Environmental Engineering
Nearly one month after the Marshall Fire became the most destructive and one of the most unique wildfires in Colorado history, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder researchers from across campus—many of them personally affected by the fire—have pivoted and applied their
When working with Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ Assistant Professor Sherri Cook, you'll push beyond the boundaries of what's possible. Watch and learn how she's building a more sustainable future, for everyone, through clean water systems. [video:
Diane McKnight is being recognized with the highest honor bestowed upon faculty in the University of Colorado system: Distinguished Professor, which is awarded to faculty for exemplary performance in research, teaching, and service...
A member of the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØfaculty since 1996, McKnight has served the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØcommunity in a number of departments including the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering; the Environmental Studies Program, INSTAAR; the Center for
Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water. UV robots are used to disinfect empty hospital rooms, buses and trains; UV bulbs in HVAC systems eliminate pathogens in building air; and UV lamps
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to indoor air quality and the effect that ventilation has on reducing disease transmission in indoor spaces. A recent infrastructure survey reported that of the nearly 100,000 operating public
In 2020, Colorado battled the four largest wildfires in its history, leaving residents anxious for another intense wildfire season this year. But last week, fires weren’t the issue—it was their aftermath. When heavy rains fell over the burn
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $337,616 to the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ to create software tools to quantify and predict the effects of synthetic microorganisms on local, native and microbial communities. Last
A Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØ team is part of a major international effort to sample surfaces and the air on mass transit vehicles. Two major international journals have published articles on the research, which included teams from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder
School may be out for summer, but cleaner indoor air may be here to stay in some Colorado classrooms. With support from the heating and ventilation company Carrier Global, Intel and the Colorado-based Ryan Innovation Group, engineers at CU