Areas of Research Excellence
Updated October 2009
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.
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 Analysis
- Sustainable Enterprise
- Toxicology and Environmental and Occupational Health
- Water Resources
- Wind Energy
More details on the Areas of Research Excellence at CSU (PDF)