Research Open Labs 2025

Research Open Labs Banner 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025 (3:00-5:00 PM MT)

Free for everyone - no registration required!

One of twelve institutes at CU Boulder, ATLAS is home to researchers who transcend traditional disciplinary structures of engineering, design, science and art to inspire new realms of invention. We make tangible and digital tools and methods that shape how people interact with the world for a more inclusive, inspired and sustainable society.

The 8th annual ATLAS Institute Research Open Labs is your time to get a first-hand view of the diverse and intriguing engineering, design and creative projects our lab teams are engaged in. This event is part of Research & Innovation Week, a celebration and showcase of research, scholarship and creative works at CU Boulder.

Come explore:

  • Lab and studio tours
  • Demos and interactive technology
  • Novel ideas and radical creativity

Check out research on:

  • Human-computer interaction
  • Neuroscience
  • Fabrication
  • Woven forms
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanoscience
  • Experimental typography
  • VR/AR
  • Design, art and more...

Parking Info

The Euclid Parking Garage is the most convenient parking area for ATLAS events.

From the garage exit, walk north along Colorado Avenue to the Roser ATLAS Center.

Note that the walkway between the Roser ATLAS Center and the Visual Arts Complex is currently closed for construction.

Check back for more details in September...

Two people smiling at ATLAS Open Labs

 

People working on an audio project at ATLAS Open Labs

 

Two people looking at a 3D printing setup at ATLAS Open Labs
Research & Innovation Week 2025