The incoming fall 2021 class forms the letters CU on the Norlin Quad in this aerial shot

CU Engineering offers debt-free degrees for first-gen Colorado students

Aug. 14, 2023

Lattice Scholars aims to expand access to a CU Boulder engineering education to all first-generation Colorado students who are Pell-eligible and face financial or other barriers that might hinder a promising engineering career. Lattice scholarships will close the total cost-of-attendance gap for these students across four full years of study鈥攁n estimated value that could range up to $64,000 over the course of four years.

Bridge made out of concrete

$10M Department of Defense project for self-repairing concrete inspired by human vascular systems

Aug. 2, 2023

Associate Professor Mija Hubler and her team of researchers and partners are developing a technology that infuses concrete with self-repair capabilities found in living organisms. The project has landed a $10 million Department of Defense grant.

Paul Lichty sits in front of ALD equiment at Forge Nano.

CU Boulder engineering grad builds world-leading materials science company

July 31, 2023

Paul Lichty鈥檚 journey from PhD student to running one of the world鈥檚 top atomic layer deposition (ALD) companies was shaped by his time at CU Boulder. Today, Lichty (MechEngr BS鈥06, ChemEngr PhD鈥11) is the CEO of Forge Nano, overseeing the development of the Thornton, Colorado-based company鈥檚 cutting-edge nano coating technology.

Shape-shifting display

3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world

July 31, 2023

The device at CU Boulder is made from a 10-by-10 grid of soft robotic 鈥渕uscles鈥 that can sense outside pressure and pop up to create patterns. It鈥檚 precise enough to generate scrolling text and fast enough to shake a chemistry beaker filled with fluid.

Wil Srubar

Wil Srubar named as nominee for 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award

July 24, 2023

Srubar is part of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and the Material Science and Engineering Program at CU Boulder. His lab conducts major research into biomimetic and living materials that have the potential to drastically reduce environmental pollution caused by construction activities around the globe.

John Zhai measures air quality community members in Indonesia in Dec. 2022

CU Boulder professor receives Fulbright for holistic approach to indoor air quality

July 21, 2023

Professor John Z. Zhai, an expert in building systems engineering and indoor air quality (IAQ) at CU Boulder, has been awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to address indoor air quality (IAQ) in affordable housing in hot and humid climates. Zhai鈥檚 work will focus on not only the technical aspects but also the influence of cultural practices.

Luis Navarro

CU Boulder scientist advancing space weather research with major NASA grant

July 19, 2023

Luis Navarro has earned a four-year, $700,000 NASA Heliophysics grant to investigate how space weather 鈥 coronal mass ejections and other activity from the sun 鈥 changes the ionosphere and thermosphere at low latitudes near the equator.

Dan Larremore

Professor accepts prestigious Erd艖s鈥揜茅nyi Prize in network science in Austria

July 14, 2023

Dan Larremore's recognition makes CU Boulder the only institution in the world with multiple Erd艖s鈥揜茅nyi awardees.

Svenja Knappe

Physicist-turned-engineer earns international recognition for quantum contributions

July 13, 2023

Svenja Knappe has been awarded the prestigious Carl Zeiss Humboldt Research Award, given to researchers who have had a lasting effect on their discipline beyond their immediate research area, wish to collaborate with specialist colleagues in Germany and contribute to promoting diversity in the STEM disciplines.

Jonathan Musgrave

Electrical engineering PhD student earns Department of Defense NDSEG fellowship

July 12, 2023

Jonathan Musgrave received the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship for his promising research in laser physics and nonlinear photonics.

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