Stein Sture to retire as CU-Boulder’s vice chancellor for research

BOULDER — Stein Sture will retire in June after 35 years of service to the University of Colorado Boulder, including his role as vice chancellor for research during the past nine years, the university announced Wednesday.

During Sture’s tenure as vice chancellor for research, CU-Boulder’s sponsored research awards to the university increased from $257 million to $412 million. He has overseen a number of initiatives and collaborations in a wide variety of research ranging from planetary sciences and environmental engineering to climate change and biomedical exploration.

“Stein has…