Colorado State University student researchers have invented a low-cost method for transforming used fry oil – dumped or recycled by restaurants by the gallon – into a valuable plant hormone chock-full of energy molecules.
Shashi Shekhar, from the University of Minnesota, will present the next ISTeC Distinguished Lectures on Oct. 19.
Colorado State’s Information Science and Technology Center (ISTeC), in collaboration with the University of Colorado at Boulder, has received a $2.73 million National Science Foundation grant to purchase a state-of-the-art, high-performance computing system.
NSF award will fund advanced atmospheric research with Doppler radar to monitor rainfall at sea.
"When the preparation of the next generation of STEM teachers is discussed in education circles, few think of engineering as a pathway to entering the teaching profession," said Michael De Miranda, professor in Colorado State University’s School of Education and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Laurelle Turner, a graduate student in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Colorado State University, is a finalist for a national college broadcasting award.
Gathering and processing operations studied in most comprehensive study of the sector to date.
Zimmerle contributes expertise in distributed energy grids to project led by University of Minnesota.
CSU experts are available to discuss a variety of topics related to the mine waste spill that has impacted the Animas River in southwestern Colorado.