PhD student Connie Chen received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) for her research proposal on quantifying the seismic resilience of modern tall buildings. Her adviser is Professor Jack Moehle.
By introducing a small electric current into lead pipes filled with a harmless weak phosphate solution, Professor Ashok Gadgil and his team were able to rapidly form a protective coating on the inside surfaces of corroded lead pipes.
Subsequently, after the electrodes were removed, they showed that this newly formed coating reduced the leaching of this toxic element by roughly 99%.
Replacement of lead pipes and lead connectors remains the best solution, but it also out of financial reach of most of those who need it.
The City of Stockton is seeking to fill a Planning Manager position to oversee an Advanced
Planning Section in the Community Development Department. This position will be responsible
for the strategic implementation of a recently adopted General Plan Update that requires
further conformity compliance with the zoning map and ordinance. The ideal candidate has
supervisory experience in local government planning with strong technical and analytical skills,
effective oral and written communication competencies, and extensive knowledge and
expertise complying with the California Environmental Quality Act, California Subdivision Map
Act, and California Planning and Zoning Law. The successful candidate has extensive experience
developing, interpreting and applying General Plan policies, zoning ordinance and
environmental regulation.
Education/Experience:
Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course
work in City or regional planning, urban planning, or a closely related field; and five (5) years of
progressively responsible professional planning experience. A Master's degree in City, regional
or urban planning, public administration, or closely related field, may be substituted for one
year of the professional planning experience.
The first “Code and Response Codeathon: Presented by IBM and the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U)” was held in Spring 2019.
Pierre-Louis Missler (CE M.Eng '19) was recently featured by the Consumer Technology Association for the prize-winning creation of AsTeR: a platform for collecting and prioritizing information to facilitate decision making during natural disasters.
Professor Joan Walker and Adjunct Professor Susan Shaheen were featured in the Berkeley News Center article Shifting Gears, all about the integration of self-driving vehicles and the nuanced policy decisions that need to be made ... now.
Watch Professor Alex Bayen's recent live interview by Spectrum News 1 about possible solutions to LA's traffic problems.
Professor Bayen was also featured in an article by Technode covering how driver monitoring is pushing forward semi-autonomous vehicle adoption.
A study led by Adjunct Professor Susan Shaheen with graduate students and Professor Robert Cervero from Department of City Regional Planning (DCRP) on Transportation Network Companies and taxis received the top paper award from the World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR) for their journal article in Transport Policy (published in 2016). This award is made every three years.
US News & World Report ranks CEE's graduate program in civil engineering and in environmental engineering number 1 nationwide for 2020.
CEE senior Emily You received a $5,000 California Transportation Foundation (CTF) Graduate School Scholarship. A total of three students were selected as recipients.
