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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Parkinson’s detection at the 2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series

Oct. 29, 2018

Presenter: Harriet Nembhard, PhD Robotics and Sensors to Advance Healthcare Delivery: An Operations Approach Harriet Nembhard, PhD, Professor and School Head of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University, led a fascinating discussion on “Robotics and Sensors to Advance Healthcare Delivery: An Operations Approach” at the 2018-19 Distinguished...

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Low cost, low energy cooling system shows promise

Oct. 29, 2018

Researchers have scaled up a new low-cost cooling system that can provide efficient cooling for homes and beyond using minimal electricity. The system is built from a highly reflective glass and polymer material slightly thicker than aluminum foil.

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Jared Leidich receives Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Graduate Award

Oct. 24, 2018

Jared Leidich (MechEngr'09) brought a high-flying man safely down to Earth, but the trajectory of his career goes only upward. Leidich was awarded the Kalpana Chawla Recent Graduate Award for exceptional contributions to his field.

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Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide

Oct. 23, 2018

Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or fine particulate matter according to a study published by Associate Professor Daven Henze and collaborators.

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Textbook by John W. Daily hitting shelves in December

Oct. 23, 2018

Mechanical Engineering Professor and Director of the Center for Combustion and Environmental Research, John W. Daily will be publishing a book in December 2018 entitled, Statistical Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach . This text was written for mechanical or aerospace engineering graduate students who have a strong background in engineering thermodynamics...

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3D bioprinting technique could create artificial blood vessels, organ tissue

Oct. 22, 2018

CU Boulder engineers have developed a 3D printing technique that allows for localized control of an object’s firmness, opening up new biomedical avenues that could one day include artificial arteries and organ tissue.

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Students in Focus: From rendering to race track

Oct. 19, 2018

Behruzkhon Rashidov founded the CU Boulder Racing Team in 2016. Since then, the team has conceptualized and designed a race car to compete in a Formula SAE race in Lincoln, Nebraska, one of the largest engineering competitions in the U.S.

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Soft robots, child development and more at TEDx conference

Oct. 19, 2018

ME Department faculty members Carson Bruns and Christoph Keplinger will speak at the upcoming TEDxMileHigh conference December 1 at the Bellco Theater in Denver.

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Graduate Student of the Month - Andrew Tomaschke

Oct. 12, 2018

Andrew was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. He completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the University at Buffalo in 2011. During his undergraduate studies, he interned as a mechanical estimator for a local mechanical contractor. Upon graduation, he worked for Glauber Equipment Corporation where he performed compressed air...

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Greg Rieker selected for the Peter Werle Early Career Scientist Award

Oct. 11, 2018

Greg Rieker was selected for the Peter Werle Early Career Scientist Award, considered among the highest honors for young scientists in his field. He received the award while attending the sixth FLAIR international conference in September 2018.

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