The College of Engineering is using its classrooms and laboratories to educate the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, and corporate and civic leaders.
The goal of the College of Engineering is to serve society by educating students, solving problems of global importance, and contributing to national and international economic development. We have set our goals high and our vision is clear: to create a better world for future generations.
Colorado State University promotes a definition of student success that embraces all dimensions of a student’s personal development as they progress through and complete their college experience. To achieve this holistic developmental approach, CSU has several student success initiatives within...
Centering Equity to Humanize the Process of Coming Back Together I have the fortune of being a part of the CSU Robert Noyce Scholarship program, which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Noyce program encourages talented science,...
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). Developed in 1998 by the then Colorado State...
CSU summer experiences for kindergarten through high school students include credit-bearing, academic, and sport programs. Teachers may explore sustainable teaching and the benefits of movement in the classroom. These programs are offered by many CSU departments and organizations hosting events on the Fort Collins campus. Summer programs for kindergarten through pre-college students and P-12 teachers...
More Details → about 2024 K-12 Summer Programs @ CSUThe ENvision Summer Program is a collaborative effort with the Campos Engineering, Procurement, and Construction, LLC. It aims to serve rising juniors, and seniors in high school from across all US states to experience the various areas of engineering. The goal of this program is to expose students to various concentrations within the engineering field by...
More Details → about ENvision Summer Program 2024Students ages 14 -17, or rising 10 – 12th graders, will work on design activities chosen to simulate real-world, entrepreneurial, engineering problems. Students will be tasked with identifying a problem to solve and then will design, build, test, iterate, and demonstrate a solution (likely including an Arduino-controlled robot). Students will also tour and utilize CSU’s...
More Details → about 2024 Designing Your World Summer ProgramAbstract: Air contaminants affect human health and climate, and a disproportionate fraction of adverse impacts are felt in under-resourced communities. The “Airborne Connections” Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Colorado State University provides summer training to address a hazard that affects all Americans and particularly disadvantaged communities: the release of airborne contaminants from energy…
Award Amount: $407,212
College/Institution: Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Start Date: 04/01/2022
End Date: 03/31/2025
Source of Funding: NSF
Abstract: The geoscience learning community will help students from historically excluded communities build their STEM identity through authentic research experience, mentoring, and introduction to geosciences careers. Students will learn about air pollution, gain experience with instrumentation, practice computer programing and data analysis, and communicate scientific results by participating in real research with prosocial impact. This…
Award Amount: 141394
College/Institution: Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Start Date: 08/01/2021
End Date: 07/31/2024
Source of Funding: NSF
Semi-arid U.S. cities are growing rapidly in regions where water is scarce. A major challenge for environmental sustainability is to help semi-arid communities thrive by ensuring that cities, agriculture, and the environment are jointly water-secure. One successfully demonstrated option to meet growing water demands with the same water supply is reducing urban water use through…
Award Amount: $286,307
College/Institution: Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Start Date: 05/01/2021
End Date: 04/30/2026
Source of Funding: NSF
Fifty undergraduate students (10 per year for five years) will be recruited to participate in a 10-week summer residential research experience in Atmospheric Science Department at Colorado State University. The vision is that graduate students in Earth System Science will reflect the diversity of life experiences and demographic characteristics of the US population. The intended…
Award Amount: $675,000.00
College/Institution: Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Start Date: 04/01/2021
End Date: 03/31/2025
Source of Funding: NSF
This project aims to serve the national interest by improving undergraduate geosciences education. It will do so by scaling up a successful mentoring program in the geosciences. Many of the most urgent challenges facing society are rooted in the geosciences, including issues related to energy, air quality, climate, water availability, food security, and natural disasters….
Award Amount: $1,231,725.00
College/Institution: Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Start Date: 10/01/2020
End Date: 09/30/2025
Source of Funding: NSF
