Professor Greg Rieker and Ryan Cole have developed an experiment that recreates the climates of planets beyond our solar system right in the lab. By reaching the same high-temperature and high-pressure conditions found on many exoplanets, the instrument can map their atmospheres, which could help humanity detect life outside our solar system.
Leah Rivera is the rare recipient of two awards bestowed by the College of Engineering and Applied Science: the Community Impact Award and the Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Award.
Online image descriptions help people who are blind or have low vision easily access information. However, the important task of creating "alt text" is often neglected. It's a complex problem that Abigale Stangl has been working to untangle for years.
Kevin Martin's startup, Unspun, earned Time's best invention of 2021 accolade. The alumnus鈥� 3D-weaving machine can produce a seamless pair of jeans. The technology was first prototyped in a Department of Mechanical Engineering's senior design course.
Assistant Professor Sherri Cook is pushing the boundaries of what's possible to build a more sustainable future for everyone through clean water systems.
Elle Sandifer is a 2020 graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After graduation, she worked as a process engineer with Sanergy to address urban sanitation challenges in Nairobi, Kenya.
For Lianne Brito, "resiliency" is her personal watchword. Overcoming obstacles has been a way of life, from growing up in Cuba to her journey as a doctoral candidate in geotechnical earthquake engineering.
When blind people share photos, there is an added risk they could unknowingly capture information considered private, such as a pregnancy test or a return address. To Assistant Professor Danna Gurari, this shouldn't have to be a concern.
Student lab technicians at Denver public schools, all from populations historically excluded from engineering, helped collect data during the height of the pandemic for environmental engineering Professor Mark Hernandez's air ventilation research. Read some of their stories.
