Department of Atmospheric Science welcomes climate scientist Maria Rugenstein
Assistant Professor Maria Rugenstein researches how the ocean influences the atmosphere and how it stores and redistributes heat.
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Engineering Exploration Week
High school and transfer students interested in engineering can meet with student design teams, check out laboratory demonstrations, and learn about engineering careers during the free virtual Engineering Exploration Week, October 19-24.
Expanding PROGRESS: CSU mentoring program receives $3.5M from NSF to build on success
Atmospheric scientists at Colorado State University lead a program called PROGRESS help retain undergraduate women in STEM.
Training change agents: CSU institute prepares water resource leaders for solving tough problems
Engineering students are exposed to cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration in training programs through the One Water Solutions Institute.
Fall 2020 Virtual Engineering Career Fair
The Fall 2020 Virtual Engineering Career Fair will be held on Handshake on October 1, 2020, with new and exciting advantages for engagement between CSU students and recruiters.
CSU-SACNAS working to create inclusive community in STEM
While SACNAS was initially meant to bring representation to a few minority groups, it has evolved to become inclusive of all minoritized groups in STEM.
New instructor Nicole Ellison ready to educate civil engineering students and ‘make messes’
Nicole Ellison, who left industry to get advanced degrees and turn to teaching, is especially excited to work with students in the materials laboratory, or “smash” lab.
Students
Expanding PROGRESS: CSU mentoring program receives $3.5M from NSF to build on success
Atmospheric scientists at Colorado State University lead a program called PROGRESS help retain undergraduate women in STEM.
Training change agents: CSU institute prepares water resource leaders for solving tough problems
Engineering students are exposed to cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary collaboration in training programs through the One Water Solutions Institute.
CSU-SACNAS working to create inclusive community in STEM
While SACNAS was initially meant to bring representation to a few minority groups, it has evolved to become inclusive of all minoritized groups in STEM.
Student engineers complete swing project to bring joy to Fort Collins man with autism
Dylan Bush's favorite activity is swinging on swings. CSU student engineers built him one as their final senior design project.
Research
Department of Atmospheric Science welcomes climate scientist Maria Rugenstein
Assistant Professor Maria Rugenstein researches how the ocean influences the atmosphere and how it stores and redistributes heat.
Research shows custom community approach is best for mitigating wildfire risk
Civil engineering professor Hussam Mahmoud and his co-author Akshat Chulahwat quantified wildfire risk to several communities for the first time, based on certain factors.
Atmospheric scientist aims to better connect climate models with evaporation observations through NOAA-funded research
A study led by CSU Department of Atmospheric Science researcher Charlotte DeMott, funded by NOAA, aims to bridge the gap between observations and models, improving the accuracy of climate projections.
Hurricane Laura landfall captured by CSU’s tiny experimental satellite
TEMPEST-D – short for Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems – Demonstration – observed Hurricane Laura as a Category 3 hurricane approaching the Gulf Coast of Louisiana on Wednesday morning, August 26, at 9 a.m. MDT.
Engineering Community
New instructor Nicole Ellison ready to educate civil engineering students and ‘make messes’
Nicole Ellison, who left industry to get advanced degrees and turn to teaching, is especially excited to work with students in the materials laboratory, or “smash” lab.
Tobet, Popat reappointed to helm four-college School of Biomedical Engineering
Stu Tobet and Ketul Popat have been appointed director and associate director, respectively, of the School of Biomedical Engineering, which includes 70 faculty from four colleges.
Meet Haonan Chen, new assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
As an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chen will develop courses and research programs at the intersection of data science and remote sensing.
‘I’m so excited to further my education’: First-gen student ready for CSU
From a young age, Zito said she fell in love with the complexities of science and math.
Events
Engineering Exploration Week
High school and transfer students interested in engineering can meet with student design teams, check out laboratory demonstrations, and learn about engineering careers during the free virtual Engineering Exploration Week, October 19-24.
Fall 2020 Virtual Engineering Career Fair
The Fall 2020 Virtual Engineering Career Fair will be held on Handshake on October 1, 2020, with new and exciting advantages for engagement between CSU students and recruiters.
CSU Society of Women Engineers Evening with Industry
CSU Society of Women Engineers' Evening with Industry will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 30 from 5 – 7:30 p.m.
El Centro to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month with host of virtual events
For National Latinx Heritage Month, El Centro is hosting a series of virtual events for the Colorado State University community designed to celebrate culture as well as foster meaningful dialogue on marginalized communities.
In the News
Arctic sea ice slides to second-lowest level on record, thanks to Siberian heat waves
According to Zack Labe, a postdoctoral researcher in atmospheric sciences at Colorado State University, the northernmost reaches of the Arctic did see record-low sea extent this season. (Washington Post)
Smoke From Wildfires Reaches East Coast And Europe. What Are Its Effects?
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Emily Fischer, a professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University, about the health effects of the smoke from the fires in Oregon and California. (NPR)
‘Crazy’ 2020 hurricane season matches 2005 in activity, but not storm intensity
Given 23 named storms have formed already, CSU researcher Phil Klotzbach said the chances are good that 2020 will surpass 2005 for named storms but not for hurricanes and major hurricanes. (USA Today)
As activities move indoors this fall, risk of catching COVID-19 increases, researchers say
John Volckens, fellow CSU mechanical engineering professor Tami Bond, and CU chemistry and biochemistry professor Jose Jimenez have been heavily involved in research on the airborne transmission of COVID-19. (Fort Collins Coloradoan)