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- When high school students from rural Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ research air quality as it relates to the things that interest them most, the result is enthusiastic students and one-of-a-kind projects. Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder’s Air Quality Inquiry project, supported by a Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder Outreach Award, pairs students with undergraduate mentors.
- New research and testing at the National Renewable Energy Lab outside of Boulder, with the help of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Engineering, could transform the way wind turbines are created and used around the world - reducing costs along the way.
- People living in drafty homes in low-income, urban communities are at higher risk of respiratory issues.
- Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels on par with a polluted major city, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder researchers have found.
- Assistant Professor Kyri Baker developed and teaches the new Grid Connected Systems class, a new course on buildings and power grids that is so unique, there isn’t even a textbook for it yet.
- IBM Research is partnering with The Freshwater Trust (TFT), a nonprofit working to protect and restore freshwater ecosystems, and SweetSense Inc., a provider of low-cost satellite connected sensors, to pilot blockchain and IoT technologies for monitoring groundwater usage in one of the largest and at risk aquifers in North America.
- A former Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder postdoctoral researcher has been hired to run the new Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Center for a Sustainable Water-Energy Education, Science and Technology (WE2ST) - Water Technology Hub at the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ School of Mines.
- Weimer is the H.T. Sears Memorial professor of chemical and biological engineering and a world recognized expert in fluid-particle processing.
- After a stint at the Bureau of Reclamation working on several once-in-a-lifetime type projects in the west, Julie Korak is back at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.
- Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the launch of the Water Security Grand Challenge, a White House initiated, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) led framework to advance transformational technology and innovation to meet the global need for safe, secure, and affordable water.