Hisham Ali

Building a one-of-a-kind plasma wind tunnel to advance hypersonics at CU Boulder

Feb. 21, 2023

Hisham Ali is pushing the limits of plasma physics and hypersonics in his lab on campus to advance a nationally important area of science and engineering. Ali studies magnetohydrodynamics – a critical area for hypersonic vehicles...

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Five burning questions about ChatGPT, answered by humans

Feb. 20, 2023

CU Boulder Today spoke with Fiesler and three more technology experts on campus: Daniel Acuña, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science; Peter Foltz, research professor in the Institute of Cognitive Science; and Kai Larsen, associate professor in the Leeds School of Business. They touched on what the future holds for ChatGPT and what it might mean for people.

Orit Peleg

Talking with the fireflies: Orit Peleg receives CAREER Award

Feb. 20, 2023

Assistant Professor of computer science Orit Peleg has just received $900,000 over the next five years to learn how fireflies in a swarm synchronize their lighting displays. The funding was provided by a National Science Foundation CAREER award, a highly prestigious early-career grant for junior faculty members.

Majid Zamani

Video: Working Toward Safer Autonomous Systems

Feb. 20, 2023

Majid Zamani is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ and leads the Hybrid Control Systems Lab.

Scott Palo

Palo elected an AIAA fellow

Feb. 16, 2023

Professor Scott Palo has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Palo is the Charles Victor Schelke Endowed Professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and a former associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Applied...

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ATLAS Expo 2023 set for May

Feb. 15, 2023

The 2023 ATLAS Expo – 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on May 4 on campus – features works by our student communities in creative technology, computing and design. The event showcases projects across a range of areas, including AR/VR, games, e-textiles, electronics, and interactive and immersive experiences. Expo will also feature final thesis and capstone projects by graduating students from the Creative Technology & Design academic programs.

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Jennifer Uchida (AeroEngr’05, MS’05)

Feb. 14, 2023

Jennifer Uchida graduated from CU Boulder in 2005 with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering sciences. Following graduation, she accepted a position with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as a civilian flight test engineer for the Marine Corps in Patuxent River, Maryland. She supported the experimental flight testing...

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Michael Stockman (MMechEngr’81)

Feb. 14, 2023

Michael Stockman completed an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1985, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from CU Boulder in 1981 and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Union College in Schenectady, New York, in 1979. Stockman is a partner at WMD Capital...

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Racheal Rupprecht (EngrPlus’20)

Feb. 14, 2023

Racheal Rupprecht is a 2020 graduate of the Engineering Plus Program (now Integrated Design Engineering) with an emphasis in mechanical engineering and a concentration in pre-medicine. She also completed a minor in biomedical engineering and certificate in engineering leadership. She is currently an R&D engineer for Medtronic within the structural...

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Robert Runkel (PhDCivEngr’93)

Feb. 14, 2023

Robert Runkel earned his PhD in civil engineering with a concentration in environmental engineering in 1993. For his thesis research, Runkel conducted studies of acid mine drainage streams in the Colorado Mineral Belt. He worked with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and with his thesis advisor, Steve Chapra...

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