Stephanie Bryant, a materials scientist in the BioFrontiers Institute at CU Boulder, works in her lab. Bryant is leading a Colorado team seeking to end osteoarthritis.

Joints that could heal themselves? Researchers could get there in 5 years

March 26, 2024

Imagine a day when joints could heal themselves. At the first inkling of a creaky knee, patients could get a single shot in the joint that would not only stop their cartilage and bone from eroding, but kick start its regrowth. In more advanced cases, that shot might also deliver...

Participants in the 2022 Materials Science and Engineering REU program.

National Science Foundation REU grant will support summer undergraduate research into materials science and engineering

July 7, 2023

Undergraduate students interested in materials research will get a boost at the University of Colorado Boulder next summer thanks to a new Research Experience for Undergraduates grant from the National Science Foundation. The Materials Science and Engineering Program is receiving a three year award from NSF to support a...

Growing materials science research at CU Boulder - Letter from the Director

Dec. 13, 2022

As we near the end of the fall semester, I wanted to take this opportunity in our biannual newsletter to highlight some of our recent exciting events and outstanding...

The 2022 REU group.

Summer engineering research with a science justice and policy component at CU Boulder

Nov. 30, 2022

Undergraduate students picked up hands-on experience in materials science through a unique research program. The 2022 Research Experience for Undergraduates pilot offered...