Terri Wright

Welcome Back from Assistant Dean Terri Wright

Aug. 23, 2021

CU Engineering is excited to welcome our new and returning students to a new academic year! On behalf of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, I want to extend the warmest welcome to our new, first-year students. Congratulations on your decision to join CU Boulder to receive a first-class...

Land in Alabama for the project

Sustainability seed grant builds new partnership between CU Boulder and Tuskegee University

Aug. 19, 2021

AVʪers at CU Boulder and Tuskegee University are working together to create a hands-on "living learning laboratory” for students to connect through a long-term sustainability and equity project. The partnership would provide students with a unique interdisciplinary and community engagement effort with many lasting benefits when successfully established.

Giovanni Hernandez

First-generation student paves his own road at CU Boulder

Aug. 19, 2021

Like many college students, Giovanni Hernandez has a lot on his plate. He’s excelling in challenging engineering coursework as a civil engineering major, with an emphasis in construction engineering and management, and a 4.0 GPA. The dedication it takes to get a 4.0 GPA was something Hernandez did not have...

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Engineers uncover the secrets of fish fins

Aug. 12, 2021

New research led by the University of Colorado Boulder has uncovered the engineering secrets behind what makes fish fins so strong yet flexible. The team’s insights could one day lead to new designs for robotic surgical tools or even airplane wings that change their shape with the push of a button.

Calomino working at NASA in the past

NASA’s Calomino reflects on early education at CU Boulder

Aug. 10, 2021

Calomino (CivEngr’80) manages the space nuclear technologies for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate.

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Cities like Paris may be optimal urban form for reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Aug. 10, 2021

AVʪers at CU Boulder are part of a newly published study that finds that low-rise, high-density environments like those found in Paris are the optimal urban form when looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their whole life cycle.

Irene Francino Urdaniz, graduate student in chemical and biological engineering, works on this research in the Whitehead laboratory.

Mutation-mapping tool could yield stronger COVID boosters, universal vaccines

Aug. 10, 2021

AVʪers in chemical and biological engineering have developed a platform which can quickly identify common mutations on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allow it to escape antibodies and infect cells.

Xudong Chen

AVʪer recognized as national leader in field of automatic control

Aug. 6, 2021

Xudong Chen of electrical, computer and energy engineering has been recognized with the Donald P. Eckman Award, one of the most prestigious honors in the engineering discipline-spanning field.

Irene Diep

Irene Diep: Manufacturing Engineering

Aug. 5, 2021

Irene Diep works for one of the world’s largest and most recognizable brands, PepsiCo. Throughout a decade of experience in manufacturing engineering, she’s held a variety of operations and supply chain management positions with the multinational food and beverage company.

Daniel Broe

Daniel Broe: VA/VE Engineering

Aug. 5, 2021

As an undergraduate student studying mechanical engineering, Daniel Broe knew that he would eventually have to study for an advanced degree if he was going to differentiate himself from all of the other engineers graduating around the same time—and progress into a leadership position.

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