Research
- Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt is leading an effort to monitor the wastewater leaving residence halls on campus to detect and intercept community spread of COVID-19.
- A gift of $2 million from the Mortenson family caps an impressive year of growth for the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, including new federal and nonprofit funding totaling more than $11 million and significant research findings.
- The novel coronavirus may be able to travel from person to person through tiny particles floating in the air, according to a recent letter signed by 239 scientists from across the globe.
The international team, which includes six faculty members from É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥, lays out evidence showing just how tenacious the pathogen behind COVID-19 can be: the virus, the group says, can likely drift through and survive in the air, especially in crowded, indoor spaces with poor ventilation like many bars and restaurants. - Professor Karl Linden's research in UV light featured on the Discover Magazine.
- A new study headed by Professor Fernando Rozario-Ortiz will unveil a new chapter into the research on saxitoxin, the cyanotoxin responsible for the illness known as paralytic shellfish poisoning.Â
- Professor Angela Bielefeldt is starting a new research project that examines how mentoring and identity relate to retention among STEM majors in college. The work is funded by CU’s Research & Innovation Office Seed Grant program and is in partnership with the School of Education.
- An environmental engineering research team at É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ has been chosen to study the fate of airborne coronavirus indoors. The study aims to test airborne coronavirus disinfection responses using the large bioaerosol chamber in Professor Mark Hernandez lab.
- Lab manager Dorothy Noble received the Challenge Coin Award from É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥â€™s Department of Environmental Health and Safety, in recognition for her attention to safety, regulations and personal protective equipment (PPE) in all environmental engineering labs, while also being exceptional at day-to-day lab operations.
- Results from a new voluntary survey of private drinking water quality on the Western Slope through a partnership between É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥, Delta County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are available online now.
- Dr. Katie Campbell is looking for applications for a Student Laboratory Assistant position in her USGS Lab in É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥..