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. 

Peter Hamlington

Peter Hamlington elected chair of Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering

July 21, 2022

Associate Professor Peter Hamlington is the new chair of the Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Brian Francisco

Meet alumnus Meet Brian Francisco, Technical Director of Electrolyte Development at Solid Power

July 8, 2022

Brian Francisco (PhDMechEngr’14) is known at Solid Power's Colorado headquarters as "Dr. Electrolyte," an outgrowth of his work in electrolyte development as a PhD student in mechanical engineering and materials science.

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Solid Power picks up speed in quest to deliver on new technology for electric vehicles

July 8, 2022

Solid Power was founded in 2011 as a spinoff from a research venture of the University of Colorado Boulder.

CU Boulder campus seen from the air

AB Nexus seeks interdisciplinary proposals for 2022 grant program

July 7, 2022

AB Nexus has announced its Fall 2022 Research Collaboration Grant Program, which seeks proposals from interdisciplinary teams that expand and strengthen areas of research collaboration between the CU Anschutz and CU Boulder campuses.

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Exploring Colorado’s quantum revolution

June 28, 2022

A holistic discussion of quantum research on CU Boulder's campus and across the state.

Kristin Calahan working in the lab

PhD grad lead author for Science Advances paper on micro-texturing materials for medical devices

June 24, 2022

Kristin Calahan (PhDMechEngr’21) is the lead author on a new paper in Science Advances that explores the best approaches for anchoring medical devices to tissue inside the body to improve their performance.

Greg Rieker and a colleague in the lab.

As concerns rise about this greenhouse gas, CU startup works to plug leaks

June 9, 2022

Scientists at LongPath and CU Boulder are using new laser technology to do what other technologies have struggled to do for years: detect natural gas, which is invisible to the eye, leaking from pipes at sites like this, in real time.

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Xiaoyun Ding part of new AB Nexus cancer research grant

June 9, 2022

The AB Nexus program announced its fourth round of grant awards to faculty from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the University of Colorado Boulder

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A look back on CU Boulder Professor Jana Milford’s career as she prepares to retire

May 24, 2022

After nearly three decades serving the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor Jana Milford is set to retire August 2022. Milford has held many titles during her distinguished career – from Department of Mechanical Engineering Chair and the first director of the Environmental Engineering Program, to founding faculty advisor for the Engineering GoldShirt Program.

YC Lee

Celebrating the career of retired CU Boulder Professor Emeritus Y.C. Lee

May 23, 2022

Nine months after retiring, Professor Emeritus Yung-Cheng “Y.C.” Lee continues to spearhead technology breakthroughs. As the founder, president and CEO of Kelvin Thermal Technologies, Lee has pioneered the thinnest and most flexible cooling solution for smartphones, tablets, laptops, augmented reality, data center, electrical vehicles and micro satellites.

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