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How did you decide to become a mechanical engineer? Was it encouragement from a teacher? A desire to understand how things work? A drive to improve technology? Haley Smith had pieces of those, but her distinguishing moment is a little more unusual: an article in an airline magazine. While thumbing...

What makes a good engineer? A strong drive to excel, an interest in pushing the limits of technology, and inquisitiveness about how the world works. Another critical component: a good education from people like Daria Kotys-Schwartz. She has many duties in the college–instructor, director of the Idea Forge, co-director of...

Because of testing inefficiencies, maintenance inadequacies and other factors, diesel cars, trucks and buses worldwide emit 4.6 million tons more harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) than standards allow, according to a new study co-authored by University of Colorado Boulder mechanical engineering researchers. The study , published today in Nature , shows...

If you follow Colorado basketball, you already know a few things about Buffs senior Haley Smith. You know she was a four-year starter and played a significant role in the just-completed turnaround season. You know she finished her career as one of just 29 1,000-point scorers ever for Colorado and...

My name is Haley Smith and I am a graduating senior in the mechanical engineering program. I am a member of the basketball team and my love of sports has sparked an interest in biomechanical engineering, specifically the prosthetic, orthotic, exoskeleton, and joint replacement segments of the medical device industry...

Student built robots competed May 3 in the Spring Mechatronics Competition in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory on campus. Check out more photos from the competition on Flickr.

Mechanical Engineering students sparred in the Spring 2017 Component Design Competition, pitting their drill powered vehicles against each other.

Five groups of students graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder mechanical engineering senior design program are leaving with patents in their name. "The amount of intellectual property in this program is massive," said program co-instructor Daria Kotys-Schwartz. All of the more than 250 undergraduate and graduate students will come...

Congratulations to the 250+ students who took part in Graduate and Senior Design. The 2017 Expo was April 28, 2017 at the Idea Forge. Awards Graduate Design Graduate Team - NIST High Speed Impulse Generator Senior Design 1st (tie) - The Bestop Super Top Team and the Lockheed Martin NASA...

Twenty-five staff and faculty members received the 2017 Marinus Smith Award on Friday, April 21, during a reception hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder New Student & Family Programs office. The awards were presented to the recipients by Amber Cardamone, director of New Student & Family Programs. The Marinus...