Thu, 10/12/2023 | Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences

New center will help communities prepare for and respond to disasters, with expertise from 100+ UW researchers.

Mon, 10/09/2023

The director of the Washington State Transportation Center influenced roadway systems and transportation engineering locally and nationally.

Thu, 10/05/2023 | UW Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Assistant professor Erica Fuhrmeister uses next-generation metagenomic tools to understand how antibiotic-resistant pathogens are transmitted in the environment.

Mon, 09/18/2023

Hegermiller comes to the department with a passion for waves & coastal change, ready to enhance research and community collaboration in geosciences.

Tue, 09/12/2023 | UW News

Fall snow levels can predict a season’s total snowpack in some western states, giving scientists a better idea of how much water will be available later in the year.

Tue, 09/12/2023 | UW Magazine

Two graduate students seeking a better transit experience invented an app that is used by millions across the U.S.

Mon, 08/28/2023 | College of Engineering

In a Nicaraguan community, Engineers Without Borders students improve infrastructure.

Mon, 08/07/2023

A team of hydrologists is working to safeguard the region's vulnerable water supply by managing the region's forests for both wildfire prevention and snowpack preservation.

Mon, 07/24/2023

Professor Yinhai Wang is one of eight UW researchers recently elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Tue, 06/20/2023

Across the College of Engineering, dances grow in popularity and number post-COVID.

Mon, 05/15/2023

Congratulations to students and faculty who have received awards, scholarships and other honors.

Mon, 05/15/2023

A desire planted during Alexander Ratcliff’s undergraduate years has continued to grow and flourish in his early career — to create a more sustainable world.

Mon, 05/15/2023

From the Urban Freight Lab's work to digitize the curb to the RAPID Center’s gathering of perishable data at Yellowstone, CEE centers continue to innovate.

Mon, 05/15/2023

Four faculty share how they have incorporated diversity, equity and inclusion content into their classes. The past few years, they’ve been busy updating existing courses and developing new classes from scratch.

Mon, 05/15/2023

Along a dangerous highway corridor in the heart of Yakima Valley, a sensing device developed by the UW STAR Lab and associated spin-off company AIWaysion is being utilized to help improve traffic safety and save lives.

Mon, 05/15/2023

In addition to overseeing more than 3,000 bridges throughout the state of Washington in her position as the new State Bridge Design Engineer, alumna Amy Leland is also the first woman to hold this position.

Thu, 05/11/2023

From helping to conserve water to reducing food insecurity in numerous countries around the world, a steady stream of accomplishments have led to Professor Faisal Hossain's latest honor.

Mon, 05/08/2023

CEE researchers including Professor Jeffrey Berman and Ph.D. student Sarah Wichman test a sustainable and seismically resilient 10-story mass timber building designed to withstand Seattle earthquakes.

Mon, 05/01/2023

Learn more about Professor Erkan Istanbulluoglu's passion for the performing arts, which led him to found a theater group in high school. He also shares what he enjoys most about his job and why CEE is unique.

Wed, 04/12/2023

Undergraduate Peter Yu is one of five UW students to be honored as a Goldwater Scholar for exceptional academic performance and research in sciences and engineering.

Tue, 04/04/2023 | College of Engineering

Learn about capstone projects, including one undertaken by CEE students in partnership with the City of Fife to design an evacuation structure for lahar and tsunami events.

Tue, 04/04/2023

This spring, Professor Yinhai Wang is the recipient of two honors from ASCE. In addition to being honored with the 2023 Francis Turner Award, Wang was elevated to the title of Distinguished Member, Class of 2023.

Tue, 03/21/2023 | Seattle Times

Co-authors and professors Jeffrey Berman and Marc Eberhard point out that Seattle area faults are not unlike those in Turkey — and thousands of older buildings are still vulnerable. 

Fri, 03/17/2023

Learn more about Associate Professor Mike Motley's adventures while taking his work outdoors! He also shares what he enjoys most about his job and why CEE is unique.

Mon, 02/27/2023

A video details a unique partnership that supports two CEE faculty: Steve Muench and Julian Yamaura. The model has worked so well at UW CEE that it is being rolled out at other universities by The Beavers Charitable Trust.