CEE News

May 10, 2013 | US DOE
Neumann to Receive DOE Early Career Research Award

The Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy has selected Dr. Rebecca Neumann, CEE Assistant Professor, for the 2013 Early Career Research Program award for her proposal titled, “Methane Oxidation in the Rhizosphere of Wetland Plants”. The program, now in its fourth year, supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science. Of the approximately 770 proposals submitted, only 61 researchers were selected to negotiate a financial award under this program. The minimum award is for $750,000 and is expected to be distributed over 5 years.

To find more information regarding the DOE Early Career Research Program, please visit their website at http://science.energy.gov/early-career/.

May 8, 2013
Greenroads Selected as a White House Champion of Change

The Greenroads Foundation, developer of the Greenroads Rating System, which manages the review and certification process for sustainable roadway and bridge construction projects in the U.S. and internationally, was selected as a White House Champion of Change for Transportation Technology Solutions in recognition of its unique rating system.

Learn more about the Greenroads Foundation and Greenroads Rating System on their website at www.greenroads.org.

April 29, 2013 | UW News
Grocery delivery service is greener than driving to the store

Anne Goodchild, Associate Professor, and Erica Wygonik, PhD candidate, have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store. Trucks filled to capacity that delivery to customers clustered in neighborhoods produced the most savings in carbon dioxice emissions.

For more press coverage regarding Anne and Erica's research, please see the following articles:

May 2, 2013 | NPR: Grocery Home Delivery May Be Greener Than Schlepping To The Store

April 30, 2013 | The Washington Post:  Study: Ordering groceries online is greener than driving to the store

March 2013 | Seattle Times
John Ferguson 1941 - 2013

John Ferguson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 29, 2013. John earned his BSCE, MSCE, and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering at Stanford University, working for two years at the Los Angeles County Sanitation District between his graduate degrees. He then served as a Research Fellow at Harvard University before starting his professorial career on the faculty of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University. After four years at JHU, John was recruited to lead the environmental engineering program at the University of Washington in 1974. Under his leadership, the program grew to international prominence. At UW, in addition to his teaching and conducting research, John served as Acting Chair during 1986-87 and 2006-07, Associate Chair from 1987-92, and Chair from 1992-97.

November 28, 2012
Dodd Receives NSF CAREER Award

Assistant Professor Michael Dodd received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for his research project titled, “Degradation and Deactivation of Extracellular and Intracellular Antibiotic Resistance Genes during Disinfection Processes”. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.

October 3, 2012 | Design Build Source
Are Roads the Next Green Frontier?

Cheney Stadium parking lot becomes second Greenroads certified project in Washington. Greenroads is a sustainability rating system for roadway design and construction whose mission is to benefit communities and the environment by recognizing sustainable roadway projects and by promoting sustainability education for transportation infrastructure. Greenroads was developed in part by a research team led by CEE Associate Professor Steve Muench.

September 24, 2012 | New York Times
Thomson Featured in New York Times Blog

Dr. Jim Thomson, CEE Research Assistant Professor and Oceanographer at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory, is featured in the New York Times’ Scientist at Work blog as he chases big waves in the North Pacific.

The New York Times started the blog to give scientists in the field a chance to describe what they do as they are doing it. They describe it as “the modern version of a field journal, a place for reports on the daily progress of scientific expeditions — adventures, misadventures, discoveries.”

Michael Schwendeman, CEE PhD student and Research Assistant working with Jim Thomson, is also participating in the “big wave” expedition and is keeping a blog on their research activities. You can follow Michael’s blog here.

September 20, 2012
Yetemen receives 2012 Farouk El-Baz Student Award

CEE PhD student, Omer Yetemen, was selected as a recipient of the Geological Society of America (GSA) Foundation’s 2012 Farouk El-Baz Student Award for his research project titled, “Modeling the Role of Solar Radiation on Catchment Development in Semi-arid Ecosystems". The award was established to encourage and promote desert research by enabling students to pursue investigations of arid lands, which constitute over one-third of the land surface of our planet.

September 12, 2012
CEE 7th Annual Career Fair

January 23rd, 2013, 1-4pm in the South Ballroom Husky Union Building (HUB). Interested employers are encouraged to register now. Late registration fee applies after January 11, 2013. For more information and to register online, go to the 2013 Career Fair website.

June 18, 2012
Liu Receives 2012 Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award

Cathy Liu, a PhD student in the STAR Lab (http://www.uwstarlab.org/), won the ITE's 2012 Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award. Her paper was selected as the best student paper by the Western ITE last month and will be advanced to compete for the national award. The Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award is awarded annually for a significant paper prepared by a student member of the Institute. Submissions are evaluated based on originality, significance, scope & format, validity, and applicability.

May 25, 2012
CEE Students Awarded Best Idea Prize in 2012 Business Plan Competition

CEE students Corina Popescu (BSCE) and Travis Corigliano (MS) were part of a UW team recently awarded the Sensors in Motion, Best Sustainable Advantage Idea in the Best Idea category of the 2012 Business Plan Competition presented by the UW’s Fosters School of Business. Their project, Barrels of Hope, provides safe, affordable and sustainable permanent shelter solutions to disaster victims and citizens of developing nations. Other team members include Sloan DuRoss, MBA; Sarah Jeglum, MBA; Ryan Scott, MBA; Sushant Wad, MBA.

The Best Idea prizes were created to reward teams in the Business Plan Competition for their exceptional work in several different categories. The teams receiving these prizes were selected by a special group of judges during the Investment Round.  This year, six $2,500 Best Idea Prizes were awarded.

May 14, 2012
CEE Students Awarded 1^st & 2^nd Prizes in AWWA Student Poster Competition

CEE graduate students Peiran Zhou and Jenna Forsyth were recently awarded 1st and 2nd prizes in the student poster competition at the 2012 Pacific-Northwest Section - American Water Works Association Conference in Yakima, Washington, May 2-4. As part of the 1st place award, the PNWS will also support Peiran's travel to and attendance of the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition in Dallas, Texas this June, where his poster will be judged in a competition for the national award.

April 30, 2012
Lehman Appointed Associate Dean of Infrastructure

Dawn Lehman, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), has accepted the position of Associate Dean of Infrastructure for the College of Engineering. Dr. Lehman has served as director of the Structural Research Laboratory in CEE, a centralized facility, for the past six years. She has received two best paper awards in structural engineering and earthquake engineering.

In her new role, Dr. Lehman will guide the development of new research and computational facilities for the college.

April 4, 2012 | UW Today
Berman Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

Dr. Jeffrey Berman is among seven faculty selected to receive the University of Washington's Distinguished Teaching Award, given to individuals who show "a mastery of their subject matter, intellectual rigor and a passion for teaching."

The award winners will be honored during the annual Awards of Excellence event, scheduled for 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 7, in Meany Hall, with a reception to follow in the foyer. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

February 2012
CEE Graduate Student Wins Communication Strategy Award

William (Billy) Witherspoon, CEE Masters student in Transportation Engineering, and Lydia Rin Kye, Senior in Communications, have been selected as one of the winners of the Communication Strategy Award Competition for Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) through the Francis B. Francois Award for Innovation competition for their proposal titled, "Improving Young Adult Involvement in Project Planning and Development".

February 09, 2012 | National Academy of Engineering
David Stahl Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Professor David Stahl has been elected to the National Acadmeny of Engineering (NAE) for his work with the application of molecular microbial ecology to environmental engineering. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.

January 25, 2012  |  UW News
USDOT awards $3.5 million for UW-based regional transportation center

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a grant of $3.5 million to a multi-university, regional transportation center led by the University of Washington. The newly established Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium, or PacTrans, will focus on safe and sustainable transportation in environments ranging from busy urban centers to remote mountainous terrain.

"PacTrans will focus on developing sustainable solutions for the diverse transportation needs of the Pacific Northwest,” said director Yinhai Wang, a UW professor of civil and environmental engineering.