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tsunami warning sign on the beach

Thu, 09/09/2021 | UW News

Research, education hub on ‘coastal resiliency’ will focus on earthquakes, coastal erosion and climate change

CEE faculty are involved in an NSF-funded $19 million multi-institution team that will work on increasing resiliency among Pacific Northwest coastal communities.

Professor Anne Goodchild

Thu, 09/09/2021

ITE Innovations in Education Award

In recognition of an innovative approach to transportation education, the UW CEE Online Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics program has been honored with the 2021 ITE Transportation Education Council Innovation in Education Award. 

A graphic showing Hurricane Ida superimposed on top of a map

Fri, 09/03/2021 | UW News

Redesigned levees during Hurricane Ida

CEE faculty member Mike Motley explains how the redesigned levee system in New Orleans helped mitigate the impact of Hurricane Ida.

CEE award winners

Mon, 08/23/2021

Faculty, alumna receive PCI award

Assistant professor Paolo Calvi, professor John Stanton and alumna Otgonchimeg “Audrey” Davaadorj received the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2021 Charles C. Zollman Award. 

Pieces of consistently-sized debris in a random configuration

Fri, 08/13/2021 | DesignSafe-CI

Predicting tsunami debris flow

CEE researchers are developing a numerical approach to understand and predict the chaotic nature of tsunami debris flow.

Professor Alexander Horner-Devine and Alumna Maggie McKeon

Mon, 08/09/2021

Pritchard Award winners

Professor Alexander Horner-Devine and alumna Margaret McKeon (Ph.D. ‘20) are the recipients of the Pritchard Award, which recognizes the authors of the best physical oceanography paper published in the journal Estuaries and Coasts in a two-year interval. 

Surfside condo collapse

Wed, 08/04/2021 | IEEE Spectrum

RAPID team deployed to Surfside condo collapse

CEE's RAPID team conducts reconnaissance work at the site of the Miami condo collapse, gathering data to help understand why the structure failed.

Professor Faisal Hossain

Mon, 07/26/2021

Faisal Hossain named AMS fellow

In recognition of his work to improve lives around the world by utilizing atmospheric science, CEE professor Faisal Hossain has been selected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.

Dawn Lehman's headshot

Fri, 07/09/2021 | UW News

‘We need to be patient’ — UW’s Dawn Lehman on the collapse of the Champlain Towers South

Following the Champlain Towers South building collapse, CEE professor Dawn Lehman has been studying photographs, videos, drawings, reports and permits to investigate why the structure failed.

CEE department award winners

Tue, 07/06/2021

Annual CEE department awards

At the end of spring quarter, several CEE faculty and students were honored with department awards, which are usually presented during the graduation ceremony. Congratulations to the recipients!