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Jul 30, 2019

Investigating if Sunlight Degrades Microplastics

COS/CEE Associate Professor Aron Stubbins, in collaboration with Kara Lavender Law from the Sea Education Association (SEA), is leading a $420K NSF grant for “The role of sunlight in determining the fate and microbial impact of microplastics in surface waters”.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 24, 2019

Ganguly Awarded Patent for Recovery of Networks from Disruption

CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly was awarded a patent for creating a “System for networking and analyzing geospatial data, human infrastructure, and natural elements”. Abstract Source: USPTO A method and system […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 15, 2019

Ganguly co-PI on NSF Conference on Urban Resilience

CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly is a Co-PI on an NSF grant for a conference on “Challenges to and Opportunities for Resilience in Rapidly Developing Urban Corridors”.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 10, 2019

Preparing for "The Big One"

CEE Professor and Chair Jerome Hajjar is pushing to improve building codes across the country to withstand natural disasters like last week’s two earthquakes in California.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 02, 2019

Cheryl Arruda Joins Civil and Environmental Engineering Co-Op Team

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) welcomes Cheryl Arruda (above right), to join its co-op team alongside Assistant Co-op Coordinator Jessica Ormsby (left). She will join the CEE […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jun 28, 2019

Graham Green Wins DN Tanks Co-Op Scholarship

Graham Green, a Civil Engineering BS student, received a DN Tanks Co-op Scholarship, which “recognizes the students who make unique contributions and exhibit DN Tanks’ Core Values.”

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jun 07, 2019

Abd-Alla Receives Society of Women Engineers Boston Scholarship

BS/MS Environmental Engineering student Areeg Abd-Alla, E’22, received a 2019 Society of Women Engineers Boston Chapter Scholarship, an award given to women studying engineering and engineering technology.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jun 06, 2019

Reassessing Flood Management After Historic Flooding in Midwest

COS/CEE Assistant Professor Samuel Munoz answers questions about the recent record-breaking flooding in the Midwest.

Civil & Environmental Engineering