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Oct 01, 2012

CEE Student Wins National WEF Paper Competition

Nelya Meystelman, a Civil Engineering middler, has won the national Water Environmental Federation Undergraduate Student Paper Competition.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Sep 21, 2012

Prof. Hellweger Researches Toxic Algal Blooms

Associate Professor Ferdi Hellweger and collaborators from three other universities have received a new research grant for $2M from the National Science Foundation to study theecology of cyanbacteria.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Aug 10, 2012

New Research Grant on Offshore Wind Farms

CEE Assistant Professor Andrew Myers,Professor & Chair Jerry Hajjar, and Sanjay Arwade, Associate Professor at UMass Amherst, have received a new $325K research grant from NSF on Reliability-based Hurricane Risk Assessment for Offshore Wind Farms.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Aug 02, 2012

Professor Ganguly Discusses Droughts

Inspired by the current drought, which has left countless counties across the U.S. to be considered "natural disaster areas" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Associate Professor Auroop Ganguly sheds light on drought conditions, the difficulties involved in predicting droughts, and precautionary measures to limit their potential damage.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Aug 01, 2012

New Faculty Spotlight: Matthias Ruth

Matthias Ruth joined the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as a Professor […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Aug 01, 2012

New Faculty Spotlight: Steven W. Cranford

Steven W. Cranford joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering during the Fall 2012 semester as an Assistant Professor. Prof. Cranford received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Memorial […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 31, 2012

Selenium Remediation

CEE Assistant Professor Philip Larese-Casanova & Assistant Academic Specialist Annalisa Onnis-Hayden were awarded a $305K NSF grant to reduce selenium pollution by using oxygen isotopes. 

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 23, 2012

CEE Student Presents at Emerging Markets Symposium

Liz Cherchia, a junior in the CEE Department, presented at Northeastern University's 4th Annual Emerging Markets Symposium on July 19, 2012.

Civil & Environmental Engineering