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Nanoscale 3D printing at the 2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series

Nov. 15, 2018

Alice White, PhD, Professor and Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, shared about her research in "Nanoscale 3D Printing to Enable Fundamental Biology Studies.ā€

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Graduate Student of the Month - Amanda Makowiecki

Nov. 12, 2018

Amanda grew up in the land of ā€˜Live free or dieā€™ where she could be found shooting off fireworks, driving without seatbelts (just kidding, be safe kids) and gazing at the profile of the Old Man of the Mountain (rest in peace). Amanda now works on developing and deploying diagnostics...

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Rene Nsanzineza - Air Quality

Nov. 12, 2018

Rene Nsanzineza is a 5th year PhD candidate in Professor Jana Milfordā€™s group. This research group specializes in regional and local air quality modeling with focus on the environmental impacts of energy systems. Reneā€™s research focuses on the air quality implications of future scenarios for oil and natural gas production...

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Green Technologies for Sustainable Environment presented by David Y.H. Pui, PhD

Nov. 12, 2018

Abstract We are developing green technologies that benefit sustainable environment, which will enable people and the environment to prosper together. The Particle Technology Laboratory (PTL) has developed many instruments and samplers to perform atmospheric measurements, which helped to establish the U.S. PM2.5 standard. The effects of PM2.5 pollutants on the...

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ME Department Chair and other CU faculty advocate for open access

Nov. 6, 2018

Open access (OA) is a way of publishing your research that enables it to be freely accessible to the public and usually has limited copyright restrictions. This method of publishing provides people with greater ability to access, view, build upon, and cite research. The OA model of publishing is a...

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CU Boulder alumni continues work in biomedical imaging at Oxford

Nov. 5, 2018

Alec Thomas (MechEngr'18) aims to solve a big problem in targeted delivery of therapeutics at his new position with the University of Oxford in England following the research he conducted as a PhD student at CU Boulder.

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Fire ant colonies could inspire molecular machines, swarming robots

Nov. 5, 2018

Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers led by Franck Vernerey have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants form bridges, ladders and floating rafts, one of the most ingenious networks in nature.

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Countdown to ME Alumni Connect Day on Friday, Nov. 9

Oct. 29, 2018

ME Alumni Connect Day is right around the corner, set to take place Friday, Nov. 9 . This year, there will be over 50 alumni volunteers in attendance ready to share professional experiences and advice, encourage current students, and reminisce about times they shared in the Department of Mechanical Engineering...

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Parkinsonā€™s detection at the 2018-19 Distinguished Seminar Series

Oct. 29, 2018

Presenter: Harriet Nembhard, PhD Robotics and Sensors to Advance Healthcare Delivery: An Operations Approach Harriet Nembhard, PhD, Professor and School Head of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University, led a fascinating discussion on ā€œRobotics and Sensors to Advance Healthcare Delivery: An Operations Approachā€ at the 2018-19 Distinguished...

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Low cost, low energy cooling system shows promise

Oct. 29, 2018

Researchers have scaled up a new low-cost cooling system that can provide efficient cooling for homes and beyond using minimal electricity. The system is built from a highly reflective glass and polymer material slightly thicker than aluminum foil.

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