Boise State Press Releases

IMS Environmental Probe Named Innovation Award Finalist  
September 19, 2007
The IMS Environmental Probe, the product of a research project in the College of Engineering at Boise State, has been chosen as a finalist in the second annual Stoel Rives Idaho Innovation Awards program in the Agriculture/Environmental category. Judging was based on information provided in the entry process (project's goals, attributes, novelty, etc.) as well as a formal presentation to the judges at the law offices of Stoel Rives.| more

TenXsys Inc. Receives Major Contract for Project with Boise State University to Develop and Test Sensors to Help Rehabilitate Amputees March 5, 2007
TenXsys Inc. has received a major new contract from the U.S. Department of Defense for a project with Boise State University to develop and test new technologies to help military personnel who have lost limbs to effectively use prosthetics. | more

BSU Engineering Professor Develops Micro-Sensor with EPA Funds Awarded to University's Center for Environmental Sensing March 2, 2007
Boise State University engineering professor Wan Kuang will receive start-up funding to develop a micro-sensor that can be used to identify and measure contaminants from a chemical spill or other industrial source, or agents used in chemical warfare. | more
 
 

Boise State Engineering Student Receives National Honor From U.S. DOT  January 22, 2007
The U.S. Department of Transportation has named Boise State University graduate student Arlen Planting as the 2007 Federal Aviation Administration Air Transportation Centers of Excellence Outstanding Student of the Year. Planting was selected from among students at more than 60 top universities from across the nation.| more

Caldwell Legislator Gets Hands-On Education In Boise State Research Program December 2, 2006
Wearing safety glasses and protective gloves. Rep. Darrell Bolz of Caldwell conducted a number of hands-on tasks in a chemistry laboratory at Boise State University recently as part of a program to introduce Idaho elected officials to research programs in the state. | more


 

Environmental Protection Agency Awards Start-up Funds to Boise State Researchers to Develop Arsenic Sensor July 10, 2006
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded start-up funding to a team of Boise State University researchers to develop and test a portable sensor to detect arsenic in public water supplies. | more

Dedication Planned Wednesday for New FAA Center of Excellence for Airliner Cabin Environment Research November 10, 2005
Senior officials from the Federal Aviation Administration will join Boise State University President Bob Kustra, university administrators and faculty, and state dignitaries at a dedication at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, for a new FAA Center of Excellence for Airliner Cabin Environment Research at Boise State. | more



Boise State Researcher Develops Detection Method For Ground Contaminants Novemeber 10, 2005
A recently completed three-year study has successfully developed and implemented sensors to be inserted in the ground to detect contaminants, specifically mercury, uranium and benzene. In relation to this work, one patent has been issued, and three are in the filing stages. | more
 

Idaho Universities Receive $9 Million Federal Grant To Boost Water Research In State June 15, 2005
A $9 million federally funded research program announced today will bolster Idaho’s ability to study critical water and aquaculture issues. Leaders of the Idaho Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research announced the new grant during a meeting of the Governor’s Science and Technology Advisory Council in Moscow. | more