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The Bridge Newsletter

UW CEE's alumni newsletter, The Bridge, highlights department news and updates. To be added to the mailing list, please update your alumni information or email ceenews@uw.edu.

Spring 2018

cover of the Spring 2018 issue of The Bridge

Issue highlights:

A new India study abroad program empowers students to tackle grand challenges; impact of tidal turbines on marine mammals; CEE research highlights; associate chair focuses on student programs; new online energy infrastructure program

Previous Issues

Fall 2017

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Feature: Start-up success
New bachelor’s program in environmental engineering
CEE research highlights
Thanks to scholarships senior Tammy Teal is ready to make an impact on the world
Longtime donors Neil and Ann Hawkins 'get a boost' out of giving

Spring 2017

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Feature: Real-World Assignment - Students work on new Engineers Without Borders project in Nicaragua
Campaign 101: Building support for the next generation of engineers
Alumnus Allan Osberg honored with 2017 Diamond Award for community service
Alumna Deb Niemeier elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Fall 2016

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Feature: CEE Faculty Lead New $4 Million NSF Post-Disaster Investigation Center
CEE Welcomes Four New Faculty
Research Spotlight: Improving Wastewater Treatment During Crisis Response
Alumnus Karl Kirker Establishes Student Support Fund

Spring/Summer 2016

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CEE Community Celebrates Two Faculty Retirements
$10 Million EPA Grant Funds New Center
Alum Marc Edwards Named One of the Most Influential People by Time Magazine
Entrepreneurial Women Engineers Establish Scholarship Fund

Spring 2015

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Pursuing Excellence: CEE’s Strategic Management Plan
Commute Traffic Exposure and Health Effects
Nicaragua Canal Raises Concern Over Environmental, Social Costs
Wild Horse Wind Facility

Fall 2014

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Oso Disaster Had Its Roots in Earlier Landslides
In Memoriam: Alan Mattock
Research Spotlight: X-Ray Computed Tomography Scanner Comes to UW
Updates from the Arctic

Spring 2014

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CEE Online Graduate Programs: Cutting-Edge Curriculum for Professionals Worldwide
In Memoriam: Colin Brown
Research Spotlight: Improving Wastewater Treatment to Remove Emerging Contaminants
The Greenroads Story

Autumn 2013

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Testing the Waters: The WaterWorks Program and STEM Outreach in CEE
Faculty Welcomes Engineering Systems PhD from MIT
Research Spotlight: Reducing Nitrogen and Pathogen Loading to Puget Sound Waters
Lessons in the Eternal City

Spring 2013

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Industry Advocacy a Boost to New Online Master’s Degree
COE Diamond Award Honors Jon Magnusson
Research Spotlight: Looking at Water Chlorination in a New Light
Rocking the Boat: Paving the Way for Women in Civil Engineering

Autumn 2012

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David Stahl Elected to NAE
The Transformative Power of a $1 Million Gift
Research Spotlight: Reducing CO2 Emissions with Grocery Delivery
Water Scarcity: Ancient Challenge, Modern Crisis

Spring 2011

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Harnessing Puget Sound’s Tides for Renewable Energy
Nuclear Energy Is the Timely Topic for the May 19 Evans Lecture
Research Spotlight: New Triage Method Speeds Evaluation of Gusset Plates
Officer Works in the Everglades by Day, Earns UW Master’s Degree by Night

Winter 2010/2011

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New Course in Renewable Energy Infrastructure Builds on Department Strengths
CEE STAR Lab a Tour Destination for the NATMEC 2010 Conference
Research Spotlight: Faculty–Student Team Develops New Method to Accelerate Bridge Construction
An A++ Alumnus: Argyle Armstrong’s Legacy Keeps on Building

Spring 2010

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Emeritus Professor Creates Indelible Legacy
Mark Eberhard Called to Haiti
Climate Warming Requires New Approach to Columbia Basin Dam Management
Valle Scholarship and Scandinavian Exchange Program Celebrates 30 Years

Autumn 2009

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CEE Team Wins WERC Environmental Design Contest
Civil Engineering and Construction Management
Complex Dynamics of Tidal Flats Draw New Doctoral Student
Berg Endowment Converts to Professorship

Spring 2009

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Ribbons of Black are Going Green
Team Studies Design Options for Port Structures
Civil & Environmental Engineering's Alumni Diamonds
Super-Light Bridge Almost Goes the Distance

Winter 2008/2009

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Improving Life in a Remote Bolivian Village
CEE Teams Study Impact of Climate Warming on Northwest Water Resources
Fellowship Honors Lifetime Achievements of Professor Robert Holtz
Concrete Canoe Team Wins in Northwest, Competes at Nationals in Montreal