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Jan 11, 2024
Using AI to Prepare for Severe Weather
CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly predicts that AI will play a significant role in predicting and preparing for future weather and climate disasters.
Jan 08, 2024
Urban Pollution Solutions Through Dispersion Modeling and Atmospheric Measurements
Assistant Professor Khaled Ghannam is part of the Intelligent Solutions to Urban Pollution for Equity and Resilience (iSUPER), a Northeastern initiative that will integrate sensors and prediction models to detect pollution on a neighborhood-level scale. The resulting data will hopefully inform policy decisions to improve urban air quality.
Dec 22, 2023
Reviving Ecosystems: Maximizing Biodiversity Recovery Through Network-Based Restoration Strategies
Alumnus Udit Bhatia, PhD’18, civil and environmental engineering, and Auroop Ganguly, COE distinguished professor of CEE, were two of the co-authors of the paper “Network-based Restoration Strategies Maximize Ecosystem Recovery” published in Communications Biology. The paper discusses how global biodiversity loss demands predictive frameworks for ecosystem collapse and effective restoration strategies.
Dec 19, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Serena Alexander
Serena Alexander joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in January 2024 as an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
Dec 19, 2023
New Faculty Spotlight: Shang Liu
Shang Liu joins the Civil and Environmental Engineering department in January 2024 as an Assistant Professor.
Dec 12, 2023
Predicting Flooding with AI Models
Following deadly floods in Tennessee, Puja Das, PhD’27, interdisciplinary engineering, is working on a NASA-funded project exploring AI-driven rainfall prediction models.
Dec 11, 2023
Improving Structural Health and Climate Change with Machine Learning
CEE Assistant Professor Eleonora Tronci is a structural engineer who uses machine learning to assess damage in civil structures and optimize wind farms while focusing on the adaptability of her research to climate change. She joined Northeastern in September 2023.
Dec 11, 2023
Northeastern Hosts the 2023 CEE Industry Leadership Night with MBTA General Manager and CEO Phil Eng
Northeastern University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) hosted its 11th annual Industry Leadership Night, on November 28, continuing a tradition of bringing together the top industry and government stakeholders in the Boston region. The event, which took place at the Alumni Center on the Global Network’s Boston Campus, is a signature effort produced […]