Officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that they are awarding a $1.2 million dollar grant to the University of Utah. The money will fund a 3-year study on the impact of drought and extreme events on water quality. Michael Barber is the department chair of civil and environmental engineering at the U. […]

Two civil engineering transportation students, Anusha Musunuru and Ivana Tasic, were recently honored from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) with the “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. They each received the Future Industry Leader Spotlight Award. Anusha Musunuru is focused on developing a framework for more reliably […]

Dr. Ramesh Goel has joined the Editorial Board of Water Research as Associate Editor. Water Research is a leading journal internationally in Environmental Engineering. Water Research publishes refereed, original research papers on all aspects of the science and technology of water quality and its management worldwide. To find out more please visit: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/water-research.

No one better understands the operations of the University of Utah’s TRIGA nuclear reactor than Ryan Schow. As the reactor supervisor, Ryan is a prime example of the nuclear engineering program’s top-notch staff, always training personnel and maintaining the facility with an eye toward safety and security. Working with UNEP Director Tatjana Jevremovich, Ryan helped […]

The Technology Partnership Programs, Universities and Grants Programs has awarded Ph.D. student, Scott Shea, to receive a 2015 Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship. This prestigious award is given to transportation students to advance in education, research and workforce development.

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Utah hosted the second annual National Transportation Summer Institute Camp on July 13 – July 17, 2015. The department hosted 21, incoming, 9th grade students. The camp targeted students who are interested in exploring engineering, specifically transportation engineering, as a career. As part of the […]

Rainwater could save people in India a bucket of money, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data. The study, partially funded by NASA’s Precipitation Measurement Missions, found that collecting rainwater for vegetable irrigation could reduce water bills, increase caloric intake and even provide a second source of income for people […]

Due to global climate change, mismanagement, politics, inadequate technology, rapid population growth, and economic hardships, Pakistan’s water crisis could go from bad to worse. The Middle Eastern country nestled between Afghanistan and India could become a “water-starved” country in the next six to seven years, according to the country’s minister for water and energy, Khawaja […]

The Civil Engineering Alumni Society held their annual banquet on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 to honor contributing members of the civil and engineering field at the Jewish Community Center, located next to campus.  The night brought together alumni, friends, graduating seniors and department faculty and staff. During the event, keynote speaker Lane Beattie, President & Chief Executive Officer of Salt […]

Mark your calendars for Meet an Inventor Night, an annual event held by the U’s College of Engineering in which local high school students are invited to learn about the vast possibilities available through an engineering career. University researchers and alumni will be talking about what it takes to bring an idea to market. Meet […]