About the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience
The Mortenson CenterÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder combines global engineering education, research, and partnerships to improve development tools and practice. We train engineers to recognize the issues at the core of development challenges, and collaborate withÌýpartners across campus and the world toÌýcreate sustainable, scalable, evidence-based and equitable engineering solutions to global development problems.Ìý
Through our interdisciplinary engineering program, we deliver global engineering education that equips students and professionals to drive poverty reduction and promote sustainable prosperity.
We improve lives through high-quality, actionable evidence. We work collaboratively and with humility with diverse partners to drive ethical, evidence-based decisions that put communities first.
Capstone Student Practicums
Students work with one of our 80+ global partner organizations on real humanitarian engineering challenges. In a three-month practicum, they gain hands-on experience, a global professional network, and proof they can deliver solutions in complex, real-world settings.
Mortenson Center student Tessa Landon installing in-situ sensors and tamper-resistant housing systems for algae detection on the South Platte River in Colorado.Ìý
Peter Romero working in Nairobi with Regen Organics, the waste-upcycling arm of the Sanergy Collaborative.
Mortenson Center student Bonnie Brudie in Kipnuk, Alaska where she worked with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.Ìý
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286 Alumni
Working around the world inÌýNGOs, government agencies, universities and private companies.
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5 Regions
Our research spans Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, North America, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
Advancing safe water access, sustainable agriculture, drought and climate resilience, and disaster recovery for millions worldwide.
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Developed the first-ever demonstration of carbon credits earned from green infrastructure to leverage climate finance toward water security.Ìý