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Bike drivetrain design wins 2018 Eurobike Innovation Award
A senior design project for a new type of bicycle drivetrain is getting major attention in the... Read more
Roaring Fork students draw on experience to engineer bridges
A group of 100 rising high school juniors from the Roaring Fork Pre-Collegiate Program were... Read more
#iLookLikeAnEngineer is about confronting our biases about what we expect from engineers. - Natasha Ouellette
When I moved to Boulder and started classes, it took me almost three weeks to... Read more
Hands-on learning, advanced research, and an entrepreneurial spirit are defining the next generation of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering learn from a vibrant faculty conducting diverse research in consumer products, robotics, thermodynamics, energy, and the environment. We’re home to nearly 1,200 students in undergraduate, graduate, and PhD programs.
We offer world-class facilities and an unrivaled spirit for business and industry. CU Boulder is ranked the #18th most entrepreneurial university in the nation by Forbes Magazine (2015). We also have strong connections to multiple national laboratories located here in Boulder, providing real-world research opportunities for students.
Undergraduate Research Spotlight
Research Spotlight - Curtis Huggins
During the summer of my sophomore year my dad and I built a 20’x30’x18’ active solar greenhouse which circulates air between two plenums connected by 900 ft of perforated corrugated pipe within a 3000 cubic foot soil heatsink below the greenhouse. The system captures daytime heat and moisture, stores it...
Graduate Research Spotlight
Carlye Lauff - Design Theory and Methodology
Carlye Lauff is a 5th year PhD candidate and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She is co-advised by Dr. Mark Rentschler and Dr. Daria Kotys-Schwartz, who are the co-Directors of Design Center Colorado. Carlye’s research is in the field of Design Theory and Methodology, and her research studies...