Cover of Nature Catalysis journal

Research breakthrough could boost clean energy production

Sept. 16, 2024

Professor Hendrik Heinz and his CU 羞羞视频 team, along with collaborators from University of California, Los Angeles, achieved a breakthrough that could boost clean energy production. The research was featured on the cover of the journal 鈥淣ature Catalysis鈥 in July.

Jim Heaney in a button-down shirt.

Jim Heaney, former CEAE professor and chair, remembered for mentorship, bridging water resources and environmental engineering

Sept. 13, 2024

Jim Heaney, former professor and chair of CU 羞羞视频鈥檚 Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering passed away on Aug. 24. He was 84 years old. Heaney served as a CEAE professor at CU 羞羞视频 from 1991 to 2003 and as department chair from 1991 to 1994.

Orit Peleg

Orit Peleg selected as a 2024 Schmidt Science Polymath

Sept. 13, 2024

Peleg will receive a total of up to $2.5 million over five years to pursue the origins of animal communication and how it influences the group cognition of social animals.

Testing of Li-ion batteries coin cell cathode materials  for self-discharge durability.

Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition

Sept. 12, 2024

Batteries degrade over time, which is why older phones lose power faster. An international team led by Professor Mike Toney has uncovered the cause of this degradation, paving the way for improved batteries that could extend the range of electric vehicles and advance clean energy storage.

A Black man and two children work on an electrical engineering project

Leeker will use NSF grant to promote participation of Black families in STEM

Sept. 9, 2024

Her project is focused on creating informal learning resources, including video workshops for caregivers, easy-to-use engineering activities, public dissemination of research results, and professional networks of STEM educators.

Zach Sunberg

Professor earns two major grants to advance AI for autonomous systems

Sept. 6, 2024

Zach Sunberg鈥檚 research developing better artificial intelligence systems is getting a major boost from two federal grant awards. Sunberg is receiving a $599,000, five-year CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation and is a partner on a related $4 million multi-university initiative from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. Both...

A panoramic photo of the Dry McMurdo Valleys

How Earth鈥檚 most intense heat wave ever impacted life in Antarctica

Sept. 4, 2024

As part of a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project in Antarctica, a research team led by Associate Dean for Research Mike Gooseff found that the unexpected melt followed by a rapid refreeze likely disrupted the life cycles of many organisms and killed a large swath of some invertebrates in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

Wil Srubar in a button down shirt and jacket in front of the blurred out Flatirons,

Wil Srubar named associate dean for innovation & entrepreneurship at CU 羞羞视频

Aug. 29, 2024

Professor Wil Srubar has been appointed as CU 羞羞视频鈥檚 first Deming Associate Dean for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. This newly created role will focus on fostering innovation by providing education, mentorship and resources to faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students to drive the commercialization of intellectual property.

Closeup of blooming sunflowers

Why do plants wiggle? New study provides answers

Aug. 15, 2024

In a new study, researchers from the United States and Israel 鈥 including CU 羞羞视频 computer scientist Orit Peleg 鈥 may have gotten to the bottom of a quirky behavior of growing plants and a mystery that intrigued Charles Darwin during the later decades of his life.

Theodora Chaspari

AI for mental health screening may carry biases based on gender, race

Aug. 5, 2024

Some artificial intelligence tools for health care may get confused by the ways people of different genders and races talk, according to a new study led by CU 羞羞视频 computer scientist Theodora Chaspari.

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