Omkar Supekar

Discovering the mountains

Name: Omkar Supekar Hometown: Vadodara, Gujarat, India Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Victor Bright , CU MEMS Group I was born in Vadodara, a city in the state of Gujarat in India. However, I moved around India growing up, mostly in the western and central parts of India. Growing...

Timothy Morrissey

Starting a spin-out business with my advisor

Name: Timothy Morrissey Hometown: Little Falls, NY Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Christoph Keplinger , Keplinger AVĂűĘŞ Group I grew up in a small town in upstate New York. I was always drawn to traditional STEM topics and had typical interests of many technologically oriented kids: fixing bikes, working...

Jaylene Martinez

Aiming for a PhD after SMART research program

Name: Jaylene Martinez Hometown: Ojo Sarco, NM Major: Mechanical Engineering PhD Student Advisor: Yifu Ding, Nanostructured Polymer Lab As a young Chicana, I grew up in a small Northern New Mexico town named Ojo Sarco. I was taught to work hard with my hands and live off the land. Growing...

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CU Mechanical Engineering welcomes the Fall 2018 incoming class

Sept. 11, 2018

The incoming Fall 2018 Mechanical Engineering class represents students from 24 states shown on the map above in gold. Welcome new and returning students! With the Fall 2018 semester underway, we have some exciting metrics to share. This year’s incoming class includes 162 new undergraduate students joining us from 24...

Y-pods set up around Los Angels (Photo credit: Jacob Thorson)

Air quality from Greeley to Ghana

Sept. 10, 2018

You may have noticed that the air quality in parts of Colorado has been worse than usual for the past few days. Wildfires burning across the U.S. (although notably not in Colorado) have caused smokey skies of late. This far-flung smoke highlights how pollution in one area isn’t limited to...

Monitoring a skillet on a stove

CU and CSU professors work together to study indoor air quality

Sept. 7, 2018

Humans spend about 90 percent of our lives inside, so it’s time we analyzed what we’re breathing while we’re there. “There has been a huge gap between the research done indoors and out,” said Marina Vance, a professor in the mechanical engineering department. “When you think of the news and...

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2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series

Sept. 7, 2018

The 2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series enables an opportunity for students and faculty among others to learn from six impressive mechanical engineering thought-leaders. This year, we welcome Ellen Arruda, Mark Campbell, Dennis Discher, Harriet Nembhard, David Y.H. Pui, and Alice White from institutions across the nation. They will discuss topics ranging...

Bobby Braun at Western State Colorado University

CU Engineering launches partnership with Western State Colorado University

Sept. 6, 2018

Western State Colorado University and CU Boulder have launched a new program that will offer CU Boulder bachelor of science degrees in computer science and mechanical engineering on the Gunnison campus. The program will operate similarly to our joint program in Grand Junction with Colorado Mesa University that's now entering...

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Mechanical Engineering Faculty/Staff Awards

Aug. 30, 2018

Congratulations to these outstanding professors, instructors, and staff for going the extra mile during 2017-2018. Annual department awards were presented at the first faculty/staff meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year. Outstanding Undergraduate Educators Keith Regner Shalom Ruben Outstanding Graduate Educator Mark Rentschler Outstanding AVĂűĘŞer Franck Vernerey Outstanding Service Julie Steinbrenner...

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Why we’re waiving application fees for domestic PhD students

Aug. 15, 2018

Now through Dec. 1, 2018, we’re waiving application fees for all domestic applicants to our CU Engineering PhD programs. We’re taking this unprecedented step for a few important reasons: To remove one more barrier for qualified applicants. Between GREs, visiting schools and submitting applications, the cost of applying to graduate...

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