News
Sep 08, 2023
Should We Adapt to Climate Conditions or Work To Mitigate Climate Change
In order to protect the safety and security of people around the globe from extreme weather events, CEE Distinguished Professor Auroop R. Ganguly and Puja Das, PhD’27, interdisciplinary engineering, say both adaptation to changing climate conditions and mitigation of the causes of climate change are necessary.
Aug 31, 2023
Eckelman Publishes Book on ‘Industrial Ecology and Sustainability’
CEE Associate Professor Matthew Eckelman published a book on “Industrial Ecology and Sustainability.”
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Khaled Ghannam
Khaled Ghannam joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in August 2023 as an Assistant Professor.
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Eleonora Tronci
Eleonora Tronci joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in September 2023 as an Assistant Professor.
Aug 18, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Nancy Larson Varney
Nancy Larson Varney joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in August 2023 as an Associate Teaching Professor.
Aug 16, 2023
Hajjar Honored With Lynn S. Beedle Award From Structural Stability Research Council
CEE Chair and CDM Smith Professor Jerome F. Hajjar received the SSRC Lynn S. Beedle Award from the Structural Stability Research Council. He also was elected president of the Structural Engineering Institute, with his term beginning on October 1, 2023.
Aug 11, 2023
Clean Energy Might Go To Waste If We Don’t Figure Out How To Use It
CEE Assistant Professor Michael Kane is the lead researcher on Whole Energy Homes, which is funded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and is the first study to explore people’s reactions to utilities controlling their thermostats in a residential setting. The study focuses on how to get people to use clean energy when it’s available by remotely adjusting thermostats.
Aug 09, 2023
CEE PhD Student Receives SEAMASS Scholarship
Baiyu Chen, a civil and environmental engineering PhD student, has been awarded the Structural Engineers Association of Massachusetts (SEAMASS) scholarship. SEAMASS is a non-profit, member-driven organization that holds a mission to advance the structural engineering profession.