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Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

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.

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Recent News & Resources

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Student Success Initiatives @ CSU: Closing Opportunity Gaps

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...

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Centering Equity in STEM: 2020 Virtual Noyce Summit

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,...

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CoCoRaHS: A Hands-On Educational Resource For Home and School

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...

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Current Projects

REU Site: Airborne Connections: From Emission Source to Impact to Solution

Abstract: 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…

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

Collaborative Research: GP-UP: Developing STEM Identity by Engaging URM Undergraduate Students in Research on Air Pollution in Chicago Communities

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…

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

CAREER: Science and Education for Connecting Urban Irrigation Efficiency to Streamflow in Semi-Arid Cities

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…

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

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Earth System Science at Colorado State University

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…

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

Collaborative Research: Promoting Geoscience Research, Education, Success, and Equity Through Mentoring

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,…

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