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CEAE Professor Mija Hubler landed a $10 million DOD grant to develop self-repairing concrete inspired by human vascular systems.
Aditi Bhaskar investigates potential effects of urban water conservation on streamflow in western USCEAE's Aditi Bhaskar studies how urban water conservation efficiency could reduce streamflow, affecting stream health and downstream users.
Associate Professor Wil Srubar has been nominated for the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award for his research re-imagining sustainable building materials. His lab conducts major research into biomimetic and living materials that have the potential to drastically reduce environmental pollution caused by construction activities around the globe.
CEAE Professor John Zhai received a Fulbright Fellowship to study indoor air quality in affordable housing across hot, humid climates.
Building Systems Professor Moncef Krarti emphasizes the importance of adapting "smart" technologies to people's needs for increased acceptance and usage.
In this CU Engineering (CUE) Magazine cover story, Kellisha Ostler (CivEngr’22) attributes her early career success to two partnerships. She was a student in the Colorado Mesa University-CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Engineering Partnership Program, as well as a Kiewit Design-Build Scholar.
In this Washington Post article, Professor Mark Hernandez advocates for installing HEPA air cleaners in homes, especially with smoke from Canadian wildfires now blanketing the northeastern United States. “I look at them (air purifiers) as the seat belts for lungs," he said. Hernandez is helping to install these filters in schools across the state in partnership with Colorado’s Clean Air for Schools program.
CEAE Professor Balaji Rajagopalan, raised without running water in India, now studies monsoon variability as a Fulbright-Kalam Climate Fellow.
Mortenson Center Director Evan Thomas leads Virridy, which is working to connect the global carbon credit market to water treatment.
CEAE Professors Angela R. Bielefeldt and Amy Javernick-Will recently received seed grants for individual projects through the Engineering Education and AI-Augmented Learning Interdisciplinary Research Theme. The award is given to help spur research teaming in the college and boost early projects with the high potential for societal impact.