Aerospace engineering at CSU: 10 exciting things you should know
Whether it’s deep-space communication, autonomous UAVs, robotics or using and calibrating sophisticated sensors, students with a passion for aerospace engineering have a home at CSU.
Whether it’s deep-space communication, autonomous UAVs, robotics or using and calibrating sophisticated sensors, students with a passion for aerospace engineering have a home at CSU.
Climate conditions that enable grapes to thrive in Palisade exist in other parts of Western Colorado, which could lead to expansion of the state’s wine industry, according to a new study by CSU atmospheric and agricultural scientists.
"In general, as people drill deeper wells, the likelihood of arsenic contamination increases, according to Ryan Smith, now a professor at Colorado State University. And as shallower groundwater supplies are depleted, he said, more people are drilling deeper wells." (New York Times)
This fall, three new tenure-track faculty members will join the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at CSU. The new hires are part of a strategic effort to expand the department’s programs in lasers, photonics, and computer engineering.
CSU's Center for Immersive Scholarship is a cutting-edge virtual reality & augmented reality (XR) facility that presents a wealth of resources and opportunities for students and researchers.
“We now have something that allows us to reflect on how the risk is like for different communities and how we can lower that risk,” said Hussam Mahmoud, a professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and a co-author on the study. (KUNC/NPR)
"This is an exciting opportunity for laser-based science, a dream facility for discovery and advanced technology development with great potential for societal impact," said Jorge Rocca, director of CSU's Laboratory for Advanced Lasers and Extreme Photonics. (CBS News)
CSU and the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering will host the 11th AIAA Rocky Mountain Section Annual Technical Symposium, September 21-22 in the Lory Student Center.
CSU undergraduate and graduate students learned to make a difference in clean-tech ventures and energy innovation during this summer’s Cogen Internships with local companies and research labs.
Using data from satellite imaging, Smith will investigate how the unmonitored pumping of groundwater is affecting the storage capacity of confined aquifers.