Orit Peleg speaks on the TedXCU stage

Professor explains to TEDxCU how fireflies communicate

June 26, 2023

Step into the enchanting realm of fireflies as scientist Orit Peleg takes you on an awe-inspiring journey deep into the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

CAREER Award winners 2023

CU Engineering celebrates 8 NSF CAREER award winners in 2023

June 25, 2023

Eight faculty members within the College of Engineering and Applied Science have received CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation in 2023.

Vance with a graduate student in her lab

Vance wins Fulbright Scholar Award to do year-long research project in Indonesia

June 20, 2023

Assistant Professor Marina Vance of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering will investigate the use of fixed-location and mobile low-cost air quality monitors on the island of Java.

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Four aerospace students earn 2023 Amelia Earhart Fellowships

June 12, 2023

The program, open to students worldwide, recognizes up to 35 women annually pursuing doctoral degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences.

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Celebrating Pride Month 2023

June 1, 2023

In June, CU Engineering recognizes the students, faculty and staff who are a part of LGBTQ+ communities and to celebrate contributions to the college.

NSF GFR awardees

28 students earn major NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

May 31, 2023

Twenty eight CU Boulder engineering students have earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships for 2023. These prestigious awards recognize and support outstanding grad students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees and have strong potential to...

Hanspeter Schaub

Hanspeter Schaub earns CU Boulder’s highest award for teaching and research

May 30, 2023

Schaub, a professor and chair of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder, was recently honored with the Hazel Barnes Prize. The award recognizes outstanding teachers who also have distinguished records in research and scholarship.

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Top 10: College hits milestone in 2024 Best Graduate School rankings

April 25, 2023

The University of Colorado Boulder has one of the top 10 public engineering graduate programs in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report ’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2023-24. When compared with peer public universities, the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s graduate program was ranked No...

An "artificial muscle" made, in part, from material designed for biodegradable grocery bags. (Credit: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems)

Grad student helps design ‘artificial muscles’ you can toss in the compost bin

April 20, 2023

Think Baymax, the pillowy robot from the film Big Hero 6, mixed with a biodegradable grocery bag.

CU Hyperloop team competed in The Boring Company's 2023

CU Hyperloop takes home the Accuracy Award at the 2023 Not-a-Boring Competition

April 20, 2023

CU Hyperloop team competed in The Boring Company's 2023 Not-a-Boring Competition held in Bastrop, Texas on April 1, 2023. The competition challenged teams to come up with tunneling solutions and answer the question, “Can you beat the snail?”

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