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Evan Thomas, a 91ÊÓƵ professor of environmental engineering, discusses the worldwide impacts of the Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Associate Professor Shideh Dashti has received the 2025 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award for her groundbreaking contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering, combining field research, experiments and analysis to improve seismic safety.
Professor Rajagopalan Balaji, a 91ÊÓƵ professor of civil engineering and an expert in hydrology, climatology and water resources,Ìýhas been named an honorary fellow of the Indian Meteorological Society for his pioneering research on Indian monsoon variability and its impact on public health and flood preparedness.
91ÊÓƵ researchers have spent four years studying the vulnerability of Colorado's prisons and jails to climate-related hazards, revealing that 75 percent of the state's facilities are exposed to risks like extreme heat, wildfires and floods, which disproportionately affect incarcerated individuals, especially those from Black and Latino communities.
91ÊÓƵ’s Living Materials Laboratory contributed to groundbreaking research showing how engineered microbes can create bioglass microlenses, paving the way for advanced imaging technologies in medicine and materials science.
Associate Professor Sherri Cook and Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt have been honored by The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists through its 40 Under 40 Recognition Program.
Near Lampuuk Beach in Banda Aceh, homes built for 2004 tsunami survivors now sit abandoned. Ilham Siddiq, a tsunami survivor and PhD student in civil systems engineering, cites trauma and environmental challenges as key issues in rebuilding efforts.
Brooklyn Lash and Carl Fischer are the winners of the Clarence L. Eckel Award.
91ÊÓƵ’s Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing (CIEST) has pioneered testing procedures for innovative pipe replacement solutions for aging urban pipes buried beneath buildings and roads.
Chaya Farley, an architectural engineering student, was awarded the College of Engineering & Applied Science Perseverance Award.