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A mountain range with the sun setting behind the mountains.

Mon, 06/23/2025 | UW College of Engineering

Engineering research matters

Everyday our researchers are creating solutions for a healthier, more sustainable and more connected world. But those gains are now at risk.

A man plugs in a charger to an electric vehicle.

Thu, 06/19/2025 | Cascade PBS

Washington’s EV rebate program falls short

CEE Professor Don MacKenzie is featured in a Cascade PBS investigation that examined who benefited from Washington’s EV rebate program.

Top view of a slab after a punching shear test, showing cracks radiating outward from the center, where the column supported the slab from below.

Tue, 06/03/2025

CEE partners with NIST on national building safety investigation

CEE engineers tested full-scale slabs for NIST’s Surfside collapse investigation, helping improve national building safety standards.

An aerial view of a neighborhood where some homes have been completely destroyed by wildfires while other homes are left untouched.

Tue, 06/03/2025

Tracking recovery after the Los Angeles wildfires

RAPID Facility collects baseline data documenting the damage caused by wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Bart Nijssen

Tue, 06/03/2025

Message from the chair

Chair Bart Nijssen shares his thoughts on the first half of 2025, focusing on ways to partner with the department.

A concrete bridge going over a river.

Tue, 06/03/2025

Stronger together

Five concrete ways to partner with CEE to advance engineering research and education.

Students walking on top of Cedar Falls dam

Fri, 05/30/2025 | Seattle City Light

Cedar Falls field trip

CEE students explored hydropower, watershed management and future career paths during a visit to Seattle’s first hydroelectric plant.

A red coho salmon jumps up out of a river

Fri, 05/30/2025 | KNKX Public Radio

Threats to salmon research

Professor Ed Kolodziej discusses how proposed USGS cuts could stall research on tire chemicals harming Puget Sound salmon.

Women in Iran waiting at a bus stop while drinking cool drinks during a heat wave.

Tue, 05/27/2025 | The Washington Post

Heat, pollution and cancer risk

Professor Julian Marshall explains how hotter temperatures can worsen air pollution, in a study linking rising heat to cancer rates among women in MENA.

Concrete Canoe team members raise their paddles in celebration after winning the Pacific Northwest ASCE Student Symposium, where they placed first in every race and earned a spot at nationals.

Wed, 05/21/2025

Concrete Canoe team paddles to victory at regionals and advances to nationals

Concrete Canoe team takes first place at regionals, earning a spot at nationals with their 1970s-inspired canoe, Anni.