CSU Pi Tau Sigma chapter hosts national convention
The CSU chapter of Pi Tau Sigma hosted the organization’s 98th annual national convention in February, attended by 180 members from around the world.
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Environmental expert Tami Bond appointed second Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair
Tami Bond has been appointed the Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair in Energy, Environment and Health, the second of four presidential chairs endowed by the transformational gift from college alumnus Walter Scott, Jr.
Spotlight on: Hamed Vahabi, mechanical engineering
Most recently, Vahabi won the ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award and the Poly 2018 Graduate Student Travel Award, for his innovations in polymer-based functional surfaces.
Students harness the wind at regional design competition
The Energy Institute hosted nearly 60 students across the state for the KidWind Challenge, a wind turbine design competition.
These robots are small, shape-shifting, and they adapt to their surroundings
The Adaptive Robotics Lab at Colorado State University creates small, lightweight robots that can reconfigure themselves in response to a need.
What a small city in North Carolina can tell us about resilience
A study documenting the flooding of Lumberton is authored by scientists in the Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning, a research center headquartered at CSU.
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CSU Pi Tau Sigma chapter hosts national convention
The CSU chapter of Pi Tau Sigma hosted the organization’s 98th annual national convention in February, attended by 180 members from around the world.
Spotlight on: Hamed Vahabi, mechanical engineering
Most recently, Vahabi won the ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award and the Poly 2018 Graduate Student Travel Award, for his innovations in polymer-based functional surfaces.
3 minute challenge winners become 2019-20 research fellows
Two engineering students in the Vice President for Research 3 Minute Challenge were among participants selected to become the next VPR Graduate Student Fellows.
Students learn from the pros during Argentina storm-sampling campaign
Sixteen graduate students across the U.S. participated in an intensive scientific field campaign as part of an Advanced Study Institute in atmospheric science.
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These robots are small, shape-shifting, and they adapt to their surroundings
The Adaptive Robotics Lab at Colorado State University creates small, lightweight robots that can reconfigure themselves in response to a need.
What a small city in North Carolina can tell us about resilience
A study documenting the flooding of Lumberton is authored by scientists in the Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning, a research center headquartered at CSU.
Making tongues go mainstream is goal of open-source, CSU-created product
The Cthulhu Shield is a circuit board connected to a mouthpiece, outfitted with electrodes that send electrical impulses to the tongue.
Don’t add salt: Researchers seek origin of salinity leading to crop yield reduction
Ryan Bailey is investigating the origination of buildup-inducing salt in irrigation water that leads to crop yield reduction.
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Students harness the wind at regional design competition
The Energy Institute hosted nearly 60 students across the state for the KidWind Challenge, a wind turbine design competition.
Hydrology Days to explore interdisciplinary water research
An established leader in water research, Colorado State University will host the 39th annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days meeting in March at the Lory Student Center.
Next FORTCAST event to discuss Colorado Snow Survey
Learn more about our precious Colorado snowpack at FORTCAST’s next What’s Brewing in Weather & Climate talk.
Christopher Snow one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners
Chemical and biological engineering faculty member Christopher Snow is one of six CSU Best Teacher Award winners to be honored March 27.
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'Bomb cyclone' snowstorm closes campus March 13
Campus was closed on Wednesday, March 13, due to a significant snowstorm dubbed a "bomb cyclone," which is characterized by a sudden and significant drop in atmospheric pressure.
Environmental expert Tami Bond appointed second Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair
Tami Bond has been appointed the Walter Scott, Jr. Presidential Chair in Energy, Environment and Health, the second of four presidential chairs endowed by the transformational gift from college alumnus Walter Scott, Jr.
Apply by March 12: Sustainability Leadership Fellows program at CSU
The Sustainability Leadership Fellows program prepares future innovators and thought leaders with state-of-the-art science communication and career development training.
3 minute challenge winners become 2019-20 research fellows
Each winner receives $4,000 in scholarship and travel support.
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Sean O’Connell joins Dewberry as department manager of facilities group in Denver
Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced that Sean O’Connell, PE, has been hired in its Denver, Colorado, office as the department manager of the water/wastewater facilities group.
Jesse Wilson uses virtual biopsies to improve melanoma detection
With funding from his Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute pilot grant, Jesse Wilson sought to develop a new technique for noninvasive skin imaging using laser microscopy
Argentina’s mega-storms attract army of meteorologists
Storms often flood towns and destroy vineyards in the Argentina's booming wine industry, but remain poorly understood. About 160 atmospheric scientists have descended on central Argentina to improve severe weather warnings, so that people know to avoid areas where flash floods are likely.