ME Fall Festival

Building Community: ME Fall Festival

Oct. 24, 2022

The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering hosted its second annual ME Fall Festival on October 14. The event, sponsored by the department’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Working Group , celebrates the diversity of cultures within the department. ME faculty, staff and students gathered to share their own...

Insects offer inspiration for robot advances

Insects offer inspiration for robot advances

Oct. 18, 2022

Studying how insects perform key tasks is giving scientists insight into how robots can achieve complex actions with limited processing power, pointing towards building them on the scale of flies and cockroaches.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder lasers go supersonic

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder lasers go supersonic

Oct. 18, 2022

Researchers at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder are using lasers to precisely quantify the performance of high-speed engines. Those measurements — recently described in detail in Optica — are key to propelling superfast hypersonic vehicles and providing better engine performance overall.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

Another strong year for mechanical research funding at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder

Oct. 13, 2022

The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering had another successful year for research funding, bringing in 37 new awards and funding on 72 existing sponsored projects, which totaled nearly $14 million. Fiscal year 2022 marked 10 consecutive years that the department has brought in $10 million or more in...

Greg Rieker

QEI Collaboration Lab opening to foster high-impact research in quantum engineering

Oct. 13, 2022

The Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI) Collaboration Lab will encourage cross-campus research and experiments in the high-impact field of quantum engineering.

Katie Schutt

Interning with LifeFormations

Oct. 5, 2022

Katie Schutt is an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering. She interned with LifeFormations during summer 2022.

Interning with SpaceX

Sept. 25, 2022

Kayla Ployhar is an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering. She interned with SpaceX during summer 2022.

Shelly Miller

Professor Shelly Miller honored with Distinguished Research Lectureship

Sept. 19, 2022

Shelly Miller, professor of mechanical engineering, has been recognized with 2022-23 Distinguished Research Lectureships. The Lectureship is among the most esteemed honors bestowed upon a faculty member at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder.

Alexandr Vassilyev

Interning with Seagate Technology

Sept. 15, 2022

Alexandr Vassilyev is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering. He interned at Seagate Technology during summer 2022.

Titan Vans

Interning with Titan Vans

Sept. 8, 2022

Nolan Chinn, Helen Do, and Lana Pivarnik are undergraduate students in Mechanical Engineering. They interned with Titan DIY Kits during summer 2022.

Pages