Research
In a study conducted by Assistant Teaching Professor James Harper and his consultation company Realize Research, LLC, it was found that regions where heavy storms and floods are more prevalent cause households in those areas to stop using and maintaining their toilets. Toilet dysfunction is a huge source of pollution, can increase the burden on water treatment systems and is a major risk of human health.
Paula Pérez (MechEngr'22; MCivEngr'23) is a Wind Energy Analyst and Equity Researcher for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) who has used engineering to help local communities across the globe find sustainable solutions to water and energy challenges.
The Paul M. Ray Department of Mechanical Engineering has launched a new research area in design. The new focus area, geared toward PhD students, involves the study of the design process and how various contexts (environmental, psychological, political, etc.) affect the artifacts that today’s engineers aim to create.
Olivia Felton is a PhD student in the Welker Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. Their main focus: to use assistive technology to help both able-bodied individuals and those with disabilities.
One thousand feet underground, a four-legged creature scavenges through tunnels in pitch darkness. With vision that cuts through the blackness, it explores a spider web of paths, remembering its every step and navigating with precision. The sound of
Mechanical engineering's Greg Rieker is part of the team developing a system of optical underwater sensors utilizing broadband lasers and Raman spectroscopy to sense and measure dissolved carbon compounds, with the goal of advancing marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) techniques.
Five of the winning teams include students or faculty from the Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering. LVC grants are funded by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade Advanced Industries Program, as well as Venture Partners at Ƶ Boulder and the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund.
Ƶ Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science held steady as a top 20 undergraduate engineering program in U.S.
Bruns started a company with tattoo-artist-to-the-stars Keith “Bang Bang” McCurdy, along with a former doctoral student. Early next year, they plan to release their first product, Magic Ink, to a group of handpicked artists.
Embark aims to connect business minds outside the university with breakthrough inventions emerging from Ƶ Boulder’s research labs to bring them to market and unleash the full impact of Ƶ Boulder’s research into the world.