New graduate training program to integrate food, energy, water
The National Science Foundation has awarded about $3 million to support the new program, called InTERFEWS.
Tag: "Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering"
As Hurricane Florence approached, researchers watched this town far from the coast
As Hurricane Florence churned toward the Carolina coasts, civil engineers and planners at a dozen universities and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were monitoring the fate of one place in particular: Lumberton, North Carolina, a town of 21,000 more than 75 miles from the coast.
Two teams come together to understand impacts of oil and gas development on air quality
The city and county of Broomfield has awarded a contract to Ajax Analytics and a CSU atmospheric science research group to provide insight into emission sources, emission rates and health exposures related to oil and gas activities.
New model quantifies communities’ vulnerability to the spread of fire
The model could add to the strategic toolbox that protects lives and livelihoods from destructive fires.
New study provides guidelines for more effective waste management
A new study by Colorado State University researchers could lead to more effective landfill-based management of varied waste streams.
Inside out: Household energy transition in Beijing impacts air pollution
Ellison Carter is conducting a study to learn more about the impacts of air pollution from household use of solid fuels in rural regions of Beijing, China.
Civil engineering alumnus building community through entrepreneurship
Keith Meyer, president of Ditesco, received the 2017 Civil Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Can we drink rain? Researchers take a look
Sybil Sharvelle, an environmental engineer at Colorado State University, is one researcher trying to determine if rainwater is safe to drink.
Resilience planning center to host community recovery webinar
On Thursday, May 3, 9-11 a.m., learn more about the NIST-funded Center for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning and how the Center’s research is progressing to models of community recovery and to field studies.
E-Days preview: Mending a mud problem at the Baca County Fair
A Senior Design team in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is redesigning the rodeo arena at the Baca County Fair, implementing updated drainage and facilities.