Industry Relations
A Tradition of Collaboration
Welcome, industry partners!
CSU's College of Engineering takes pride in its tradition of mutually-beneficial partnerships with industry. Whether your goal is to raise awareness of your company, sponsor research, interact with students or fund a scholarship, we are here to ensure the experience is effortless, enjoyable, and successful for you.
We built this portion of our site to showcase existing partnerships with industry, and to help you learn about opportunities for productive collaborations that serve the interests of education and industry alike. To learn more, or to get started, please contact us. Thank you for visiting!
In the News:
CSU Spinoff AVA Solar Named One of the Top 25 Startups of 2008
The online magazine listed the company among an exclusive list of organizations nationally that had raised the most venture capital in the 2008 calendar year. AVA Solar raised $104 million - the most venture capital for any Colorado firm for the year. AVA is expected to start production by the end of 2009 on pioneering, patented solar panel technology developed by mechanical engineering Professor W.S. Sampath at Colorado State University.
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Featured Video: Ken Reardon
Dr. Reardon's research focuses on environmental biotechnology, using microorganisms to solve problems of pollution. He is also working to develop biosensors to aid in ground water contamination, and in the future, towards medical problems. Dr. Reardon, in collaboration with the environmental health department, is working to understand the roles of toxic chemicals in the body as a means to predict cancer as a cause of environmental pollutants.