Engineering lab at CSU transformed into testing site for COVID-19 medical protective gear

Engineering lab at CSU transformed into testing site for COVID-19 medical protective gear

FORT COLLINS -- Professor John Volckens 2,000-square-foot lab on the campus of Colorado State University is normally a place for experiments on air quality, pollution sensors, and how breathable... Read More

Tuesday April 7, 2020 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU, COVID-19, John Volckens, Jared Polis, Christian L'Orange

CSU to lead testing qualification for protective masks in COVID-19 fight

CSU to lead testing qualification for protective masks in COVID-19 fight

FORT COLLINS -- Colorado State University has been asked by Gov. Jared Polis and the State of Colorado to organize testing of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect... Read More

Thursday March 26, 2020 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU, Jared Polis, Alan Rudolph, John Volckens, COVID-19

Access Sensor Technologies developing environmental kits for contamination tests

Access Sensor Technologies developing environmental kits for contamination tests

FORT COLLINS -- Fort Collins startup Access Sensor Technologies (AST) is working to make diagnostic testing of water, air and food as easy as using a home pregnancy test. Environmental... Read More

By: John Garvey Thursday April 27, 2017 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, Access Sensor Technologies, John Volckens

CSU technology to help clean space station

CSU technology to help clean space station

FORT COLLINS --Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) conduct research, fix equipment, perform space walks and they vacuum. Although it has high-efficiency filters installed... Read More

Wednesday October 5, 2016 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, CSU, International Space Station, Chuck Henry, CSU Ventures, Dan Miller-Lionberg, John Volckens, Gary Casuccio, NASA, RJ Lee Group, CSU Energy Institute, TPS100

CSU researchers and partners to use $1.5M EPA grant to study effects of cookstove emissions

CSU researchers and partners to use $1.5M EPA grant to study effects of cookstove emissions

FORT COLLINS - Researchers at Colorado State University are using a $1.5 million grant from the EPA to examine the atmospheric effects of smoke from cookstoves used by 3 billion people in the... Read More

By: InnovatioNews Thursday May 29, 2014 0 comments Tags: Fort Collins, John Volckens

CSU 'Chemometer' offers easy way to test for dangerous pollutants

CSU 'Chemometer' offers easy way to test for dangerous pollutants

FORT COLLINS - Imagine being able to test air or water for the presence of toxic metals - and many other potentially dangerous pollutants - with a device as easy to use as a home pregnancy kit, and... Read More

By: Steve Friday July 12, 2013 0 comments Tags: Charles Henry, Chemometer, CSU, David Cate, Fort Collins, John Volckens, lab-on-a-chip