Access to ATLAS facilities: As part of CU Boulder's response to the evolving challenges posed by COVID-19, many campus facilities ars closing as of Wednesday, March 19. This will include the Roser ATLAS Center. For more information, visit colorado.edu/coronavirus.
Graduate program application deadline extended: In response to the upheaval many are experiencing, the ATLAS graduate program application deadline has been extended through May 31 and the GRE requirement is waived. For more information, email the program directly; the extension is not available using the standard application form. More info: colorado.edu/atlas/grad
Recent News
ATLAS research helps define the future of human-computer interaction
At a time when the field of human-computer interaction is becoming more important than ever, ATLAS researchers are making substantial contributions. For CHI '20, the world's leading conference for HCI, ATLAS researchers contributed nine papers and organized two workshops.
Shapeshifting: The varied applications for bioplastics
In this short video, Fiona Bell, ATLAS CTD student and member of the Living Matter Lab, shares a class project she completed for Design Foundations where she made a variety of bioplastics for a range of different applications. In recognition of both her bioplastic research and academic achievements, Bell recently won two CU Boulder awards totaling $5,000.
NSF CAREER Award supports Devendorf’s research in smart textile development
Laura Devendorf, an assistant professor of information science with the ATLAS Institute, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award, providing $550,000 over five years to support the development of smart textiles. The award is one of the most prestigious given to faculty in the early phases of their careers.
Reflections from Rwanda: Aileen Pierce shares highlights of her experience teaching at CMU Africa
Aileen Pierce, TAM associate director, senior instructor with CU engineering and a member of ATLAS faculty since 2004, recently returned from Rwanda, where she taught an advanced mobile application development course at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Africa in Kigali, Rwanda.
ATLAS makers print face shield parts to help protect medical personnel from the coronavirus
From their homes, three members of the ATLAS Institute community have completed parts for roughly 320 face shields, and this is only the beginning. As they continue to print more shields, the three are experimenting with ways to increase production speed. At the same time, three more ATLAS faculty members recently joined the effort, also printing face shield parts from home.
Startup founded by CTD students takes fourth place in New Venture Challenge finals
A business start-up team led by two ATLAS CTD master’s students took fourth place in CU Boulder’s 2020 New Venture Challenge (NVC), beating 142 competing entrepreneurial startup ventures and winning $12,500 for their company at the 12th annual NVC.
"Suddenly Silent": Coloradan interview with TAM student Michelle Galetti
Student Michelle Galetti considered leaving school after hearing loss. Instead, she continued her studies and developed a product that would give deaf people an experience of music.
