Faculty /engineering/ en ME outreach program brings big engineering dreams to small rural towns /engineering/outreach-program-brings-engineering-to-small-rural-towns <span>ME outreach program brings big engineering dreams to small rural towns</span> <span><span>Alexander Servantez</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-04-01T15:56:29-06:00" title="Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - 15:56">Wed, 04/01/2026 - 15:56</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-04/goat%20AQIQ.jpg.jpeg?h=4d205a2b&amp;itok=aFxgk5Zd" width="1200" height="800" alt="An air quality monitoring device sitting on a mountain next to goats"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/413"> Education </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/387"> Students </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2273"> outreach </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2038" hreflang="en">Engineering Education</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2260" hreflang="en">Environmental Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2035" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Professor Daniel Knight and Professor Michael Hannigan are leading an outreach program that connects CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó students with rural high schools to introduce hands-on engineering experiences in the classroom. The initiative, known as the Science and Engineering Inquiry Collaborative (SCENIC), serves 12 schools and nearly 700 high school students across rural Colorado each year, turning local questions about air and soil quality into real-world research projects.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/outreach-program-brings-engineering-to-rural-towns`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:56:29 +0000 Alexander Servantez 8231 at /engineering How CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó built a biomedical engineering powerhouse /engineering/how-cu-boulder-built-biomedical-engineering-powerhouse <span>How CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó built a biomedical engineering powerhouse</span> <span><span>Alexander Servantez</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-25T15:01:58-06:00" title="Wednesday, March 25, 2026 - 15:01">Wed, 03/25/2026 - 15:01</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-03/Biomedical_Laboratory_Corey%20Neu_20240923_JMP_394-Enhanced-NR-2.jpg?h=061a99d8&amp;itok=vWNu0CzD" width="1200" height="800" alt="Graduate student looking through a microscope in a lab with computer images behind him"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/413"> Education </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2259" hreflang="en">Biomedical Engineering</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>When the first biomedical engineering class graduated from CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó in 2023, about a dozen students walked across the stage. Today, that once-small start has evolved into a powerful engine for biomedical innovation and education. But how does a program go from modest beginnings to powerhouse in such a short time?</div> <script> window.location.href = `/bme/how-cu-boulder-built-biomedical-engineering-powerhouse`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:01:58 +0000 Alexander Servantez 8223 at /engineering Why do we get a skip in our step when we’re happy? Thank dopamine /engineering/why-do-we-get-skip-our-step-when-were-happy <span>Why do we get a skip in our step when we’re happy? Thank dopamine</span> <span><span>Alexander Servantez</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-27T13:21:34-07:00" title="Friday, February 27, 2026 - 13:21">Fri, 02/27/2026 - 13:21</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/ME_Alaa_Ahmed_Laboratory_JMP_2024_069_0.JPG.jpeg?h=09131edd&amp;itok=N-xREiah" width="1200" height="800" alt="Alaa Ahmed working alongside others in her lab"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Professor Alaa Ahmed is leading a study that highlights the central role that dopamine, a brain chemical associated with reward, seems to play in making people move faster when they want something. The findings could one day help scientists understand and even diagnose a range of human medical conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and depression.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/why-do-we-get-skip-our-step-when-were-happy`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:21:34 +0000 Alexander Servantez 8206 at /engineering Global collaboration to limit air pollution flowing across borders could save millions of lives /engineering/limit-air-pollution-flowing-across-borders-could-save-millions <span>Global collaboration to limit air pollution flowing across borders could save millions of lives</span> <span><span>Alexander Servantez</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-13T11:04:48-07:00" title="Friday, February 13, 2026 - 11:04">Fri, 02/13/2026 - 11:04</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/Smog.jpeg?h=5e67ac9c&amp;itok=yldYc9qo" width="1200" height="800" alt="A photo showing a factory blowing large clouds of smoke into a sunset sky"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2277" hreflang="en">Climate</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2260" hreflang="en">Environmental Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>A first-of-its-kind study, led by Professor Daven Henze and collaborators at Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, assesses how health benefits of aggressive climate policy travel across international borders. The researchers say that ambitious climate action to improve global air quality could save up to 1.32 million lives per year by 2040.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2026/02/12/global-collaboration-limit-air-pollution-flowing-across-borders-could-save-millions`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:04:48 +0000 Alexander Servantez 8180 at /engineering Donated blood has a shelf life. A new test tracks how it's aging /engineering/donated-blood-has-shelf-life-new-test-tracks-how-its-aging <span>Donated blood has a shelf life. A new test tracks how it's aging</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-21T10:20:27-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 21, 2026 - 10:20">Wed, 01/21/2026 - 10:20</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/BloodDonation.jpeg?h=10d202d3&amp;itok=pJBDxY9y" width="1200" height="800" alt="A close-up photo showing a hand holding a small, clear bag of blood"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2259" hreflang="en">Biomedical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Feature</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Associate Professor Xiaoyun Ding and medical collaborators at CU Anschutz have created a new chip device to help give blood centers and hospitals a reliable way to monitor the quality of red blood cells after they sit for weeks in storage.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/new-test-tracks-donated-blood-aging`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:20:27 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 8147 at /engineering ECEE welcomes new faculty for spring 2026 /engineering/2026/01/07/ecee-welcomes-new-faculty-spring-2026 <span>ECEE welcomes new faculty for spring 2026</span> <span><span>Charles Ferrer</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-07T08:51:14-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - 08:51">Wed, 01/07/2026 - 08:51</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/new%20ecee%20faculty%202026.png?h=eebaf6c7&amp;itok=FkwFo7aA" width="1200" height="800" alt="ecee new faculty spring 2026"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2263" hreflang="en">Electrical Engineering</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>ECEE at CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is welcoming three new faculty members including Assistant Professor Logan Horowitz and and Assistant Professor Gonzalo Constante Flores. Additionally, award-winning physicist Matt Eichenfield, the inaugural Karl Gustafson Endowed Chair of Quantum Engineering, joined this semester. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/ecee/ecee-welcomes-new-faculty-spring-2026`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:51:14 +0000 Charles Ferrer 8128 at /engineering Wind tunnel research could help predict how wildfires spread /engineering/wind-tunnel-research-could-help-predict-how-wildfires-spread <span>Wind tunnel research could help predict how wildfires spread</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-05T11:35:37-07:00" title="Friday, December 5, 2025 - 11:35">Fri, 12/05/2025 - 11:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/News_WildfireEmbers_1.jpg.jpeg?h=10d202d3&amp;itok=-2Qwg1wz" width="1200" height="800" alt="A photo with a dark, black background showing orange and blue fire embers"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/387"> Students </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2260" hreflang="en">Environmental Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/1713" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Feature</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>PhD student Laura Shannon, alongside Professors Greg Rieker and Peter Hamlington of the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering are setting fires inside wind tunnels to gain a better understanding of how fire spreads across different terrain. The team says their findings could help keep communities safer in a world where climate-driven wildfire is becoming more common—and more dangerous.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/wind-tunnel-research-could-help-predict-wildfire-spread`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:35:37 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 8107 at /engineering Brewing engineers: Inside CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó’s new food engineering program /engineering/cu-boulders-new-food-engineering-program <span>Brewing engineers: Inside CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó’s new food engineering program </span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-03T15:25:43-07:00" title="Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - 15:25">Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:25</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/DesignofCoffee-18.jpg?h=212260eb&amp;itok=ouTVcsWj" width="1200" height="800" alt="close-up photo of coffee beans in a roaster"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/413"> Education </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2035" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Faculty member Carmen Pacheco is the architect behind the Food Engineering Graduate Certificate, one of CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó's most innovative academic ventures. Launched in 2024, the program was designed to introduce engineering students to the science behind their favorite foods and career opportunities in the food industry, but it can also reinforce scientific concepts that students can apply to any engineering discipline.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/cu-boulders-new-food-engineering-program`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:25:43 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 8105 at /engineering A window underground: New sensors measure emissions from soil in real time /engineering/new-sensors-measure-emissions-soil-real-time <span>A window underground: New sensors measure emissions from soil in real time</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-20T14:40:29-07:00" title="Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 14:40">Thu, 11/20/2025 - 14:40</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Soil_sensor.jpg.jpeg?h=8e08156f&amp;itok=3F0T3dsN" width="1200" height="800" alt="A person holding a soil sensor above a patch of dirt and leaves"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/387"> Students </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/753" hreflang="en">ATLAS</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2248" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2288" hreflang="en">Environment</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/1713" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2256" hreflang="en">Materials Science Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Feature</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2035" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Soil is comprised of an intricate network of bacteria and other microbes that humans depend on, but this complex environmental system is constantly shifting, making it difficult for scientists to measure. Associate Professor Gregory Whiting and his team of researchers are developing reliable, inexpensive and easy-to-deploy sensors that monitor soil in real time to help farmers optimize their use of fertilizers, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money in the process.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/11/20/window-underground-new-sensors-measure-emissions-soil-real-time`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:40:29 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 8095 at /engineering Smart toilet designs in Cambodia held promise, but a key piece was missing /engineering/smart-toilet-designs-cambodia-held-promise-key-piece-was-missing <span>Smart toilet designs in Cambodia held promise, but a key piece was missing</span> <span><span>Alexander Jame…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-19T14:38:19-07:00" title="Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - 14:38">Wed, 11/19/2025 - 14:38</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/13.photo_2025-10-23_10-14-37.jpg?h=6b48ae0d&amp;itok=XPOMWoBQ" width="1200" height="800" alt="A man hunched down over a concrete pit for an alternating dual-pit latrine holding a tool"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/409"> Faculty </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/389"> Global Engineering </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2240" hreflang="en">Mechanical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/411" hreflang="en">91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Feature</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Assistant Teaching Professor James Harper recently led a behavioral study analyzing toilet use in Cambodia. Their goal was to introduce a new, smart toilet design that can keep rural households safe and protect the environment. But while households reported that they liked the new system, a crucial piece was missing: using it correctly.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/mechanical/smart-toilet-designs-cambodia-key-piece-was-missing`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:38:19 +0000 Alexander James Servantez 8091 at /engineering