In a banner year that has included receiving five distinguished research awards, Assistant Professor Wyatt Shields has been awarded one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious awards for young investigators: a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
Larremore has been recognized by Popular Science as an early-career scientist and engineer bringing computation and math together to help real-world problems, from infectious diseases to social inequities.
Researchers at CU Boulder are using lasers to precisely quantify the performance of high-speed engines. Those measurements – recently described in detail in Optica – are key to propelling superfast hypersonic vehicles and providing better engine performance overall.
Events showcase research, scholarship and creative work from across the campus and demonstrate the broad impact of the research and innovation enterprise at CU Boulder.
Researchers from CU Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be better able to coordinate their efforts with the opening of the Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI) Collaboration Lab on Sept. 26.
The new DOE designation, awarded to 17 educational programs nationwide, honors post-secondary academic programs that require students to apply the best practices of zero energy design in their projects.
Nick Stites, lead on the grant and director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, said the grant will focus on removing barriers that prevent students—especially those from marginalized communities—from entering STEM careers.
The Hub provides a space dedicated to student success that unifies offices previously spread across the Engineering Center, including academic coaching and advising, Engineering Career Services and CAPS counselors.