Two civil and environmental engineering faculty are authors on a recent journal article “Bringing Social Justice Context into Civil Engineering Courses for First-Year and Third-Year Students” which was named an ASCE Editor’s Choice selection in the Journal of Civil Engineering Education this month. The article advocates for integrating considerations of societal impact into technical civil engineering…Read more
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Chávez gives keynote address at Irrigation International Symposium in Uruguay Earlier this month, Professor José L. Chávez delivered a keynote address at an International Irrigation Management Symposium in Colonia, Uruguay. The symposium was a gathering of experts in irrigation and agriculture sharing innovations for improving irrigation water management in Latin America and the Caribbean. Chávez spoke…Read more
Associate Professor Peter Nelson co-authored two papers in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface on the role of bedrock riverbed roughness in the formation of sediment patches. Nelson provides a model for riverbeds with both bedrock and alluvial segments to determine how the texture of the riverbed and the presence or absence of sediment…Read more
Mahmoud describes the impact of climate change on the lifespan of U.S. bridges in new Yale Climate Connections radio piece.
Dan Baker advocates for the use of AI for daily mundane tasks to allow more time for human creativity and connection.
Assistant Professor Yanlin Guo receives NSF CAREER award to develop new methodologies for assessing the risk of high wind damage to the glass exteriors of urban buildings.
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Frances Davenport, new assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering, pursues research at the intersection of traditional disciplines to address interesting natural and human problems.
CSU geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineers make the case for sustainable mining to further the green energy transition.