Aerial photo of a winding river in the mountains.

CU Boulder leading effort to improve water quality in Rockies’ rivers

April 4, 2024

A team led by environmental engineer Evan Thomas has received a $650,000 Convergence Accelerator grant from the National Science Foundation, to measure and mitigate pollution in the Cache la Poudre and Yampa Rivers in Colorado through new sensor technology, monitoring, and a voluntary carbon credits trading system with industry.

aculty member David Clough presentating research at a conference (early 1980s).

Retired professor’s passion rooted in academic engagement

April 3, 2024

Since retiring in 2017 from CU Boulder’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Professor Dave Clough has collaborated on three textbooks. He’s also regularly involved with students, participating in PhD committees and undergraduate activities alike.

Single molecule/nanoparticle tracking microscopy is used to study transport in the liquid-filled void spaces of porous materials

Dan Schwartz awarded prestigious American Chemical Society Langmuir Lectureship

April 2, 2024

Professor Daniel K. Schwartz was honored with the prestigious American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry 2024 Langmuir Lectureship award for significant contributions to the field of colloid and interface science.

A laser system for detecting methane gas in the air sits on top of a tower at a oil and gas facility in Colorado. (Credit: Casey Cass/CU Boulder)

A real-life Eye of Sauron? New project to spot possible chemical threats in the air

April 2, 2024

Engineers at CU Boulder are developing an “all-seeing eye” based on laser technology that could one day detect harmful particles in the air around cities or in factories.

HVAC ducts on the roof of a building

Scientists advocate for policies regulating indoor air

March 28, 2024

A new paper in Science co-authored by mechanical engineer Shelly Miller lays out a blueprint for mandating indoor air quality standards for public buildings.

X-ray image of knee joints

Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in five years

March 26, 2024

The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) granted $39 million to a CU Boulder-led team to pioneer a single-shot joint treatment that would stop cartilage and bone from erosion and promote regrowth.

Sara Leschova Birthday

Meet Our Undergrads: Sara Leschova

March 26, 2024

We sat down with third-year mechanical engineering student Sara Leschova to share about her CU Engineering experience! Sara serves as the Director of Special Events & Advocacy for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at CU Boulder for the 2023-2024 school year.

Jerome Fox

Jerome Fox elevated to senior member of prestigious National Academy of Inventors

March 25, 2024

Jerome Fox, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). His research focuses on engineering microbes for drug discovery. He founded Think Bioscience, a company developing medicines for conditions like Rett Syndrome and cancer.

water sprinkler

CU Boulder grant tackles sustainable alternatives for urban lawn irrigation

March 22, 2024

Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, from CU Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, and Assistant Professor Isabella Oleksy, of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, received a $296,000 grant from the Colorado Water Board to investigate ground cover options that could replace turfgrass.

A smartphone with icons for TurboTax and H&R Block apps, resting on a paper tax return form

Holding tax software accountable

March 21, 2024

Errors in tax software could keep you from your best return, or worse, leave you liable for inaccuracies. Now, computer science researchers at CU Boulder are working to ensure the correctness of tax software.

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