Students Archives - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

ASCE teams earn awards at regional symposium

The CSU student chapter of ASCE sent four competition teams to the 2026 regional symposium, returning with several awards.

Ph.D. student awarded $10K scholarship ecohydrology research equipment

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Ph.D. student Victoria Wojahn will receive $10,000 in sensors from METER, Inc. for her work on ecohydrology and water storage in trees in the Manitou Experimental Forest.

Ph.D. candidate to participate in NSF-funded glacial stream study in Italy

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Ph.D. candidate Aleah Hahn will travel to Trento, Italy over the summer to study glacial streams through NSF’s International Research Experience.

Environmental engineering senior receives scholarship and top awards at startup showcase

Robert “Hugh” McCurren received the Austin J. Hart Scholarship for $5,000 during the 2026 I4E Startup Showcase where the FlocBot team received first place.

CEE seniors embrace an entrepreneurial mindset with award-winning water treatment device

Group of students hold large check for $1,500 made out to "FlocBot".

CEE seniors Hugh McCurren (environmental) and Josh Kates (civil) are leading an interdisciplinary senior design team for a water treatment device that will become a startup business for the duo after graduation.

Hydrology bike tour highlights deep water history of CSU and city

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The department hosted the first-ever Hydrology History Bike Tour to promote the upcoming Hydrology Days conference.

Trees store water: Ph.D. research explores role of trees in water cycle

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Civil engineering Ph.D. student, Victória de Souza Wojahn, is research how the ability of tree to store water could impact water supply modeling.

Civil engineering undergrad represents future of water workforce

Joselin Rodriguez Garay is a Colorado Water Fellow double majoring in civil engineering and agriculture – and she is the future of the water workforce.

Incoming students experience civil, construction, and environmental engineering at CSU

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First-year, transfer, and admitted high school students learned more about our majors at Experience Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 2026 on Saturday.

Graduate students share research in fall showcase

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CEE graduate students participate in the fall 2025 Graduate Student Showcase on campus.