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APPM Researchers Invited to Lead SIAM 2026 Tutorial on Equation Discovery from Noisy Data
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (250+ words) Researchers from Applied Mathematics will lead an invited tutorial this summer at the 2026 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Annual Meeting, introducing participants to emerging techniques in scientific machine learning that allow researchers to uncover governing equations directly from…...
23 years after Columbia disaster, one-of-a-kind 'plasma tunnel' recreates extreme conditions spacecraft face upon reentry
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (62+ words) Known as an inductively coupled plasma tunnel, the facility in Hisham Ali's lab generates streams of plasma that flow at speeds of hundreds to thousands of miles per hour and burn at up to 9, 000 degrees Fahrenheit and hotter. Other ways…...
Chemical engineering Ph D student advancing polymer research with prestigious national defense fellowship | Chemical and Biological Engineering
3+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) Receiving the NDSEG fellowship was a huge reassurance. Graduate school is very difficult, and like many students I have questioned whether I could succeed in research. In addition to the academic challenges of graduate school, I have faced ongoing health…...
Inside the New General Chemistry Lab Spaces
2+ mon, 5+ hour ago (108+ words) University of Colorado Boulder On Friday, May 1st, the Chemistry Department unveiled a new suite of general chemistry labs. Designed with both functionality and flexibility in mind, the updated spaces blend advanced technology with intentional design Touch-controlled fume hoods, dimmable lighting,…...
Team of NIST and CU Boulder physicists achieve new levels of control over molecules
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (59+ words) Using quantum logic spectroscopy, a team at NIST Boulder demonstrated near-perfect control of a calcium monohydride molecule, an important step in developing molecules for quantum technology, and a method that could allow scientists to explore physics beyond the Standard Model....
RASEI Fellow Gregor Henze Honored as a member of the 2025 IBPSA Fellows Class
11+ mon, 16+ hour ago (382+ words) The International Building Performance Simulation Association, or IBPSA, was founded to advance and promote the science of building performance simulation in order to improve the construction, .. . The International Building Performance Simulation Association, or IBPSA, was founded to advance and promote…...
Locking in Solar Power: How a Stronger Interlayer Boosts Perovskite Cell Durability
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (590+ words) New Molecular Designs Extend the Life and Efficiency of Next-Generation Solar Cells A new study published in'Science led by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill, with collaborators from the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), explains why perovskite solar cells'fast-rising rivals to…...
Even Biotech and Pharma Companies have Green Labs Now
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (373+ words) Green Labs programs, once unique to universities, are now being adopted by major biotech and pharmaceutical companies as sustainability and efficiency become central to research worldwide. Reach out to CU Boulder Green Labs if you want to get more involved…...
3 faculty members elected to National Academy of Engineering
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (614+ words) This week, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced that three faculty members at CU Boulder were elected to the ranks of this prestigious organization. Dana Anderson, Iain Boyd and Bob Erickson are among the 130 scientists and engineers from around…...
CU Boulder commits to green chemistry
8+ mon, 5+ hour ago (472+ words) In May, campus leaders signed the Green Chemistry Commitment to practice and teach sustainable chemistry'an effort being encouraged and advanced by students For much of the history of chemistry, the science was done how it was done'with fleeting or no…...