Colorado River

CEAE professors meet with US Bureau of Reclamation commissioner

Oct. 5, 2023

CEAE Research Professor Edie Zagona, director of CADSWES, and CEAE Associate Professor Joseph Kasprzyk joined the CADSWES Reclamation Colorado River modeling team in a meeting with the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The meeting's purpose was to provide an update on a web application being developed for stakeholders to explore alternatives in the upcoming environmental impact statement negotiations regarding new Colorado River operating policies.

Janine Davidson

Janine Davidson wins George Norlin Award for 30 years of academic, civilian and military service

Sept. 29, 2023

With every step of Janine Davidson’s (ArchEngr'88) combined 30 years of academic, civilian and military service, she has demonstrated a commitment to excellence and the betterment of society and her community — precisely what the prestigious George Norlin Award stands for.

Rain garden

Infrastructure inventories help cities compare stormwater strategies

Sept. 29, 2023

“Cities with more resources can lead on advancing knowledge and practice by monitoring and evaluating stormwater control measure networks,” said Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, the study's co-author. “These cities can also benefit from learning about the approaches used by other cities, for example, to share information on effectiveness of approaches.”

Mobile home damaged in the Marshall Fire

Rebuilding after wildfire: Help is scarcest for those who need it most

Sept. 28, 2023

In the aftermath of the Marshall fire, residents in mobile homes or in multifamily buildings have not received assistance as quickly as single-family homeowners in affluent areas.

Mark Hernandez in his lab

Can air purifiers help keep kids in school? New study seeks to find out.

Sept. 27, 2023

Mark Hernandez, SJ Archuleta Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, is co-leading a $2.2 million CDC-funded project with researchers at CU Anschutz to investigate the impact of classroom air purifiers on reducing student absenteeism.

Mark Hernandez

Mark Hernandez secures $1.5M in new awards from DEVCOM and CDC

Sept. 21, 2023

Professor Mark Hernandez received $1.5 million in new awards from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study electromagnetic field impacts on bacteria and air quality-related respiratory disease outcomes in K-12 classrooms.

Back to School Resources & Updates – Sept. 20, 2023

Sept. 21, 2023

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! We are so excited to see all that we will accomplish this year. The DEI Minute is a bi-weekly department newsletter distributed by the CEAE JEDI Committee with the goal of educating our readers on topics related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our...

Forbes spotlights CU Boulder green concrete spinout

Sept. 20, 2023

Forbes Magazine is featuring groundbreaking research conducted by faculty members at CU Boulder in the field of eco-friendly concrete. Cement is a significant contributor to carbon emissions, responsible for about eight percent of global output. Prometheus Materials, a company co-founded by Wil Srubar and Mija Hubler, associate professors in the...

Building destroyed in the Moroccan earthquake

Shideh Dashti: What Libya’s floods, Morocco’s earthquake can teach us about resilient infrastructure

Sept. 20, 2023

In this interview with Shideh Dashti, an associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, Dashti shares her thoughts on the recent and devestating floods in Libya and earthquake in Morocco, what engineers can learn from these events and how countries can build resilient cities.

Karl Linden receives the Lifetime Achievement Award

Karl Linden receives IUVA's Lifetime Achievement Award

Sept. 20, 2023

Professor Karl Linden was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the IUVA World Congress, hosted from Sept. 10-13 at the InterContinental Dubai - Festival City hotel in Dubai. "It was one of the sweetest moments of my career," he said.

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