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Professor Jessica Lundquist and scientist Steve Oncley setting up a sensor

Dec 05, 2022

Snow sleuths

This fall, CEE researchers descended on a small town in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to prepare for a winter of data-gathering to improve water resources modeling by investigating missing snow.
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I-5 leading into Downtown Seattle at night

Nov 22, 2022

Bridging the gap: Assessing the impact of a M9 earthquake on bridges

It may be impossible to predict when a M9 earthquake may strike the region, but researchers have succeeded in predicting a crucial detail: the likelihood that bridges will be passable following such an event.
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Nancy Le standing in front of a construction site in U District

Oct 31, 2022

Investing in internships

Every summer, CEE students head out into the real-world to gain valuable experience, from learning technical skills to solving new challenges to making connections in the field.
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Dan McCabe standing next to a bike inside of a food bank

Sep 06, 2022

The Power of Pedaling

CEE graduate student Dan McCabe works to improve bicycle-powered emergency food response.
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A forest against a background of blue sky

May 23, 2022

Countering climate change: Alumnus co-founds CarbonPlan to inform and evaluate climate solutions

The concept of climate change may not be new, but the team at CarbonPlan has a new approach to help inform both carbon removal and climate solutions.
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Students hiking up to the Easton Glacier

May 16, 2022

A mountain of learning

UW students visit one of Mount Baker's most prominent glaciers to learn how to gather highly precise data that can be used to track glacier change.
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