Bandhauer laboratory bridges gap between research and commercial deployment
Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Todd Bandhauer is working on technology that could help industry recover wasted energy and save billions of dollars.
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Don't toss that e-cig: Vaping waste is a whole new headache for schools and cities
All the toxic things in an e-cigarette can end up in the ground or water if they're not properly disposed of, says John Volckens, an environmental health researcher at Colorado State University (NPR).
Methane detectives: Can a wave of technology slash natural gas leaks?
With the capacity to run demanding, complex simulations where visiting crews must hunt for multiple small leaks at a time, CSU's METEC is the only facility of its kind in the country (Mother Jones).
Small, wearable air pollution sensors will let workers know what they're breathing
A team of engineers and social scientists are developing radical new technologies and methods for assessing worker exposure to occupational air pollutants.
Graduate training program integrating food, energy, water welcomes its first students
A new program at Colorado State University welcomed its first cohort of eight trainees this fall, helping to break down barriers by integrating research and training for graduate students in the food-energy-water nexus.
Students build Chevrolet Camaro hybrid for EcoCar3 Competition
YouTube channel TFLCar, which is based in Colorado, recently highlighted Colorado State University’s entrant for the now-complete EcoCar3 competition in a video (GM Authority).
High-tech methods deployed to stop methane gas emissions
The Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center is like a movie set for the oil and gas industry, complete with wellheads that leak on command. It's where companies test new products. CGTN's Hendrik Sybrandy reports.
From waste to wealth: Researchers to transform anaerobic digestion
A multi-institutional, CSU-led team has been awarded $5.1 million from the Department of Energy to tackle the problem of organic waste.
DOE grant funds biofuel research across disciplines
A three-year DOE grant funds research into production of better biofuels, engaging CSU researchers across disciplines in engineering, other colleges, and other institutions.
Why methane emissions matter to climate change: 5 questions answered
CSU energy scholars Anthony Marchese and Dan Zimmerle explain the sources of methane from natural gas and what regulatory rollbacks could mean (The Conversation).