Wil Srubar

It’s alive! ‘Frankenstein’ materials could revolutionize building construction

May 16, 2019

CU Â鶹ӰԺ engineers are creating living hybrid building materials that exhibit both structural and biological function.

Sarah Withee holding CubeSat with CU Engineering class in spring 2018

Class of 2019: Sarah Withee

May 6, 2019

Amidst a fruitful career as a Japanese language professor and technologist, Withee joined Generation Z and millenial students to become an electrical engineer.

Kristi Anseth

Kristi Anseth elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 17, 2019

Anseth has been elected to the 2019 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which recognizes and convenes leaders from a variety of disciplines to address critical issues facing the world.

Color change

Underwater creatures inspire shape-shifting, color-changing materials

March 5, 2019

New research from CU Â鶹ӰԺ focuses on how light can manipulate the shape of man-made materials by emulating these amazing cephalopods.

oil and gas

Colorado oil and gas study concludes with energy insights

Oct. 10, 2018

A massive research and education effort on energy and environmental issues led by CU Â鶹ӰԺ engineering faculty is ending after a five-year run with significant results relevant to Colorado's growing energy industry.

Community college students

CU Â鶹ӰԺ bets big on community college students to boost STEM pipeline

Sept. 6, 2018

A new federal grant focused on community colleges gives CU Engineering and its partners a boost to diversify interest in STEM fields in Colorado and coast to coast.

Ross Fischer

Class of 2018: From Grand Valley to globetrotter

May 9, 2018

Accepting a certain piece of local lore as a personal challenge, mechanical engineering student Ross Fischer got outside of his comfort zone during his college career, traveling to Fairbanks, Alaska; Bangkok, Thailand; Kathmandu, Nepal; and soon, to Tanzania with the Peace Corps.

Zoey Craun working with Bridges to Prosperity in Bolivia

Class of 2018: A truly global engineer

May 4, 2018

One of Zoey Craun's favorite CU Â鶹ӰԺ memories happened 4,000 miles from campus, when she was in Bolivia building a footbridge for a local community with the CU chapter of Bridges to Prosperity.

Caitlyn Hughes

Class of 2018: #ILookLikeAnEngineer

May 4, 2018

With aspirations to work for a bio-medical company, Caitlyn Hughes was one of five women in a class of 100. She spent part of her college career putting on events for Girl Scouts so they could learn about engineering and how "awesome" it can be.

researchers with model of robotic small intestine

A robotic small intestine? Researchers are making one

Dec. 4, 2017

A new robotic small intestine under development at CU Â鶹ӰԺ has broad-reaching implications for the treatment of gastrointestinal ailments and improved medical training.

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