Lianne Brito

Cuba to Colorado: Doctoral student studying earthquakes to build better world

Dec. 2, 2021

For Lianne Brito, "resiliency" is her personal watchword. Overcoming obstacles has been a way of life, from growing up in Cuba to her journey as a doctoral candidate in geotechnical earthquake engineering.

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Keeping the unseen safe: Improving digital privacy for blind people

Dec. 1, 2021

When blind people share photos, there is an added risk they could unknowingly capture information considered private, such as a pregnancy test or a return address. To Assistant Professor Danna Gurari, this shouldn't have to be a concern.

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Engineering students win national design-build championship

Nov. 19, 2021

The “DBIA Buff Builders” team has earned first place in the 2021 National Design-Build Student Competition, held in Denver earlier this month.

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Behind the masks: Student helpers in COVID-19 research

Nov. 12, 2021

Student lab technicians at Denver public schools, all from populations historically excluded from engineering, helped collect data during the height of the pandemic for environmental engineering Professor Mark Hernandez's air ventilation research. Read some of their stories.

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Faculty inducted as senior members of National Academy of Inventors

Nov. 11, 2021

Professors Mark Rentschler, Greg Rieker and Tin Tin Su were officially inducted into the National Academy of Inventors on Nov.1. They are recognized for their thought-leadership and discoveries.

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New report examines potential for meaningful climate impact through building materials

Nov. 11, 2021

Associate Professor Wil Srubar has co-authored a new report through the Carbon Leadership Forum examining the potential for meaningful climate impact through building materials that serve as carbon sinks.

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Scholarship program prepares undergraduate for the business world

Nov. 2, 2021

Will Edgar, the first recipient of the CU Mechanical Engineering Student/Tuck Bridge Scholarship, has always had a knack for mechanical engineering. It is now complemented by a solid understanding of business, thanks to the generosity of a fellow Buff.

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CU Ƶ researchers work to transfer the ‘technology’ of biology

Nov. 1, 2021

Several new faculty hires in CU Engineering have a deep interest in bio-inspired engineering. While they are all looking at different forms, functions and problems, their shared interests in the natural world could drive exciting new interdisciplinary projects and research areas.

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Scott Diddams joins growing quantum expertise within CU Ƶ engineering

Oct. 20, 2021

Diddams, who joined CU Engineering as a visiting professor, will become a full professor and will serve in a leadership role in the newly formed Quantum Engineering Initiative.

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CU Ƶ spinoff company develops technology that could treat COVID-19 complications

Oct. 20, 2021

After a year when the nation experienced a shortage of mechanical ventilators to help treat patients with severe COVID-19 complications, Professor Mark Borden's company Respirogen presents another treatment option: oxygen microbubbles.

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