News
Tue, 06/03/2025
Message from the chair
Chair Bart Nijssen shares his thoughts on the first half of 2025, focusing on ways to partner with the department.
Tue, 06/03/2025
Stronger together
Five concrete ways to partner with CEE to advance engineering research and education.
Fri, 05/30/2025 | Seattle City Light
Cedar Falls field trip
CEE students explored hydropower, watershed management and future career paths during a visit to Seattle’s first hydroelectric plant.
Fri, 05/30/2025 | KNKX Public Radio
Threats to salmon research
Professor Ed Kolodziej discusses how proposed USGS cuts could stall research on tire chemicals harming Puget Sound salmon.
Wed, 05/21/2025
Concrete Canoe team paddles to victory at regionals and advances to nationals
Concrete Canoe team takes first place at regionals, earning a spot at nationals with their 1970s-inspired canoe, Anni.
Mon, 04/28/2025
Winkler Lab pilots pave the way for cleaner water — without building new tanks
The Winkler Lab is testing ways to retrofit wastewater plants for better nitrogen removal without building new tanks.
Mon, 04/21/2025
Into the snowpack
Snow hydrology class visits Snoqualmie Pass to dig snow pits, take measurements and learn in the field.
Wed, 04/02/2025
Remembering Professor Emeritus Stuart Strand
A longtime UW faculty member, Professor Emeritus Stuart Strand was known for developing sustainable, bio-based solutions to environmental pollution.
Fri, 03/21/2025
Reinforcing the ground beneath our feet
CEE’s Mike Gomez and his team are using bacteria to strengthen soil and prevent liquefaction, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional methods.
Fri, 02/07/2025 | University of Wisconsin - College of Engineering
NW TTAP part of new TRAVELS Center
The Northwestern Tribal Technical Assistance Program, housed in CEE, is part of a new center aimed at advancing autonomous vehicle access in rural and tribal communities.