Research
- The ongoing dry conditions due to lower summer (Jun to Sep) monsoon rainfall in India has left scientists and academics alike to discover which weather patterns and conditions work to suppress the annual monsoon and result in rainfall shortages in
- Professor Matthew Hallowell was recently awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program award from the National Science Foundation for "Predictive Modeling of Construction Injuries in Complex Environments." The research objective
- The wild and dramatic cascade of ice into the ocean from Alaska鈥檚 Columbia Glacier, an iconic glacier featured in the documentary 鈥淐hasing Ice鈥 and one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world, will cease around 2020, according to a study by the
- Building life-cycle phases considered for assessing hazard resistance and environmental impacts. Click image to view. CEAE professor Abbie Liel and her team have been awarded a $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Civil
- Flow processes investigated through full-scale field tests, soil tank tests, and numerical simulations of soil-borehole thermal energy storage systems. Click image to view larger. CEAE professor John McCartney and Co-PI Adam Reed (Law) received $1.
- Professor Joe Ryan CEAE professor Joseph Ryan and his research team have been awarded a $12 million grant as part of the National Science Foundation's Sustainability Research Network initiative. The team will study the social, ecological
- A CU-Boulder team recently won a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its proposal to develop a solar-biochar toilet for use in developing countries throughout the world. The grant is part of the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge,
- CEAE professor Bernard Amadei is a member of a National Academies committee that recently reported on the nation's resilience to natural and human-caused disasters. The full press release can be viewed here and the report summary is
- Civil engineering PhD student Joshua Kearns is researching ways to improve sanitation and water quality in developing communities through the use of biochar. Read more: Daily Camera article with video
- CEAE professor Diane McKnight, who studies relationships between freshwater organisms, trace metals, and natural organic material, discusses her research in this interview with CU Connections.