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Texas CAEE alumna Priscilla Nguyen

Priscilla Nguyen named CAEE's 2023 Outstanding Young Alumni

December 01, 2023

Recipient Priscilla Nguyen was honored at this year's Academy of Distinguished Alumni Annual Banquet in October.

Texas CAEE professor Krishna Kumar

AI-Powered Civil Engineering: New NSF-backed Community Aims to Transform U.S. Infrastructure

November 29, 2023

Texas Engineers are creating a new community to unite civil engineers, cyberinfrastructure professionals and experts in artificial intelligence to better understand and protect our virtual and physical infrastructure.

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

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Digital Twin of UT Campus Visualizes Present, Past, Future Energy Needs

November 10, 2023

A new “digital twin” of The University of Texas at Austin campus gives the clearest picture yet of historical and current energy usage across the Forty Acres — from engineering labs, to medical facilities, to sports stadiums, to residence halls.

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

Texas CAEE professor Navid Saleh, engineering grad student and Navajo pottery maker holding Navajo pottery

Pottery Becomes Water Treatment Device for Navajo Nation

October 25, 2023

Large chunks of the Navajo Nation in the Southwest lack access to clean drinkable water, a trend that has been rising in many parts of the U.S. in recent years. A research team led by engineers with The University of Texas at Austin aims to change that.

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

Texas CAEE alumnus Fariborz Maseeh delivery speech to large crowd in Cockrell School's EER building

UT Establishes the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

September 27, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin will reimagine its approach to training civil, architectural and environmental engineering students as society’s designers, with a renewed emphasis on leadership and service needed to solve global challenges. A transformational investment from a UT alumnus will galvanize this approach, which he calls “engineering the big.”

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

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Why Black Neighborhoods Have More Vehicle-Pedestrian Crashes

July 24, 2023

There's a growing body of research showing that members of marginalized populations are more likely to be involved in severe or fatal crashes as pedestrians, and that disparity is on the rise.

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

Texas CAEE professor Fernanda Leite

Fernanda Leite to Be Next Research Dean

June 29, 2023

Fernanda Leite, professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, will become the Cockrell School of Engineering’s new associate dean for research later this year.

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2023 Department Leadership Awards

June 13, 2023

The Civil, Architectural and Environmental Department has announced the recipients of the 2023 Departmental Leadership Awards! These students and faculty have set themselves apart from their peers academically and as prominent members in our community. Congratulations to these deserving individuals!

Texas CAEE student Abhigya Paudyal

Nepalese Graduate Shines in Civil Engineering Program

June 08, 2023

The University of Texas at Austin was Abhigya Paudyal’s dream university for graduate school in the United States from the moment he earned his bachelor’s degree at home in Nepal.

Published by Texas Global

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Eliminating CO2 Emissions from Manufacturing the Goal of Major Research Alliance

May 22, 2023

An alliance of nine universities, three national labs and 37 companies will tackle one of the biggest hurdles to decarbonizing manufacturing: carbon dioxide emissions from generating process heat.

Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering

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