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Energy & Environment

Civil and Environmental EngineeringMarch 16, 2023

Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize Awarded to Detlef Knappe

Detlef Knappe has been selected to receive Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize.

michiganengineeringJuly 27, 2022

University of Michigan partners on multi-institution planning effort for state’s water future

Work for the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will develop a policy roadmap to safe, low cost water services.

Jim LynchOctober 4, 2021

Energy from waste: $6.8 million for cow-inspired biodigesters

University of Michigan leads a collaboration of academic, municipal and private institutions to advance a renewable methane ecosystem.

michiganengineeringMay 6, 2021

The future of Line 5: Engineering under Lake Michigan

How would Enbridge shut down the controversial pipeline and construct a replacement tunnel?

Jessica PetrasFebruary 15, 2021

Wastewater treatment at one-third the size and cost

Systems featuring a ‘membrane-aerated biofilm reactor’ can also remove more nitrogen from treatment plant discharges.

Riley WilsonJanuary 21, 2021

Glen Daigger and Nancy Love receive Wesley W. Horner Award from ASCE

Their winning paper explores integrated urban water management systems.

michiganengineeringDecember 18, 2020

‘Peecycling’ payoff: Urine diversion shows multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale

New study is the first in-depth analysis of the environmental performance and benefits of large-scale urine recycling relative to conventional wastewater treatment and fertilizer production.

Civil and Environmental EngineeringJune 29, 2020

Brian Ellis awarded Sloan Foundation “net zero” grant

The Alfred P. Sloan grant funds projects furthering technologies that sequester carbon or have zero emissions.

michiganengineeringMay 15, 2020

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.

Riley WilsonNovember 18, 2019

Researchers share innovative ideas in concrete for a more sustainable future

Speakers at the symposium “From Lab to Site: Innovation in Concrete” discussed climate change, 3D printing, “smart” buildings, research potential and collaboration.

Civil and Environmental EngineeringOctober 7, 2019

New partnership provides accelerated master’s degree option

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at U-M and the School of Environment at Tsinghua University have been approved for a partnership to establish an Accelerated Master’s Degree Program in Environmental Engineering for students from the School of Environment at Tsinghua.

Jessica PetrasJune 20, 2019

New grant enables research on extremely durable concrete

CEE Professor Victor Li leads a project to reduce energy and emissions through more durable concrete.

Jessica PetrasMay 29, 2019

Restoration and collaboration

A field trip to the Boardman River presents a unique opportunity to see dam restoration and cross-disciplinary collaboration in action.

michiganengineeringMarch 3, 2019

New study finds inaccuracies in arsenic test kits in Bangladesh

About 25 million Bangladeshis face risks of developing skin lesions and cancers due to unsafe levels of arsenic in drinking water.

Jim LynchJanuary 17, 2019

How connected vehicles’ wipers could help prevent flooding

We’ve been promised all kinds of benefits from a future of connected vehicles, but flood control?

Civil and Environmental EngineeringDecember 13, 2018

Two CEE PhD students receive Dow Sustainability Fellowships

CEE students Cassandra Champagne and Morteza Taiebat have been named 2019 Dow Sustainability Doctoral Fellows.

Jessica PetrasNovember 21, 2018

Jeff Scruggs selected for Berker and Gokyigit Faculty Scholar Award

This award recognizes outstanding work by a member of the CEE Department in advancing the state of the art in smart and sustainable infrastructure systems.

Jessica PetrasOctober 3, 2018

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.

Civil and Environmental EngineeringOctober 2, 2018

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.

Jessica PetrasSeptember 13, 2018

Finding the right temperature

University of Michigan faculty receive an NSF grant to investigate automated, data-driven HVAC control.

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