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Spring 2025 Edition

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Three people in lab coats in a laboratory

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.

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A concrete bridge going over the Elwha River

Stronger together

Five concrete ways to partner with CEE to advance engineering research and education.

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Top view of a slab after a punching shear test

UW supports NIST testing

CEE engineers tested full-scale slabs for NIST’s Surfside collapse investigation, helping improve national building safety standards.

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Message from the chair

Chair Bart Nijssen shares his thoughts on the first half of 2025, focusing on ways to partner with the department.

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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.

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Piloting smarter wastewater solutions

The Winkler Lab is testing ways to retrofit wastewater plants for better nitrogen removal without building new tanks.

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Tracking recovery after the Los Angeles wildfires

RAPID Facility collects baseline data documenting the damage caused by wildfires in Los Angeles earlier this year.

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Concrete Canoe wins regionals

Concrete Canoe team takes first place at regionals, earning a spot at nationals with their 1970s-inspired canoe, Anni.

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