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Texas Engineers Use Erwin Center as Blueprint for Sustainable Demolition

April 22, 2024

The Frank Erwin Center is coming down to make way for a new UT Austin-MD Anderson Cancer Center joint medical campus, but even in its demise, the former home of Longhorn basketball and many memorable moments in Austin's musical history is serving an important purpose.

CAEE Faculty Promotions for Fall 2024

April 03, 2024

Raissa Ferron and Salvatore Salamone have been promoted to full professor beginning in Fall 2024.

How AI Can Bolster Power Grid's Resistance to Weather, Cyberattacks

February 12, 2024

Our power grids face more challenges than ever before, with significant weather events on the rise and cyberattacks threatening critical infrastructure.

Krishna Kumar Receives NSF CAREER Award

February 06, 2024

Dr. Krishna Kumar is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for his project "HayaRupu: Accelerating Natural Hazard Engineering with AI-Driven Discovery Loops."

Department Welcomes New Faculty Members

February 02, 2024

Two new faculty members joined Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering for the spring 2024 academic semester.

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

December 08, 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.

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.

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

November 28, 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.

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.

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

September 28, 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.”

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