Gloved hands holding a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

To safely return to 'normal,' 70% of Coloradans must get COVID vaccine

April 28, 2021

Results come from a new mathematical study led by researchers at two University of Colorado campuses, who explore what it might take for the state to safely shed mask mandates, limits on indoor dining and a range of other restrictions.

Misha and another researcher working on the turbine

International collaboration explores ways to improve wind turbine operation

April 26, 2021

Misha Sinner, a PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, presented a paper at the International Federation of Automatic Control World Congress in July 2020 on wind turbine control.

Graphic showing the LEGO bricks and wave forms

CU Boulder researchers use LEGO bricks to decode intricate vibration patterns

April 26, 2021

Researchers at CU Boulder are using LEGO bricks to study and simply illustrate the general dynamics and topology of metastructures and metamaterials.

Mike Scheuerman

From tech management to Oscar nominee: Alumnus Mike Scheuerman

April 24, 2021

At Sunday’s Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Scheuerman (MTeleCom’95) will be in the small, masked audience allowed to attend during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mapping a Vision for UAVs

April 23, 2021

Recent Alumni Award winner finds success with robotics startup. I'm attracted by the concept of building things that last without having to be repaired or fixed or upgraded. Nima Keivan Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of CANVAS Technology Like many kids, Nima Keivan (PhDCompSci’17) enjoyed music. Well, destroying it, anyway...

Computing for All

April 23, 2021

CU alumni Terry Hogan and Lucy Sanders are leading the National Center for Women and Information Technology. Terry Hogan Lucy Sanders For as long as she can remember, Terry Hogan (CompSci’94) has advocated for women achieving financial self-sufficiency, and she believes technology is the most powerful path to that goal...

IoT Think Tank

April 23, 2021

Industry-academic research collaboration looks to the future of Internet-connected devices. Danny Dig Executive Director Shivakant Mishra Professor Bor-Yuh Evan Chang Associate Professor Every second, 127 new Internet of Things devices — thermostats, TVs, medical devices and much more — are connected to the Internet. By the end of this year,...

subt

'It Keeps you Humble'

April 22, 2021

High-stakes Subterranean Challenge puts CU Boulder robotics team to the test. Michael Ohradzansky at the starting line of the Washington challenge course. For mechanical engineering PhD candidate Michael Miles, participating in the national Subterranean Challenge robotics competition has provided real-world experience he might not otherwise have gotten during his graduate...

On the Grid

April 22, 2021

Researchers tackle climate change with algorithms to optimize energy use. We have a unique and valuable opportunity to collaborate with the national renewable energy laboratory. Kyri Baker Kaitlyn Garifi in the classroom with a student When we flip a switch, the light bulb comes on. We don’t think about whether...

Taking Ownership

April 21, 2021

Chris Heckman Assistant Professor Shilo Brooks Director, Engineering Leadership Program Shaz Zamore Head of STEAM outreach at ATLAS Ethical technology requires new approaches to education, research and inclusion. For the first few decades of the computing age, computers were monolithic machines in big places, out of reach for most of...

Pages