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Sep 15, 2023

Ocean Sensors Study Wave and Storm Surge as Hurricane Lee Approaches

CEE Assistant Professor Julia Hopkins and CEE/MES Professor Jim Chen are deploying buoys and pressure sensors to collect data during Hurricane Lee to improve storm modeling and design nature-based solutions for coastal resilience.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Sep 15, 2023

Ostadabbas a Finalist of the Eureka Award of the 2023 Oracle Excellence Award

ECE Associate Professor Sarah Ostadabbas was selected as one of the finalists of the Eureka Award of the 2023 Oracle Excellence Awards. With Oracle for Research, researchers in academic, commercial, and governmental settings, across all disciplines, are […]

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Max Shepherd

Sep 14, 2023

Designing Exoskeletons to be More Versatile and Accessible

Bouve/MIE Assistant Professor Max Shepherd, in collaboration with Aaron Young from Georgia Tech, was awarded a $800,000 NSF grant for “Towards Task-Agnostic and Device-Agnostic Ankle Exoskeleton Control for Mobility Enhancement.”

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Sep 14, 2023

$2M NSF Award for Improving Power Delivery for High-Performance Computing

ECE Professor Nian Sun and Associate Professor Aatmesh Shrivastava, in collaboration with Cornell University, were awarded a $2 million NSF grant for “Heterogeneous Integration in Power Electronics for High-Performance Computing (HIPE-HPC).”

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Sep 13, 2023

Patent for New Methods of Treating Contaminated Water

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Global University Campus Akram Alshawabkeh was awarded a patent for a “Robust flow-through platform for organic contaminants removal.”

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Sep 13, 2023

Flooding in Libya a ‘Gray Swan’ Event, but Dam Infrastructure Worldwide Not Ready for Demands of Climate Change

CEE Professor Auroop Ganguly described the extreme flooding in Libya, caused by Storm Daniel, as a “gray swan” event or a rare but predictable event that can reveal deficiencies in infrastructure readiness and resilience.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Sep 13, 2023

How Can Residents in Morocco Guard Against the Next Deadly Earthquake?

CEE Professor Mehrdad Sasani was interviewed by NPR in the article “How Can Residents in Morocco Guard Against the Next Deadly Earthquake?” He was also featured in articles by News9Live, […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Sep 11, 2023

How Academics Are Working To Solve America’s Groundwater Crisis

MES/CEE Assistant Professor James Dennedy-Frank is using computer models to research how to better manage groundwater resources in the United States.

Civil & Environmental Engineering