Research

The ongoing dry conditions due to lower summer (Jun to Sep) monsoon rainfall in India has left scientists and academics alike to discover which weather patterns and conditions work to suppress the annual monsoon and result in rainfall shortages in the nation. This season, the current rainfall deficit in India...

Professor Matthew Hallowell was recently awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program award from the National Science Foundation for "Predictive Modeling of Construction Injuries in Complex Environments." The research objective is to test the hypothesis that over half of the variability in construction injury statistics can be explained by...

The wild and dramatic cascade of ice into the ocean from Alaska’s Columbia Glacier, an iconic glacier featured in the documentary “Chasing Ice” and one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, will cease around 2020, according to a study by the University of Colorado Boulder. Read the full...

Building life-cycle phases considered for assessing hazard resistance and environmental impacts. Click image to view. CEAE professor Abbie Liel and her team have been awarded a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Civil Infrastructure Systems Program. The core component of the proposed research is a method for assessing the...

Flow processes investigated through full-scale field tests, soil tank tests, and numerical simulations of soil-borehole thermal energy storage systems. Click image to view larger. CEAE professor John McCartney and Co-PI Adam Reed (Law) received $1.01 million from the National Science Foundation for work on "Sustainable Energy Pathways Collaborative: Pathways to...

Professor Joe Ryan CEAE professor Joseph Ryan and his research team have been awarded a $12 million grant as part of the National Science Foundation's Sustainability Research Network initiative. The team will study the social, ecological, and economic aspects of natural gas development and the protection of air and water...

A CU-Boulder team recently won a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its proposal to develop a solar-biochar toilet for use in developing countries throughout the world. The grant is part of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, or RTTC, initiated by the Gates Foundation to address a...

CEAE professor Bernard Amadei is a member of a National Academies committee that recently reported on the nation's resilience to natural and human-caused disasters. The full press release can be viewed here and the report summary is available here .

Civil engineering PhD student Joshua Kearns is researching ways to improve sanitation and water quality in developing communities through the use of biochar. Read more: Daily Camera article with video

CEAE professor Diane McKnight, who studies relationships between freshwater organisms, trace metals, and natural organic material, discusses her research in this interview with CU Connections.