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Adi Stein sitting on a bench

Wed, 12/01/2021

Student profile: Adi Stein

CEE master’s student from Vancouver, WA, explores socio-hydrology and climate change impacts, blending engineering with community-driven narratives.

Adam Bogh standing in front of some greenery and a W

Wed, 12/01/2021

Student profile: Adam Bogh

CEE undergrad from Tustin, CA, combines his passion for structural engineering and hands-on experiences to shape a career in marine engineering.

Nancy Le standing in front of some greenery

Wed, 12/01/2021

Student profile: Nancy Le

CEE undergrad from Olympia, WA, combines her passion for construction, sustainability and collaboration to pursue a career in civil engineering.

Peter Yu pointing at an exhibition display

Wed, 12/01/2021

Student profile: Peter Yu

CEE undergrad merges transportation passion, research and leadership to innovate highway design and roadway safety.

Okereke standing in front of a lake and holding a turtle

Mon, 11/29/2021

Meet ‘Hip Hop M.D.’ Maynard Okereke

CEE alumnus Maynard Okereke has made a name for himself, quite literally. Known as the Hip Hop M.D., Okereke is a science communicator working to make STEM education accessible to underrepresented youth.

A screenshot of a video that shows two students attaching air filters on a fan

Mon, 11/22/2021 | UW News

Students build purifiers that can remove virus particles

Air pollution expert Professor Julian Marshall leads his class in building low-cost air purifiers that can remove common pollutants from the air, plus virus particles.

team photo

Mon, 11/01/2021 | UW News

$2M from NSF to design an ‘adaptable society’

A team led by professor Cynthia Chen has received a nearly $2 million grant from NSF to further research into how urban societal systems can be organized to be both efficient and resilient.

A video still frame that shows a student testing a rover

Fri, 10/22/2021 | UW News

UW students designed a rover to inspect culvert conditions to help fish

As part of an industry capstone project, students create a rover that can inspect sewer pipes and culverts for damage that may prevent fish migration.

Researcher at Lake Killarney

Mon, 09/27/2021 | UW News

Arsenic makes some Puget Sound fish unsafe to eat

UW CEE and UW Tacoma researchers have found that eating contaminated fish or snails from some South Puget Sound lakes could lead to health risks because of the high arsenic levels.

Professor Bart Nijssen

Fri, 09/17/2021

Bart Nijssen receives AGU Union Edward Flinn III Award

For his work to spearhead the development and ongoing improvement of hydrologic models used by researchers around the world, CEE professor Bart Nijssen is the recipient of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Edward Flinn III Award.