Susan Glairon
Professor Edith Zagona provided technical and advisory services during a USAID-sponsored visit to Armenia, addressing water scarcity in rural communities affected by uncontrolled fish farm use and pollution from untreated mining tailings.
"Early AI models demonstrate improved skill in forecasting events like hurricanes, winter storms and heat waves," said Professor Amir Behzadan. "These models are potentially valuable tools for alerting residents earlier, ultimately saving lives and property."
For the first time ever, CU Boulder's American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter is heading to the ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships.
On April 19, Professor Amir Behzadan, of CU Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, hosted a workshop where participants were introduced to human-centered AI applications in disaster management and encouraged to work toward ways to adopt AI-informed solutions.
Civil engineering major Gabrielle Dunn’s dedication to academic, personal and professional development, as well as to support her peers, has earned her the 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate of the College award.
Magnus Boee, a civil engineering graduate student and Division 1 athlete, excelled in Nordic skiing for the Colorado Buffalos. He earned both a BS and MS while training and competing. Boee represented South Korea in Nordic skiing at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, with sights set on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Three seniors from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering received Graduating Student Awards from the College of Engineering and Applied Science and shared their thoughts about their CU Boulder experiences.
Civil Engineering PhD Student Madeline Pernat received a 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for her research on large-scale water management in the Colorado River Basin.
Associate Professor Aditi Bhaskar, from CU Boulder’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, and Assistant Professor Isabella Oleksy, of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, received a $296,000 grant from the Colorado Water Board to investigate ground cover options that could replace turfgrass.
