Dr. Rob Sowby, a 2018 PhD graduate from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the ASCE Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members for his paper “To Uphold and Enhance the Profession.” According to the article, “The Daniel W. Mead Prize for Younger Members is awarded to the author or authors of a […]

Here at CvEEN, we aspire to help our students succeed and thrive during their time at the University of Utah. With all the uncertainty that 2020 has brought, we know you have a lot of questions. We do too! Our Faculty and staff have been hard at work to make the Fall 2020 semester easier […]

If researchers want to know more about the nature of the COVID-19 virus, they are starting to look at a seemingly odd place – human waste. University of Utah civil and environmental engineering professor Ramesh Goel has received a $130,000 National Science Foundation RAPID Response grant to analyze samples from wastewater treatment plants for the […]

Researchers across the world are working on new projects to help learn more about the COVID-19 virus, including many researchers at the University of Utah. Dr. Jennifer Weidhaas, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is working with a team of researchers from Utah State University, University of Utah and Brigham Young […]

Professors Pantelides and Zhu, were recently awarded a grant from the USDA U.S. Forest Service Wood Innovations Grant program for their project “BRB BRACED FRAMES FOR SEISMICALLY RESILIENT MASS TIMBER BUILDINGS”. The project is proposing a mass timber buckling-restrained braced frame as the lateral force resisting system to enhance the resilience of mass timber buildings. […]

As students approach graduation, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers a unique experience to prepare students to enter the work force. Through the 4910 course, students are given the opportunity to solve real world issues in the local community. For Spring 2019, two sections of 4910 are working on two separate issues in […]

More than two dozen companies attended the Civil and Construction Engineering Career Expo on January 22, 2020 at the University of Utah. Students from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering were invited to meet with potential employers. With graduation around the corner, Civil Engineering students are eager to start their career in the industry, […]

In collaboration with the Salt Lake City Engineering Office, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is coordinating outreach efforts to inspire future engineers. The Salt Lake City Engineering Office recently purchased a DVD copy of Dream Big: Engineering our World for every elementary school in the Salt Lake City School District. “It is a […]

Ruoyang (Andrew) Wu paper titled “Experimental and Analytical Study of Seismically Repaired RC Bridge Column-to-Cap Beam Connections.” was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Nevada Medal for Distinguished Paper in Bridge Engineering. The Nevada Medal is an annual award given to an outstanding graduate student paper that has made significant contributions to the state-of-the-art […]

The University of Utah College of Engineering is proud to be hosting the 125th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition at the Salt Palace Convention Center June 24 – 27. The conference is dedicated to all disciplines of engineering education and will feature more than 400 technical sessions. As the host campus, […]