Civil Engineering
A new study published today in Nature Communications Earth & Environment is the first large-scale assessment of post-wildfire water quality. Ben Livneh, associate professor in civil, environmental and architectural engineering, was the principal investigator and co-author of the study.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder's Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience is transforming global water access by treating clean water as a long-term service—not just a one-time infrastructure project.
Construction Safety Research Alliance teams with industry to reduce job site injuriesThe construction industry has long been one of the most hazardous sectors, with workers facing a high risk of injury.Researchers at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Construction Safety
Lab establishes worldwide standards for repairing inaccessible, leaking pipelinesMillions of miles of aging water, wastewater and natural gas pipelines across the nation are at growing risk of failure, posing significant environmental, safety and
Cristina Torres-Machi, an assistant professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, leads her Innovation for Resilient Infrastructure research group to develop cost-effective and data-driven methods for decision-making in infrastructure management.
Professor Abbie Liel’s research, recently published in Fire Technology, examined destruction patterns from the December 2021 Marshall Fire, which killed two people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County.
At Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s May 8 recognition ceremony for civil, environmental and architectural undergraduate engineering students, alumnus Marco Campos (CivEngr’98) surprised the crowd by offering to pay off a graduating senior’s remaining student debt, transforming the ceremony into a genuine celebration of generosity and hope.
Amir Behzadan, professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering and fellow of the Institute of Behavioral Science, and Mary Angelica Painter are developing more effective, engaging ways to keep people safe during extreme events.
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Concrete Canoe team earned third place overall at the regional ASCE Rocky Mountain Student Symposium. The popular student group—known for designing and racing a concrete canoe each year—continues to grow, with 28 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder students participating in this year’s event.
