Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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ATLAS Creative Technology and Design master's student Ruhan Yang and two teammates won first place for their project, e-Trombone, at Georgia Tech's (GT) annual Moog Hackathon.

Co-founder and CEO of Artimus Robotics, Timothy Morrissey, graduated from CU Boulder in 2019 with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. After years of research and dedication, Timothy and his team launched Artimus Robotics in 2018.

Gary Marshall, a master's student in mechanical engineering and engineering management, is on a mission to give back to those who protect us—firefighters. He founded EmergenTek in 2018 as a mechanical engineering undergrad, where he and his team developed a retrofittable system that automates fire truck ladder operations, reducing human error and increasing the chance to save more lives. Its handheld target acquisition device (called "The Fifth Man") captures the desired orientation, and a system of actuators move the joysticks that operate the ladder.

A new program on campus, Impactful Women—hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative—brought together Tamar McKee, Jane Miller and Annie Ryu to discuss their professional and personal journeys as leaders in the natural food industry.

MCEN 4026: Manufacturing Processes and Systems has been revamped to bring the manufacturing process to life for students with input from industry representatives.

Professor Rishi Raj's first-year seminar class, “In the Footsteps of da Vinci,” asked students to use both their left and right brains by analyzing ideas through writing and drawing.

This year's event — hosted again by Venture Partners at CU Boulder on Feb. 27 — will feature 18 startups from CU Boulder, CU Anschutz, CU Denver, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and NIST.

Pieper's company, Frenz, helps prevent involuntary drugging through a phone accessory that allows you to test your drinks for common date-rape drugs.

Nolan McIntosh and Max Young, were motivated by the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings to create an app designed to prevent sexual assault.