Dr. John Volckens, ME professor and CSU Energy Institute Researcher, is about to see his lab’s latest development launch into space, and collect data aboard the International Space Station. Figure 1Mechanical engineering professor John Volckens and research scientist Dan Miller-Lionberg with the thermophoretic sampler The TPS100 (thermophoretic sampler), is an air sampler will that collect…Read more

Scott Kelleher conducts his research in the most adverse of conditions, at the scene of prescribed wildfires in Colorado. With the help of his advisor, Dr. John Volckens, and dedicated lab members, Kelleher developed a cost-effective air sampler to monitor wildfire smoke. The data collected will analyze smoke’s effect on human health. Kelleher, a graduate…Read more

Mechanical Engineering Assistant Research Professor, Dr. Kirk McGilvray of the Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory (OBRL) received a $3.2M grant from the NIH to study fracture healing prediction.   Almost 800,000 patients face abnormal fracture healing each year in the United States alone, leading to chronic conditions associated with pain and disability. With the inability to…Read more

Hearing Impaired, ME Student of Gonzaga University, Paxson Matthews, becomes first person to test groundbreaking hearing aid technology, and joins Colorado State University as an intern. Last Spring, we covered an inspiring story on a revolutionary mouthpiece developed to assist the hearing impaired, allowing sound to be processed through the tongue, instead of the ear.…Read more

In developing countries, the occurrence of missing limbs due to amputations from infection, farming accidents, or landmine incidents is significantly higher than in the U.S., particularly in India, where one in 56 individuals is an amputee, compared to one in 22,000 in the U.S. Amputee sufferers in remote areas of India don’t have the access…Read more

Osteoarthritis is a dehabilitating disease that afflicts millions of Americans and is a growing epidemic. Of particular interest to Dr. Tammy Haut Donahue and her laboratory is the role of knee joint meniscal tissue in the development and progression of osteoarthritis.  Work in the Orthopaedic Bioengineering Research Laboratory at CSU directed by Prof. Haut Donahue…Read more

Surfaces that contain micro- and nanoscale features in a well-controlled and “engineered” manner have been shown to significantly affect cellular and subcellular function.  Within the auspices of the our research program, we are developing, refining and extending select fabrication routes for producing materials with controlled nanoarchitecture and bioactivity, potentially moving us closer to the goal…Read more

Mechanical engineering Associate Professor John Williams is on the verge of a major medical breakthrough that over the last few months has captured a frenzy of media attention from all over the country. Professor Williams and his team are working on a revolutionary device to assist the hearing impaired, allowing sound to be processed through…Read more