For contributing to technical expertise through research collaborations with the Finnish Meteorological Institute, University of Helsinki, and industry, V. "Chandra" Chandrasekar has been awarded the Insignia of Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland.
The 'Collaboratory,' comprising Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was founded a decade ago as a clean energy research partnership.
Jeffrey Collett, professor and head of CSU's Department of Atmospheric Science, was the principal investigator for the three-year North Front Range study, funded by the state of Colorado.
James Sites and W.S. Sampath have received a $900,000, four-year award from the DOE's SunShot Initiative to develop a new way to increase the efficiency of thin-film cadmium telluride solar cells.
Assistant professors Tim Stasevich and Brian Musky have received a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for a project that combines sensitive microscopes and sophisticated computation.
A newly funded project is aimed at providing miners a low-cost, high-fidelity communication system.
Engineers developing a mouthpiece for the hearing impaired have received technical help from someone whose own life could be touched by the technology.
CSU researchers are seeking about 50 volunteers to participate in the study, which they'll launch this fall at the Powerhouse Energy Campus.
The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project is predicting a total of 11 additional named storms to form this season, including the currently active Earl.
Materials scientists have created a "superhydrophobic" coating that easily slicks away viscous liquids like syrup, honey and ketchup.