Category: Campus & Community
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Walter J. Weber, Jr. (1934-2018)
Weber passed away on October 18, 2018. During his tenure at the University of Michigan, he taught in both the Civil and Environmental Engineering and Chemical Engineering departments.
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CEE ASCE student chapter tours San Francisco
The U-M student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) traveled to San Francisco on October 13-16.
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Professor Nancy Love receives NSF grant for research on drinking water
Professor Nancy Love, in collaboration with Branko Kerkez and Wayne State University researchers, received a grant for research on drinking water and public health systems.
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Glen Daigger receives Gascoigne Medal for wastewater treatment research
CEE professor’s winning paper describes testing to increase flow handling capacities at a wastewater treatment plant.
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Joint U-M and GLWA team wins inaugural Intelligent Water Challenge
University-utility partnership designs a system to demonstrate the value of smart water technologies.
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Professor Lutgarde Raskin selected as a Fellow for International Water Association
Professor Lutgarde Raskin has been chosen to be a fellow based on her contributions to the International Water Association.
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Krista Wigginton wins Paul L. Busch Award from the Water Research Foundation
CEE professor unites virology with engineering to develop a novel approach to managing risks associated with viruses in water.
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Evgueni Filipov selected to participate in the U.S. National Academy of Sciences’ Symposium
Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov was selected out of hundreds of candidates to take part in the National Academy of Sciences’ sixth annual Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium.
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Finding the right temperature
University of Michigan faculty receive an NSF grant to investigate automated, data-driven HVAC control.
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Glen Daigger Joins International Scientific Advisory Committee
CEE professor invited to join the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences’ International Scientific Advisory Committee.
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Victor C. Li Appointed Distinguished University Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Victor C. Li was appointed the James R. Rice Distinguished University Professor of Engineering, effective September 1.
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University of Michigan Hosts MDOT Student Interns
MDOT interns visit the University of Michigan to learn about graduate school programs.
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Evgueni Filipov wins the 2018 DARPA Young Faculty Award
Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov has been selected for the 2018 DARPA Young Faculty Award. His project will explore origami-inspired geometries that reconfigure and reconnect into micro-scale systems.
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Brian R. Ellis Selected to Participate in Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
Assistant Professor Brian R. Ellis is among 84 of the nation’s brightest young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s 24th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium.
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Eugene A. Glysson Receives Posthumous Award of Excellence
Professor Emeritus Eugene A. Glysson was posthumously awarded the Abel Wolman Award of Excellence from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) during the 2018 AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition, June 11–14, 2018.
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Steven J. Wright Receives Telford Premium
Professor Steven J. Wright and his two former PhD students (Dr. Jose G. Vasconcelos and Dr. James W. Lewis) were awarded the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Telford Premium for their paper.
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Lutgarde Raskin Selected as AEESP Distinguished Lecturer
Professor Lutgarde Raskin has been selected as the 2018-2019 Distinguished Lecturer by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).
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Junxing Zheng and Roman Hryciw Receive ASTM International Hogentogler Award
CEE PhD alumnus and CEE professor receive an award for their paper “Soil Particle Size and Shape Distributions by Stereophotography and Image Analysis.”
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Professors Valeriy Ivanov and Nikolaos Katopodes receive MICDE Catalyst Grant
Professors Valeriy Ivanov and Nikolaos Katopodes were among a group of four researchers to receive one of these grants for their project “Urban Flood Modeling at ‘Human Action’ Scale: Harnessing the Power of Reduced-Order Approaches and Uncertainty Quantification.”
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Research Promoting the Elderly’s Mobility
SangHyun Lee will be leading one of six research teams awarded funding by the U-M Exercise and Sport Science Initiative (ESSI).