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Mortenson Center
in Global Engineering & Resilience

The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience combines education, research, and partnerships to positively impact vulnerable people and their environment by improving development tools, policy and practice. Our vision is a world where everyone has safe water, sanitation, energy, food, shelter, and infrastructure.

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CU scientists shine light on what comes up when you flush

Thanks to new CU Boulder research, scientists see the impact of flushing the toilet in... Read more
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2023 Global Engineering Award Nominations Now Open!

The Mortenson Center has opened the nomination form for the 5th Annual Global Engineering Awards... Read more
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CU Boulder Impacts Global Engineering with Design Skills

At the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience a dedicated group of faculty, undergraduate,... Read more

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FEATURED PROJECTS
 

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Water Management & Technology

The University of Colorado Boulder Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience and the Colorado State University Colorado Water Center recently prepared and edited a report outlining how a variety of emerging technologies can help water managers, landowners and policymakers improve western water management in the face of severe, ongoing drought.

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Ending Drought Emergencies 

Using satellite and cellular connected sensors we are presently monitoring the water supplies of over a million people in arid Kenya and Ethiopia, expanding to over five million in 2018 and linking this data to regional water service providers and national policy makers in an effort to improve water services and drought resilience.

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Global Engineering Education: A Shared Approach

A publication spearheaded by the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience seeks to create better alignment among academic programs and sector needs when it comes to training engineers in global development. Over 100 participants from universities, donors, government agencies and industry partners established a comprehensive global engineering body of knowledge published in Development Engineering.

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Infrastructure Resilience and Disaster Recovery

Despite efforts to improve community resilience to disasters, over the past 25 years the number and economic impact of natural disasters has increased each year. At the same time, little research has been done to evaluate the pre-disaster conditions that enable community recovery afterwards. 

Associate Professor Amy Javernick-Will and her students focus on this increasingly vital aspect of community development.

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