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Austin Cerny, Shelby Buescher, Mickey Chianese, Nikki Mayer, and Mike Brennecke on the completed bridge. Three civil engineering students were among a group that traveled to an isolated region of Bolivia to help construct a 50 meter long suspended cable pedestrian bridge this summer. Civil engineering students Mickey Chianese, Shelby...

CEAE professor Vijay Gupta received the 2012 Community Service Award from the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science (CUAHSI). The award was "in recognition of his outstanding vision and leadership in the development of interdisciplinary research in hydrologic science" and was presented at the consortium's third biennial...

CEAE professor Bernard Amadei is a member of a National Academies committee that recently reported on the nation's resilience to natural and human-caused disasters. The full press release can be viewed here and the report summary is available here .

Second place winners Jeff Sogge, Natalie Bixler, Evan Coffey, Dan Jones, Jon Mandel, and Emily Merchant Three student teams from CVEN 4434 Environmental Engineering Design placed in the 2011-2012 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) University Competition, in the "Airport Environmental Interactions" category. All three teams were advised by CEAE professor Angela...

Civil engineering PhD student Joshua Kearns is researching ways to improve sanitation and water quality in developing communities through the use of biochar. Read more: Daily Camera article with video

CEAE professor and department chair Keith Molenaar has been elected to the Pan American Academy of Engineering, and will be inducted in October 2012 in Mexico City. The organization was founded "to establish excellence frameworks where outstanding engineers can define objectives and policies for engineering that help the sustainable development...

CEAE professor Michael Brandemuehl was awarded the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Exceptional Service Award in June 2012. The award recognizes ASHRAE Distinguished Award recipients who have continued to serve the Society faithfully and with exemplary effort.

Civil engineering graduate student Nathan Canney was among a group that traveled to Haiti in June 2012 to introduce a green energy vocational training program that paves the way for a new era of distributed power in the poverty-stricken, earthquake-damaged nation. Please see the full story here .

CEAE professor Diane McKnight, who studies relationships between freshwater organisms, trace metals, and natural organic material, discusses her research in this interview with CU Connections.

Joel Jones, Katherine Otero, Samantha Brook, Michelle Sadeghy, Andrew Safulko, and Angela Bielefeldt (advisor) A team of 5 students in CVEN 4434 Environmental Engineering Design won the AECOM North American Academic Design Competition for their design addressing a wastewater energy and greenhouse gas minimization problem. The team consisted of environmental...