Bobby Schnabel

Familiar Face Returns to Provide Computing, Entrepreneurial Leadership

Dec. 6, 2017

Since departing CU Boulder after a 30-year tenure, Bobby Schnabel has added some impressive titles to his resume, including CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery and dean of Indiana University’s School of Informatics and Computing. Now, he’s returning to CU to add a few more: Research and Innovation Office...

Hernan Lopez

Hernan Lopez

Dec. 6, 2017

#ILookLikeAnEngineer Why did you choose engineering at CU Boulder? I chose CU Engineering because its one of the few schools that offers architectural engineering, and it's a respectable program. What does the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag mean to you? It means that there's more than just caucasian males in this college pursuing...

Elijah Gonzales, a sophomore studying civil engineering, discusses his tactile diagram of an eye with Shalini Menon at a design workshop offered through the Build a Better Book project.

Blind researcher brings magic touch to book project

Dec. 6, 2017

As a research assistant with the Build a Better Book Project, run by computer science Assistant Professor Tom Yeh, Shalini Menon is drawing on her personal experience to teach others how to make books and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning materials more accessible to children who are visually impaired.

The Stateless team toasts to their new funding.

CU Boulder spinout Stateless raises $1.4 million in seed stage funding

Dec. 5, 2017

Founded by electrical and computer engineers Eric Keller and Murad Kablan, Stateless is revolutionizing software-defined networks by building virtual network functions, such as firewalls and load balancers, that are easy to offer and consume through the “as-a-service” model.

Mechanical engineering Associate Professor Mark Rentschler (far right) with graduate students (left to right) Levi Pearson, Greg Formosa and Micah Prendergast with an oversized version of a synthetic colon created as a senior design project.

A robotic small intestine? Researchers are making one

Dec. 4, 2017

Mechanical engineering Associate Professor Mark Rentschler is leading the effort to develop an artificial, robotic small intestine for use in medical laboratories. The research is supported by a $1.25 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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StAR Symposium Highlights Graduate Research

Nov. 30, 2017

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is pleased to present this year’s Student Annual Research Symposium from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building. StARS is a longstanding tradition going back at least 15 years that facilitates graduate student networking with industry...

Jenny Michael

Jenny Michael

Nov. 29, 2017

#ILookLikeAnEngineer What does the #ILookLikeAnEngineer hashtag mean to you? It's always bothered me when people ask what my major is or where I work and seem really surprised. There are so many stigmas surrounding programmers (for example, Doritos and Mountain Dew) that are just outdated and untrue. In my personal...

Gregor Henze

Senators announce $2M grant to help reduce energy usage in Colorado homes

Nov. 28, 2017

Gregor Henze of civil, environmental & architectural engineering will lead project to develop an occupancy detection system that relies on cameras to detect human presence and monitor patterns of activity in electricity use throughout homes.

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Giving Tuesday: CU Engineering Edition

Nov. 28, 2017

Every May, nearly 1,000 engineering Buffs graduate. Every October, thousands of Buffs come back to campus for Homecoming. And this November, we’re asking the Forever Buff family to give back for Giving Tuesday. We’re excited to join the global movement that is Giving Tuesday , an initiative that follows the...

John Holdren and Bobby Braun

Former Obama science advisor John Holdren kicks off Dean's Speaker Series

Nov. 17, 2017

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