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Researchers from the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering share key lessons from post-Marshall Fire rebuilding to help Los Angeles homeowners and others navigate recovery after wildfires.

Amy Javernick-Will, a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, received the highest academic honor in construction engineering and management from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Professor Karl Linden, chair of CU Â鶹ӰԺ's Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department, has been awarded the 2025 A.P. Black Research Award by AWWA for his pioneering contributions to UV water treatment technology.

A new program allows southern Colorado students to start at University of Colorado Colorado Springs and complete a Civil Engineering BS degree at CU Â鶹ӰԺ.

Dan Frangopol, a distinguished professor emeritus with a significant career in the university’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, was elected to the 2025 class of National Academy of Engineering for contributions to life-cycle civil engineering and leadership in its global development and adoption.

Evan Thomas, a CU Â鶹ӰԺ professor of environmental engineering, discusses the worldwide impacts of the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Associate Professor Shideh Dashti has received the 2025 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award for her groundbreaking contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering, combining field research, experiments and analysis to improve seismic safety.

Professor Rajagopalan Balaji, a CU Â鶹ӰԺ professor of civil engineering and an expert in hydrology, climatology and water resources,Ìýhas been named an honorary fellow of the Indian Meteorological Society for his pioneering research on Indian monsoon variability and its impact on public health and flood preparedness.

CU Â鶹ӰԺ researchers have spent four years studying the vulnerability of Colorado's prisons and jails to climate-related hazards, revealing that 75 percent of the state's facilities are exposed to risks like extreme heat, wildfires and floods, which disproportionately affect incarcerated individuals, especially those from Black and Latino communities.

CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s Living Materials Laboratory contributed to groundbreaking research showing how engineered microbes can create bioglass microlenses, paving the way for advanced imaging technologies in medicine and materials science.