Explore the incredible depth and breadth of groundbreaking work happening within the Ƶ, Colorado Springs and Denver (Physical Sciences) campuses. These stories provide a glimpse into the transformative potential of cutting-edge research, highlighting the exceptional people behind these innovations.

anushree chatterjee with researcher in lab

Drug development platform could provide flexible, rapid and targeted antimicrobials

April 16, 2021

Researchers at CU Ƶ have created a platform that can develop effective and highly specific peptide nucleic acid therapies for use against any bacteria within just one week. The Facile Accelerated Specific Therapeutic (FAST) platform was created by Associate Professor Anushree Chatterjee and her team within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.

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Christopher Bowman elected to National Academy of Engineering

Feb. 22, 2021

Distinguished Engineering Professor Christopher Bowman, who is a serial inventor working with Venture Partners, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to engineers. Bowman was chosen for his innovations related to photopolymerization, a process that uses light to trigger reactions that form new polymers. These polymers are used for an array of medical and technological applications, such as 3D printing, dental fillings, medical devices and augmented reality displays.

mark rentschler, tin tin su, greg rieker

Faculty innovators recognized by National Academy of Inventors

Feb. 11, 2021

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) today announced that CU Ƶ researchers and spinout founders Mark Rentschler, Greg Rieker and Tin Tin Su have been designated as NAI Senior Members in recognition of their impact on society through extraordinary innovation.

Carson Bruns and Professor Franck Vernerey

Researchers scale up tiny actuator inspired by muscle

Nov. 20, 2020

Mechanical Engineering Professor Franck Vernerey, Assistant Mechanical Engineering Professor Carson Bruns and ATLAS Institute received $477,000 from the National Science Foundation to begin this three-year project in January 2021. Their research may one day enable soft machines to fully integrate with our bodies to deliver drugs, target tumors, or repair aging or dysfunctional tissue.

tian tian working in inscripta lab

Inventions keep powering CU Ƶ startup formation, system leaps to No. 20 in global university patent rankings

June 11, 2020

The University of Colorado jumped from No. 53 to No. 20 in a recent global ranking of the top 100 universities granted U.S. utility patents. All four campuses contributed to CU’s total 100+ patents, with CU Ƶ contributing 60.

Engineer in the lab shows student a new building material

Srubar will use new NSF award to create carbon-sink concrete

March 17, 2020

Wil Srubar, an assistant professor in civil, environmental and architectural engineering and CU Ƶ’s Materials Science and Engineering Program, has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award – one of the most prestigious awards for young faculty.

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VitriVax co-founder Ted Randolph named a “Giant of Biopharmaceutical Science and Engineering” by The Journal of Pharmaceutical Science

Feb. 10, 2020

Randolph, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, founded VitriVax, a CU Ƶ spinout, to commercialize new applications of atomic layer deposition techniques for producing thermally stable vaccines.

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