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Bart Nijssen headshot

Tue, 06/02/2026

Message from the chair

Chair Bart Nijssen on the 2 Line floating bridge crossing, NASA's EDGE mission and a spring of growth for CEE.

Black boba pearls

Mon, 06/01/2026

A bubble tea approach to kidney disease

CEE research offers a new option for patients.

Mike Pilat headshot

Mon, 06/01/2026

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.

Neil Hawkins headshot

Mon, 06/01/2026

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.

John Stanton headshot

Mon, 06/01/2026

Professor John Stanton delivers graduation keynote

Stanton, who joined CEE in 1978 and is retiring this summer, delivered the keynote at the department's June 6 graduation celebration.

An aerial view of six large buildings with power transfer poles in the background.

Thu, 05/28/2026 | The Washington Post

The hidden cost of data centers

CEE's Julian Marshall and his team assessed how diesel generators at Virginia data centers could harm public health, in an analysis for The Washington Post.

More Hall building at UW campus

Thu, 05/28/2026

Class of 2026: A vote for community

Graduating students share what CEE means to them.

Two students doing an experiment with water in front of a young child.

Thu, 05/21/2026 | College of Engineering

Days of discovery

Renewing a century old tradition of outreach, students from around the state sampled the many flavors of UW Engineering at Discovery Days.

A colorful outdoor pantry with small windows showing various foods within.

Mon, 05/18/2026 | UW News

Mapping little free pantries

A UW pilot led in part by CEE researchers uses an app that maps local pantries and lets neighbors share updates about food availability.

Aerial view of a light rail on a floating bridge at night

Mon, 05/18/2026

Keeping watch on a one-of-a-kind bridge

CEE researchers build a digital twin of the I-90 Homer Hadley floating bridge to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing.