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Tue, 04/07/2020 | UW News
Watch videos of UW students’ ideas for public toilets, road safety and job matches in India
Students in the Grand Challenges Impact Lab spent winter quarter in Bengaluru, India, working with local organizations to address challenges in the area. View videos of the students' projects, including educating young drivers and connecting residents to sanitary restrooms.
Thu, 03/19/2020
CEE graduate programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report
UW CEE graduate programs continue to be ranked highly in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Graduate School rankings.
Wed, 03/18/2020 | UW News
Survey: What blocks your bus?
Under typical conditions, Seattle has some of the most congested traffic in the nation. CEE researchers are working to investigate reasons for these delays by inviting the public to share their experiences in a survey.
Wed, 03/18/2020 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
ASCE regional competition canceled
In light of the emerging COVID-19 situation around the world and country, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has announced the cancellation of all remaining student conferences and competitions for the 2019-2020 school year. As a result, the upcoming regional competition in April, hosted by the UW ASCE student chapter, will no longer be taking place.
Mon, 03/16/2020 | UW Today
Climate change at Mount Rainier expected to increase ‘mismatch’ between visitors and iconic wildflowers
Without cuts to our carbon emissions, a team of researchers including CEE's Jessica Lundquist expect that snow in the subalpine meadows will melt months earlier, causing visitors to miss Mount Rainier's iconic wildflowers.
Thu, 03/05/2020
Democratizing data: New air pollution database
To democratize air pollution data, CEE researchers helped launch a first-of-its-kind publicly available database that provides access to information about air pollution concentrations and economic damages caused by exposure.
Mon, 03/02/2020
Yinhai Wang elected ASCE fellow
CEE professor Yinhai Wang has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, an honor reserved for a small percentage of members based on professional accomplishments.
Mon, 02/24/2020
Making waves with Arctic research
Information about the role that waves play in the changing Arctic's coastline is rolling in after UW CEE researchers spent a month at sea collecting data, which they hope will improve the accuracy of climate models.
Wed, 02/19/2020
Laura Lowes named PSEC Academic Engineer of the Year
CEE chair and professor Laura Lowes has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 PSEC Academic Engineer of the Year Award in recognition of her significant contributions to the state of earthquake engineering practice.
Fri, 02/14/2020 | UW News
Researchers at AAAS to discuss latest science on Cascadia earthquake hazards
UW researchers share new results about how midrise to tall buildings would fare in simulated magnitude 9 earthquakes at the AAAS annual meeting.
Thu, 02/13/2020 | UW News
Hydropower dams cool rivers in the Mekong River basin, satellites showResearchers at the University of Washington were interested in studying how several hydropower dams affected the temperature of three major rivers in Southeast Asia's Mekong River basin. Using 30 years of satellite data, the team discovered that within one year of the opening of a major dam, downstream river temperatures during the dry season dropped by up to 3.6 degrees F (2 degrees C). The cooling persisted where the rivers meet the Mekong River, which showed, at most, a 1.4 F (0.8 C) cooling.
Fri, 02/07/2020
Steve Kramer elected to National Academy of Engineering
CEE professor Steve Kramer has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions in engineering, for “contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering, including liquefaction, seismic stability and seismic site response.”
Tue, 02/04/2020 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Record attendance: 14th annual CEE Career Fair
Resumes at the ready, more than 300 CEE students attended the 14th annual CEE Career Fair. This year’s event saw record attendance from industry members, with more than 92 companies participating.
Mon, 01/27/2020 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
A natural fit: New Indonesia study abroad program
It’s possible to learn about sustainable building materials in a classroom setting. But now, it’s also possible to learn about this important topic while immersed in a bamboo “Green Village” in Indonesia, thanks to a new Engineering Indonesia: Green Building in the Global South study abroad program.
Wed, 01/22/2020 | UW News
What’s in Puget Sound? New technique casts a wide net for concerning chemicals
Using a new “non-targeted” approach, researchers at the University of Washington and UW Tacoma screened samples from multiple regions of Puget Sound to look for potentially concerning chemicals.
Tue, 01/21/2020
SeaTac Airport air pollution path identified
The community surrounding SeaTac Airport has long wondered if air pollution caused by aircraft is reaching nearby residential areas. Thanks to UW researchers, including professor Tim Larson, new findings have landed.
Fri, 12/20/2019
Faculty develops STEM children's books
To inspire children, especially those from underrepresented and diverse backgrounds, to pursue careers in the sciences, professor Faisal Hossain is developing picture books as part of a New Voices storytelling initiative.
Wed, 12/11/2019 | UW News
Communities around Sea-Tac Airport exposed to a unique mix of air pollution associated with aircraft
Communities underneath and downwind of jets landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport are exposed to a type of ultrafine particle pollution that is distinctly associated with aircraft, according to a new study by researchers including CEE faculty Timothy Larson.
Thu, 12/05/2019
Anne Goodchild testifies at U.S. House
CEE professor Anne Goodchild presented testimony on December 5 at a joint hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit and the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials.
Wed, 12/04/2019 | UW News
Warmer temperatures will increase arsenic levels in rice
Warmer temperatures expected under most climate change projections can lead to higher concentrations of arsenic in rice, according to a new study by researchers including CEE faculty Rebecca Neumann and Stuart Strand.
Thu, 11/21/2019 | UW News
Emissions from electricity generation linked to deaths
A team of UW researchers led by CEE professor Julian Marshall has found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions led to about 16,000 premature deaths in the continental U.S. in 2014.
Thu, 11/07/2019 | UW News
Alaska research cruise explores changing Arctic
A UW research team including CEE faculty Jim Thomson and Nirnimesh Kumar departs aboard a research vessel from Alaska to study fall storms, dwindling sea ice and vulnerable coastlines in a changing Arctic.
Mon, 11/04/2019 | UW Civil & Environmental Engineering
Rising to the challenge
In the Grand Challenges Impact Lab, engineering students like Cristina Lopez, ’19, worked in India to address real-world problems and increase their cultural awareness.
Fri, 10/25/2019 | UW News
Wave Glider explores Antarctic waters
Using an autonomous surfboard called the Wave Glider, UW researchers led by CEE faculty Jim Thomson are investigating the Antarctic Peninsula to better understand how the warming ocean interacts with ice shelves.
Wed, 10/16/2019
Jessica Kaminsky receives Levitt Young Scholar Award
There’s a first time for everything, including an award. Assistant professor Jessica Kaminsky is the inaugural recipient of the Engineering Project Organization Society’s Levitt Young Scholar Award.