Jul. 6, 2026 - ME Faculty & Staff Newsletter
Quick Shout Outs
Ban receives promotion to full professor
Whiting receives promotion to full professor
Department Highlights
New blood clot technology could transform emergency medicine
Blood clotting is one of the body鈥檚 oldest survival mechanisms, protecting humans from dangerous bleeding for millions of years. But when severe injuries strike, nature鈥檚 solution can sometimes fall short. Now, Associate Professor Rong Long and his team are helping test a new type of engineered blood clot that forms faster and is more durable than the ones found in nature. The new technique could one day transform how doctors treat traumatic injuries and manage life-threatening blood loss.
Hip to be an innovator: from napkin sketch to operating room
Jacob Segil, a research professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU 麻豆影院, and Dr. Omer Mei Dan from the Department of Orthopedics at University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine are the architects behind a redesigned surgical instrument called the CAP-LIFT cannula. The device has completely transformed arthroscopic procedures in the hip region, making them safer and more efficient. But like many engineering projects, achieving real-world impact doesn鈥檛 just happen overnight.
A powerhouse in battery breakthroughs
The Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering has emerged as a leading hub for battery innovation, producing breakthrough research and a series of successful startups鈥攊ncluding Solid Power, SiILion, Forge Nano and Mana Battery鈥攖hat are advancing safer, cheaper and more effective energy storage technologies. Led by faculty and alumni, these companies have turned laboratory discoveries into significant economic and societal impact.