CSU researcher Jessie Creamean to board ship trapped in drifting Arctic ice
Creamean will spend about four months floating with the ship toward the North Pole, collecting thousands of ice, snow, seawater, and air samples.
Latest Headlines
Chemical and biological alumna Tina Larson to receive 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award
Tina Larson, a chemical and biological engineering alumna, will receive the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award on October 3.
CSU Society of Women Engineers wins Wow! Innovation Challenge
CSU"s SWE team won for developing a program to retain volunteers for its Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.
Atmospheric Cyclists sweep Bike to Work Challenge second consecutive year
CSU's Atmospheric Cyclists have again dominated the bicycle-commuting contest sponsored by the City of Loveland.
Fort Collins Utilities partners with CSU, She’s In Power to model city’s solar energy
Fort Collins Utilities partnered over the summer with Colorado State University’s Energy Institute and students as well as She’s in Power — an initiative designed to empower female clean energy leaders.
Sonia Kreidenweis named AGU Fellow
University Distinguished Professor Sonia Kreidenweis, who is well known for her research on atmospheric aerosol particles, has been named a fellow of the American Geophysical Union.
Bacteria feeding on Arctic algae blooms can seed clouds, affect climate
A new study by atmospheric researchers could lend new insight into Arctic weather patterns.
Students
Making a difference: CSU students travel to Ecuador to design and engineer prosthetics
Colorado State University students on a summer study abroad course in Ecuador put the extraordinary amount of knowledge they had learned in their courses to the test by helping create prosthetic devices.
Summer Standouts: Camila Silva Monroe
Camila Silva Monroe interned with the City of Denver in the Department of Public Health and Environment and grappled with global food production issues.
REU program gives undergraduates firsthand atmospheric research experience
College students from across the country are working with atmospheric science researchers who lead their field, and interact with graduate students on cutting-edge projects through the Research Experience for Undergraduates, or REU, program.
Summertime Standouts: Adam Boyd
Electrical engineering junior Adam Boyd is doing an internship this summer with the Institute of Aerospace Engineering at the Technische Universität Dresden in Dresden, Germany.
Research
CSU researcher Jessie Creamean to board ship trapped in drifting Arctic ice
Creamean will spend about four months floating with the ship toward the North Pole, collecting thousands of ice, snow, seawater, and air samples.
Bacteria feeding on Arctic algae blooms can seed clouds, affect climate
A new study by atmospheric researchers could lend new insight into Arctic weather patterns.
Colorado State University remains first in public engagement in 2019 Sustainable Campus Index
CSU was also recognized for research and campus engagement, and ranked fourth overall for universities that grant doctoral degrees.
With NSF support, CSU team tackles post-hurricane grid resiliency
Partnering with the city of Tallahassee, researchers are designing a self-reliant, resilient electric system that can better withstand the next Category 5 storm.
Events
Engineering Exploration Day
High school students, parents, and community members to invited to explore CSU engineering majors and careers at the free event, held on CSU’s campus (October 19).
Fall Engineering Career Fair
Recruiters from over 100 companies will join us at the Fall 2019 Engineering Career Fair, the cornerstone event of on-campus recruiting activities for engineering students. Students do NOT need to pre-register for our event, and students from all CSU colleges are welcome to attend (October 3).
Teen Science Café takes a look at Earth from space
Learn how scientists like Matt Rogers from CIRA monitor Earth’s atmosphere and environment using satellites at September’s Teen Science Café (September 11).
Menoni webcast on high performance optical interference coatings
CSU University Distinguished Professor Carmen Menoni will present a webinar on August 21, featuring new challenges facing high performance optical interference coatings.
Engineering Community
Best of the best: CSU announces 2019 Distinguished Alumni
CSU will honor its 2019 class of Distinguished Alumni on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the annual awards dinner
In memory: Vincent Christopher Braud
Vincent Christopher Braud, beloved son of Clarence Braud, III, and MarySusan Braud, and cherished baby brother of Gabrielle Braud and Kathryn Braud, born in Denver on April 4, 1997.
Atmospheric Cyclists sweep Bike to Work Challenge second consecutive year
CSU's Atmospheric Cyclists have again dominated the bicycle-commuting contest sponsored by the City of Loveland.
Chandra honored for achievements in geoscience and remote sensing
The University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been honored by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society with its Distinguished Achievement Award.
In the News
Sorry, skiers, but we’re probably not going to have another epic snow year
One of the factors that influence our winter weather suggests we could have slightly below-normal snow in the mountains this year, said Colorado State Climatologist Russ Schumacher (Denver Post).
What is nitrous oxide and why is it a climate threat?
Despite its increasing role in global warming and effect on the ozone layer, little has been done to rein in this climate pollutant. One big reason: agriculture (InsideClimate News).
26 feet of water: What the worst-case hurricane scenario looks like for Tampa Bay
Residents surrounding Tampa Bay have been spared the worst-case hurricane scenario many times before. Sometime soon, the worst-case scenario will arrive: a Category 5 hurricane with winds in excess of 160 mph (Vox).
India’s noxious emissions are messing up neighbors’ air, too
A study by CSU researchers has found that dirty air from the Indo-Gangetic plain and central India is messing with ozone levels in the Indian subcontinent (Quartz India).