Nicole Labbe

Nicole Labbe will explore high-altitude ignition

Jan. 8, 2021

Labbe's research focuses on chemical kinetics, renewable fuels, combustion modeling, reactive flows. Her project is titled “Kinetic Behavior of Post-Flameout Ignition Events.â€

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Mechanical researchers featured in Biomaterials Science

Jan. 5, 2021

Yu Gao, a postdoctoral associate in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the lead author of a new paper in Biomaterials Science that is highlighted on the back cover.

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Nanostructure research reveals new ways to direct heat flow in tech devices

Jan. 5, 2021

New findings from CU Boulder researchers in Physical Review Applied show that nanoscale structures on the surfaces of silicon membranes can significantly change the way that heat travels through the bulk of the membrane.

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Research on salmon genetics could aid in conservation, human genome understanding

Dec. 16, 2020

A new paper co-authored by CU Boulder researchers on Atlantic salmon could have far-reaching implications for conservation and farming of the iconic species, as well as our overall understanding of genetics.

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Mortenson Center leading work to study trail bridge use in rural Rwanda

Dec. 10, 2020

A team from the center recently published results from a pilot impact evaluation of trail bridges in rural Rwanda in PLOS ONE. They installed sensors to monitor use at 12 bridge sites constructed by Denver-based nonprofit Bridges to Prosperity.

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How a simple smell test could curb COVID-19 and help reopen the economy

Dec. 9, 2020

A simple, scratch-and-sniff test could play a key role in curbing the spread of COVID-19, at a fraction of the cost of high-tech tests that are difficult to scale and take longer to return results, new CU Boulder research suggests.

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Research shows potential universal and efficient way to explore cell mechanics

Dec. 8, 2020

Apresio Kefin Fajrial, a PhD candidate in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering, is the first author on a new paper in Analytical Chemistry that could have implications for how we detect diseased cells.

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Building artificial intelligence to study the sun

Dec. 8, 2020

Dr. Thomas Berger has landed a NASA grant to research space weather with machine learning. Berger, the executive director of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder Space Weather Technology, Research and Education Center, is leading a team that has received a two-year, $496,000 grant to design a better forecasting system for...

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New healthcare-related grants enable research into pandemics, rheumatoid arthritis

Dec. 3, 2020

The AB Nexus Research Collaboration Grant program announced its inaugural round of grants totaling $625,000 for novel research projects integrating expertise from the CU Anschutz and CU Boulder campuses.

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CU Boulder plays key behind-the-scenes role in LTE on the Moon project

Nov. 20, 2020

CU Boulder computer science Research Professor Kevin Gifford and PhD student Siddhartha Subray are playing a key role in helping to define interoperability standards for the groundbreaking system.

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