See the latest happenings in research, programming and education at Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering. Learn how students, alumni, faculty, and staff are redefining what it means to be a mechanical engineer. 

MacCurdy, Whiting, 6/19/2023

MacCurdy, Whiting advance research on soft robotics

June 19, 2023

Thanks to research carried out by Professor MacCurdy and Professor Whiting, the development of robots with human-like muscles that produce autonomous movement are one step closer to becoming a reality.

Christine Wiedinmyer

Mechanical's Christine Wiedinmyer discusses the dangers of wildfire smoke

June 12, 2023

Wiedinmyer discusses with the Scientific American how smoke from record-setting wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the eastern U.S.

Research in real time

Campus COVID-19 team was a ‘call to service’ for three CU engineers

June 12, 2023

As the COVID-19 virus began to sweep across the U.S. in March 2020, the university convened a group of experts who would help shape the campus response. The priority of “the Team,” as the committee came to be known, quickly became the safety of the CU Boulder community.

CU Boulder Wind Team at Collegiate Wind Competition 2023

CU Boulder Wind Team secures legacy at 10th annual Collegiate Wind Competition

June 6, 2023

The CU Boulder Wind Team recently competed in the 10th annual Collegiate Wind Competition, rising above 30 other university teams from across the country to come in second place overall.

Bottenus

Medical 'microrobots' could one day treat bladder disease, according to study coauthored by Nick Bottenus

May 30, 2023

Engineers have designed a new class of 'microrobots' several times smaller than the width of a human hair that may be able to treat human illnesses like interstitial cystitis.

Cubit

New seed grants bring quantum out of the lab, into the marketplace

May 22, 2023

New seed grants available for Colorado research institutions and industry partners aim to incentivize innovation and develop the quantum workforce of the future.

Conard

Mechanical's Megan Conard wins prestigious Silver Medal Award

May 22, 2023

There is a photo of Megan Conard that goes a long way in explaining why she won the prestigious Colorado Engineering Council Silver Medal Award. In the photo, it is blizzarding in Boulder, and Conard is helping cart a stack of pizza boxes across campus to an event for other...

Dan Riffell

Coffee Break with Dan Riffell, Colorado SOLIDWORKS User Group Leader

May 15, 2023

DriveWorks interviews Dan Riffell, who delves into his previous work in mechanical engineering and how it played a role in leading him to become the Associate Professor of Practice at University of Colorado in Boulder.

Shelly Miller

Shelly Miller delivers her Distinguished Research Lecture

May 15, 2023

Did you miss Shelly Miller's Distinguished Research Lecture “Life Lessons on the Path to Improving Urban Air Quality and Public Health”? Watch the video recording here.

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Mechanical engineering seniors earn Graduating Student Awards

May 12, 2023

Eight exceptional students from the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering have earned Graduating Student Awards in 2023.

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