Groundwater is a critical yet finite resource. When groundwater is excessively pumped for its many uses (drinking, irrigation, etc.), the surrounding land area can sink, known as land subsidence, causing permanent groundwater storage loss. Prof. Ryan G. Smith and colleagues have developed a new model to map subsidence globally for the first time. They published…Read more
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) invited Professor John van de Lindt to discuss his new book, Resilient and Sustainable Buildings. CEE professors Hussam Mahmoud and Bruce Ellingwood contributed as chapter co-authors, and van de Lindt served as lead editor for the book. The text examines four NSF projects pertaining to resilient and sustainable structures,…Read more
The New York Times’ article “‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier.” references research by CEE professors Kenneth Carlson and Tiezheng Tong. The article demonstrated the impact on U.S. aquifers by fracking activity by large oil and gas wells, using “astonishing volumes of water.” Carlson and Tong’s research found hydraulic fracturing in arid…Read more
Assistant Professor Antônio Alves Meira Neto was named a 2022 Outstanding Reviewer by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for his work with the Water Resources Research journal. The AGU, established in 1919 by the National Research Council, is a leading association in earth and space sciences. Meira joined the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department in the…Read more
John van de Lindt published an article in The Conversation on why earthquakes can be so destructive to structures particularly in developing countries and what communities can do moving forward to build resilience.
Meet Assistant Professor Antônio Alves Meira Neto
For the first time in its 24-year history, the prestigious ExCEEd Teaching Workshop from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was held on the CSU campus in Fort Collins.
A CSU civil engineer has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant to help solar trackers – the structures that enable solar panels to follow the path of the sun – withstand high winds and wind-related natural disasters.
Assistant Professor Ryan Smith’s research connecting groundwater depletion to arsenic contamination was cited in a New York Times article entitled “America Is Using Up Its Groundwater Like There’s No Tomorrow.” Below is an excerpt from the article: “In general, as people drill deeper wells, the likelihood of arsenic contamination increases, according to Dr. Smith, now…Read more
Professor Hussam Mahmoud has published an article in Nature‘s online journal under the World View section entitled “The causes of wildfires are clear. How they burn through communities is not.” In the article, Mahmoud calls for community-wide mitigation to reduce damage from wildfires. His own groundbreaking wildfire model is one such way to increase resilience…Read more