Wil Srubar holds a concrete block.

Wil Srubar selected as 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath

Nov. 14, 2023

Wil Srubar, associate professor in Building Systems Engineering and the Materials Science and Engineering Program, was chosen from more than 58 applicants for his research trajectory to further redefine the boundaries of living architecture — both on Earth and beyond.

Bernard Amadei

Bernard Amadei inducted to ASEE Hall of Fame

Nov. 3, 2023

Distinguished Professor Bernard Amadei was inducted into the American Society for Engineering Education Hall of Fame. The prestigious designation recognizes outstanding individuals in engineering and engineering technology education whose contributions have left a significant impact.

Nick Clement and helper measure air quality at

How CPR measured air quality at the I-70 cover park in Denver’s Elyria-Swansea neighborhood

Nov. 3, 2023

Colorado built a park over I-70 to contain air pollution. To provide some initial answers as to whether it's working, CPR News worked with Nick Clements, postdoctoral air quality researcher, to run a series of air monitors at the park.

Jail bars

Colorado prisons vulnerable to natural disasters but may be ill-prepared

Oct. 25, 2023

Seventy-five percent of incarceration facilities in the state are vulnerable to climate-related hazards, such as wildfires, extreme heat, floods or landslides, and many are ill-equipped to handle them, new research by Geotechnical Engineering Professor Shideh Dashti suggests.

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.

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.

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.

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

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