Photo of the shape shifting material

Shape-shifting material can morph, reverse itself using heat, light

Aug. 28, 2018

A new material developed by CU Boulder engineers can transform into complex, pre-programmed shapes via light and temperature stimuli, allowing a literal square peg to morph and fit into a round hole before fully reverting to its original form.

Students visit booths in the lobby during the 2017 activities fair.

Welcome Back + Free Donuts

Aug. 28, 2018

Booths in the lobby during the 2017 student activities fair. My favorite time of the year has finally arrived – the start of a new fall semester at CU Boulder. I hope you had an enjoyable, productive summer and that you’re ready to work, study and celebrate together as you...

A material before (flat) and after (3D chevron-shaped) light is applied.

Shape-shifting material can morph, reverse itself using heat, light

Aug. 24, 2018

A new material developed in Chris Bowman's lab can transform into complex, pre-programmed shapes via light and temperature stimuli, allowing a literal square peg to morph and fit into a round hole before fully reverting to its original form.

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Conference brings experts in regenerative medicine to CU Boulder

Aug. 22, 2018

Some of the top researchers in the field of regenerative medicine attended the RegenerativeBIOX Conference on CU Boulder’s East Campus last week.

Avery Bang

Bridges to Prosperity CEO Avery Bang to speak in Boulder

Aug. 21, 2018

Building Bridges to Prosperity: From Master’s Thesis to a Career

Graduate students working in lab

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.

Evan Thomas

Evan Thomas lays out new vision and plans for Mortenson Center

Aug. 14, 2018

There are a billion people in the world who don’t have access to clean water while 2 billion people don’t have safe sanitation. Almost half of the world’s population still uses firewood daily. These are some of the global development challenges that Evan Thomas, the new director of the Mortenson...

Drone flying in woods

CU Engineering faculty respond to lethal autonomous weapons pledge

Aug. 10, 2018

Over two thousand researchers in artificial intelligence and robotics, from both academia and industry, recently signed a pledge to "neither participate in nor support the development, manufacture, trade, or use of lethal autonomous weapons.” We are glad to see this pledge eliciting a broad conversation about the future of AI and its potential to transform life as we know it with powerful tools, both violent and nonviolent.

A team of 4 students posing with their Search and Rescue Assistants

Incoming engineering students complete summer bridge program

Aug. 10, 2018

On July 20, 78 incoming engineering students from the ASPIRE and GoldShirt scholarship programs completed a two-week intensive summer bridge program hosted by the BOLD Center. ASPIRE (Achieving Success, Persistence, Interest, and Retention in Engineering) is a scholarship program for incoming first-year and pre-engineering students who are underrepresented in STEM...

Hamilton and Frey kneel in front of a fighter jet in full flight gear.

Aerospace alumni go from free-throws to F-35s

Aug. 9, 2018

Air Force Lt. Col. Tucker “Cinco” Hamilton (AeroEngr’02) and Marine Maj. Aaron “Amber” Frey (AeroEngr’02; MS’03) first met at Evergreen Middle School in Evergreen, Colo. Later, they reacquainted as fellow aerospace engineering majors at CU Boulder, and again — nearly 25 years later — as two of the U.S. military’s ace test pilots.

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