Hernandez leads his team of four in taking radio observations from the 40-foot telescope

Engineering physics senior explores radio astronomy through summer research

Aug. 2, 2024

Engineering physics senior Angel Hernandez completed a boot camp on radio astronomy at the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia. Now he’s at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program, where he continues to explore the field.

Two students race their vehicles down a sidewalk as their classmates look on

Mechanical engineering juniors build drill-powered vehicles

May 21, 2024

Students partnered with the Idea Forge to design, build and test drill-powered vehicles as part of the capstone project in a component design class. The project culminated in a day of friendly competition to test their vehicles in a drag race, a maneuverability course, uphill challenges and an endurance race.

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22 CU Boulder engineering students earn major National Science Foundation fellowships

May 16, 2024

The National Science Foundation has bestowed 22 prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards to Â鶹ÊÓƵ engineering students. The national awards recognize and support outstanding grad students from across the country in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees. Awardees...

Mach diamonds during the Chimera liftoff.

CU Boulder students launch hybrid rocket

May 16, 2024

Blastoff! The rocket soared over the prairie, its unique engine screaming in unison with cheers from more than two dozen students. The months of work, late nights, calculations, and validations had all been worth it. Three Â鶹ÊÓƵ aerospace senior design teams had come together and successfully designed,...

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Meet Our Undergrads: Ada Forsner of WOAA

April 24, 2024

We sat down with fourth-year aerospace engineering student Ada Forsner, who is the internal coordinator of WOAA, to share about her CU Engineering experience!

Sara Leschova Birthday

Meet Our Undergrads: Sara Leschova

March 26, 2024

We sat down with third-year mechanical engineering student Sara Leschova to share about her CU Engineering experience! Sara serves as the Director of Special Events & Advocacy for the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at CU Boulder for the 2023-2024 school year.

Mia Lonergan

Meet Our Undergrads: Mia Lonergan

March 19, 2024

We sat down with graduating environmental engineering student Mia Lonergan from the Society of Women Engineers to share about her CU Engineering experience! Mia has served as treasurer for the CU Boulder Society of Women Engineers (SWE) during the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years.

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Meet Our BOLD Students: Sarah Mesgina

March 7, 2024

We sat down with graduating fourth-year electrical and computer engineering (ECE) student Sarah Mesgina to share about her CU Engineering experience and why ECE matters!

Alumni Awards

Former BOLD students honored with college alumni awards

Feb. 21, 2024

The College of Engineering and Applied Science recognizes alumni achievements with annual awards. We are pleased to announce our 2024 recipients representing the BOLD Center!

Alex Meyer

Asteroid named for CU Boulder aerospace grad student

Feb. 15, 2024

PhD student played key role on NASA’s DART Mission Alex Meyer is an astrodynamics expert, engineer, PhD student, and now, a part of the night sky. The International Astronomical Union has officially named an asteroid after him. Asteroid 2000 ND17 is now (33974) Alexmeyer. “It’s pretty cool and quite an...

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