Sue James Elected to the 2022 Class of AIMBE Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Sue James, vice provost for Faculty Affairs and professor, to its College of Fellows.
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Steven “Doc” Schaeffer retires from mechanical engineering, leaves legacy of hands-on education
Steven “Doc” Schaeffer retires after 29 years at CSU. His legacy includes growing the Engineering Manufacturing Education Center threefold and cementing experiential learning into the mechanical engineering curriculum.
Lockheed Martin gift to spur innovation in 3D metal printing
Lockheed Martin donates 3D metal printer to CSU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering for advancements in research, education, and outreach.
Caroline Van Tiggelen champions girls in engineering, creates STEM 4 Kids outreach program
Caroline Van Tiggelen creates STEM 4 Kids, an inclusive after school program for girls designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and scientists.
Ram Handling and Engineering: A Similar Beast?
We all know CAM the Ram – CSU’s mascot who is cared for by a group of student volunteers called the Ram Handlers. This year, 5 of the 17 handlers are students in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. Meet ours: Katie, Walter and Logan!
Blastoff! Mechanical Engineering launches aerospace program
CSU’s Department of Mechanical Engineering launches aerospace engineering program with four academic programs and substantial research portfolio.
The future is robotic: A conversation with Jianguo Zhao
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jianguo Zhao awarded third NSF grant to study robots. The latest: generating force in soft robots.
Mechanical engineering summer interns join research efforts and establish early pathways to graduate school
For ten weeks this summer, 17 undergraduate students learned about graduate school at CSU while working alongside Mechanical Engineering Principal Investigators on research problems that matter for society in sustainability, bioengineering, and energy.
Breakthrough technique speeds up smart tech manufacturing nearly 600 times
CSU researchers have developed a new polymerization technique to simultaneously cure and vascularize high-performance materials in a matter of minutes instead of days.
Exploring deep space: How can we get there safely and sustainably?
Scientists in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CSU are working with NASA to understand how to travel greater distances more safely and sustainably into deep space.