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Nancy Le standing in front of a construction site in U District

Mon, 10/31/2022

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.

An aerial shot of Seattle showing a large road surrounded by neighborhoods and businesses. There is water on the right and downtown is in the top left.

Thu, 10/27/2022 | UW News

Comparing clean air strategies

A CEE-led research team compared three potential strategies for reducing fine particulate matter pollution disparities across the contiguous U.S. While two approaches based on the Clean Air Act didn’t get rid of disparities, a community-specific approach eliminated pollution disparities.

EPA Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, and Congressman Derek Kilmer watching lab demonstration by Dr. Ed Kolodziej at UW Tacoma's Center for Urban Waters.

Mon, 10/24/2022

Leaders visit Center for Urban Waters

In celebration of the EPA awarding $36 million in grant funds to Puget Sound, elected officials learned about the work of CEE faculty Ed Kolodziej to identify an unknown chemical that causes death in stormwater-exposed coho salmon.

Professor Michael Brett

Mon, 10/17/2022 | South Seattle Emerald

Op-ed calls for 'meaningful tribal recognition' at UW

In an op-ed published in the South Seattle Emerald, Professor Michael Brett calls for "meaningful tribal recognition' at UW through tuition-free education to every member of a Washington State tribe.

Collage of two people dropping a wave sensor from a plane

Thu, 09/29/2022 | UW News

Wave sensors deployed to improve hurricane forecasts

UW CEE researchers including Ph.D. student Jacob Davis and Professor Jim Thomson deployed technology developed at UW off the coast of Florida to measure ocean waves in the path of Hurricane Ian.

A group of students sitting in front of laptops

Tue, 09/27/2022 | College of Engineering

A pathway to engineering

The Engineering Dean’s Scholars Program is making it possible for more Washington students, such as environmental engineering major Fiona Clayton, to become engineers.

Bethany Gordon

Thu, 09/22/2022

New faculty Bethany Gordon joins the department

Joining the CEE Department this autumn as an Assistant Professor, Bethany Gordon’s focus area is currently at the intersection of the built environment, equity and behavioral science. 

Chair Bart Nijssen

Wed, 09/14/2022

Meet the chair: Bart Nijssen

With a variety of academic and industry experience — as well as a background in hydrology — Professor Bart Nijssen is well-prepared to take the helm of the department.

Dan McCabe standing next to a bike inside of a food bank

Tue, 09/06/2022

The Power of Pedaling

CEE graduate student Dan McCabe works to improve bicycle-powered emergency food response.

Amelia Regan

Thu, 08/25/2022

New faculty member Amelia Regan directs SCTL master’s program

It’s full speed ahead for Amelia Regan. After retiring from a 25-year career in academia, Regan is bringing her expertise and energy to a new role — as Director of the Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics (SCTL) master’s program and Associate Teaching Professor.