See the latest happenings in research, programming and education at Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering. Learn how students, alumni, faculty, and staff are redefining what it means to be a mechanical engineer. 

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Engineering’s Shelly Miller to deliver Distinguished Research Lecture on April 20

March 24, 2023

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Cui earns CAREER Award for research in nanoelectronics and renewable energy technology

March 16, 2023

Assistant Professor Longji Cui has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for research he hopes will improve the next generation of nanoelectronics and renewable energy technology.

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New program Embark to pair entrepreneurs with CU Boulder technologies

March 13, 2023

Wanted: entrepreneurs ready to launch startups based on innovations created in CU Boulder’s research labs. The Embark Deep Tech Startup Creator is a new program created by Venture Partners at CU Boulder, the commercialization arm of CU, to match business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions created within its walls—and provide those ventures with funding.

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Grant will expand entrepreneurial opportunities for partnership program students

March 13, 2023

The Engineering Partnership Program was recently awarded a VentureWell Grant that will help make innovation and entrepreneurship a key feature of the program. The program is a collaboration between the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering and Western Colorado University (WCU), which allows students to earn a CU Boulder degree while living and going to school in Gunnison, CO.

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New ‘gym-on-a-chip’ for worms may lead to new Parkinson’s treatments

March 3, 2023

A team of biologists and engineers at CU Boulder recently led an exercise class for tiny worms—and their findings could one day help doctors treat humans with Parkinson’s disease and similar illnesses.

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Alumni Spotlight: ShoeSense is off and running, with help from CU Boulder entrepreneurial ecosystem

March 2, 2023

When Connor Winter (MechEngr’16) decided to pursue a Certificate in Engineering Management in conjunction with his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering, it put him on a path that would lead to the founding of his own startup company, ShoeSense.

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Justin Whiteley (MMechEngr’14, PhD’16) wins Recent Alumni Award

Feb. 27, 2023

The Recent Alumni Award (RAA) recognizes one outstanding alum each year for professional achievements, continued service to the college or university, and admirable personal characteristics within 10 years of graduation from the college.

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Kate Bergeron (MMechEngr’95) wins Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award

Feb. 27, 2023

The Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award (DEAA) honors graduates and friends who have distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge, and significant contributions to their fields.

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Herb Vogel (MechEngr’82) wins Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award

Feb. 27, 2023

The Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award (DEAA) honors graduates and friends who have distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge, and significant contributions to their fields.

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Mechanical’s Katrina Leyden wins PBE X SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship for bike design

Feb. 24, 2023

As a professional master’s student in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering , Katrina Leyden moonlights as a machinist and welder for local bike shops in the Boulder area. But it wasn’t until Leyden recently won the PBE X SRAM Inclusivity Scholarship that she had the opportunity to...

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