On November 4, 2019 the Dean McLean of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering awarded Professor Karan Venayagamoorthy with the George T. Abell Faculty Award for Teaching, Mentoring and Service. Venayagamoorthy said the award is validating because he considers teaching and mentoring students to be the highest calling in his job as a professor,…Read more
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Hussam Mahmoud and Susan Palu Examine Effects of Climate Change on U.S. Infrastructure
Professor Hussam Mahmoud and Susan Palu study linking the potential impacts of climate change with the structural integrity of thousands of bridges transecting America’s highways and towns. Mahmoud’s analysis demonstrates a need to rethink the nation’s priority order of bridge repair, as climate change looms and infrastructure funding remains limited. The research is published Oct.…Read more
Pinar Omur-Ozbek and Students Receive Recognition from EPA for Drinking Water Project
The Thompson School District along with Dr. Pinar Omur-Ozbek and her students performed a drinking water testing program which was the only project recognized in the EPA’s six-state Region 8 in response to the EPA announcement of its proposed updates to lead and copper rules to better protect children and at-risk communities. Currently there is…Read more
Thomas Sale API Document Translated into Chinese and Spanish
Thomas Sale announces the publication of the second edition of his API document on managing risks at a light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) site has been translated into Chinese and Spanish. The 1st Edition had over 10,000 articles circulated. (Sale, Tom; Harley Hopkins; and Andrew Kirkman (2018). Managing Risk at LNAPL Sites, American Petroleum Institute…Read more
First Ph.D. in Construction Engineering and Management Awarded
Marjan Sadeghi Receives First Ph.D. in CEE and Construction Management’s Interdisciplinary Construction Engineering and Management Degree. Sadeghi chose the CSU program because of both the construction management program, the integrated project design and the building information modeling. Her research has garnered several awards and scholarships. Read More
Neil Grigg Receives the 2019 SWIM Industry Research Award
Neil Grigg will be presented with the 2019 Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM) Center Industry Research Award at the SWIM Annual Conference on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Virginia Tech in Arlington, Virginia. SWIM is an organization that focuses on bringing together the global water industry to improve the performance, sustainability, and resiliency of existing…Read more
Stanford Citation Index Ranks Bruce Ellingwood Sixth in Civil Engineering
CSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Bruce Ellingwood ranked as the sixth most-cited civil engineering author in a Stanford University worldwide citation survey, published in PLoS. Scopus citation data for 6 million scientists in 22 major fields and 176 sub-fields were analyzed. 100,000 scientists were sorted and ranked by a composite point index, excluding self-citations.…Read more
Hussam Mahmoud’s Research on Community Response to Disasters Recognized
The College of Engineering at New Mexico State University has invited Hussam Mahmoud to speak on his research on vulnerability of communities to extreme events. ASEE First Bell also recognized Hussam Mahmoud’s research on the development of novel computational models aimed at modeling the response of communities to multi-hazard disasters, including understanding the societal…Read more
Jorge Ramirez is Awarded the CSU Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award
Jorge Ramirez received the Colorado State University Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award from Provost Dan Bush at the Spring 2019 Celebrate! Colorado State Awards. This award recognizes meritorious and outstanding achievement over a five-year period by full-time members of the academic faculty; established as a tribute to Professor Pennock, who served as a distinguished…Read more
Charles Shackelford Speaks for the Canadian Geotechnical Society Cross Canada Lecture Tour
Charles Shackelford, Department Head, was the first Colorado State University civil engineering professor invited to speak in the Cross Canada Lecture Tour (CCLT). Each year for 53 years, the Canadian Geotechnical Society has invited one prominent Canadian geotechnical professional and one international professional to present. Within a continuous three-week period in May and June, Shackelford…Read more