Alumna Barbara Simpson receives 1.25M DOE grant for offshore energy research

CEE alumna Barbara Simpson (CEE PhD 2018) is the principal investigator on a research project to be funded by a $1.25M grant from the US Department of Energy. 

The research team will simulate the combined and complex effects of wind and wave forces on turbines by conducting physical experiments and numerical models.

Dr. Barbara Simpson is an assistant professor of structural engineering at Oregon State University.

Video: Interview with James Rector about Gov. Newsom's moratorium on fracking projects

Professor James Rector provided geophysics expertise in an interview with KTVU News regarding Governor Gavin Newsom's recent moratorium on fracking projects in the state of California.

On Nov. 19, 2019 the Governor stopped the approval of new hydraulic fracturing in the state until the permits for those projects can be reviewed by an independent panel of scientists.
 

Watch interview.

External Job - Wed, 01/15/2020 - 12:00

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The Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at Columbia University is conducting an open rank faculty search in the area of Smart and Sustainable Cities.

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External Job - Sun, 12/01/2019 - 12:00

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Humboldt State University and the Department of Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) invite applicants for an academic year tenure-track faculty position in Environmental Engineering.

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External Job - Fri, 01/17/2020 - 12:00

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The Department of Civil and Materials Engineering (CME) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), invites applications for a full-time faculty position in the field of structural engineering. Opening is at the Full Professor or Associate Professor level with a proven excellent track record of research and funding. 

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Alexandra Pan, Stephen Wong, Teddy Forscher and Jessica Lazarus receive prestigious Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships

Alexandra Pan, Stephen Wong, Teddy Forscher and Jessica Lazarus received prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships.

The fellowships are awarded to students pursuing degrees in transportation-related disciplines and aim to advance the transportation workforce by helping to attract the nation's brightest minds to the field of transportation. 

External Job - Fri, 01/10/2020 - 12:00

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The Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University is seeking applications to fill a full-time tenured or tenure track faculty position in the broad area of environmental engineering.

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External Job - Fri, 01/10/2020 - 12:00

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The Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University is seeking applications to fill a full-time tenured or tenure track faculty position in the broad area of Autonomous and Connected Vehicles and Systems.

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Civil and Environmental Engineering