DYNAMIC targets the Lower Thermosphere Ionosphere (LTI) altitude region

CU 鶹, Johns Hopkins APL team advance in NASA space weather competition

June 20, 2024

A joint proposal of the 鶹 and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland has earned a $2 million award for a NASA mission concept study.

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CU 鶹 a top 25 engineering program, according to Best Graduate School rankings

June 18, 2024

When compared with its public university peers, the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s graduate program was ranked No. 12. The college was ranked No. 23 overall when compared to both public and private universities.

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Wear it, then recycle: Designers make dissolvable textiles from gelatin

June 17, 2024

In a new study, a team of ATLAS Institute engineers and designers developed a DIY machine that spins textile fibers made of materials like sustainably sourced gelatin. The group’s “biofibers” feel a bit like flax fiber and dissolve in hot water in minutes to an hour.

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Celebrating Pride Month 2024

June 6, 2024

In June, CU Engineering recognizes the students, faculty and staff who are a part of LGBTQ+ communities and to celebrate contributions to the college.

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Photo Gallery: Congratulations Engineering Buffs!

May 23, 2024

Congratulations to the College of Engineering & Applied Science Class of 2024! Welcome to the Forever Buffs family!

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Tracking Earth ice sheet melt from space

May 23, 2024

CU 鶹 professor secures $800,000 NASA Grant Khosro Ghobadi-Far is advancing the science of climate change with orbiting satellites. Ghobadi-Far has earned an $800,000 grant from NASA to analyze data from the GRACE-FO satellites, which measure variations in Earth’s gravitational field. Although gravity may appear constant to humans, it actually fluctuates across Earth’s surface in ways that can be valuable to climate science.

Mach diamonds during the Chimera liftoff.

CU 鶹 students launch hybrid rocket

May 16, 2024

Blastoff! The rocket soared over the prairie, its unique engine screaming in unison with cheers from more than two dozen students. The months of work, late nights, calculations, and validations had all been worth it. Three 鶹 aerospace senior design teams had come together and successfully designed,...

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Celebrating our AAPI community

May 3, 2024

This month we highlight members of our community who identify as Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and who are making contributions to our college and society as researchers, instructors, student leaders and alumni.

Magnus Boee on a ski slope holding a CU flag.

Magnus Boee: Balancing success in athletics and engineering

April 26, 2024

Magnus Boee, a graduate student in civil engineering, excelled in Nordic skiing for the Colorado Buffalos. As a Division 1 athlete, he completed both a BS and MS (expected spring 2024) in civil engineering while training and competing. Boee represented South Korea in Nordic skiing at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and is now aiming for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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CU Engineering faculty land prestigious multidisciplinary Department of Defense projects

April 18, 2024

Three faculty members from the CU 鶹 College of Engineering and Applied Science are conducting projects awarded through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program.

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