New graduate program tackling “big data”
Colorado State University is launching a new program to train graduate students in variety of scientific fields to sift through and make sense of complex biological data. CSU recently received a...
View ArticleEngineering a solution: Training STEM teachers is focus of new CSU grant
Michael De Miranda “When the preparation of the next generation of STEM teachers is discussed in education circles, few think of engineering as a pathway to entering the teaching profession,” said...
View ArticleBreakthrough imaging tool maps cells’ composition in 3-D
A one-of-a-kind instrument built at CSU lets scientists map cellular composition in three dimensions at the nanoscale, allowing researchers to watch how cells respond to new medications at the most...
View ArticleSmall satellites to pave way for future space-borne weather observations
A typical environmental monitoring satellite is a big deal, literally. These satellites contain thousands of kilograms of remote sensing equipment, hurtling through space, making critical...
View ArticleBranislav Notaros named an IEEE Fellow
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named Branislav Notaros, professor of electrical and computer engineering, a 2016 fellow for his contributions to higher-order methods...
View ArticleRadar team scans the skies for Super Bowl storms
CSU radar researchers installed a scanning X-band radar at the Penitencia water treatment plant in San Jose, California. The CSU team consisted of Chandra, Rob Beauchamp and Francesc Junyent. Credit:...
View ArticleNerding hard: Engineering students compete in all-night ‘Dumpster Dive...
There were a few tired eyes around Colorado State University’s engineering building on Monday morning. The evening of Feb. 20, a group of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) students stayed up...
View ArticleNew program brings real world of engineering to campus
ECE senior Erin Karasz and Engineer in Residence Richard Toftness review an early model of Karasz’s snowflake sensing system. Something unique is happening inside the Department of Electrical and...
View ArticleDa Silva talks cloud computing March 7-8
Dilma Da Silva, head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, will present two lectures as part of the CSU ISTeC Distinguished Lecture Series on campus March...
View ArticleIt’s official: CSU, government of Rwanda are partners in smart, sustainable...
Rwanda, a mostly agrarian country, has ambitious plans for deploying technology and infrastructure to lift its people out of poverty. CSU researchers are partnering with them in that effort. Credit:...
View ArticleEngineer-turned-distiller credits CSU for a firm foundation
Jason Hevelone, owner of CopperMuse® Distillery. “I married an engineer; I didn’t marry an entrepreneur!” That was Heather Trantham’s (Civil and Environmental Engineering, ’92, ’95, ’98) immediate...
View ArticleBrainy students use brain waves to control lights, open doors
The Brain-Controlled Smart Home senior design team: Colt Darien, Kyle Van Cleave and Ed Okvath. Training to be an engineer comes by doing. For two semesters, Colorado State University seniors have...
View ArticleMuriel Médard talks on network coding, security patterns
Muriel Médard, the Cecil H. Green professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present two lectures as part of the CSU...
View ArticleJean-Luc Gaudiot delivers ISTeC Distinguished Lectures
Jean-Luc Gaudiot, 2017 president of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, will present two lectures as part of the CSU ISTeC Distinguished Lecture Series on campus May 2. Gaudiot will...
View ArticleBeating the limits of the light microscope, one photon at a time
Photoluminescence (red) and second harmonic generation (grayscale) from pure cadmium-telluride solar cells, imaged simultaneously. Standard resolution is on the left, and enhanced resolution, on the...
View ArticleCanine exoskeleton allows semi-paralyzed dogs to walk again
Exoskeletons are usually associated with animals like grasshoppers, crabs, or tortoises – not dogs. But a canine exoskeleton being created by CSU engineers represents a new direction for the...
View ArticleDetecting melanoma early, without a biopsy
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer that becomes dangerous when it spreads, but is treatable in its early stages. Doctors diagnose melanoma by cutting away a piece of a suspicious skin lesion — a...
View ArticleCan you hear me now? CSU research could help miners stay safe
The Edgar educational mine, where researchers will test a cyber-physical wireless system for improving communications. Credit: Colorado School of Mines There are more than 13,000 active mines in the...
View ArticleSchool of Biomedical Engineering receives accreditation
Students Callie Rogers and Edward Cheng work with cancer cells in the Laboratory of Comparative Musculoskeletal Oncology and Traumatology at Colorado State University’s James L. Voss Veterinary...
View ArticleISTeC Distinguished Lecturers for Fall
This fall, four renowned computer science and electrical engineering educators speak on campus as part of the ISTeC Distinguished Lecture Series. These lectures will cover topics including public...
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