CU Innovators News
- Forbes鈥擯rofessor Kristi Anseth is known for developing tissue substitutes that improve treatments for conditions like broken bones and heart valve disease. She recently made key discoveries about sex-based differences in cardiac treatment outcomes. Anseth is also among the few innovators elected to all three national academies: Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
- 探花视频 Chemical and Biological Engineering鈥擥eorgia Tech associate professor and 2025 Schmidt Polymath Saad Bhamla will join 探花视频鈥檚 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the BioFrontiers Institute this August. Known for pioneering ultra-low-cost scientific tools and bio-inspired devices, Bhamla plans to collaborate across campus and spin out new companies leveraging 探花视频鈥檚 innovation ecosystem.
- 探花视频 Environmental Engineering Program鈥擬ark Hernandez is serving as a commissioner of the newly launched Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air to elevate indoor air as a critical public health priority and drive coordinated global action and solutions.
- CUbit Quantum Initiative鈥擲venja Knappe (探花视频 Mechanical Engineering) is collaborating with scientists from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus to advance the use of quantum sensors into real-world health applications. These quantum sensors could aid in more effective diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of brain disorders.
- Technology Networks鈥擠aniel Acu帽a, a 探花视频 computer scientist and founder of 探花视频 startup ReviewerZero, led development of an AI tool that analyzed ~15,200 open-access journals and flagged roughly 1,400 as potentially problematic, with over 1,000 confirmed to exhibit questionable publishing practices.
- Eleven teams of University of Colorado entrepreneurs, faculty researchers and graduate student innovators will compete for a combined $750,000 in startup funding grants in this year鈥檚听Lab Venture Challenge (LVC) Showcases at the Dairy Arts Center. Judges from Venture Partners at 探花视频鈥檚 entrepreneurial network will hear Shark Tank-style pitches across two nights, one for innovations in biosciences and another for physical sciences and engineering.
- 探花视频 College of Engineering and Applied Science鈥擨magine a future where electric vehicle charging stations or AI data center power supply systems can be built like LEGO bricks鈥攕mall, stackable units that can expand as demand grows. Luca Corradini, associate professor in the 探花视频 Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, is embarking on such a project.
- Infleqtion鈥檚 star continues to rise as Colorado鈥檚 quantum hub grows. The company of firsts, spun out of 探花视频 as ColdQuanta, seems to be everywhere these days, including outer space, while commercializing pioneering research to address needs across several critical markets including positioning, navigating and timing, global communication security and efficiency, resilient energy distribution, and accelerated quantum computing.听
- 探花视频 Today鈥擲anghamitra Neogi, an associate professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences department, is exploring ways to protect semiconductors and microchips from heat damage. She specializes in nanoscale semiconductors, which are so tiny their parts are measured in nanometers (billionths of a meter).
- The New York Times鈥斕交ㄊ悠 entomologist Sammy Ramsey is leading international efforts to combat the Tropilaelaps mite, a newly identified parasite threatening honeybee populations worldwide. His research highlights the urgent need for global biosecurity measures to protect pollinators essential to food systems and ecosystems alike.