The Bridge
Spring 2026 Edition
Keeping watch on a one-of-a-kind bridge
CEE researchers build a digital twin of the I-90 Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing.
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NASA selects EDGE satellite mission
Associate Professor David Shean joins the science team for a NASA mission that will map the Earth's surface in unprecedented 3D detail.
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A bubble tea approach to kidney disease
A new treatment for chronic kidney disease, emerging from the Winkler Lab, uses hydrogel beads to intercept toxins in the gut.
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Message from the chair
Chair Bart Nijssen reflects on a spring that stretched from Lake Washington to Earth's orbit.
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CEE expands External Advisory Board
Eight new members joined the department's External Advisory Board this year, bringing the group to full capacity and deepening CEE's ties to leaders across industry, government and consulting.
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Class of 2026: A vote for community
Graduating CEE students chose the Facilities Improvement Fund as this year's class gift, rallying around the spaces in More Hall where they built community.
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Edward McCormack retires after decades of service to CEE
McCormack retires after more than 35 years at the UW, leaving a research legacy in freight mobility and sustainable transportation.
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A sculptor in the department
How Burges Visiting Professor Richard Rhodes connected art, stone and engineering at CEE.
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New UW model maps Seattle's landslide risk building by building
A new model maps landslide risk for every building in Seattle, capturing not just unstable slopes but where debris would go.
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Concrete, steel, timber
An inside look at three of CEE's student clubs where coursework meets competition.
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Sliding into the Olympic spotlight
CEE alum Luc Violette represented Team USA in curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Remembering former Chair and Professor Neil Hawkins
Hawkins chaired CEE from 1978 to 1987 and helped build the department into a top-tier research institution in concrete engineering.
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Michael Pilat
Remembering a lifelong Husky and pioneer in air pollution control whose four decades on the faculty shaped CEE's air resources program.
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Honors & awards
Congratulations to students, faculty and researchers who have received awards, scholarships and other honors.
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