A Giant of a Ram: Walter Scott, Jr.
Scott's extraordinary generosity to CSU prompted the dedication of the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering in 2016.
Tag: "Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering"
CSU partners in $15M NSF project pursuing sustainability, equity and resilience in U.S. West
An interdisciplinary group of CSU researchers is part of a $15 million National Science Foundation research network that will study three regions impacted by catastrophic wildfires, declining water supplies and rapid urban population growth.
Kill it with fire: CSU researchers seek solution for pervasive PFAS pollutants
CSU researchers Jens Blotevogel and Anthony Rappé recently received a $474,000 U.S. Department of Defense grant to study and improve PFAS destruction by incineration, so the contaminants can be permanently removed from the environment without producing hazardous byproducts.
Denver streams are glorified fountains, supplied mostly by your sprinkler heads
Water engineers know tap water flows have an influence on urban streams, but CSU assistant professor Aditi Bhaskar had not expected them to make up effectively the entire creek. (Colorado Sun)
Arson Victim Remembered As Ambitious, Honored With CSU Engineering Scholarship
The legacy of an immigrant from Senegal will live on for decades, or longer, thanks to a new scholarship from Kiewit Corporation, Colorado State University and dozens of donors. (CBS4 Denver)
Plugging A Huge Leak That Hits Farmers Worldwide
The major way farmers get water to their fields is via earthen canals, an old and inefficient system. Stopping canal leaks is a mission CSU faculty Timothy Gates and Joe Scalia are on. (Colorado Public Radio)
Djibril ‘Jibby’ Diol Memorial Scholarship to honor CSU alumnus who died in tragic blaze
“Jibby valued education to the highest degree,” said Ousman Ba, a CSU alumnus and close friend to Diol and his family. “A scholarship is one of the best ways we can honor this amazing human being who brightened any room he stepped into."
‘The real thing’: Undergraduates experience interdisciplinary research firsthand as part of DOE-funded project
“When I was an undergraduate student, I was fortunate enough to work in a research group,” Ken Reardon says. “I loved it, and it had a lot to do with why I went to graduate school, but I never knew what the point of the whole project was.” Now, Reardon is overseeing a $5.1 million Department of Energy project that is giving selected undergraduates a holistic view of research, in real time.
CSU study proves cost-effective polymer sealant could significantly reduce irrigation water loss worldwide
In a recent study, Colorado State University researchers proved the polymer known as LAPAM is effective as a temporary, economical sealant for reducing irrigation water loss. This research could not only reduce water loss, it could prevent water and soil degradation.
One Water Solutions Institute contributes to New York City Stormwater Resiliency Plan
CSU researchers and partners completed one of the largest and most comprehensive stormwater studies ever conducted.