News
Mon, 05/23/2022
Countering climate change: Alumnus co-founds CarbonPlan to inform and evaluate climate solutions
The concept of climate change may not be new, but the team at CarbonPlan has a new approach to help inform both carbon removal and climate solutions.
Mon, 05/23/2022
A life and a legacy: Frank Miles family supports Concrete Canoe Team and student scholarships
To honor the legacy of alumnus Frank Miles, who built one of the largest construction materials businesses in the Pacific Northwest, his family has established a student support fund.
Mon, 05/23/2022
Enjoy the video: 2022 Burges Lecture
Enjoy the video of Professor Emeritus Steve Kramer's talk titled “Big, Small, Fast, Slow: Geohazards I Have Known,” during which he examined a variety of geohazards and discussed examples from his 44-year career.
Mon, 05/23/2022
Twice the expertise: Visiting Burges Professors join the department
Visiting Burges Professors from Germany and Colorado joined the department for spring quarter. They shared their knowledge and outside perspectives by teaching classes, meeting with researchers and giving lectures.
Mon, 05/23/2022
New faculty, new appointment
Incoming DEOHS faculty member Erica Fuhrmeister will work closely with the environmental engineering group.
Fri, 05/20/2022
2022 Burges Lecture: Big, Small, Fast, Slow: Geohazards I Have Known
Professor Emeritus Steve Kramer examines a variety of geohazards with examples from his career in geotechnical engineering research and practice and show how geotechnical engineers are dealing with them.
Thu, 05/19/2022
Professor Cynthia Chen named as interim chair of the Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
"Cynthia’s dedication to leadership and service makes her exceptionally qualified to serve as interim chair of ISE."
Mon, 05/16/2022
A mountain of learning
UW students visit one of Mount Baker's most prominent glaciers to learn how to gather highly precise data that can be used to track glacier change.
Tue, 05/10/2022
2022 Pulitzer Prize-winning collaboration
The team at the Miami Herald has received the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting. The award honors the media team’s investigation into the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, for which CEE Professor Dawn Lehman was a key technical contributor.
Tue, 04/26/2022
A student-focused send-off
In honor of Professor Joe Mahoney's upcoming retirement, a newly established scholarship fund will support underrepresented students who are the first in their family to attend college.