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By analyzing formulas and construction blueprints, Jules Fischer-White is helping Americans build better green homes as a modeling engineer at Emu Passive Inc. “It’s a super cool company. If an individual is going to build a house and wants it to be more energy efficient, we model it and give...

Mark Hernandez's air quality research is being highlight by Chemical and Engineering News. Hernandez is a professor in the Environmental Engineering Program and air quality expert. The work being spotlighted by C&EN, which is a publication of the American Chemical Society, initially focused on reducing the spread of COVID-19 in...

Mark Hernandez's air quality research is being highlight by Denver 9 News. The work which initially focused on reducing the spread of COVID-19 in Denver Schools during pandemic is now expanding beyond concerns of just infectious diseases and helping to improve air quality in schools across the state. Hernandez is...

Prometheus Materials eyes expansion through increased production Traditional cement production is responsible for about 7 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it a significant contributor to climate change. So faculty at CU Boulder started developing a greener alternative. A Department of Defense-funded project launched in 2016 led to the...

Joe Ryan spoke to the Colorado Sun about the use of viruses to kill bacteria in mining wastewater. This wastewater, which can come with radioactive, cancer-causing materials, and yes, bacteria, often gets shoved back underground for storage. But increasingly, Colorado and other states are looking at ways to clean the...

Brooke Marten is engineering a better environment through high tech solid waste analysis. Marten just completed her PhD in environmental engineering, focused on what happens to trash after it is carted off to the landfill – and ways to turn it into a valuable product.

The University of Colorado Boulder is among the top 25 engineering graduate programs in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2025 . When compared with its public university peers, the College of Engineering and Applied Science’s graduate program was ranked No. 12...

Research Professor Edith Zagona introduced modern water management approaches during a USAID-sponsored visit to Armenia. The weeklong visit, which included a seminar for the students and faculty of Yerevan State University, was part of USAID’s Improved Water Resources Management for Sustainable Economic Growth in Armenia program, held at the university...

Governor Jared Polis has signed into law the new Colorado Senate Bill SB24-037, titled "Study Green Infrastructure for Water Quality Management." Sponsored by Senators Cleave Simpson and Jeff Bridges, along with Representatives Mike Lynch and Karen McCormick, this significant legislation aims to enhance water quality and environmental sustainability in Colorado...

Diane McKnight's alpine stream research is highlighted in a new article published in the Aspen Times. The piece focuses on newly published research demonstrating climate-driven increases in stream metal concentrations in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, including Lincoln Creek above Aspen. McKnight, a distinguished professor in the Environmental Engineering Program and...