Dr. Mahmoud invited to fourth Arab-American Frontiers symposium

Dr. Hussam Mahmoud has been invited to participant in the fourth Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium, hosted by the Masdar Institute of Science Technology on its campus in Abu Dhabi on 5-7 November 2016. The upcoming symposium is held in partnership with Masdar Institute, New York University Abu Dhabi, Khalifa University and Petroleum Institute. It is also made possible thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). They have received hundreds of outstanding applications from the Arab region and the United States but only a small fraction of the applicants have been invited to participate.

The Arab-American Frontiers symposium intends to bring together researchers from many different disciplines. Thus, while the sessions of the meeting are designed to explore the frontiers of research in the fields of nanotechnology, water and solar energy, space technologies, neuroscience and oil and gas exploration, we will also have participants whose research falls within broader applications of these disciplines. Past experiences have shown that this leads to very interesting cross-disciplinary discussions and research collaborations.

Congratulations Hussam!

Dr. Siller awarded the Leo Jensen Prize for the Most Outstanding Paper

Dr. Tom Siller was awarded the Leo Jensen Prize for the Most Outstanding Paper at the Eighth International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development for his paper titled, "Is there a role for Interprofessional Education (IPE) in the future of Engineering Education for Sustainable Engineering?"

The prize consists of recognition from the Conference and in future publications and free conference registration for each author at the Ninth International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development in June 2018 as well as presenting the invited keynote plenary paper at that conference.

Congratulations Tom!

Dr. Ellingwood wins ASCE's OPAL 2017 Award for Education

Dr. Bruce Ellingwood has been awarded the ASCE's Lifetime Achievement Award in Education at the Outstanding Projects Ands Leaders (OPAL) Gala scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel, Arlington, VA.

The OPAL Gala traditionally draws hundreds of civil engineers - practitioners, educators, military engineers and researchers. On this night the Society presents, in addition to the five OPAL Leadership awards in the categories of Construction, Design, Education, Government and Management, five Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) finalists from which one will be named the winner; the Charles Pankow Award for Innovation; the Henry L. Michel Award for Innovation in Research; and the Excellence in Journalism Award.

Congratulations Bruce!

UWIN is working toward a Water Sustainability Blueprint

The Urban Water Innovation Network (UWIN) is directed by Mazdak Arabi, Borland Professor of Water Resources in Civil and Environmental Engineering. The 15-member organization deploys the best minds in geosciences, ecology, atmospheric sciences, water resources, urban planning and social sciences to create innovative solutions for urban water problems.

The UWIN is working toward a Water Sustainability Blueprint that will include steps and guidance for action, which should be relevant to cities of all sizes.

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Dr. Salas receives Norman Medal from CE Society

Jose Salas, emeritus professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the Norman Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The medal was jointly awarded to Jayantha Obeysekera, chief modeler at the South Florida Water Management District, who received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from CSU in 1982.

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Dr. Grigg receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Neil Grigg has just been notified that he has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the ASCE Environmental and Water Resources Institute.

For more information about this award, click here.

Congratulations Neil!

Dr. Venayagamoorthy presents UCSB ME Graduate-Student-Invited Seminar

On May 9th-10th, Dr. Venayagamoorthy presented at the inaugural Mechanical Engineering Graduate-Student-Invited Seminar hosted by University of California-Santa Barbara Mechanical Engineering. To read more about this event, click here.

CSU Team places in top 16 of US EPA 2015 Campus Rain Works Challenge

A CEE CIVE 439 project team entered the national 2015 EPA Rainworks competition at the urging of Dr. Kimberly Catton. Our team placed in the top 16 entries in the country. More than 75 teams participated representing 500 students and faculty in the disciplines of landscape architecture, engineering, environmental science, urban planning, economics, communications and more.

CONGRATULATIONS

(left to right) Liting Tao, Caroline Michael, Natalie Thompson, Griffin Cullen

For more information on the project, see attached.

Congratulations Griffin Cullen, Caroline Michael, Liting Tao and Natalie Thompson for all of your hard work. we would also like to thank Susanne Cordery-Cotter in facilities for advising the team as well.

Dr. Fontane awarded 2016 Distance Learning Teacher of the Year

Dr. Darrell Fontane has been presented with the 2016 Distance Learning Teacher of the Year Award by the Colorado Distance Learning Association.

The Colorado Distance Learning Association was founded in 2011, with a mission to promote the development and application of distance learning for education and training across Colorado. The association addresses distance learning communities which include: pre K-12, higher education, continuing education, corporate training, military and government training, home schooling and telemedicine.

Congratulations Darrell!

Congratulations ASCE Student Organization!!!

Our ASCE student organization placed 3^rd overall at the Rocky Mountain Regional Conference held this April. The steel bridge finally held the weight required for the first time in over a decade and placed 5^th. The concrete canoe placed 4^th. There was a new rule this year for the canoe in that no painting of the canoe was allowed. In addition our technical and non-technical papers placed 6^th. All in all we can't be more proud of our students.

CONGRATULATIONS!