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The following awards were presented at the annual Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Student Spring Banquet on April 25, 2019, at the Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium Touchdown Club.
John A. Focht Academic Excellence Award
Ann Scheliga
Presented to a Civil Engineering student who started as a freshman at UT-Austin, has the highest GPA in the class and is completing their degree in four years.
Werner E. Dornberger Academic Excellence Award
Yuan Cai
Presented to an Architectural Engineering student who started as a freshman at UT-Austin, has the highest GPA in the class and is completing their degree in four years.
Civil Engineering Leadership Award
Savanna Smith
Presented to a Civil Engineering student who demonstrates outstanding leadership in campus and community activities.
Architectural Engineering Leadership Award
Daniel Salinas
Presented to an Architectural Engineering student who demonstrates outstanding leadership in campus and community activities.
Environmental Engineering Leadership Award
Amanda Liu
Presented to an Environmental Engineering student who demonstrates outstanding leadership in campus and community activities.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Apostolos Athanasiou
Presented to a teaching assistant who has shown exemplary dedication and motivation in their teaching.
Department Teaching Award
Salvatore Salamone
Presented to a faculty member who has excelled in teaching and has demonstrated exceptional motivation for students in the classroom.
*Arvin Ebrahimkhanlou accepted the award on Salvatore Salamone's behalf
Ervin S. Perry Student Appreciation Award
Patricia Clayton
Presented to a faculty member who best meets the ideals of an excellent teacher and a good friend.
Staff Excellence Awards
Selina Keilani and Michael Williams
Presented to staff members who have distinguished themselves and contributed significantly to the CAEE department’s teaching, advising, mentoring and/or research efforts.
The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering is once again top-ranked in the U.S. News & World Report's 2020 graduate program rankings, certifying the department's position as one of the nation’s top engineering programs.
The graduate program in Civil Engineering is ranked No. 5 and the Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering program is ranked No. 4.
The department's graduate program provides students with the educational background needed to develop solutions, technologies, and sustainable systems that impact society and improve lives around the world. Graduate students work collaboratively alongside faculty who are internationally recognized leaders in their fields.
U.S. News & World Report’s engineering graduate program rankings are based on student acceptance rates, faculty/student ratios, research expenditures, reputation among engineers in industry and academia, the number of doctoral degrees produced, the percentage of faculty elected to the National Academy of Engineering and entrance exam scores.
The department's undergraduate Civil Engineering program is ranked No. 4 and Environmental Engineering undergraduate program is ranked No. 5 in the U.S. News and Report's 2020 undergraduate program rankings. The U.S. News & World Report's undergraduate engineering program rankings based on peer assessment surveys.
Additionally, the Cockrell School of Engineering is ranked as the No.11 best engineering school in the country, and several of UT Austin’s engineering programs ranked in the nation’s top 10 for their respective programs, according to the rankings.
Associate Professor Emeritus Dr. Norman K. Wagner passed away over the weekend on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at the age of 86. Regarded as an outstanding teacher and mentor, Norm leaves a memorable mark for his kindness, generosity and impeccable dedication to The University of Texas at Austin and the Cockrell School of Engineering.
Born in Longview, Washington, he earned a Bachelor and Master of Science in meteorology from the University of Washington in 1954 and 1956, respectively.
Norm came to The University of Texas at Austin after attaining his degrees to begin his professional career at the Cockrell School of Engineering. Norm was a researcher in the Electrical Engineering Research Center and a faculty member in the Atmospheric Sciences program within the Department of Civil Engineering for several years before interrupting his service to the University to pursue his doctoral degree in meteorology at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu.
His research focused on wind distribution and associated momentum fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layer, the role of the atmosphere in estuarine dynamics, and the temporal and spatial variations in the wind field close to the earth’s surface.
An expert in meteorology, Norm contributed to a wide range of organizations. In 1969, the National Science Foundation appointed Norm to an Urban Meteorology Project, where he made observations in Austin, Texas, to document the heat island phenomenon and other aspects of urban effects on the weather. He paved the way for advances in environmental engineering and a deeper understanding of the effects of urbanization on the environment. Norm also provided consulting services to Ginn Publishing Company on numerous K-12 science textbook publications distributed throughout the nation.
His contributions to the science community earned him a position in the Teacher Academy of Science, and he was assigned as UT’s scientific representative to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). He was a member of the American Meteorological Society and served two terms as President of the Central Texas Chapter. He served as Director of the Atmospheric Science Group at UT Austin from 1972 -1976 and 1980 - 1985. In 1968, Norm was inducted into the Royal Meteorological Society in London.
Throughout his tenure of devoted service, Norm’s accessibility to students never faltered. During his time as a Graduate Advisor, the graduate program in the Civil Engineering department grew substantially to become the leading producer of Ph.D.s in the country. He counseled more students than any other professor during his time at The Cockrell School of Engineering and his teaching reviews were consistently exceptional.
Norm had established himself as an invaluable resource to graduate students, so much so that his students revolted in literal protest when they learned of his retirement. Norm was called into ECJ to address several audacious Ph.D. students who chained themselves to chairs in the demonstration. A quiet but articulate man, Norm comforted his students and provided a delicate explanation for his decision. Norm served the Department and University for 34 years before retiring in 1992.
He was devoted to his family: his wife of 64 years, Barbara, and two daughters, Cheryl Rugeley (Rob) and Wendy (Kenneth Finch).
A celebration of Norman's life will be held Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 2:00 pm at Cook Walden Funeral Home, 6100 North Lamar, Austin, Texas 78752.
Salvatore Salamone - Associate Professors Experimental (APX) Initiative
Four CAEE Graduate Students Receive FHWA Fellowships
Lance Manuel - New Editor-in-Chief of ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
Josh Apte – President’s Award for Global Learning at UT Austin
