Category: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Jerome Lynch elected to the ASCE Department Heads Coordinating Council
The ASCE Department Heads Coordinating Council serves to advance, facilitate and communicate educational and research matters among all Civil Engineering Departments, the profession and the Society.
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Reflecting on an impactful career: CEE Professor Nikolaos Katopodes retires
Professor Nikolaos D. Katopodes is retiring after almost forty years at University of Michigan.
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PhD student Gaang Lee receives the Creativeness in Ergonomics Student of the Year Award at the 23rd Applied Ergonomics Conference
The annual conference highlights the outstanding professionals in ergonomics, healthcare, safety, human resources and risk management from around the world.
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Pelham Scholars Program celebrates its first year of supporting master’s students
The Pelham Scholars Program program continues a legacy of excellence by supporting socially-conscious engineers seeking to solve society’s most pressing problems.
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James K. Wight elected Honorary Member of the American Concrete Institute
James Wight taught at U-M from 1973-2019 and has been elected to ACI’s prestigious Honorary Membership. We’re reflecting on his career and his commitment to experimental research and to his students.
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New Faculty: F. Estéfan Garcia
Dr. F. Estefan Garcia will join the CEE Department as an Assistant Professor in January 2021.
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CEE student organizations: A year in review
Reflections on CEE student organization activities during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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From resilience to adaptation: The case of hurricanes
Researchers bring together interdependent data to build communities that are resilient to disasters.
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Spotlight: Data is life
Take a multimedia trip to the Amazon and meet the researchers who are working to understand how the future of the rainforest could affect us all.
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Enrica Bernardini receives Chi Epsilon Excellence in Teaching Award
The honor, bestowed by the Great Lakes District of Chi Epsilon, recognizes faculty members who demonstrate dedication and excellence in teaching civil engineering.
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PhD Student Emily Crossette receives C. Ellen Gonter award from the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry
The annual award honors outstanding graduate student research papers in chemistry or environmental engineering.
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Associate Professor Andrew Gronewold elected to the International Joint Commission Science Advisory Board
CEE-affiliated Associate Professor Andrew Gronewold has been recently elected to the International Joint Commission (IJC) Science Advisory Board (SAB).
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Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov receives 2019 ASCE Best Paper Award
CEE Assistant Professor Evgueni Filipov and his co-authors have received an award recognizing their outstanding contributions to the field of analysis and computation in structural engineering.
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Brittany Hicks receives Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
CEE PhD student Brittany Hicks has received the Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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CEE alumnus elected to National Academy of Engineering: A Q&A with Paul Freedman
Freedman is recognized for his contributions to the development and application of science-based computer models for watershed assessment, remediation and management.
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Terese M. Olson receives the Jack A. Borchardt Award
Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair of Undergraduate Studies Terese M. Olson was honored at the Borchardt Conference on February 25, 2020.
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CEE Professor Vineet Kamat receives ASCE Peurifoy Construction Research Award
CEE Professor Vineet Kamat receives American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Peurifoy Construction Research Award.
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Optimizing comfort for nurses in high-stress situations with sensors
Wearable sensors help pinpoint stressful moments during medical procedures.
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Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize awarded to Karl Linden
Karl Linden has been selected to receive the Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize.
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Two CEE professors receive NSF CAREER Awards
Assistant Professors Brian Ellis and Evgueni Filipov have each been selected to receive a 2020 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.