News
Jul 20, 2009
Solving Real Problems with Real Solutions
Professor Michael Silevitch spoke at the recent Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology workshop about the importance of working out real-world problems with the people that are striving to solve these issues.
Jul 14, 2009
Touran Elected Secretary of Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section
Ali Touran, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was featured by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section, BSCES News, for his long and distinguished career and now most recently for his election as Secretary of BSCES.
Jul 10, 2009
Caracoglia Wins a NSF CAREER Award
Luca Caracoglia, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has won a CAREER award, the NSF's most prestigious award for junior faculty, to determine wind hazards on tall buildings.
Jun 22, 2009
EWB Featured by State Department
The Engineers Without Borders group is highlighted on www.America.gov, which is used to promote the nation's image in the world. The group was also recently featured on the Cambridge-based TV series "Civil Engineering Today".
Jun 17, 2009
Historical Brooklyn Bridge Built to Last
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Mishac Yegian has determined that the Brooklyn Bridge could withstand an earthquake that registers a 6.5 on the Richter Scale without any damage to its foundation.
Jun 02, 2009
EWB to Design Clean Water System for Bbanda, Uganda
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is again designing a clean water system but this time in Bbanda, Uganda. The group is almost finished on their project in El Chaguite, Honduras that designed a similar water system.
May 26, 2009
Congratulations Chad Boutet
Chad Boutet, a junior in Civil Engineering, has won the PB Rail Engineering Scholarship provided by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA).
May 26, 2009
COE Alum receives a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
Lester M. Cohen, a BS'73 and MS'77 graduate in civil engineering, has been selected to receive a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal for his work on the James Webb Space Telescope program.