Steve and Sylvia Burges Endowed Lecture
The Steve and Sylvia Burges Endowed Lectureship features distinguished civil and environmental engineering experts who broaden the horizons of engineering students and professionals beyond the purely technical challenges of our times.
The lectureship is made possible by a generous donation from Stephen and Sylvia Burges.
Previous Lecturers
2019
Professor David Stahl 
UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
The microbiology of the nitrogen economy
Thursday, February 28, 3:30pm
Alder Hall Auditorium
Lecture Synopsis and Biography | Video
2018
Professor emeritus Mark Benjamin
UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
In Search of the (Membrane) Holy Grail: A 20-Year Journey
Thursday, February 8, 3:30pm
Alder Hall Auditorium
Lecture Synopsis and Biography | Video
2017
UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
What, When, Where, Why and So What?
Mary Gates Hall, Room 389
2016
Professor John Stanton
UW Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Bridges- A Tale of Scale
Thursday, February 11, 2016, 4pm
Mary Gates Hall, Room 389
2015
Professor Dennis Lettenmaier
Distinguished Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles
Some Reflections on the Evolution of Hydrology over the Last 40 Years
Friday, February 27, 2015, 4:30pm
Kane Hall, Room 210