Prof. Evan Thomas with Governor Polis and an unidentified farmer in front of a tractor.

CU part of landmark legislation for green water quality infrastructure

June 4, 2024

Evan Thomas in a plaid shirt

Evan Thomas receives $950,000 appropriations award for water quality monitoring

May 31, 2024

Professor Evan Thomas was highlighted in the Wall Street Journal for his work in financing water security through voluntary carbon markets. Additionally, he received a $950,000 congressional appropriations award through Rep. Joe Neguse for water quality monitoring in two Colorado rivers.

Kat Demaree and Jason Quinn installing an in-situ water quality tool

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ leads effort to improve water quality in Rockies’ rivers

April 5, 2024

A team led by Environmental Engineering Professor Evan Thomas received a $650,000 NSF Convergence Accelerator grant to measure and mitigate pollution in Colorado's Cache la Poudre and Yampa Rivers through new sensor technology, monitoring and a voluntary carbon credits trading system with industry.

Evan Thomas stands next to one of his filtration devices in Africa

CEAE and other teams awarded $160M NSF-funded effort to promote climate resilience

Feb. 1, 2024

Professor Evan Thomas is leading a CEAE team that, along with others, won a $160 million,10-year NSF Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine to develop and commercialize climate-resilient technologies for monitoring, mitigating and adapting to climate impacts across the region and country.

Carlo Salvinelli and Kat Demaree reviewing equipment with a representative from Armenia.

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ water quality expertise goes international in Armenia

Aug. 7, 2023

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ researchers are advancing water resource management in the South Caucasus through a partnership with Deloitte Consulting. Associate Professor Evan Thomas, director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience, is the principal investigator on the contract.

Children getting water from a Virridy thermos in Africa.

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ spinout company celebrates carbon-credit investment by Mortenson Co.

June 2, 2023

Mortenson Center Director Evan Thomas leads Virridy, which is working to connect the global carbon credit market to water treatment.

Evan Thomas receives AEESP Award for Global Outreach

April 5, 2023

Evan Thomas , professor of civil engineering and director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience , received the 2023 Steven K. Dentel AEESP Award for Global Outreach . The award, given annually by the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, recognizes outstanding contributions and leadership by...

Evan Thomas stands next to one of his filtration devices in Africa

Capitalism caused climate change. Can capitalism also solve it?

March 29, 2023

Professor Evan Thomas discussed ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ’s work to bring climate finance solutions to water quality challenges in the American West and East Africa at TedXCU on April 7 in Macky Auditorium.

Evan Thomas

Drought is a global health crisis — capitalism could be a surprising solution

Aug. 2, 2022

Evan Thomas discusses the possibilities of using carbon offset markets to address water scarcity in a new column in Harvard Public Health. Thomas, an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and director the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, is an expert in water and air...

Researchers work on a project to develop a blockchain and sensor platform for groundwater conservation in California.

¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ, Deloitte launch Climate Innovation Collaboratory to accelerate action on climate crisis

April 19, 2022

Deloitte and the ¾«Æ·SMÔÚÏßӰƬ on Tuesday launched a new Climate Innovation Collaboratory to translate cutting-edge climate research and data into meaningful climate solutions for federal, state and local government agencies and communities. Researchers work on a project to develop a blockchain and sensor platform for groundwater conservation...

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