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Environmental engineering PhD student Nicollette Laroco was recognized for her research on energy recovery from wastewater, particularly renewable natural gas, with Professor Mark Hernandez.
A ²ÊÃñ±¦µä team is a finalist in a NASA competition to design a greenhouse for use on Mars. The annual NASA BIG Idea Challenge is set for April 23-24 in Hampton, Virginia; it calls on student groups at universities across the country to develop solutions to tough space problems.
The National Science Foundation has awarded prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships to ²ÊÃñ±¦µä students, paving the way for them to continue their innovative and impactful research on campus. The awards, announced on April 9, recognize outstanding graduate students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The 2,050 nationwide winners were selected from thousands of applicants across the country.
The Mortenson Center surprised its founding director, Distinguished Professor Bernard Amadei, with the Global Engineering Humanitarian Award during the event.
The Discovery Learning Apprenticeship Program will hold an open symposium from 2-4 p.m. Friday in the engineering center lobby.
#ILookLikeAnEngineerWhy did you choose engineering at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä?I chose the engineering program at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä because the day I came for a campus tour, it just felt right. I fell in love with the campus, and the environment. In addition, the
CU Engineering joined forces with Colorado State University to host more than 300 engineering students from across the nationk for the Engineering Leadership Summit. Building community was key concern among all attendees.
When his grandma took a devastating fall using a walker, Timothy Visos-Ely channeled his love and concern into a brilliant idea: digitally enhanced walkers that would help seniors correct user errors before they result in dangerous mishaps.
The Stride Tech team won the 2019 New Venture Challenge (NVC) and walked out of the Boulder Theater with $100,000 toward their invention and the opportunity to hobnob with venture capitalists, business leaders and more. Stride Tech was one of two undergraduate teams in the NVC finals, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s premier entrepreneurial startup competition, after emerging as the winner of the hardware track.
The Buffs athletic teams will have to take a rest day on April 26 – the engineers are taking over.The second-annual Engineering Projects Expo will be setting up shop in the Indoor Practice Facility next to Folsom Stadium. The
When high school students from rural Colorado research air quality as it relates to the things that interest them most, the result is enthusiastic students and one-of-a-kind projects. ²ÊÃñ±¦µä’s Air Quality Inquiry project, supported by a ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Outreach Award, pairs students with undergraduate mentors.