Taking water measurements in Boulder Creek

CU Boulder's civil and environmental engineering ranks in top 20 public undergrad programs

Sept. 18, 2023

CU Boulder's Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering continues to gain national recognition for the quality of its undergraduate school education, earning the No. 15 spot in the U.S. News and World Report's Best School rankings for civil engineering and No. 8 for environmental engineering among public institutions for 2024. Architectural engineering is not ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

Climate & Incarceration Symposium

Assoc. Prof. Shideh Dashti & Prof. Abbie Liel on Incarceration in a Warming World panel, Sept. 29, 3-4:30, DLC 1B70

Sept. 15, 2023

Yida Zhang

Yida Zhang’s CAREER award targets role of tiny grains in dam failures

Sept. 14, 2023

With the construction of increasingly taller dams, Geotechnical Engineering Assistant Professor Yida Zhang is concerned about the potential effects of soil grain breakage caused by pressure. He recently received a prestigious NSF CAREER award to fund his research on the evolution of grain sizes in dams.

Roseanna Neupauer elected fellow of ASCE

Sept. 13, 2023

Professor Roseanna Neupauer was elected fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for celebrated contributions and developing creative solutions that change lives around the world. Only three percent of ASCE members hold this prestigious honor. Neupauer’s specialization is groundwater modeling. Her research focuses on the development and application...

Kyri Baker receives the Provost Faculty Achievement Award

Sept. 13, 2023

Assistant Professor Kyri Baker received the Provost Faculty Achievement Award. This university-wide award recognizes the work and promise of pre-tenured faculty.

Amir Behzadan

Meet Professor Amir Behzadan

Aug. 26, 2023

Amir Behzadan is a professor in the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering. He is also a fellow in the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS), where the Natural Hazards Center is located. Behzadan completed his BS in civil engineering at Sharif University of Technology in...

Robert Davis

Meet Robert Davis, scholar-in-residence

Aug. 26, 2023

Bob Davis joined the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering faculty in January 2023 as a scholar in residence, but he is no stranger to CU Boulder or the department. His CU position is part-time, as Davis also continues in his role as chief lighting research engineer at Pacific...

Ben Stanford

Meet Ben Stanford, scholar in residence

Aug. 26, 2023

Ben Stanford is joining the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering as a scholar in residence in the civil engineering area, bringing practical consulting experience to the courses he teaches. Stanford earned his BS degree in chemistry from Warren Wilson College in 1997 and his PhD in environmental sciences...

Steven Ayer

Meet Associate Professor Steven Ayer

Aug. 26, 2023

Steven Ayer is an associate professor in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering . Prior to joining CU Boulder, Ayer was a faculty member at Arizona State University in the Del E. Webb School of Construction. Before beginning his faculty career at ASU, he...

Four new faculty members

Welcoming four new faculty to CEAE

Aug. 26, 2023

The Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering welcomed four new faculty members for 2023-2024. Meet the team and see why we're so excited about these talented individuals:

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