The Women in Aerospace Symposium standing for a group photo outside with the Flatirons in the background.

AV名湿, Career Opportunities Highlighted for Women in Aerospace

June 7, 2017

The 2017 CU Boulder-MIT-Stanford Women in Aerospace Symposium was hosted by the Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at CU Boulder on May 31 and June 1. Sixteen outstanding women doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in aerospace engineering disciplines participated, representing a variety of academic institutions across the country. Several male...

Chris Bowman headshot

Low-Stress Materials

June 7, 2017

GETTING STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. Hammering your thumb. Paper cuts. All things that are miserable, but none may be as universally despised as going to the dentist to get a cavity filled. A new product developed by 3M ESPE鈥攁nd based on technology invented by Christopher Bowman, distinguished professor of...

Computer Science Surge

June 7, 2017

Civil Engineering team winners

Bridging Course Work with Real-World Projects

June 6, 2017

When a torrent of water ripped down Boulder Creek in September 2013 during historic flooding, a pedestrian bridge connecting the Boulder Creek Path with Folsom Field was one of the casualties. For 50 civil engineering students, the bridge鈥檚 loss became an educational opportunity. During the 2014 fall semester, they took...

Subtle Heat

June 6, 2017

Infrared camera creates sharp focus from temperature changes The air temperature in Victor Bright鈥檚 office is mild, maybe 70 degrees. There aren鈥檛 any obvious drafts or pockets of warm or cold air. All the books on the shelves, the papers on his desk and the pictures on the wall seem...

EngiNearMe: Bringing Engineering to Denver high schoolers

EngiNearMe: Bringing Engineering to Denver High Schoolers

June 5, 2017

A record of 55 Denver high school students will get a chance this week to earn $2,500 scholarships to CU Boulder鈥檚 College of Engineering and Applied Science while experiencing the fun of hands-on engineering. All students participating in the weeklong Campos EPC EngiNearMe Program on the Boulder campus who are...

Ralphie on field

Ralphie Handlers

June 5, 2017

Stephanie Herriage (ArchEngr 鈥14) from Palos Verdes, California, and James de la Garza (ArchEngr 鈥15) from San Antonio, Texas, are Ralphie Handlers. Ralphie and her handlers kick off football, lacrosse and soccer games to the excited cheers of Buffs fans. STEPHANIE HERRIAGE | PALOS VERDES, CA Choosing CU-Boulder for her...

ZOYA POPOVIC in lab

Microwave Technology

June 5, 2017

Throughout her career, Zoya Popovic's Radio Frequency (RF) and microwave engineering research has been focused on communications and defense, with projects for organizations including NASA and the Navy, and companies like Boeing. The distinguished professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering designed a system that would use far-field beaming to...

Life Hacks

June 5, 2017

How the BTU Lab at the ATLAS Institute is creating the next generation of innovators Hackers get a bad rap. Thanks to popular culture, mention 鈥渃omputer hacker鈥 and people immediately think of Matthew Broderick in War Games, or any number of recent security breaches of data. In reality, hackers are...

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The Perfect Launch Pad

June 5, 2017

Four engineering students from CU-Boulder packed their bags and headed to Nicaragua during the semester break. But it wasn鈥檛 for the weather. It was strictly business for the founders of SolVia Solar. The group visits a farming cooperative in Rivas to discuss sustainable initiatives The group poses with villagers who...

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