The department is mourning the loss of two hydrology pioneers with CSU CEE connections: alumnus Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe and Professor Emeritus Hubert Morel-Seytoux.

Assistant Professor Tiezheng Tong is principal investigator on a project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop membranes for treating water that don’t require problematic “forever” chemicals.

Professor Hussam Mahmoud will represent the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine at two international meetings in November.

An article co-authored by Assistant Professor Tiezheng Tong and graduate student Yiming Yin has been selected by ACS ES&T Engineering as one of the winners of the journal’s inaugural Best Paper Award.

Professors Ryan Morrison and Peter Nelson are co-PIs on an Office of the Vice President for Research Quarterly Strategic Investment Proposal that will leverage CSU’s potential to be a national leader in fire impact research and facilitate the development of competitive interdisciplinary grant proposals.

9News interviewed Associate Professor Peter Nelson about his research to help reduce flash flooding by dropping mulch on wildfire burn scars.

A new study co-authored by Professor Hussam Mahmoud calls for a more strategic and interdisciplinary approach to pursuing wildfire research and protecting vulnerable communities.

Associate Professors Chris Bareither and Joe Scalia co-authored the lead article in August’s edition of Mining Engineering.

Perry, a Ph.D. student, presented his work at the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference at Johns Hopkins University in June in Baltimore, Maryland.

Alumnus Jim McQuarrie, Professor Ken Carlson, senior research manager Asma Hanif and an undergraduate student design team were involved in conceptualizing the state-of-the-art sewer-heat recovery system at the National Western Center and CSU Spur.