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. 

Massimo

Ruzzene brings CU Boulder research perspectives to Commerce roundtable

Aug. 28, 2023

In a recent forum with local leaders and federal partners, Ruzzene and other colleagues at CU Boulder joined the conversation as a leader in research, innovation, workforce development and economic impact.

Peter Hamlington

Department Chair Peter Hamlington selected for Excellence in Leadership Program

Aug. 28, 2023

The Excellence in Leadership Program provides opportunities for faculty and staff from across the CU system to become more effective leaders. These individuals will play a crucial role in meeting the challenges and advancing the future of our university.

MacCurdy

MacCurdy and collaborators advance research in genetic and evolutionary computation

Aug. 28, 2023

Assistant Professor Robert MacCurdy and his collaborators have won the ACM SIGEVO Impact Award for their outstanding contributions in the field of genetic and evolutionary computation.

Kaushik

Jayaram part of team that earns Outreach Award for STEM education

Aug. 23, 2023

Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram is part of an interdisciplinary team who have received a University of Colorado Boulder Outreach Award for their efforts to get the next generation of STEM programming into rural K-12 schools in Colorado.

Nathalie Vriend

Vriend named a 2023 Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Aug. 23, 2023

The Moore Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports experimental physicists who may lack flexible research funding to tackle their most creative research ideas.

Carson Bruns

Bruns teams up with Rihanna’s tattoo artist to make smarter ink

Aug. 22, 2023

Bruns started a company with tattoo-artist-to-the-stars Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, along with a former doctoral student. Early next year, they plan to release their first product, Magic Ink, to a group of handpicked artists.

Embark

Innovations from faculty brought to market by new deep tech startup creator Embark

Aug. 15, 2023

Embark aims to connect business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions emerging from CU Boulder’s research labs to bring them to market and unleash the full impact of CU Boulder’s research into the world.

LongPath

LongPath, a startup spun out of Rieker's lab, gains more funding

Aug. 15, 2023

LongPath announced today that ConocoPhillips has invested $7.0 million to complete the company's Series A equity financing round. The investment brings the total Series A raised to $29.5 million.

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CU Boulder students get high schoolers excited about STEM fields through outreach event

Aug. 10, 2023

By engaging with high schoolers through hands-on learning and real-world problem solving, graduate students in mechanical engineering are aspiring to get younger generations excited about STEM fields.

Blacklock

Jenifer Blacklock, Director of Western Colorado University-CU Boulder Engineering Partnership Program

Aug. 1, 2023

Since January 2021, Jeni has been the Director of the Western Colorado University-CU Boulder Engineering Partnership Program in Gunnison, CO where CU Boulder degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science are offered to undergraduate students.

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