Abbie Liel

Researchers to explore link between women’s perspectives and resilient housing design

April 27, 2022

Engineers have studied disaster resilience in housing for decades – exploring and creating better solutions to keep people safe and in place after events like earthquakes with minimal disruption to their daily lives. New research from CU Boulder aims to take that work further by better incorporating the perspectives and...

Fernando Rosario-Ortiz

Smoke in the water - Engineers examine effects on land and water after wildfires are extinguished

April 25, 2022

The three largest wildfires in Colorado’s known history all occurred in 2020. More than 600,000 acres burned, with the Cameron Peak Fire alone causing $6 million in property damage. Fernando Rosario-Ortiz Professor, Environmental Engineering While the last embers of the Cameron Peak Fire are long since extinguished, researchers are increasingly...

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Clearing the Air on COVID-19: Duo Campus Project Aimed at Keeping Schools Open

April 20, 2022

ColoradoSPH, CU Boulder combine NASA-inspired technology and innovative masks to monitor viruses in classroom The classrooms of Barnum Elementary School in Denver echo with the chatter of students and the instruction of teachers. The white, waist-high, curved machine in the corner is quiet as can be. The machine, which looks...

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CU Boulder earns 3rd at ASCE Rocky Mountain Region Student Symposium Competition

April 19, 2022

A team of CU Boulder students took 3rd place in the 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers Rocky Mountain Region Student Symposium Competition. The event was held April 8-9 in Golden and features a series of technical paper and design competitions, in addition to a series of races featuring...

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Two architectural engineering students earn prestigious NSF fellowships

April 19, 2022

Two students in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering have earned a major honor from the National Science Foundation. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions. Jasmine Garland and Martin Torres have each...

Researchers work on a project to develop a blockchain and sensor platform for groundwater conservation in California.

CU Boulder, Deloitte launch Climate Innovation Collaboratory to accelerate action on climate crisis

April 19, 2022

Deloitte and the University of Colorado Boulder on Tuesday launched a new Climate Innovation Collaboratory to translate cutting-edge climate research and data into meaningful climate solutions for federal, state and local government agencies and communities. Researchers work on a project to develop a blockchain and sensor platform for groundwater conservation...

Sherri Cook

Sherri Cook discusses wastewater management with KGNU

April 19, 2022

Assistant Professor Sherri Cook is featured in a new piece by KGNU radio on "Putting Wastewater to Work in Boulder County." Cook, an expert in sustainable water design and resource recovery from waste, discusses opportunities for wastewater to benefit humanity. Listen on KGNU.org...

Shideh Dashti

Dashti selected as Acting Associate Dean for Research

April 15, 2022

Acting Dean Keith Molenaar has selected Shideh Dashti to serve as the acting associate dean for research in the college. Dashti will start in May 2022. “I am honored to be selected and to serve in this important role in our own community and the broader research community on campus,”...

Briar Goldwyn

Civil PhD candidate reflects on research, partnerships in Puerto Rico

April 7, 2022

Briar Goldwyn is a fourth-year PhD student researching multi-hazard housing safety and disaster risk reduction in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and the Construction and Engineering Management program at CU Boulder. She recently returned from fieldwork in Puerto Rico and has been active there for years through...

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Civil PhD lead author on rural water infrastructure maintenance paper

March 30, 2022

Caleb Cord (PhDEnvEngr'22) is the first author on a new paper in Science of The Total Environment that looks at water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in developing countries from the systems level. The work is part of the recently completed $15 million Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership (SWS) on...

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