Category: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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AEESP awards Nancy Love 2021 Frederick George Pohland Medal
The award recognizes achievements in environmental research and education.
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PhD candidate Bowei Li wins 2021 Probabilistic Methods Committee’s Best Student Paper Award
Li’s work in machine learning seeks to model potential structural damage from natural disasters.
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Rebi Varghese receives CEE Staff Excellence Award
The annual award recognizes especially notable staff contributions.
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Jerome Lynch elected 2021 EMI Fellow
Four fellows were elected this year in recognition of their exemplary research and service.
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Professors and alumnus receive ASCE Wellington and Collingwood Prizes
Their winning paper seeks to enhance assisted navigation of wheeled mobility devices.
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A resilient campus
How engineers are applying their expertise for future planning.
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The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan
How would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel?
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Ming Xu receives 2021 Huber Prize from ASCE
The award recognizes especially impactful civil engineering research contributions.
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Peter Adriaens receives Rackham 2021 Master’s Mentoring Award
Adriaens is recognized for his work with students from various disciplines working in FinTech.
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Neda Masoud receives NSF CAREER Award
The National Science Foundation award supports junior faculty projects that integrate research and education.
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Setting the nation’s engineering research agenda
Michigan Engineers involved in NSF Engineering Research Visioning Alliance, a force multiplier for high-impact research.
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Glen Daigger receives MWEA Excellence in Service Award
Daigger’s work with MWEA includes teaching a course on wastewater treatment.
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Sustainability, Civil, and Environmental Engineering Minorities (SCEEM) provides needed community
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, SCEEM has maintained connections and looks toward future growth.
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N95 mask disinfection: New evidence on how hospitals can effectively recycle key PPE
First-of-its-kind study examined multiple pathogens, as well as filtration and fit.
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New Staff: Joyce Kennedy
Kennedy joins the department as an administrative assistant.
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Branko Kerkez honored as Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
Associate Professor Kerkez is recognized for his ingenuity in undergraduate education.
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Richard D. Woods
Richard D. “Dick” Woods, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering, died on January 28, 2021 with his family by his side.
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Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
In The Conversation, experts break down what’s needed to make CO2 in concrete work on a wide scale to curb global emissions.