Engineering students working with snow

Mechanics of snow course takes advantage of fresh powder

March 18, 2022

Most mechanical engineers will work with materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics and composites during their careers. However, a course taught in CU Boulder's mechanical engineering department asks students to draw inspiration from another material—snow.

a dog's nose

Learn about the Odor2Action Network led by CU Boulder

March 17, 2022

CU Boulder's College of Engineering and Applied Science is leading a groundbreaking new international research network. The work is aimed at understanding how animals use information from odors in their environment to guide behavior and has far-ranging implications for our understanding of the human brain.

Construction workers on campus

Construction Diversity Summit coming to CU Boulder April 1

March 14, 2022

A free event will bring together companies and students from around the state to discuss diversity-related issues in construction, build empathy within the workforce and bring forward solutions to help construction employers and employees navigate the industry.

Zoya Popovic in the lab with fellow researchers

Distinguished Professor Zoya Popovic elected to National Academy of Engineering

March 9, 2022

Zoya Popovic of electrical, computer and energy engineering was honored “for developing high-efficiency microwave transmitters and active antenna arrays for wireless communication systems and for engineering education.â€

middle schoolers at an outreach fair

Triple E Fair introduces 117 middle-schoolers to mechanical engineering

March 9, 2022

The Early Engineering Exposure Fair, organized by mechanical engineering graduate students, was comprised of 16 interactive exhibits to demonstrate diverse engineering fields such as air quality, wind energy, robotics and microfluids.

Kaushik Jayaram

Science documentary series features Kaushik Jayaram’s research

Feb. 17, 2022

A new documentary series looks at how nature can help humanity solve some of the world’s biggest problems, and one of the episodes features a Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering professor.

Graduate student conducts tests in lab

Seed grant opens research into future of construction materials, site tools

Feb. 15, 2022

Researchers at CU Boulder are developing an app that could reliably and quickly predict whether batches of concrete made at construction sites are safe. If successful, the work could usher in a new era of building that is faster, more cost effective and safe.

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The path one alumnus took from mechanical engineer to heart surgeon

Feb. 10, 2022

Michael Lewis took an interdisciplinary education to the next level. After graduating with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and working at Boeing for a year, he discovered another way to help people—through medicine.

Engineering building

Researchers explore intersections of language, education and artificial intelligence

Jan. 26, 2022

Researchers at CU Boulder are using artificial intelligence to develop digital models representing children who learn one language at home early in life and then begin learning another language in preschool.

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.

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