Swarm test

Work with bees could unlock potential strength of natural designs in new materials

Sept. 17, 2018

The natural world has had billions of years of evolution to perfect systems, creating elegant solutions to tricky problems. CU Boulder Assistant Professor Orit Peleg ’s work hopes to illuminate and explore those solutions with the long-term goal of applying the answers she finds to the materials we interact with...

Robot hand touching computer

CU engineering well positioned for DARPA’s new push on artificial intelligence

Sept. 17, 2018

The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced it will invest up to $2 billion over the next five years toward research programs advancing artificial intelligence, and the CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science is well-positioned to meet that demand, according to faculty and staff.

Connie Childs

Connie Childs, AeroEngr'19

Sept. 15, 2018

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? I grew up in Broomfield, Colorado. So applying at a college close to my family was very important to me. Plus, I think Boulder is a very great town! And the highly-praised engineering program convinced me even more. What does the...

Bryn Grunwald

Bryn Grunwald combines engineering, international affairs

Sept. 13, 2018

This blog is part of a series showcasing CU Engineering students’ summer experiences in engineering: internships, research, study abroad and more. I found my internship at the Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, D.C., browsing programs available through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education , which helps students...

Keith Molenaar

Sharing the impact of research from the college beyond the early stages

Sept. 12, 2018

I believe the faculty and staff do a great job of communicating big proposal wins at the frontend, highlighting multi-year projects with big dollar amounts, for example. Where we often fail though is conveying the impact of the work in a variety of forms and points in time.

Bill Doe on the submarine

Staff trip highlights potential for engineers in the nuclear navy

Sept. 11, 2018

A recruiting officer for the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program program will be on the CU campus Oct. 3 and 4 in the UMC for the Fall Technology Career Fair.

A sensor studying the indoor air quality

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...

Cam Humphreys stands outside Tesla factory in California.

Cam Humphreys learns robotic systems at Tesla internship

Sept. 7, 2018

This blog is part of a series showcasing CU Engineering students’ summer experiences in engineering: internships, research, study abroad and more. In the summer of 2018 I worked as a robotics and controls intern at the Tesla factory in Fremont, California. Just minutes from the heart of Silicon Valley, the...

Terri Fiez

Faculty and staff invited to meet Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Terri Fiez

Sept. 7, 2018

Terri Fiez, vice chancellor for research and innovation at CU Boulder, will host a seminar Oct. 9 to discuss campus research efforts and priorities specifically with CU Engineering faculty and staff. The event, scheduled for noon to 1 p.m. on Oct. 9 in the Aspen Room of the University Memorial...

A rendering of the new engineering building on the Western State Colorado University

CU Engineering launches new partnership with Western Colorado University

Sept. 6, 2018

Students will be able to get degrees in computer science and mechanical engineering as graduates of the CU Boulder, completing their first two years as Western students, and the rest as 鶹Ƶ students, all while remaining on the Western campus in Gunnison.

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