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Coho salmon in a river

Tue, 10/20/2026 | Chemistry World

The hunt for a safer tire additive

CEE’s Edward Kolodziej, who helped identify 6PPD-Q, weighs in on the search for alternatives.

John Stanton headshot

Tue, 10/20/2026

John Stanton retires after nearly five decades

His research helped engineers design bridges and buildings that better withstand earthquakes.

A whiteboard of brainstormed ideas with the title "AI Race"

Mon, 10/19/2026 | American Society of Civil Engineers

A roadmap for AI in civil engineering

CEE’s Yinhai Wang chaired the committee behind ASCE’s new framework for responsible AI use.

Himalayan mountain peaks capped with glacial ice and snow.

Mon, 10/19/2026

Tracking a mountainside, centimeters at a time

CEE postdoc George Brencher found the Nepal slope was moving for weeks before it failed.

A map of different areas of the state of Pennsylvania.

Wed, 10/14/2026 | WHYY

Redlining’s legacy in today’s air

CEE’s Julian Marshall explains why formerly redlined neighborhoods still have worse air.

Aerial view of Port Townsend Paper Co.

Sun, 10/11/2026 | The Seattle Times

CEE expertise in a spill investigation

CEE’s Michael Brett was one of five experts who reviewed a Puget Sound spill for The Seattle Times.

A canal in Thailand

Wed, 09/30/2026 | UW News

Satellites can track irrigation canals

CEE’s Faisal Hossain finds a NASA ocean satellite can track irrigation canals worldwide.

Alessandro Martinez headshot

Mon, 09/28/2026 | UW Office of Undergraduate Research

Alessandro Martinez named Levinson Emerging Scholar

The environmental engineering senior studies how pollutants from tires build up in roadside soils.

Waves on a beach

Mon, 09/28/2026 | UW News

Putting wave models to the test

CEE research tracked edge waves for 60 days to test how well coastal models predict flooding.

Faisal Hossain headshot

Fri, 09/25/2026

Faisal Hossain receives AGU Ambassador Award

The CEE professor turns satellite data into tools that help agencies manage water around the world.