Shelly Miller

Faces of Community-Engaged Scholarship: Professor Shelly L. Miller

May 1, 2023

Professor Shelly L. Miller is a problem solver and an air pollution researcher in Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Kōnane Bay’s research group seeks to advance engineered living materials research at CU Boulder

April 28, 2023

Kōnane Bay is an assistant professor in the Material Science and Engineering Program and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

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CU Boulder team takes top engineering prize in 2023 Solar Decathlon with community housing project

April 24, 2023

An affordable, net-zero energy home designed by CU Boulder students was honored Sunday as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge. The team took first place in the durability and resilience category and third place in the engineering category on the project, which will build a low-carbon footprint home out of sustainable materials in Boulder this summer.

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Video on ChatGPT: Education and research practices and ethics in the generative AI era

April 21, 2023

Three leading experts discuss how the disruptive and powerful elements of ChatGPT and other generative AI stand to transform our world. Jim Martin clarifies what a large language model like ChatGPT actually is, Diane Sieber urges the creation of norms around the usage of these tools while Tom Yeh focuses on its potential impacts on education.

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New consortium aims to accelerate introduction of next generation solar panels

April 20, 2023

The TEAMUP consortium seeks to identify and solve the factors that cause advanced perovskite materials to be unstable, paving the way for the integration into existing and future solar cells, boosting the efficiency of harvesting renewable solar energy. The group has just secured $9M in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Technologies Office.

An "artificial muscle" made, in part, from material designed for biodegradable grocery bags. (Credit: Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems)

Grad student helps design ‘artificial muscles’ you can toss in the compost bin

April 20, 2023

Think Baymax, the pillowy robot from the film Big Hero 6, mixed with a biodegradable grocery bag.

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AI has social consequences, but who pays the price? Tech companies’ problem with ‘ethical debt’

April 19, 2023

As public concern about the ethical and social implications of artificial intelligence keeps growing, it might seem like it’s time to slow down. But inside tech companies themselves, the sentiment is quite the opposite says Casey Fiesler, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Boulder.

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New materials research at CU Boulder will help develop high-efficiency solar cells

April 19, 2023

Researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering Program have published new findings in Joule that could lead to the development of better hybrid lead halide perovskites – a class of materials proposed for use as low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells.

Bob Cabana

NASA Associate Administrator and former astronaut Bob Cabana to speak on campus

April 14, 2023

Cabana will speak at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19 in AERO 120.

Aniya Khalili

Faces of Engaged Scholarship: Aniya Khalili

April 14, 2023

PhD student Aniya Khalili discusses completing her PhD in mechanical engineering with a focus on indoor air quality and personal exposure.

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