Wil Srubar

Wil Srubar named associate dean for innovation and entrepreneurship

Sept. 5, 2024

Deming Associate Dean for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Wil Srubar—the first to hold the position—will focus on fostering innovation by offering education, mentorship and resources to faculty, postdocs and graduate students to drive the commercialization of intellectual property.

Brooke Marten and Professor Sherri Cook following Marten's successful thesis defense

Grad student turning trash into cash

July 10, 2024

Brooke Marten is engineering a better environment, focused on what happens to trash after it is carted off to the landfill—and ways to turn it into a valuable product.

Colorado River

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· secures $750K to improve drought preparedness in Western US

June 28, 2024

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· has earned a major grant to boost drought monitoring and prediction on the Colorado River.

Ryan Hayward on a hike with his two dogs

Professor Ryan Hayward new chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering

June 28, 2024

Ryan Hayward, who holds the James and Catherine Patten Endowed Professorship of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was elected chair by the chemical and biological engineering department’s faculty.

Maria Pacheco

Maria Pacheco empowers LGBTQ+ community through service leadership

June 26, 2024

Assistant Professor Maria Pacheco from the Department of Computer Science earned the 2024 Dr. Evelyn Hooker Advocacy Award for her leadership in supporting LGBTQ+ students at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.

Engineering Center

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· engineering graduate program ranked No. 23 by US News

June 18, 2024

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· is among the top 25 engineering graduate programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2025.

Professor Edith Zagona

Modern water management approaches on tap during USAID visit

June 10, 2024

Professor Edith Zagona provided technical and advisory services during a U.S. Agency for International Development-sponsored visit to Armenia, where rural communities are running out of water due to uncontrolled use by fish farms and pollution caused by untreated mining tailings.

electric vehicle being charged

Charge a laptop in a minute or an electric vehicle in 10? Supercapacitors can help

May 30, 2024

Researchers in Ankur Gupta’s lab discovered how ions move within a complex network of minuscule pores. The breakthrough could lead to the development of more efficient energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors, enabling fast charging of electric vehicles and more.

group of experts from academia, government and the private sector

Prof takes part in White House, NOAA workshop on AI numerical weather prediction

May 29, 2024

Professor Amir Behzadan joined an invitation-only group of experts in Washington, D.C., to discuss artificial intelligence models in weather prediction—potentially valuable tools for alerting residents earlier, ultimately saving lives and property.

World map highlighting Asia

CU Engineering celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May 22, 2024

This month, the College of Engineering and Applied Science is highlighting members of its community who identify as Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander and are making contributions as researchers, instructors, student leaders and alumni.

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