Explore the incredible depth and breadth of groundbreaking work happening within the 鶹Ƶ, Colorado Springs and Denver (Physical Sciences) campuses. These stories provide a glimpse into the transformative potential of cutting-edge research, highlighting the exceptional peoplebehind these innovations.

mark rentschler, tin tin su, greg rieker

Faculty innovators recognized by National Academy of Inventors

Feb. 11, 2021

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) today announced that CU Boulder researchers and spinout founders Mark Rentschler, Greg Rieker and Tin Tin Su have been designated as NAI Senior Members in recognition of their impact on society through extraordinary innovation.

Carson Bruns and Professor Franck Vernerey

Researchers scale up tiny actuator inspired by muscle

Nov. 20, 2020

Mechanical Engineering Professor Franck Vernerey, Assistant Mechanical Engineering Professor Carson Bruns and ATLAS Institute received $477,000 from the National Science Foundation to begin this three-year project in January 2021. Their research may one day enable soft machines to fully integrate with our bodies to deliver drugs, target tumors, or repair aging or dysfunctional tissue.

tian tian working in inscripta lab

Inventions keep powering CU Boulder startup formation, system leaps to No. 20 in global university patent rankings

June 11, 2020

The University of Colorado jumped from No. 53 to No. 20 in a recent global ranking of the top 100 universities granted U.S. utility patents. All four campuses contributed to CU’s total 100+ patents, with CU Boulder contributing 60.

Engineer in the lab shows student a new building material

Srubar will use new NSF award to create carbon-sink concrete

March 17, 2020

Wil Srubar, an assistant professor in civil, environmental and architectural engineering and CU Boulder’s Materials Science and Engineering Program, has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award – one of the most prestigious awards for young faculty.

ted randolph

VitriVax co-founder Ted Randolph named a “Giant of Biopharmaceutical Science and Engineering” by The Journal of Pharmaceutical Science

Feb. 10, 2020

Randolph, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, founded VitriVax, a CU Boulder spinout, to commercialize new applications of atomic layer deposition techniques for producing thermally stable vaccines.

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