Team members Dani Zebelean, Jenny Calderon, Heather Christensen and Collin Miller. Each team was given a problem that required students to design a Water Reclamation Facility as well as a secondary distribution and sanitary sewer collection pipeline to service a new community that is expected to develop at the base of the Oquirrh Mountain Range […]

Dr. Pedro Romero, faculty in Civil Engineering, was presented with the Utah Department of Transportation Trailblazer Award during the 2017 UDOT research meeting. The award was given in recognition for his contributions towards ‘excellence in transportation research’. For many years, Dr. Romero has been working with the department of transportation to improve the longevity of […]

Graduate student Anusha Musunuru has been selected by the Board of Regents of the Eno Center for Transportation to participate in the 25th annual Eno Future Leaders Development Conference in Washington, DC, June 4-8, 2017. Anusha will be among 20 other of the nation’s top graduate students in transportation to get a first-hand look at […]

Gemma Clark has been selected as one of four Dee Foundation UROP Scholars for 2017, for her project entitled “Rainwater Rooftop Runoff Examinations using DNA Extraction and qPCR” with faculty mentor Jennifer Weidhaas. Through this program, the Dee Foundation recognizes outstanding undergraduate researchers who are contributing to furthering the growth and well-being of the people of […]

Utah’s growth in the technology sector continues to skyrocket, and engineering colleges around the state are doing everything they can to meet the high demand for engineers. In the first six months of 2016, Utah had the greatest percentage increase of technology-related jobs in the U.S. with a growth of 7.7 percent, according to the […]

Abu Sufian Mohammad Asib, a Ph.D. candidate in Transportation under the supervision of Dr. Romero, received an award from the Utah Asphalt Paving Association. The award was presented during their annual meeting for his work in creating a more ‘sustainable road surface through the development of new performance based specifications’. His work was highlighted at […]

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter recently won the 2017 Utah ITE data collection fund. The project will collect data for parking utilization and trip generation at a grocery store located in a mixed-use transit oriented development “Whole Foods Market”, at Trolley Square, which is considered to be a trendy high-end center in […]

The 28-year-old University of Utah civil and environmental engineering assistant professor, who also is a faculty member in the U’s nuclear engineering program, was just named one of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” in science. He, along with academics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, and NASA’s Langley Research Center among others, were named one of […]

New Grant for Carbon Capture

Dr. Amanda Bordelon and her students Catalina Arboleda and James Holt constructed “smog-eating” concrete panels for the 6th floor roof terrace of the Quinney Law Building. These panels contain TiO2 nanoparticles embedded in a concrete mixture. The TiO2 is activated by UV light and moderate humidity levels in the air to break down NOx, SOx, […]