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Patten Seminar Series Announcement: Dionisios Vlachos
Climate change demands a paradigm change in the chemical industry and waste stream valorization. Read more
Patten Seminar Series Announcement: Enrique Gomez
Reverse osmosis modules comprised of composite polymer membranes represent a leading technology in desalination and purification of brackish water. Read more
Patten Seminar Series Announcement: Christian Pester
The covalent attachment of polymers has emerged as a powerful strategy for the preparation of multi-functional surfaces. Read more
Patten Seminar Series Announcement: Gregory Odegard
Current state-of-the-art composite materials are not light/strong enough for crewed missions to Mars and beyond. Read more
Patten Seminar Series Announcement: Martin Z. Bazant
Traditional methods of scientific inquiry and engineering design begin with human intelligence: Mathematical models encoding physical hypotheses are proposed, tested against experimental data and refined by fitting adjustable parameters. Read more
Letter from the Chair: Fall 2021
We had a good fall semester. That seems like a simple statement, but it means a lot, considering the events of the past year and a half. It is worth remarking upon as CU Boulder returned to full-time, on-campus operations. Read more
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