News
Tue, 10/20/2026
John Stanton retires after nearly five decades
His research helped engineers design bridges and buildings that better withstand earthquakes.
Mon, 10/19/2026
Tracking a mountainside, centimeters at a time
CEE postdoc George Brencher found the Nepal slope was moving for weeks before it failed.
Wed, 09/30/2026 | UW News
Satellites can track irrigation canals
CEE’s Faisal Hossain finds a NASA ocean satellite can track irrigation canals worldwide.
Mon, 09/28/2026 | UW News
Putting wave models to the test
CEE research tracked edge waves for 60 days to test how well coastal models predict flooding.
Fri, 09/25/2026
Faisal Hossain receives AGU Ambassador Award
The CEE professor turns satellite data into tools that help agencies manage water around the world.
Tue, 09/15/2026
New faculty member Abdolmajid Erfani brings AI to construction and infrastructure planning
The assistant professor applies AI to construction and transportation planning and will launch a new course on AI for civil engineers this spring.
Fri, 09/11/2026 | Tacoma News Tribune
Why the Fife curve backs up
CEE’s Yinhai Wang explains to the Tacoma News Tribune why I-5’s Fife curve snarls traffic.
Thu, 09/10/2026 | UW News
Tracking STIs through wastewater
A study co-led by CEE Assistant Professor Erica Fuhrmeister shows wastewater testing can detect the bacteria that causes chlamydia.
Tue, 09/01/2026 | The New York Times
CEE postdoc’s work featured in The New York Times
George Brencher found the slope had moved more than a foot in the month before it collapsed.
Mon, 08/31/2026 | UW College of Engineering
Sowing the beads of life
CEE researchers are adapting hydrogels to grow food, treat wastewater, improve human health and produce sustainable fuels.