John Zhai measures air quality community members in Indonesia in Dec. 2022

CU Boulder professor receives Fulbright for holistic approach to indoor air quality

July 21, 2023

Professor John Z. Zhai, an expert in building systems engineering and indoor air quality (IAQ) at CU Boulder, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to address indoor air quality (IAQ) in affordable housing in hot and humid climates. Zhai’s work will focus on not only the technical aspects but also the influence of cultural practices.

Nicole Day

PhD student receives prestigious Acta Student Award

July 13, 2023

Nicole Day, a PhD student in chemical and biological engineering at CU Boulder's Shields Lab, has been awarded the 2023 Acta Student Award. Her research aims to improve the delivery of cancer immunotherapies.

Ankur Gupta

Ankur Gupta to deliver Dream Chemistry Lecture in Warsaw

June 22, 2023

Ankur Gupta, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been invited to deliver the prestigious Dream Chemistry Lecture at the Institute of Physical Chemistry in Warsaw, Poland. The honor recognizes the significant contributions of Gupta's young research group, the Laboratory of Interfaces, Flow, and Electrokinetics (LIFE).

Professor Moncef Krarti with his host Prof. Ng during a laboratory testing of a hybrid air conditioning system at KAUST

Professor awarded Fulbright to explore cultural influences on smart technology adoption

June 14, 2023

With growing concerns about climate change, a number of “smart” technologies have emerged to reduce energy consumption and decrease reliance on fossil fuels. While most engineers tend to focus on the technology, Moncef Krarti researches the acceptance of it.

Balaji Rajagopalan

Balaji Rajagopalan: Unlocking the monsoon mystery and its impact on society

June 6, 2023

Balaji Rajagopalan grew up in a small railroad town near Hyderabad, India, in a home without running water. Now a CU Boulder professor of civil engineering and an expert in hydrology, climatology and water resources, Rajagopalan was recently honored with a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship and an opportunity to make a difference in his native country.

Hector Sanchez-Moran holding an oversized award check in front of his winning poster.

Sanchez-Moran's enzyme immobilization research takes top prize at biologics summit

May 30, 2023

Surpassing more than 300 participants, chemical engineering PhD student Hector Sanchez-Moran took home first prize at the PEGS Essential Protein and Antibody Engineering Summit poster presentation competition.

From left to right, Evan Flitz, Collin Sindt and Noah Smith, the three NDSEG honorees

Three chemical engineering PhD students earn Department of Defense fellowships

May 26, 2023

Evan Flitz, Collin Sindt and and Noah Smith have received 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG), a prestigious Department of Defense award that recognizes and supports promising young scientists and engineers.

Kellisha Ostler

Educational on-ramps

May 17, 2023

CU Engineering has one overarching goal when it comes to educational partnerships: Empowering students to earn a degree in a way that best suits their needs when it comes to location, finances or learning environment.

Brad Wham with three members of his Lifelines team in front of broken pipes.

Brad Wham shares key findings from post-earthquake reconnaissance in Turkey

May 5, 2023

Brad Wham, assistant research professor in CU Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, was a member of one of the three Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) reconnaissance teams that traveled to Turkey in March to assess the impacts of the Feb. 6 Kahramanmaraş earthquake.

Two students add CU Boulder lettering to the concrete canoe

Canceled concrete canoe competition doesn’t dampen CEAE students’ enthusiasm

May 3, 2023

This year 15 CU Boulder civil and architectural engineering students spent more than 60 hours constructing a concrete canoe. Despite the open water races being canceled due to cold temperatures, CU Boulder students did well in other ASCE competitions, taking second place in both the non-technical paper and innovation challenge and third place in both the technical paper and surveying competitions.

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