Power lines at sunset

New class is writing the book on emerging building and power grid interactions

Feb. 26, 2019

Assistant Professor Kyri Baker developed and teaches the new Grid Connected Systems class, a new course on buildings and power grids that is so unique, there isn鈥檛 even a textbook for it yet.

Matthew Hoffman's Go For It inflatable sculpture

Go For It encourages synergies between art and engineering at CU 麻豆影院

Feb. 25, 2019

This week an inflatable version of Go For It , a creation of the Chicago-based, internationally recognized artist Matthew Hoffman , is on display in the south quad of the Engineering Center at CU 麻豆影院. Hoffman, who became famous for the You Are Beautiful project, was invited to CU Engineering...

Male and female student work in mechanical lab

Apply to become a CU 麻豆影院 Engineer on the Western Slope

Feb. 25, 2019

Through partnerships with Western Colorado University in Gunnison and Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, students can graduate from CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 College of Engineering and Applied Science while enjoying a different flavor of Colorado鈥攂ut with the same high-quality experience of 麻豆影院 Engineering.

Vishal Ray

鈥淥ne of the nation鈥檚 most LGBTQ-inclusive campuses鈥

Feb. 21, 2019

Name: Vishal Ray Advisor: Dr. Daniel Scheeres Lab: Celestial and Spaceflight Mechanics Laboratory Year of Study: 2nd year PhD, Aerospace Hometown: Agartala, India I was born in Guwahati, in the north-eastern part of India and grew up traveling all over north India from the eastern part to the westernmost corner...

The aurora borealis is seen over winter landscapes

Solar wind fills research sails at space weather center

Feb. 19, 2019

Researchers at CU 麻豆影院 are starting work on a new collaborative grant from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that will improve solar wind modeling.

Timothy Barentine and Joseph Crawford stand with Dean Bobby Braun.

Two CU Engineers to serve as officers in Navy鈥檚 submarine force

Feb. 14, 2019

The U.S. Navy seeks only the best and brightest for its Nuclear Propulsion Officer candidates鈥攁nd two CU Engineers just made the cut. The competitive program, NUPOC for short, provides qualified students a direct pipeline into service as Navy officers, with salary and benefits for up to two-and-a-half years while they鈥檙e completing their degrees.

Diagram of the Earth's magnetic field

CU researchers working to reduce cost of studying magnetic field

Feb. 14, 2019

CU researchers Bob Marshall and Svenja Knappe are collaborating to bring down the cost with CubeSats and tiny sensors previously used to collect measurements of the brain.

Dave Hunt in his workshop

Quaker ancestry inspires couple to support scholarships for women in engineering

Feb. 11, 2019

For Dave Hunt (MTele鈥79), taking an early retirement meant the opportunity to pursue two of his passions 鈥 art and genealogy. Dave retired from Texaco Oil in the late 1990s after the company asked him move to Houston. He and his wife, Joyce, who had moved here from Montana in...

Jonathan Goldsmith (MechEngr'07, MEngrMgmt'14)

Recent Alumni Award Goldsmith has shown impressive career growth in his nearly 10 years at ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66, where he now serves as director of midstream business development. His organizational responsibilities include the origination and development of business for P66鈥檚 existing and potential assets in the Rockies. Throughout his...

Kristin Thunhorst (MChemEngr'95, PhD'98)

Category: Research & Invention After graduating from CU, Kristin Thunhorst joined the 3M Corporation in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has had a distinguished career full of exceptional professional achievements and recognition. Thunhorst has spent her time at 3M working across divisions and developing projects in numerous areas including optics,...

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