Building materials come alive with help from bacteria

In a study published in the journal Matter, engineer Wil Srubar and his colleagues describe their strategy for using bacteria to develop building materials that live and multiply—and might deliver a lower carbon footprint, to boot.

New Mortenson Center's Director wants CU to be the destination for research into global engineering solutions

Evan Thomas took over as director of the Mortenson Center in summer 2018. Since then, he has outlined significant changes to the center’s research and teaching, and advocated for recruiting students from all engineering departments, as well as outside entities like the Colorado School of Public Health.

Student Recognized for Outstanding Service by the College of Engineering & Applied Science

Environmental engineering student Priscilla Jimenez was named the fall 2019 Outstanding Undergraduate for Service by the College of Engineering & Applied Science!

Five questions for Balaji Rajagopalan - Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department Chair

First-generation college student now an award-winning climate scientist

We aspire to lead in extraordinary education and research the sustainable development, management and safety of civil and architectural infrastructure systems, serving society in harmony with our natural resources.