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Large-scale model of Halligan Dam showcases real-world civil engineering at CSU

Students take measurements of water flowing over model dam.

Civil engineering students constructed a 1:24 scale of the Halligan Dam to test flood conditions and inform the City of Fort Collins’ final dam design as part of a $308M water supply project.

Posted in News, Research, SOURCETagged Featured Stories, Water

Sharvelle explains fit-for-purpose water and smart water reuse

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Posted in Faculty-Staff, News, ResearchTagged Environmental-Energy-Systems, In The Media, Water

CEE Alum Kyle Whitaker to receive Greg Hobbs Next Wave Leadership Award from Water Education Colorado

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Posted in Alumni, NewsTagged Awards

Chávez wins Best Paper Award 2025 from International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage

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Professor José Chávez was recognized by the ICID Journal – Irrigation and Drainage for his paper: “Assessing multi-sensor hourly maize evapotranspiration estimation using a one-source surface energy balance approach.”

Posted in News, ResearchTagged Awards, Water

Smith to improve global groundwater modeling with funding from Army Corps of Engineers

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Posted in News, Research, SOURCETagged Featured Stories, Water

Ettema receives prestigious Bernard Michel award for river ice engineering contributions

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Former CEE Professor Rob Ettema received the 2025 Bernard Michel Award at the 23rd Workshop on the Hydraulics of Ice Covered Rivers in June.

Posted in Faculty-Staff, News, ResearchTagged Awards, Faculty, Water

Nelson explains flooding impact of hydrophobicity in burn scars after recent storms

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Denver7

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Guo and Ph.D. students receive awards at recent ACWE and EMI conferences

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Associate Professor Yanlin Guo and Ph.D. students Kimia Yousefi Anarak, Mahmoud Elnahla, Pejman Fatehi, and Ziluo Xiong received awards for their papers and research.

Posted in News, StudentsTagged Awards, Faculty, Graduate, Infrastructure

Graduating students receive awards from department

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Ten graduating undergraduate and graduate students received awards from the department at the May 2025 recognition ceremony.

Posted in News, StudentsTagged Awards, Graduate, Undergraduate

Environmental engineering junior named 2025 Udall Scholar

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Robert Lamm has been named a 2025 Udall Scholar, one of the top public service scholarships in the country.

Posted in News, SOURCE, StudentsTagged Featured Stories, Undergraduate

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