ATLAS Institute, CU Boulder

When your family and friends keep asking what your major actually is and you’re just like: “go to ATLAS EXPO” 🤷 #cuboulder #cuengineering #creativetechnology #cuatlas

Congratulations to the Creative Technology and Design master’s and PhD class of 2026! You have amazed us again and again with your curiosity, resilience and kindness. Best of luck as you move to the next chapter of your life and always know that the faculty and staff of ATLAS are here for you.

Congratulations to the Creative Technology and Design undergraduate class of 2026! The faculty and staff at the ATLAS Institute are honored to have been a part of your journey, and we can’t wait to see where you go next. ATLAS will always be your home, so don’t be a stranger! #cuatlas #cuengineering #creativetechnology

Congratulations to the Creative Technology & Design graduate class of 2026! ⁠ ⁠ These master’s and PhD students worked hard to turn their passions into expertise, deepening their practices and refining their skills along the way. From developing physical products to building digital experiences to exploring complex systems, the class of 2026 is poised for greatness. ⁠ ⁠ [We'll post more next week!]⁠ ⁠ #CUBoulder #CUEngineering #CreativeTechnology #SkoBuffs

Congratulations to the Creative Technology & Design undergraduate class of 2026! ⁠ ⁠ We’re proud of our graduating students who have dedicated the past several years to pursuing their own unique paths toward greatness. They are engineers. And designers. And technologists. They are the thinkers and doers who can change the world. Go Buffs!⁠ ⁠ [Check back next week for more from graduation...]⁠ ⁠ #CUBoulder #CUEngineering #CreativeTechnology #SkoBuffs⁠

ATLAS EXPO 2026 photo dump #2! ⁠ ⁠ Thanks to everyone who came to the ATLAS Institute last Friday to see more than 100 projects by Creative Technology & Design students. Missed it? There was an assistive baking device that helps people with limited mobility, a motorized climbing board, musicians exploring how our brains sync during music, and a hybrid tabletop game system that lets players in different locations physically move pieces together on a shared digital map. There were animations, short films, immersive experiences, experimental textiles, exhibits about astronomical phenomena, escape room concepts… you really should have been there 🤷‍♀️ Good thing we do it every year.⁠ ⁠ More photos on the way!⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the ATLAS Institute at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #CUAtlas #CUEngineering #CreativeTechnology⁠

I’m excited to share that I’ve been developing the Eco Materials Library at the University of Colorado Boulder (@cuboulder ). Located in the hallway outside @btulab_cu at @cu_atlas , the library is an open-access physical and digital resource for students, faculty, researchers, Boulder community members, and material enthusiasts interested in exploring more sustainable materials. It has been such a joy to see this initiative take shape little by little. As my time in Boulder is coming to an end soon, I wanted to leave the place where I spent my last 5 years, with a resource that can support hands-on material learning, experimentation, and exchange. Eco material libraries around the world have contributed so much to material literacy, and have deeply shaped my own research and practice. With this library, I’m happy to give back to the open-source biomaterials community through DIY recipes, documentation, samples, equipment, and tools that lower the entry point for hands-on making. The library currently includes 20+ open-source recipes, along with tools and equipment to support experimentation. What you need to bring is curiosity, care, and the wish to create change in your field and community. This initiative is supported by @ecentercu . Many thanks to @btulab_cu and especially Zack Weaver for his stewardship of this initiative and for being the point of contact at @cu_atlas after I leave. Thanks also to @shirps.laboratory for making the first set of eco material samples, @ayesha.rawal for the design and fabrication of the sign, and to my colleagues and friends @bethjferguson and @samedens from the @ecomaterials.collective , whose insights and expertise setting up and managing eco material libraries in their respective institutions, helped inform the final shape of this library. If you’re in Boulder and want to learn more about this initiative, how to access or contribute to the library, and its broader goals and vision, please feel free to reach out. I’ll be based in Boulder until the end of August 2026. ••• #ecomaterials #materiallibrary #biomaterials #opensource

ATLAS EXPO 2026!⁠ ⁠ It's project overload at EXPO with over 100 Creative Technology & Design student works spanning fitness, music, neuroscience, immersive experiences, product design, museum exhibits, unclassifiable creativity, and a whole ton of games. ⁠ ⁠ More photos and videos to come…⁠ ⁠ #CUAtlas #CUEngineering #CreativeTechnology⁠

Refine your IMAGE this Maymester.⁠ ⁠ Check out ATLS2100 - IMAGE - a hands-on class covering photography, animation, video and web-based AR/VR for CU Boulder students. ⁠ ⁠ Open to all skill levels. Course restrictions and pre-reqs can be waived for Maymester. Offered in-person and online. See course catalog for details. Sign up soon to guarantee your seat! ⁠ ⁠ Video Edited by Lucy Reese @lucethegoose22 ⁠ ⁠ Some works featured:⁠ Evie Kohn - @_oobloobvoobr_ ⁠ Viviana Jenkins - @vampyrevk ⁠ Genesse Miles - @gemibeesart ⁠ Jane Strode - @janemelyn_ ⁠ Trinity Than - @trinitythan_ ⁠ Annie Bronson - @bronsonannie ⁠ Andy Tran - @only._.ondy ⁠ Trew Mundy - @trew.mundy

Want to learn to use the audio, video and lighting tech in the B2 Black Box Studio? ATLS 2001 Design Technologies: Toolkit is what you need. Open to all CU Boulder students interested in performance design, 360 projection, motion capture, projection mapping and more. ⁠ ⁠ Fall 2026: class meets Mon/Wed 11:05am - 12:20pm⁠ ⁠ Video Credits⁠ Original Music & Live Performance - RYJU (Ryan Juett)⁠ Visual Design & 360 Projection - Cole Barnard⁠ Lighting Design & Reframe - Sean Winters

Creative Technology & Design students will take over the Roser ATLAS Center at CU Boulder on Friday, April 24 (3:30-6pm)! 100+ projects you can try out for yourself! [FREE tix: link in bio] #cuengineering #cuatlas #cuboulder #creativetechnology

In-Progress Fest offered a behind-the-scenes look at what Creative Technology & Design students at the ATLAS Institute are working on: video games, remote table top game interfaces, immersive installations, wearable tech, handmade lamps and more.⁠ ⁠ The event celebrated the creative process—all of the testing, iteration and experimentation it takes to make something interesting. ⁠ ⁠ Come see the finished projects at ATLAS Expo on Friday, April 24, 2026.⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the ATLAS Institute at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #CUAtlas #CUEngineering #CreativeTechnology⁠