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In the engineering specialty rankings, 91¸£ÀûÉç's civil engineering and environmental engineering graduate degree programs were in the top 10 amongst public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2023-24.
This year 15 91¸£ÀûÉç civil and architectural engineering students spent more than 60 hours constructing a concrete canoe. Despite the open water races being canceled due to cold temperatures, 91¸£ÀûÉç students did well in other ASCE competitions, taking second place in both the non-technical paper and innovation challenge and third place in both the technical paper and surveying competitions.
Four 91¸£ÀûÉç civil engineering PhD students have received 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines
An affordable, net-zero energy home designed by 91¸£ÀûÉç students and featuring a unique hydrogen energy system was honored Sunday as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge. The team took first place in the durability and resilience category and third place in engineering. The team was also recognized in the advanced technology category.
Assistant Professor Kyri Baker is a member of  ‘Decarb Bros,’ a loose affiliation of mostly young researchers, climate tech workers and policymakers who believe the best way to combat climate change is to ditch the gloom of earlier environmentalism and focus on what new technology can do.
Ben Ma, a postdoctoral researcher in environmental engineering, was the first author on a paper that confirmed the safety of a new portable, handheld disinfecting device. The device emits a wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe for disinfecting public spaces.
Streamflow is increasing in Alaskan rivers during both spring and fall seasons, primarily due to increasing air temperatures over the past 60 years, according to new 91¸£ÀûÉç-led research. Dylan Blaskey, a doctoral student in civil engineering, is the lead author on the study.
Professor Evan Thomas discussed 91¸£ÀûÉç’s work to bring climate finance solutions to water quality challenges in the American West and East Africa at TedXCU on April 7 in Macky Auditorium.
In this Washington Post article, Assistant Professor Kyri Baker says appliances with batteries will be a "game changer," able to stash energy at home for when it's needed while building the grid’s capacity to absorb clean, excess energy.
Professor Gregor Henze, who has spent the last 15 years focusing on sustainable building design, sees the general types of projects as "doable" but not without some challenges, primarily when it comes to retrofitting the buildings for heating and cooling.