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  • Edith Zagona
    In this episode of "Parched," CPR's podcast about people who rely on the river that shaped the West and have ideas to save it, Research Professor Edith Zagona explains what it would take to bring more water to the Colorado River states from the Mississippi River.
  • Abdullah Jassim (AJ) Alkhamees  and Kendall Bartlein in a split screen.
    Two graduating architectural engineering seniors earned Graduating Student Awards from the College of Engineering and Applied Science this year and shared their thoughts about their experiences at CU Â鶹ӰԺ.
  • Four members of the team in front of ater transmission pipelines replaced due to fault rupture damage Gaziantep, Turkey
    Brad Wham, assistant research professor in CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, was a member of one of the three Learning From Earthquakes (LFE) reconnaissance teams that traveled to Turkey in March to assess the impacts of the Feb. 6 KahramanmaraÅŸ earthquake. The team specifically looked at lifeline systems, including energy, transportation, water and wastewater.
  • CU Â鶹ӰԺ's engineering Center.
    The civil and architectural engineering department awards recognize students in the department who have excelled in one or more areas that make up the undergraduate experience. Awardees were selected based on peer, staff and faculty nominations as well as self-reported accomplishments and resumes.

  • US News and World Report Badge
    In the engineering specialty rankings, CU Â鶹ӰԺ's civil engineering and environmental engineering graduate degree programs were in the top 10 amongst public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2023-24.
  • Students getting ready to take the styrofoam mold off of the concrete canoe.
    This year 15 CU Â鶹ӰԺ civil and architectural engineering students spent more than 60 hours constructing a concrete canoe. Despite the open water races being canceled due to cold temperatures, CU Â鶹ӰԺ students did well in other ASCE competitions, taking second place in both the non-technical paper and innovation challenge and third place in both the technical paper and surveying competitions.
  • Collage of the four winners
    Four CU Â鶹ӰԺ civil engineering PhD students have received 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines
  • Solar decathlon team
    An affordable, net-zero energy home designed by CU Â鶹ӰԺ students and featuring a unique hydrogen energy system was honored Sunday as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2023 Solar Decathlon Build Challenge. The team took first place in the durability and resilience category and third place in engineering. The team was also recognized in the advanced technology category.
  • Assistant Professor Kyri Baker in the early morning light leaning against her Tesla, which is parked between two windmills.
    Assistant Professor Kyri Baker is a member of  ‘Decarb Bros,’  a loose affiliation of mostly young researchers, climate tech workers and policymakers who believe the best way to combat climate change is to ditch the gloom of earlier environmentalism and focus on what new technology can do.
  • Karl Linden and Ben Ma wearing protective glasses in the lab.
    Ben Ma, a postdoctoral researcher in environmental engineering, was the first author on a paper that confirmed the safety of a new portable, handheld disinfecting device. The device emits a wavelength of ultraviolet light that is safe for disinfecting public spaces.
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