Research
Lorin Achey, a second-year computer science PhD student, has earned the prestigiousÌý2025 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship for her promising research in robotic perception systems. The Department of Defense fellowship was established to recognize and support science and engineering PhD students in disciplines of military importance.
From robots navigating disaster zones to AI that supports doctors, astronauts, and students, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ researchers are creating real-world systems that redefine how artificial intelligence serves humanity. Their work spans life-saving rescue missions, space exploration, environmental monitoring, and human-AI collaboration and more. Discover how ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ is leading the next wave of AI innovation.
Assistant Professor Nicole Xu first became fascinated with moon jellyfish more than a decade ago because of their extraordinary swimming abilities. Today, Xu has developed a way to harness their efficiency and ease at moving through the water in ways that could make some types of aquatic research much easier.
Associate Professor Nathalie Vriend is leading a research effort exploring how sand dunes evolve over time, shifting and surging across the landscape. Her team ultimately wants to answer a pressing question: Can humans efficiently shift or even halt the flow of the planet’s largest dunes?
Meet Assistant Professors Laura Sunberg and Zhi Li — and see why we’re so excited to have these talented scholars on our team.
The study, led by civil engineering PhD student Daniel Donado-Quintero, shows that setting carbon benchmarks can encourage asphalt producers to lower emissions—for example by using more recycled materials or optimizing production processes—supporting Colorado’s Buy Clean Act and CDOT’s efforts to reduce embodied carbon.
Researchers at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ have developed a new bioimaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.
See is advancing new technologies to boost the performance of future sustainable batteries.
Pioneering research institute led by the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ launched in 2020 to explore how classrooms could become more effective and engaging learning environments.
In a new study, a team of computer scientists and engineers from the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ created nearly 2,300 original sudoku puzzles, which require players to enter numbers into a grid following certain rules, then asked several AI tools to fill them in.