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Li is a founding father of the field of phononics, the study and manipulations of vibrations at the quantum level. He has...

Yao Zhai was born in Tianjin, China. He stayed in his hometown through his bachelor degree from Tianjin University. After obtaining his Master degree from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Science, he decided to continue his education abroad. Yao came to CU Boulder and joined Dr. Xiaobo Yin’s...

Ronggui Yang knows people want faster, more powerful electronic devices. Whether it is a new laptop, cell phone, smart TV, or technology for...

They are researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs. Bring the department new research opportunities and partnerships. Have diverse backgrounds and come to Boulder from near and far. Most importantly, are proud additions to the CU Buffs family.

Karl spent the first 22 years of his life in the harsh desert climate of suburban New Mexico. While enduring the unbearable climate he successfully completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University, despite spending most of his time building cars with the Baja SAE team and...

I've found a passion for engineering because it teaches us the ways of the physical world. Having now taken classes like Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics, I've learned how things like car engines and airplanes work. It still blows my mind to think about how so many intellectuals have been able...

When an infectious airborne illness strikes, some hospitals use negative pressure rooms to isolate and treat patients. These rooms use ventilation controls to keep germ-filled air contained rather than letting it circulate throughout the hospital. But, in the event of an epidemic, these rooms can quickly fill up. Now, a...

Conventional pharmaceuticals aren't always the best way to treat an ailment. Drugs are often imprecise, unpredictable, or come along with tricky side effects. Medicine is always trying to move on to more targeted treatments. And soon, robots will be one of those options: small and mobile, they could theoretically deliver...

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder have demonstrated a new mobile, ground-based system that could scan and map atmospheric gas plumes over kilometer distances. The system uses an eye-safe laser instrument to send light that “combs” the air to a...

The #iLookLikeAnEngineer campaign means that anyone can be an engineer. It doesn't matter what you look like, what your hobbies are, where you come from, or anything else. It only matters that you love what you do, and what we do is solve problems and have fun!