Professor Neil Grigg says the 25th anniversary of the Spring Creek Flood is “a good reminder of the central nature of our work in hydrology, stormwater infrastructure, risk assessment, and urban planning. We should be reminding the public (and ourselves) about such risks, and feeling good about our roles in finding solutions.”
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CSU researchers create tool to evaluate water use for responsibly sourced gas operations
Professor Ken Carlson and CSU’s Center for Energy Water Sustainability have partnered with third-party assessor Project Canary to develop a method for measuring freshwater usage in natural gas operations to help evaluate operators on sustainability.
CSU, Israeli experts address sustainable agricultural water issues in workshop
Professor Karan Venayagamoorthy organized a workshop in May that brought together engineers and scientists from Colorado State University and Israel with policy experts to collaborate on solutions for sustainable agricultural water.
CSU environmental engineers developing tool to sustainably clean water using microbes
Researchers Susan De Long and Neha Sachdeva are creating a molecular tool to find and measure bacteria that could be key to cleaning our water and protecting human and ecosystem health.
This engineering textbook is making college cheaper and learning easier
Teaching Associate Professor Dan Baker co-authored a textbook that is available for free online and will amount to thousands of dollars of cost-savings for students per year.
Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here’s how it could help head off future outbreaks
Microbiologists Susan De Long and Carol Wilusz describe how wastewater surveillance works and what it could do in a post-pandemic future.
Tiezheng Tong named to American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists’ 40 Under 40
Assistant Professor Tiezheng Tong has been recognized by the AAEES for his advances in water purification and desalination technologies.
CSU hosts AGU Hydrology Days April 25-27
Hydrology Days, a collaboration between Colorado State University and the American Geophysical Union, has brought together water experts to share cutting-edge research for 42 years. This year the conference returns to an in-person format.
Pierre Julien named American Society of Civil Engineers Distinguished Member
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Pierre Y. Julien has been selected as one of 10 Distinguished Members to be inducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2022.
CSU engineers turning refuse into resources in $3.5 million DOE project with NREL
ReSOURCE will combine arrested anaerobic digestion technologies pioneered at CSU and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to convert organic waste into renewable energy.