product, built functional prototypes, raised capital, and is now going into business for himself. His product is called the SwissMak, an all-in-one manufacturing tool. “It’s a machine...

Ben Shapiro works with two students.

ATLAS professor recognized for engaging teaching, making a difference

June 25, 2018

Nine ATLAS nominated Ben Shapiro, assistant professor of computer science with the ATLAS Institute, for the 2018 Sullivan-Carlson Innovation in Education Award.

Representatives from each of the three finalist teams. CU Boulder professor Ivan Smalyukh and PhD student Andrew Hess are on the far left.

CU Boulder team wins 2018 NASA iTech Energy Cycle competition

June 25, 2018

Congratulations to Team iFeather for winning the 2018 NASA iTech Cycle II Energy competition! CU Boulder professor Ivan Smalyukh and PhD student Andrew Hess discuss iFeather. Watch the entire awards announcement livestream NASA iTech has selected CU Boulder as one of the top three teams from a group of 10...

Two children chat with the MindScribe stuffed zebra.

Computer science startup earns early childhood innovation prize

June 21, 2018

The prize provides $80,000 for the MindScribe team to keep working on their robotics technology, which includes a smartphone app that can be placed inside a friendly looking toy and prompts children to tell it about their project, like a drawing or Lego creation.

A firefighter at work on the scene of a forest fire.

Study: Wildfires contaminate freshwater sources, straining treatment resources downstream

June 21, 2018

The research, which was funded by The Water Research Foundation (WRF) and presented at CU Boulder earlier this month, outlines a multitude of challenges posed by wildfires, including short- and long-term effects on the availability and quality of drinking water sources used by major metropolitan areas such as Denver, Colorado. The report also outlines potential remediation solutions to help utilities plan for worst-case scenarios.

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Abraham Lincoln High School students undertake water filtration challenge

June 18, 2018

Last week, the BOLD Center hosted a group of Abraham Lincoln High School students who were participants of the College Track Program . Introduced to the school in 2016, College Track supports students from underserved communities in several states and remains involved until they complete their college degrees. As an...

A group of officials standing with the final beam.

Aerospace building construction celebrates topping out

June 15, 2018

Check out our Flickr album from the Topping Out ceremony. Construction of the new University of Colorado Boulder aerospace engineering building is hitting a major milestone with the installation of the final steel beam. A formal topping-out ceremony was held Wednesday at the building site on campus. The ceremony follows...

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