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NASA launch will carry CU baker's yeast experiment to the moon and back

Aug. 29, 2022

A team of researchers led by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê is sending some unexpected hitchhikers to the moon: Twelve bags filled with baker’s yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ), the same kind of hard-working cells that make bread rise and ferment beer and wine. As early as Friday, a rocket taller than the...

Stephanie Bryant addressing the symposium

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê hosts successful Innovation in Materials Science Symposium

Aug. 26, 2022

Close to 200 scientists and engineers came together for a special materials conference to share their research and discuss collaborations at the University of Colorado Boulder. The 2022 Innovation in Materials Science Symposium was held Aug. 11-12 and sponsored by the Materials Science & Engineering Program. “After two years without...

Scott Diddams and colleagues in the lab

Diddams formally joins engineering as Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair in Discovery Learning

Aug. 26, 2022

Professor Scott Diddams has officially joined CU Engineering as the Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair in Discovery Learning in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.

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Save the date: ATLAS Research Showcase set for Oct. 21

Aug. 24, 2022

The sixth annual ATLAS Research Showcase will feature laboratory and studio tours, demos and poster presentations, along with opportunities to connect with the institute's thriving community of creative technologists, inventors and artists.

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Details on the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program's annual Sidewalk Symposium

Aug. 24, 2022

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is seeking students to participate in their annual sidewalk symposium during Research and Innovation Week 2022. The symposium – set for Oct. 18 – invites undergraduates to create and share their research with chalk art on campus walkways in collaboration with a professional artist. The event is open to undergraduates at any stage of their project timeline to participate.

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê receives $1 million grant to fund minority PhD STEM studentsÌý

Aug. 23, 2022

Fellowship to provide tuition support, stipend for two years and unique support system for 12 students to advance their PhD studies and research

Hendrik Heinz

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê Chemical, Biological Engineering Professor Heinz named Amazon Scholar

Aug. 23, 2022

Professor Hendrik Heinz is the second Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê faculty member chosen for the highly selective Amazon Scholar program.

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Does turning the air conditioning off when you’re not home actually save energy?

Aug. 23, 2022

New energy modeling software provides insight into whether letting your A/C relax while you’re gone all day will save you energy—and money. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê engineers Kyri Baker, Jennifer Scheib and Aisling Pigott share on The Conversation.

 The waning gibbous Moon above the Earth's horizon over the Atlantic Ocean.

Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê lands $5.5 million Air Force project to advance orbital and space AI research

Aug. 23, 2022

A team of University of Colorado Boulder researchers is embarking on a major research project that will advance our understanding of orbital mechanics and monitoring, artificial intelligence, and hypersonics. Led by Marcus Holzinger, an associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, the group has...

Jim Shaw

Alumnus Jim Shaw’s engineering scholarship is inspired by own experience

Aug. 17, 2022

After a scholarship made a difference during alumnus Jim Shaw's senior year, he has tried to pay it forward by supporting CU Engineering seniors in the same way.

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