October 2nd, 2026
Two members of the UA Young Water Professionals chapter placed first and second at the AL/MS Water Joint Annual Conference Fresh Ideas Poster Competition in Mobile, Alabama. First-place winner Sophia Lotzow presented her poster titled “Safety Assessment of Selected Aging Dams and Prototype Development for Evacuation Route Optimization.” Second-place winner Sarah Ortbal showcased “Efficacy of […]
October 2nd, 2026
Dr. Peishi Jiang, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, has been named a 2026 Alabama Water Institute faculty fellow under the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology. The fellowship will span a tenure of three academic years from August 2026 to August 2029. While promoting the institutes’missions at […]
April 22nd, 2026
STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS 2026 Edgar Boyd Kay Award for Architectural Engineering Outstanding Senior John Brady Bowman Daniel S. Turner Award for Civil Engineering Outstanding Senior Taylor Sheffield Wesley Gilbert W. Edward Back Award for Construction Engineering Outstanding Senior Brooke Pyburn David McDermott George J. Davis Award for Environmental Engineering Outstanding Senior Reilly Wells Award for […]
April 7th, 2026
As part of Honors Week, CCEE hosted our annual Awards Ceremony on April 1, 2026. Since 1988, we have bestowed the Distinguished Departmental Fellow Award to honor 144 individuals who exemplify excellence in engineering, demonstrate exceptional professional achievement, and show a strong commitment to advancing the department’s educational mission. We were pleased to add five […]
January 16th, 2026
By Natalie Crouse Dr. Thang N. Dao, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, has been selected for an Editor’s Choice distinction by the Journal of Structural Engineering. This leading peer-reviewed journal, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers, features research advancing theory and practice in structural engineering. Editor’s Choice […]
November 5th, 2025
Congratulations to Dr. Prabhakar Clement’s groundwater research team for publishing a new journal paper titled “Development of a Novel Evaporation–Imbibition Method to Characterize the Hysteresis Properties of Unsaturated Soils,” which has been selected for the Editor’s Choice section of the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering in the ASCE Library. Read Dr. Clement’s journal article: http://bit.ly/4qzPrEd
