Kian Lopez and Anthony Straub in the lab.

Using nanoscale membranes to clean water on the Moon

Oct. 16, 2024

Anthony Straub is making major advances in water purification technology for industry and human consumption on Earth and in space, with his work on a nanotechnology membrane process taking a major step toward commercialization...

RAAVEN drone in flight.

CU Boulder will share atmospheric science tech, expertise through new grant

Oct. 7, 2024

Drone technology and atmospheric science instruments developed by the University of Colorado Boulder will be available to researchers nationwide through a new grant. The National Science Foundation has awarded CU Boulder a three-year, $1 million grant to establish a Community Instruments and Facilities program titled Mobile Uncrewed Systems for Atmospheric...

Zach Sunberg

Professor earns two major grants to advance AI for autonomous systems

Sept. 6, 2024

Zach Sunberg’s research developing better artificial intelligence systems is getting a major boost from two federal grant awards. Sunberg is receiving a $599,000, five-year CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and is a partner on a related $4 million multi-university initiative from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. Both...

A panoramic photo of the Dry McMurdo Valleys

How Earth’s most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

Sept. 4, 2024

As part of a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in Antarctica, a research team led by Associate Dean for Research Mike Gooseff found that the unexpected melt followed by a rapid refreeze likely disrupted the life cycles of many organisms and killed a large swath of some invertebrates in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

Closeup of blooming sunflowers

Why do plants wiggle? New study provides answers

Aug. 15, 2024

In a new study, researchers from the United States and Israel — including CU Boulder computer scientist Orit Peleg — may have gotten to the bottom of a quirky behavior of growing plants and a mystery that intrigued Charles Darwin during the later decades of his life.

Theodora Chaspari

AI for mental health screening may carry biases based on gender, race

Aug. 5, 2024

Some artificial intelligence tools for health care may get confused by the ways people of different genders and races talk, according to a new study led by CU Boulder computer scientist Theodora Chaspari.

Morgan Riffe (left), a PhD candidate in Materials Science & Engineering, looks on while Meg Cooke, PhD, research associate in the BioFrontiers Institute, points to 3D printing biomaterial scaffolds that use an extrusion printer.

CU Boulder receives $1M grant to advance biofabrication training for PhD students

July 15, 2024

The Materials Science and Engineering Program at the University of Colorado Boulder received a $1M grant to fund interdisciplinary doctoral research training in biofabrication, a rapidly developing field which enables more precise and effective ways to study and treat various medical conditions, such as growing new organs for transplants or repairing damaged tissues.

Researcher Scott Diddams in his laboratory with students

CU Boulder, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost

July 2, 2024

Elevate Quantum, of which CU Boulder is a key partner, announced today that it has received a Tech Hub Phase 2 implementation award from the Department of Commerce, unlocking more than $127 million in new federal and state funding. The award is expected to drive more than $2 billion in additional private capital and cement the Mountain West as a global leader for quantum innovation.

Aurora Borealis on the ocean.

Atmospheric research in the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica

June 24, 2024

Abhi Doddi (PhDAeroEngr’21) is collecting scientific data outdoors in a 70 mph whiteout blizzard. It is just another day of life in Antarctica. Doddi, a postdoctoral researcher in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder, is leading a major study involving...

Jessica Rush Leeker

Leeker using Fulbright to study the impact of oral storytelling on African descendants in STEM

May 3, 2024

Jessica Rush Leeker of CU Boulder’s Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program has been awarded a prestigious fellowship to research the impact of oral storytelling on African descendants in STEM, focusing on how historical and cultural narratives can enhance the sense of identity, belonging and confidence among engineering students. Leeker, the...

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