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Meet the department's three new faculty members

Aug. 30, 2021

They are researchers, educators and entrepreneurs who are bringing the Department of Mechanical Engineering new industry and research opportunities.

Music class

Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission

Aug. 27, 2021

ME professor Shelly Miller, a co-author of the study, finds masking instruments, social distancing and implementing time limits significantly reduce the risk of emitting COVID-19 airborne particles.

Aspero Medical micro-textured balloon

New medical balloon technology aims to improve endoscopy success

Aug. 24, 2021

Professor Mark Rentschler's Boulder-based company will seek FDA approval after receiving a patent for its leading-edge medical balloon technology.

Fourmile Canyon Fire

CU Boulder receives $1.1 million in EPA grants to reduce public exposure to wildland fire smoke

Aug. 23, 2021

Professor Marina Vance of mechanical engineering will evaluate the movement and presence of wildfire particulate matter in indoor settings.

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Ding lab aims to improve cancer-fighting immunotherapies with $1.8M grant

July 28, 2021

Professor Xiaoyun Ding recently earned a $1.8 million grant to help improve cancer-fighting tools and cut patient costs, exploring ways to streamline delivery of lifesaving treatments into immune cells.

Virginia Ferguson and Mark Borden

Ferguson, Borden earn AB Nexus grants to partner with CU Anschutz

June 1, 2021

The researchers are studying pelvic organ prolapse and Type 1 diabetes.

Shelly Miller working with student on clarinet

Shelly Miller awarded for research on COVID-19 transmission via singing

May 19, 2021

The coalition's studies have led to the creation of safety protocols for singing and playing musical instruments to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Shelly Miller

To prevent next pandemic, scientists say we must regulate air like food and water

May 14, 2021

In a Perspectives piece publishing in Science on May 14, Professor Shelly Miller and others call for a “paradigm shift” in combating airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, demanding universal recognition that respiratory infections can be prevented by improving indoor ventilation systems.

Graphic image from Optics Express journal

Rieker lab explores new technology for measuring angular velocity in fluid flows

May 13, 2021

Researchers in Associate Professor Greg Rieker's lab are developing a machine learning-based signal processing scheme facilitates measuring the angular velocities in fluid flows using small particles that traverse beams of structured light.

LongPath system in Texas monitoring over 12 square miles.

ME spinoff LongPath Technologies earns $5M award for methane leak detection

May 13, 2021

LongPath Technologies has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The award will support the commercial scaling of LongPath’s innovative approach to continuous emissions monitoring and mitigation from the oil and gas sector.

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