Upcoming Events
CEE Career Fair 2010
The 4th Annual Civil & Environmental Engineering Career Fair takes place
Thursday, January 28, from 1 to 4 pm in the HUB East Ballroom on the UW
Seattle Campus. This annual fair provides an opportunity for employers to
meet specifically with students and recent graduates interested in civil
and/or environmental engineering. Last year, the CEE Career Fair attracted
nearly 60 companies and organizations.
Registration is now open for organizations interested in attending the 2010 CEE Career Fair. For more information, see The 4th annual CEE Career Fair or contact
ceefair@uw.edu
The UW Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering cordially invites you to attend the Edward Wenk, Jr. Endowed Lectureship in Technology and Public Policy featuring Dennis McLerran, Executive Director, Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.
“Innovation and Collaboration Leading to Cleaner Air in the Puget Sound Region”
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 4:00 pm
Room 220, Kane Hall University of Washington
Reception immediately following
The Edward Wenk Jr. Endowed Lectureship in Technology and Public Policy brings to the University distinguished practitioners in the field of Civil and Environment Engineering and Public Policy who engage the context of social, economic, political, and environmental impacts through their knowledge, analytical tools and professional experience
Dennis McLerran currently serves as Co-Chair of the Mobile Sources and Fuels Committee of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. He is a member of US EPA’s Clean Air Act Advisory Committee and mobile sources subcommittee. Under his leadership the Agency has partnered in collaborative programs including an ozone reduction program with regional oil refiners; Diesel Solutions, one of the nation’s leading diesel retrofit programs; the Washington State Clean School Bus Program; and the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy. He is a Steering Committee member of the West Coast Collaborative on diesel emission reductions, has participated in the West Coast Governors’ Global Warming Initiative and was a member of Governor Gregoire’s Climate Action Team. He co-led the process to adopt the California tailpipe and greenhouse gas standards in the WA Legislature and has been a participant in US EPA’s efforts to establish new national and international standards for ship emissions.________________________________________________
2009 Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture
The 2009 Daniel L. and Irma Evans Lecture was held on Thursday, April 30th. Guest lecturer Peter Head, Director of Arup, Head of Global Planning, presented a lecture titled "Entering the Ecological Age: The Engineer's Role". This ground breaking lecture outlined the challenges facing us as a society in addressing the problems caused by climate change and a burgeoning world population. Mr. Head reviewed the major advancements required in the development of infrastructure, policy, and the role of the engineer to mitigate these problems in urban and rural settings, in both developed and developing countries.
Peter Head is Director of Arup, a global firm of designers, engineers, planners, and business consultants. He oversees development planning, economics, policy, integrated urbanism, transportation, environmental consulting, and sustainable development. He is a past chair of the London First Sustainability Unit and is a commissioner on the newly formed London Sustainable Development Commission.
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2009 Henry Roy Berg Endowed Lecture
Speaker: Joe Mahoney, UW Professor of Transportation and Construction
Lecture: “Transportation Infrastructure - A Look Back, A Look Ahead ”
When: Monday, May 11, 2009 - 4:30pm
Where: Guggenheim 220
Professor Mahoney’s research focuses on transportation and construction. His primary areas of expertise are highway and airfield pavements, pavement materials, pavement management systems, and industry-related environmental regulations and compliance.
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Innovators & Geniuses celebration to include CEE alumnus
Marc Edwards, a CEE alumnus and professor at Virginia Tech University, will be speaking at the “Innovators & Geniuses” event May 29 at the Henry Art Gallery Auditorium, which is sponsored by the UW’s College of Engineering.
The event honors five people – all of whom will be giving lectures at the event – who recently received honors from the MacArthur Foundation and MIT’s Technology Review. Edwards received a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship in 2007.
Edwards’ lecture is titled, "Lead in Drinking Water and Public Health: A Scientist's Descent into the Activist Netherworld." He will be speaking at 4:35 p.m. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend any or all of the sessions.
More information is available here.
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Information regarding department career presentations :
http://www.ce.washington.edu/resources/students/jobs/joblist.html
Information regarding the College of Engineering can be found on the web at: www.engr.washington.edu/score
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