The smog chamber is just one tool Shantanu Jathar is deploying for his overarching research aim: to better understand emissions and the atmospheric processing of pollutants from a range of energy sources.
The CSU chapter of Engineers Without Borders is finishing up a water supply and distribution project in La Criba, El Salvador.
Study leader Jeffrey Collett, professor and head of CSU's Department of Atmospheric Science, presented the study results during a session of the Garfield County Board of Commissioners June 14.
The device is aimed at improving indoor air quality for people in the developing world, while providing access to electricity.
The Department of Energy has awarded CSU funds to create and operate the facility, which will simulate a broad range of natural gas production systems for testing technologies in real-world industry conditions.
Newly graduated mechanical engineering alumnus Chen Bao is determined to use his CSU degree to make a difference in his hometown, in China and the world.
Fourth- and fifth-graders at Fort Collins' Rivendell School are helping test wearable air pollution monitors, which could eventually aid asthma sufferers in combating the effects of poor air quality.
The nationwide environmental advocacy group has worked closely with CSU in recent years on the issue of methane emissions from the natural gas industry.
The SPOT for Clean Energy is a publicly available database that allows users to quickly review the status of 38 clean energy policies across all 50 states.
Published last year, the research has been directly incorporated into a major annual Environmental Protection Agency report that keeps a finger on the pulse of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.