interdisciplinary team of students

Students crowdfunding to design, build the green home of the future

Jan. 25, 2022

An interdisciplinary team of students is building a super energy-efficient home for a national competition, and they need your help to be successful.

Biomedical engineering graduates walk in procession

What’s next for the Biomedical Engineering Program’s first group of graduates

Jan. 20, 2022

The new alumni are already starting their careers to help improve the world of health care—from designing diagnostic equipment to developing technology for disease treatment.

Rajagopalan Balaji

Climate variability past and present with Rajagopalan Balaji

Jan. 12, 2022

Rajagopalan Balaji is changing the way we see climate change. Watch a video discussion about his research.

Alumnus Will Brown and his mother Connie Faye Brown

Alumnus Will Brown donates engineering scholarship in honor of his mother

Dec. 23, 2021

Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering alumnus Will Brown has established the Connie Faye Brown scholarship to benefit mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering students.

 Instrument built by graduate student Ryan Cole

Researchers replicate climates of exoplanets to help find extraterrestrial life

Dec. 23, 2021

Professor Greg Rieker and Ryan Cole have developed an experiment that recreates the climates of planets beyond our solar system right in the lab. By reaching the same high-temperature and high-pressure conditions found on many exoplanets, the instrument can map their atmospheres, which could help humanity detect life outside our solar system.

Leah Rivera

A helper with a passion for justice

Dec. 22, 2021

Leah Rivera is the rare recipient of two awards bestowed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science: the Community Impact Award and the Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award.

Abigale Stangl

Alum leading effort to improve web image descriptions for the blind

Dec. 20, 2021

Online image descriptions help people who are blind or have low vision easily access information. However, the important task of creating "alt text" is often neglected. It's a complex problem that Abigale Stangl has been working to untangle for years.

Alumnus Kevin Martin

Time magazine names CU Boulder spinoff a top invention

Dec. 10, 2021

Kevin Martin's startup, Unspun, earned Time's best invention of 2021 accolade. The alumnus’ 3D-weaving machine can produce a seamless pair of jeans. The technology was first prototyped in a Department of Mechanical Engineering's senior design course.

Sherri Cook

How Sherri Cook uses sustainable water treatment systems

Dec. 3, 2021

Assistant Professor Sherri Cook is pushing the boundaries of what's possible to build a more sustainable future for everyone through clean water systems.

Elle Sandifer

Alumni spotlight: Working with Sanergy to address international sanitation challenges

Dec. 2, 2021

Elle Sandifer is a 2020 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer with Sanergy to address urban sanitation challenges in Nairobi, Kenya.

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