CU Boulder researchers continued to ship significant, optimistic outcomes within the college’s public research mission by way of robust leads to fiscal 12 months 2024–25. Highlights of their work embrace massive improvements in quantum expertise, enhancing our understanding of house climate, and enhancing environmental resiliency.
The tempo of development in research funding at CU Boulder tapered within the new 12 months as a result of cuts and funding pauses by federal businesses, together with the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NASA. At $766.7 million, the newly launched sponsored research funding numbers for CU Boulder mirror a 3.3% enhance over the prior 12 months.
“The research, scholarship and creative work produced by CU Boulder faculty, researchers and students directly impacts people’s lives,” mentioned Massimo Ruzzene, senior vice chancellor for research and innovation and dean of the institutes. “We are committed to advocating for the support needed to drive advances that strengthen our national security, enhance peoples’ health, ensure our nation’s continued leadership in scholarship and innovation, and spark economic development in Colorado and beyond.”
The bulk of the research funding, or 69%, comes from federal businesses, together with NASA, the NSF, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIH, the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. The state of Colorado contributed $15 million of the full. Nonprofits and worldwide organizations supported CU Boulder research and creative work to the tune of $102 million; trade accounted for $31 million; and different universities supplied $47 million of the funding.
Here are just a few research program highlights from CU Boulder.