The future is robotic: A conversation with Jianguo Zhao
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Jianguo Zhao awarded third NSF grant to study robots. The latest: generating force in soft robots.
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Pool Table Physics with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Dave Alciatore
What was Coriolis, of the famous Coriolis Effect, doing at the pool table? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore the science behind billiards and pool trick shots with billiard physicist Dr. Dave Alciatore.
EPA grant helps students engineer solutions to major toxic algae threat
Thanks to a year-long grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a team of engineering students took their skills to new heights against a major threat to our way of life – harmful algal blooms.
Emissions, air quality and heat in urban areas: CSU researchers receive over $2.2 million
The Climate Program Office at NOAA has announced research funding that increases understanding of emissions in urban areas.
As environmental impacts become clearer, cannabis growers in Colorado look for sustainable solutions
“When you look at the total emissions from indoor cannabis cultivation in Colorado, it's pretty much equivalent to the coal mining industry in Colorado,” said mechanical engineering Associate Professor Jason Quinn. (9News Denver)
InTERFEWS program training leaders to solve problems in food, energy, water systems
The NSF-funded program brings together students and faculty who are interested in studying food, energy and water issues and the many ways in which those systems affect each other.
Atmospheric scientists, engineering faculty co-lead $12.5 million NSF aerobiome project
CSU atmospheric scientists and engineers will study the aerobiome — microbes in the air — as part of a new $12.5 million NSF project.
Looking at smog from both sides now: Jathar lab receives grants to study urban air pollutants
New grants from the NSF and NOAA to CSU’s Shantanu Jathar promise to advance our understanding of how air pollution is affected by volatile chemical products.
RIP cloth masks? Why airlines and governments are banning them
“The most effective cloth masks are made from tightly woven materials and have a close seal on your face,” said mechanical engineering Assistant Research Professor Christian L’Orange. (Fast Company)
CSU researchers think it’s time for a government agency focused solely on climate research, innovation
The researchers propose a new agency, ARPA-C, that would place issues of culture and equity alongside science and technology.