Meet the new dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Randall McEntaffer.

Using a combination of laser cooling techniques and strong magnetic fields, researchers at Colorado State University have created an ultracold neutral plasma with electrons cooled to temperatures measured to be within one degree Kelvin (absolute zero) for the first time.

For decades, the field has been constrained by a fundamental principle of electron transfer.

Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a process to transform naturally occurring and highly stable carbon dioxide into recyclable, high-performance materials that could replace today’s plastics in many situations.

Achmatowicz, a chemistry major in the College of Natural Sciences, was recently named a 2026 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.

The research centers on using machine learning to understand and predict the complex set of chemical interactions required to produce the exact shade.