Category: Campus & Community
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A Day in the Life: Civil & Environmental Engineering at U-M
Curious about what it’s like to study Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan? We followed three of our CEE students through a typical day to find out. In this new video, you’ll see them start their mornings, head to class, and dive into engaging lectures, all while balancing a busy schedule of…
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Traditional infrastructure design often makes extreme flooding events worse
Massive 2014 flooding event in southeast Michigan showed why systems thinking beats local thinking in flood protection.
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Latest Connections & Directions podcast features Rabab Haider
Our latest CEE Connections & Directions podcast features Incoming Assistant Professor Rabab Haider. Listen to our conversation as she envisions her future at U-M CEE.
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Introducing Rabab Haider to U-M CEE
Her tenure as an “Engineer in Service to Society” starts in January of 2025.
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U-M CEE’s Branko Kerkez Appointed to National Academies Water Science and Technology Board
Kerkez will contribute to the board’s mission with his expertise in emerging technologies, particularly in the application of AI and sensing to water management.
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Lecturer David Kelly Honored as ASCE Fellow for Contributions to Construction Engineering and Management
Dr. Kelly Recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers for Decades of Service and Leadership in the Field
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Sabine Loos explores Flood Impact in Nepal’s Chitwan Valley
This summer, CEE Assistant Professor Sabine Loos led a team of students and collaborators from the Center for Social Solutions (CSS) in conducting an in-depth study in Nepal’s Chitwan Valley as part of a pilot grant funded by the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the College of Engineering. The project sought to blend engineering…
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Chris Cook Wins CoE Michigander of the Year Award
Chris Cook was selected as the recipient for the 2024 Michigan Engineering Michigander Award.
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Professor Lutgarde Raskin Selected as AEESP Fellow
This honor recognizes her ongoing efforts within the association as well as her commitment to advancing environmental engineering.
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The U-M CEE Scholars Lead the Way at the 25th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory
U-M continues to be at the forefront of transportation research, building on its rich legacy while still driving forward innovations for the future.
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Professor Photios Ioannou Celebrates 40 Years at U-M CEE
We thank and recognize Professor Ioannou for his valuable contributions and look forward to many more years of his positive influence in our community.
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Alumni Spotlight: Jacob Molewyk
CEE alumnus Jacob Molewyk had ambitions to become a civil engineer since he was a kid. Now, he is making a difference in the Chicago metropolitan area, helping to improve the city’s traffic capacity and implementing impactful infrastructure projects from major highway initiatives to small bike paths and everything in between. “I’ve wanted to be…
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University of Michigan Hosts Successful 7th AAWE Wind Engineering Workshop
The event highlighted the critical need to support wind engineering studies to defend the built environment against one of nature’s most destructive hazards.
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Costly gas separation may not be needed to recycle CO2 from air and industrial plants
New study offers a pathway for fossil fuel-burning operations to capture emissions
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Engineering Inclusivity: U-M CEE Develops DEI Database
Bridging the gap between equity and civil & environmental engineering curricula worldwide
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U-M Regents Promote CEE Professors Wigginton & Scruggs
Professors Krista Wigginton and Jeffrey Scruggs have been elevated to full professors with tenure, a move that acknowledges their important research and commitment to education
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U-M CEE Faculty Retreat Focuses on Challenges and Future Opportunities
Through collaborative discussions and strategic planning, the faculty at U-M’s CEE department are set to navigate the challenges of the future while building on our current successes.
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CEE Launches Second Year of ECRSS Seminars
We seek individuals who not only advance their disciplinary knowledge but also actively champion diversity, equity, and inclusion within their fields.
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Dr. Iris D. Tommelein Presents 2024 Harris Lecture
The R.B. Harris Lecture and Award was established by CEE in honor of Robert B. Harris, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan from 1947 to 1987.
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Alumni Spotlight: Meet Evan Avery
After graduating from CEE with a focus in construction management, Avery began working in southern California with nationwide contractor company Hensel Phelps as a field engineer before working his way up to the project engineer and superintendent roles.