Areas of Research Excellence

Updated April 2008

CSU is internationally known for its research developing clean energy solutions including alternative fuels, clean engines, photovoltaics and other solar energy production capabilities, "smart" grid technology, wind engineering, water resources, and satellite-based atmospheric monitoring and tracking systems.

solar panels

Patented technology developed by mechanical engineering Professor W.S. Sampath at Colorado State may revolutionize the solar-panel industry.

  • Agriculture and the Environment
  • Animal Populations and the Environment
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Clean Energy and Biofuels
  • Climate Research
  • Ecosystems
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Environmental Science
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Green Building
  • History
  • Horticulture
  • Human Interaction with the Environment
  • Land and Resource Management
  • Policy Analysis
  • Solar Energy Research
  • Statistical Analaysis
  • Sustainable Enterprise
  • Toxicology and Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Water Resources
  • Wind Energy

More details on the Areas of Research Excellence at CSU (PDF)

Information on the Green Research Experts at CSU

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CSU scientists with NASA created the world's most sensitive cloud-profiling radar, CloudSat, now orbiting 438 miles above Earth.

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