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Fri, 07/14/2023

Staff Members Receive Awards

CEAE Staff Members Kent Dye, Carey Meyer and David Woody received the Benjes Family Staff Achievement Award; Ray Carter, Ronda Morgison, Waqas Rana and Reta Solwa received the Robert L. Skaggs Staff Achievement Award; Ronda Morgison received the School of Engineering Staff Recognition Award. ...

Tue, 06/20/2023

KU Engineering professor surveys earthquake damage in Turkey

LAWRENCE — When Rémy Lequesne worked his steel-toed boots over the pervasive rubble of apartment buildings, schools, hospitals and dozens of other structures damaged and destroyed by a massive earthquake in early February in Turkey, he faced the real-life devastation already known by so many: more than 50,000 dead, more...

Wed, 04/19/2023

Three to receive KU Engineering Distinguished Engineering Service Award

LAWRENCE — Two alumni and a longtime engineering faculty member from the University of Kansas School of Engineering will be honored with the school’s highest award in a ceremony set for 6 p.m. May 4. ...

Wed, 04/19/2023

Emeritus Professor Tom Mulinazzi Receives DESA Award

Mon, 04/17/2023

Assistant Professor Justin Hutchison, one of three engineering faculty to receive national awards granted to early career faculty

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Wed, 03/29/2023

KU researchers strengthen American dams, levees with technological innovation

Mon, 03/27/2023

Graduate Alum, Abigail Bradshaw, Work Featured on CNN (Opens in new window)

Alum, Abigail Bradshaw (MS ENVENGR 2018) and her team at Appalachia Water Project in West Virginia, were featured on CNN for their work on water and sanitation infrastructure in low-income areas. ...

Thu, 10/13/2022

Professor Belinda Sturm Receives 2022 Paul L. Busch Award (Opens in new window)

The Paul L. Busch Award recognizes an individual for innovative research in the field of water quality and the water environment, with a special focus on those who show promise and make significant contributions in bridging research and its practical application. The Award has provided $2.1 million in funding to...

Thu, 06/30/2022

KU’s Research Rising awards will address critical challenges facing humanity

Wed, 05/25/2022

MSCE Alum Charles K. Nmai Named President of ACI (Opens in new window)

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Thu, 03/03/2022

Research into steel bridges funded by three new Federal Highway Administration grants will fortify American infrastructure

Thu, 02/03/2022

Professor Will Collins Named Recipient of the 2022 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture (Opens in new window)

Wed, 01/26/2022

KU professors in biology, engineering and pharmacy named AAAS fellows

Wed, 01/19/2022

ARCE Alum Named Kwame Building Group Person of Year (Opens in new window)

As the St. Louis-based construction management firm Kwame Building Group marks its 30th anniversary, CEO Tony Thompson offers insight for today's entrepreneurs. ...

Wed, 09/22/2021

School of Engineering’s Tiberti Lecture set for Oct. 14

LAWRENCE — A past president of the American Society of Civil Engineers will give this year’s J.A. Tiberti Family Lecture at the University of Kansas School of Engineering. ...

Tue, 09/07/2021

Professor Josh Roundy Collaborative Proposal Recommended for Funding (Opens in new window)

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Mon, 08/09/2021

Dr. Rex Donahey, CEAE Alum, Named Director of ACI Innovative Concrete Technology (Opens in new window)

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces Rex C. Donahey, Ph.D. will serve as the institute’s inaugural director of innovative concrete technology.
Mon, 07/05/2021

Study shows constructed wetlands are best protection for agricultural runoff into waterways

Tue, 06/29/2021

Professor William N. Collins Wins Prestigious National Fellowship Award (Opens in new window)

LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas School of Engineering professor has received a prestigious national fellowship award for his research into new techniques to build steel decks for highway bridges.
Wed, 06/23/2021

Alum Dr. Tanya Brown-Giammanco named the Director of Disaster and Failure Studies at NIST

Alum Dr. Tanya Brown-Giammanco (CEAE 2006) named the Director of Disaster and Failure Studies at NIST the Director of Disaster and Failure Studies at NIST...

Thu, 04/29/2021

Two students receive KU Field Station Student Research Awards for 2021

LAWRENCE — Like all research activity, field studies have required adaptation during the past year. University of Kansas student researchers have welcomed the chance to work outdoors but have made adjustments with social distancing, driving separate vehicles and implementing other changes. One of the ways the Kansas Biological Survey provides...

Fri, 03/19/2021

KU civil engineering graduate student lands prestigious fellowship

LAWRENCE — A graduate student in the University of Kansas School of Engineering has been granted a prestigious federal fellowship to help make bridges on the nation’s highways safer for travelers. ...

Tue, 02/02/2021

Team will develop tech to help people with cognitive impairments use automated driving systems

LAWRENCE — A research team based at the University of Kansas School of Engineering is one of 10 semifinalists in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inclusive Design Challenge, which seeks to make self-driving cars accessible to people with disabilities. The team won a $300,00 prize and will spend 18 months...

Wed, 04/15/2020

Mary Juno Awarded Self Memorial Scholarship

Thu, 06/13/2019

Rapid-response damage assessment gives new insight into recent Kansas tornado

Tue, 12/04/2018

Researchers look to see how elevated housing in Florida stood up to Hurricane Michael

UPDATE: In 2022, this research was incorporated into the newest version of ASCE 7, the loads standards for structural engineering adopted by building codes and used throughout the United States. ...

Tue, 10/23/2018

KU researchers seek answers about what causes earthquakes

Thu, 09/13/2018

Efficacy of pre-event planning will be key as Florence hits, urban planner says

LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas urban planning researcher who has researched long-term risks and natural disasters in the North Carolina region is available to discuss the potential effects of Hurricane Florence, which is expected to hit the East Coast in coming days. ...

Wed, 09/12/2018

Expert in community recovery available to discuss impact of Hurricane Florence on Carolinas

LAWRENCE — Elaina Sutley, assistant professor of civil, environmental & architectural engineering at the University of Kansas, investigates how communities bounce back from natural disasters like Hurricane Florence, which is poised to impact the Carolinas in the coming days. ...

Wed, 02/14/2018

Researcher's fieldwork builds understanding of community resilience, recovery in face of disaster

LAWRENCE — From Puerto Rico to Missouri to California, Americans in recent years have confronted disasters that have disrupted communities and destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure. ...