Research Facilities & Centers

ASPIRE, or Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification, aims to eliminate range and charging as barriers to electric vehicle use. Researchers take a holistic approach to creating plug-in and wireless charging systems that are integrated into roadways, parking structures and networked with the electric grid and traffic management systems.

In 2018, CU Boulder Engineering faculty defined six unique themes that built off our strengths, aligned with future opportunities, and could provide transformational societal impact. These themes have since helped guide college investments in faculty hires, shared research facilities and seed funding thanks to the leadership of the directors and participation of the faculty, staff and students.

The MAST Center conducts research on four fundamental areas of membrane research - materials, characterization, formation and performance.

The Materials Instrumentation and Multimodal Imaging Core (MIMIC) Facility contains state-of-the-art equipment to assess the structural, mechanical and chemical properties of materials down to the submicron scale. It is an open fee-for-service facility accessible to all researchers including academic, governmental, industrial and individuals.

SEEC, or the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community, is home to some of the best minds in environmental and sustainability research at CU and in federal labs. It houses shared labs featuring a new generation of analytical instruments and synthesis capabilities not available elsewhere on CU’s campus.