Austin Hannon Common household items like hairspray and dish soap may come in small packages, but air pollution from these volatile chemical products may rival motor vehicle emissions when it comes to impacts on both the environment and human health. Last year, Shantanu Jathar, Energy Institute researcher and associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at Colorado […]

Jorge L. Rico The growing demand for food, energy and water seems unstoppable on a crowded planet. Each year, considerable amounts of waste are added to landfills and open dumps globally. According to the World Bank, humans produce around 2.01 billion tons of municipal solid waste every year (World-Bank, 2019). Most of the waste generated […]

Emily Luetschwager works with the von Fisher lab to analyze methane leak data in an effort to better map leaks in 15 cities across the U.S. This summer, Emily Luetschwager is continuing her work from fall that involves mapping methane leaks across the country by analyzing data from 15 U.S. cities. Ultimately, her work will […]

The future is bright for one Energy Institute summer intern who is developing a new program focused on finding more efficient methods for harnessing solar energy. Spencer Johnson, a senior majoring in physics at CSU, studies molecular spin dynamics in the Zadrozny physical inorganic chemistry lab. This summer, he’s working on a project designed to […]

Instead of asking if the glass is half-empty or half-full, Bethany King is posing a different question: What’s the carbon footprint of that glass? King, a third-year chemical engineering student, is developing a user-friendly, open-source tool that will allow microbreweries to calculate and better understand the full scope of their environmental impact. This summer, King […]

Luis Rodriguez has long held an interest in cyber security, particularly in the realm of critical infrastructure and heavy vehicle security. This summer, he’s continuing his focus during his internship with METEC’s mission control site to ensure that things like natural gas transmissions are secure. “Like with heavy vehicles, there’s a similarity between these devices […]

Sam Koss’s internship work this summer is an extension of their spring research on air and noise pollution from oil and gas wells and how those factors affect student performance in nearby schools such as those in Weld County, where 90% of schools are within 2 kilometers of a well. Sam’s research utilizes a data […]