News
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.
Tue, 04/05/2022
A RAPID transformation
CEE's RAPID facility continues to advance data gathering protocols and procedures in the aftermath of natural disasters, thanks to a $6 million NSF renewal grant.
Wed, 03/09/2022 | UW News
Housing discrimination and air pollution
A team of researchers, including Professor Julian Marshall, has found that housing discrimination practices dating from the 1930s still drive air pollution disparities in many American cities today.
Mon, 03/07/2022
Sidewalk equity
Researchers seek to make digital wayfinding more equitable and accessible to broader populations of people.
Tue, 03/01/2022
Earthquake engineering certificate program
A new certificate program in earthquake engineering will be offered by the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department starting in spring quarter 2022.
Thu, 01/27/2022
Brett Maurer receives 2022 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award
Assistant Professor Brett Maurer has received the 2022 Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award from ASCE, which honors outstanding geotechnical engineers.
Wed, 01/05/2022 | Miami Herald
Collapse reconstructed: Champlain Towers South
The Miami Herald worked with CEE professor Dawn Lehman to analyze building plans and test theories about what went wrong using computer models.