Department Updates

CCEE 2026 Award Recipients

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 […]

New Distinguished Departmental Fellows

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 […]

Dao Selected for Editor’s Choice Journal of Structural Engineering

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 […]

Clement’s Groundwater Research Team Published in the Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

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

New EPA-Funded Project to Strengthen Gulf Coast Water Monitoring

October 14th, 2025

By Natalie Crouse The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a grant to support a three-year initiative improving water quality monitoring across coastal Alabama and Mississippi. The project, titled “PFAS Monitoring, Convening, Environmental Awareness and Portal for Alabama & Mississippi,” is led by principal investigator Dr. Leigh Terry with co-principal investigator Dr. Mark Elliott. The team […]

Abdulmaliq Alawode Wins Student Poster Competition

June 16th, 2025

Conference: 15th Advances in Cement-Based Materials, June 11–13, 2025, Boulder, Colorado. This annual technical meeting, organized by the American Ceramic Society’s Cements Division, highlights cutting-edge research and innovation in cement and concrete materials. As part of the conference, a Student Poster Competition was held, attracting over 45 student presenters from leading U.S. universities and national […]

CCEE 2025 Award Recipients

April 22nd, 2025

STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENTS 2025 Edgar Boyd Kay Award for Architectural Engineering Outstanding Senior 2024 Maxwell Wyatt 2025 Corre Wymann Daniel S. Turner Award for Civil Engineering Outstanding Senior 2024 Megan Kauffman 2025 Grace Vaughan, Claire Douglass W. Edward Back Award for Construction Engineering Outstanding Senior 2025 Bryson Mims George J. Davis Award for Environmental Engineering […]

Congratulations to Muhammad Ifran for winning 2025 Graduate Student Outstanding Thesis Award!

February 17th, 2025

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