“It’s really an insult-to-injury type of finding,” says co-author John Volckens. “Not only do we see more air pollution in these communities, it contains a nastier mix of bad actors.” (Wired)
Xinfeng Gao, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was recently recognized with the Outstanding Achievement Award for Women in Aerospace and an NSF Mid-Career Advancement Award, for her research accomplishments in aerospace engineering.
CSU researchers have created the first successful soft robotic gripper capable of manipulating individual droplets of liquid, according to a recent article in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Materials Horizons.
On Tuesday, a Colorado State University study published in the journal Nature Communications presented information that's even more troubling. (CNET)
NOAA awarded 12 Colorado State University researchers more than $3.1 million for improving how satellites show smoke plumes, using AI to predict precipitation, and evaluating how individual storms could change with climate intervention.
The study provides a more detailed view of the inequalities in exposure to known air pollutants among different United States populations.
Engineers and social scientists will study how contaminants migrate in and through homes and how human behavior and the home environment intersect to influence overall health.
Dumitrache's current research project targets Mach 5 airplanes, or planes that fly at five times the speed of sound—how can you keep the flame of an engine ignited when it’s moving a such a high speed?
“What we’re proposing with our research is to address water quality issues while producing biofuels."
Two summer camp programs offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering this year gave middle and high school students a look at possible futures in STEM careers.