What starts here changes the world. The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering is known for numerous discoveries, leading to solutions for global challenges in water, health, energy, and the environment. The true goal of research is to discover technologies, standards, methods, products, and processes that improve the world we live in.
Top Ranking in the U.S.
Department of Atmospheric Science1
1: National Research Council (2010); 2: US News and World Report (2016)
$87 Million
Total Research Expenditures
Fiscal Year 2021-22
Top six
Average Research Funding per Faculty Among Public Land Grant Engineering Colleges2
Featured research
Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student using equipment Engineering Manufacturing Education Center teaching laboratory January 2020
The state’s first public hydrogen fuel station is unloaded in front of the CSU Energy Institute at the Powerhouse Energy Campus.
Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Support Engineer Ryan Saunders with undergraduate student, drill press instruction Engineering Manufacturing Education Center teaching laboratory January 2020
2021 summer Mechanical Engineering student interns work at a desk in a lab.
CSU civil engineering students testing a dam. From SOURCE
Scott Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) participants Audrey Bankes and Elliot McCormick, and graduate student Carsten Dietvorst, in ECE professor Diego Krapf's lab, March 11, 2021.
Scott Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) student participant Amanda Mohrlang and mentor Danielle Bartholet work in Professor Ken Reardon's lab, April 1, 2021
students in a mechanical engineering lab.
Mechanical and biomedical Engineering Professor Zhijie Wang and student Wenqiang Liu inspect a rat's lung in a bioengineering lab at Colorado State University. This is done to understand how arterial stiffening contributes to pulmonary hypertension development to help understand the same disease in humans.
Seth Thompson stands next to a vacuum chamber, where testing a Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) plasma source used to replicate plasma conditions experienced by spacecraft and other objects happens.
Tessema Kassaw and Maxwell Ware work on an algae project at the CSU Powerhouse Energy Campus as Ken Reardon and Graham Peers observe, September 2021; photo credit: CSU Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate student Aaron Davenport was a co-author on the study to develop the new mirror coatings.
CSU is the place to be for aerospace education, research, and access to industry partnerships.
Graduate Programs
Top-rated faculty, robust research programs, and outstanding opportunities have lead to the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering’s world-class reputation. Graduate students work alongside respected faculty to meet societal challenges and make a global impact through innovative and collaborative research.
Department graduate programs
For information on specific programs, degrees, and graduate research, visit our department graduate student pages.
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Creating a culture of inclusion and equity
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion Melissa Burt introduces upcoming graduate students on how we work towards creating a culture of inclusion and equity.
Play Video about Melissa Burt, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering
The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering pays differential tuition for all graduate students on a research assistantship (GRA), teaching assistantship (GTA), or other assistantship (GSA).
Graduate Student Showcase
Engineering graduate students showcased exceptional work at the 2022 Gradshow
Colorado State University graduate students presented their research, entrepreneurship and creative arts while competing for over $20,000 in scholarships during the 2022 GradShow on November 16.
The GradShow would not be possible without the time and financial support of many generous sponsors and judges. Top qualifiers in the GradShow are invited to participate in the 3 Minute Challenge, where top presenters become vice president for research fellows and have access to travel scholarships, mentoring, and professional development.
Excellence in Research Awards
The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Excellence in Research Awards is sponsored by the College. Congratulations to the following three recipients of these awards:
- Jacob DeRoo, School of Biomedical Engineering
- Sam Winston, Mechanical Engineering
- Kevin Barry, Atmospheric Science
CSU STRATA – Drivers of Innovation
- Platinum award
- Ming-Hao Cheng, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Silver award
- Nipa Khair, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Great Minds in Research
- 1st place
- Emma Rettner, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
- Honorable Mention
- Abby Otten, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
- Sohaib Habiballah, Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Daniel Sanchez, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Abhishek Bhattacharjee, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
Graduate Student Council – New Graduate Student
- Research Top Scholar
- Carter Dojan, School of Advanced Materials Discovery
