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Air Quality

Research and coursework in the Air Quality track encompass a broad range of topics from air quality monitoring,Ìýclimate change, atmospheric chemistry and dynamics, and health impacts, to air pollution engineering,Ìýcontrol and policy. Research addresses monitoring and impact assessment on scales spanning from localÌý(building-scale) to regional and global; from fundamental science to applied social science and community-drivenÌýresearch; and from computational studies to field-based experiments in remote locations. The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is uniquely situated amongst one of the world’s greatest ecosystems of academic institutionsÌýand national labs engaged in atmospheric research. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), NationalÌýCenter for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),Ìýand National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are located within 30 minutes of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder.

Clean Technology

Using the existing strengths at Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ to train professional engineers that will be at the forefront of the interface between technology and the environment. Our students receive preparation to become the energy leaders of the future by studying in a world-leading venue for energy education. You will be developing novel environmental sensors and models, software, and data analytics that will be used for everything from reducing traffic to enhancing crop growth, from improving infrastructure safety to greenhouse gas emissions assessment.

Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is a world leader in environmental science and engineering as evidenced by being #1 in EPA-funded science and engineering research. The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering is a big driver of technology development and assessment and leads the way in renewable energy research, such as energy storage for sustainability, wind energyÌýand solar cell materials. Close partnerships with national research laboratories in the Boulder area further strengthen our research programs.Ìý

Energy & EnvironmentÌý

Energy and environmentÌýresearch in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering is focused on a wide range ofÌýboth fundamental and applied problems related to energy conversion, heat and mass transfer, combustion,Ìýand fluid mechanics. Experimental, theoretical, and computational approaches are used to study thermalfluidsÌýphenomena covering an enormous range of scales, from heat transport at micro and nano scales to theÌýproperties of the atmosphere and ocean over many kilometers.