Research
- A new study headed by Professor Fernando Rozario-Ortiz will unveil a new chapter into the research on saxitoxin, the cyanotoxin responsible for the illness known as paralytic shellfish poisoning.Â
- Professor Angela Bielefeldt is starting a new research project that examines how mentoring and identity relate to retention among STEM majors in college. The work is funded by CU’s Research & Innovation Office Seed Grant program and is in partnership with the School of Education.
- An environmental engineering research team at CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has been chosen to study the fate of airborne coronavirus indoors. The study aims to test airborne coronavirus disinfection responses using the large bioaerosol chamber in Professor Mark Hernandez lab.
- Lab manager Dorothy Noble received the Challenge Coin Award from CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ’s Department of Environmental Health and Safety, in recognition for her attention to safety, regulations and personal protective equipment (PPE) in all environmental engineering labs, while also being exceptional at day-to-day lab operations.
- Results from a new voluntary survey of private drinking water quality on the Western Slope through a partnership between CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Delta County and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are available online now.
- Dr. Katie Campbell is looking for applications for a Student Laboratory Assistant position in her USGS Lab in ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ..
- The Department of Energy is seeking submissions to the Electricity Industry Technology and Practices Innovation Challenge.
- The EPA is offering a postdoctoral research opportunity for students who wish to study the effects of surface water storage on watershed-scale nutrient conditions. The three year experience will be located at the EPA Office in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The search for the 2019-20 Community-Based Research Graduate Fellowship is currently underway. The application deadline is April 26th and winners will be announced by May 25th. The goal of CBR is to broaden who participates in the production of
- Two CEAE Research Associates are performing a study to gather background water-quality data from Union Reservoir, which will provide the City of Longmont with comparison data if contamination from hydraulic fracturing activities occurs in the future.