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CEE Professor Valeriy Ivanov nearly drowned while crossing a flood-swollen river, and in this Across the Sky podcast episode from Buffalo News.com, he talks about how this motivated his work: shortening the time to generate flooding forecasts and translating them into more timely and accurate warnings.

CEE Associate Professor Krista Wigginton and a team of U-M researchers updated an online dashboard to include detection of monkeypox, influenza-A, norovirus GII and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Ann Arbor, Flint, Jackson, Tecumseh and Ypsilanti.

CEE Professor Valeriy Ivanov describes how “probablistic learning” can create local flood hazard models that can pinpoint conditions street-by-street to save lives.

CEE Professor and Mcity Director Henry Liu highlights the $20-million smart intersections project.

CEE Professor Shelie Miller says air-conditioning is a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions.

CEE Professors Victor Li and Brian Ellis discuss performance advantages of concrete that becomes stronger when it absorbs CO2 during the curing process.

CEE Professor Evgueni Filipov discusses how CNC-manufactured knits are processed to result in intricate, efficient glass-fiber-reinforced concrete.

CEE’s Shan Bao is part of a team aiming to design a prototype autonomous vehicle to help meet the needs of people living with Parkinson’s disease.

Nancy Love and Krista Wigginton highlight how human urine can be recycled as a safe crop fertilizer and a sustainable substitute for chemical fertilizers that hurt the environment.

Henry Liu notes this is a significant opportunity to pave the way for a national connected and automated vehicle deployment.

Vineet Kamat highlights how robotic assistants in construction have the potential to reduce short- and long-term injuries in workers and help overcome the sustained shortage of skilled workers in industry.

Gregory Keoleian notes this is an important factor to inform and encourage climate action.

CEE’s Herek Clack is cited as a researcher on this team

Gregory Keoleian notes that more charging infrastructure is needed to encourage widespread adoption of EVs.

Krista Wigginton is interviewed as part of the Umich research team in testing sewers for Omicron

The Economist highlights research by Victor Li and colleagues on a bendable concrete called Engineered Cementitious Composite that also sequesters CO2.

Branko Kerkez’s research focuses on using internet-connected monitoring systems to help manage stormwater.

Nancy Love joins the Flint Water System Advisory Council.

Branko Kerkez explains how autonomy can help manage stormwater.

Seth Guikema explains how to factor uncertainty into decision making when approaching pandemic problems.

Jeremy Bricker discusses the reliance on concrete in construction along Japan’s coastlines.

Lutgarde Raskin and Steve Skerlos lead a new project to generate more power from waste streams, inspired by cow stomachs

Krista Wigginton explains the benefits of sewage testing as an indicator of disease prevalence in a community

Carol Menassa and Vineet Kamat discuss a new $2 million project to enable robots to learn from workers at construction sites

Jeremy Bricker comments on the need for more resilient infrastructure in the face of climate change

Seth Guikema discusses power outages in the wake of Hurricane Ida

Carol Menassa leads a team aiming to enable robots to learn from human partners on construction sites

Jeremy Bricker, Victor Li and Duo Zhang discuss adaptive design, CO2-infused cement mixes and the infrastructure bill

Terese Olson on permanently destroying PFAS at the molecular level

Sherif El-Tawil discusses structural engineering safety

Krista Wigginton receives funding to continue wastewater surveillance

Sherif El-Tawil on the collapse of the Surfside Condo building in Florida

Nancy Love on urine derived fertilizer for the “Pee on the Peonies” project

Branko Kerkez on smart water infrastructure

Glen Daigger on Earth Day’s Ann Arbor roots

Peter Adriaens on harnessing data from smart infrastructure

Jeremy Bricker on putting “adaptive design” to work

Terese Olson on the problem of children exposed to lead in residential water supplies

Steve Skerlos on a project to modernize wastewater treatment, co-led by Lutgarde Raskin and Glen Daigger

SangHyun Lee discusses blockchain’s potential for increasing productivity and transparency in construction

Victor Li using CO2 to strengthen infrastructure

Victor Li on the future of carbon capturing structures

Victor Li on the future of carbon capturing structures

Herek Clack on his recent research developing face masks and navigating racial barriers throughout his career

Henry Liu on eliminating bias and improving efficiency of self-driving cars

Henry Liu on using data to make autonomous driving systems safer

Henry Liu on 20+ intersections coming in the next 3 years

Henry Liu on “the future of driving”

Terese Olson on using cold plasma to destroy “forever chemicals”

Krista Wigginton on identifying viral hotspots earlier

Stephen Hilton, advised by Glen Daigger, on the benefits of a urine-diverting system

Jerome Lynch on using data to help save Detroit’s infrastructure

Herek Clack on a face mask that allows the wearer to “breathe freely” sans fabric

Krista Wigginton on using sewage monitoring to anticipate viral outbreaks

Evgueni Filipov on extending the capabilities of tiny robots

Peter Adriaens discusses infrastructure’s “digital twin” and how finance is often overlooked in engineering

Jerome Lynch on the history and future of sensor-equipped bridges

Evgueni Filipov on the future of tiny robots in medical equipment, infrastructure and more

Evgueni Filipov on using ancient principles to boost microbot agility

Carol Menassa and Vineet Kamat on smarter, more flexible climate control

Carol Menassa on how biofeedback can lead to a more comfortable work environment

Krista Wigginton on the various uses for data from testing wastewater

Jerome Lynch on adapting to educational challenges posed by COVID-19