Department of Mechanical Engineering
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CU Denver mechanical engineering team turns helmet study on its head with the help of polymers.
U.S. Route 36 extends for more than 200 miles through the midsection of Colorado. In the center of the state, it’s better known as the Denver-Boulder Turnpike, providing scenic views of the Flatirons to the northwest and downtown Denver to the southeast. Given the potentially groundbreaking research underway at each end, a more appropriate moniker for the turnpike might be Head Trauma Highway. At one end, University of Colorado-Boulder researchers are using Virtual Reality to study the body’s response to concussion. At the other, 30 miles away, University of Colorado-Denver engineers are reinventing the helmet using a shock-absorbing, rubber-like substance known as liquid crystal elastomer (LCE).
Upcoming Events
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Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture: Wildness Restored: The Wolf's Return to Colorado
| 06:00 PM - 07:00 PMRoom Number: 2600
Student Commons Building
1201 Larimer Street
Denver, CO
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Fall CEDC faculty/staff gathering
| 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM
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CEDC seminar: Addressing the Observability Problem in Batteries: Algorithm Design for Electrode-level Charge and Health Estimation
| 11:00 AM - 12:15 PMRoom Number: 2507
North Classroom
1200 Larimer Street
Denver, CO
Faculty profile
Dana Carpenter, PhD
Mechanical engineering associate professor Dana Carpenter grew up in a small town in Georgia and was exposed to the technical makeup of cars thanks to his father, who was an amateur race car driver.
College of Engineering, Design and Computing
CU Denver
North Classroom
1200 Larimer Street
Suite 3034
Denver, CO 80204
303-315-7170
