UW Civil & Environmental Engineering

NASA has selected the EDGE mission, with UW CEE’s David Shean as co-investigator, to create high-precision 3D maps of Earth’s surface and track changes over time.

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/news/article...

CEE graduate Luc Violette is competing with the U.S. Men’s Curling Team at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

His team enters the Games ranked sixth in the world — the highest an American men’s squad has ever been heading into an Olympic Games.

What happens when landslide-risk maps are incomplete?

CEE’s Joe Wartman spoke with The Seattle Times about why better risk tools matter for Washington’s communities.

Learn more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Michael Bailey named UW School of Medicine Inventor of the Year for ultrasound kidney stone treatment Kidney disease treatment project headlines CoMotion Innovator Showcase

Congrats to CEE grad student Pei-Hsin Wang, winner of the UW CoMotion pitch competition for TheraT. The idea: trap certain waste compounds in the gut before they reach the bloodstream, and help people with chronic kidney disease delay or reduce the need for dialysis.
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What to know about the new EPA rule on air pollution A new rule by the EPA to no longer consider the economic cost of human health from two major air pollutants in its regulations will pave the way for more pollution.

CEE Professor Julian Marshall is quoted in ABC News on the EPA’s new air pollution rule and what it could mean for protections against PM2.5 and ozone. abcnews.go.com/US/new-epa-r...

CEE sees strong enrollment gains CEE welcomes 223 juniors, up from 146, as outreach and industry demand draw more students to the department.

📈 CEE Sees Strong Enrollment Gains!

CEE welcomes 223 juniors, up from 146, as outreach and industry demand draw more students to the department.

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Join us tomorrow for a lecture with 2025–26 Visiting Burgess Professor Richard Rhodes.

Engineering for Art!
Learn how centuries-old stonework connects to modern engineering, creativity, and structural design.

🗓 Thursday, January 15, 2026
⏰ 4:30–6:00 p.m.
📍 IEB, Room G106

Welcome back to Winter Quarter 2026!

We invite students, faculty, and staff to a special talk with our 2025–26 Visiting Burgess Professor, Richard Rhodes.

Engineering for Art!
📅 Thursday, January 15, 2026
⏰ 4:30–6:00 p.m.
📍 IEB, Room G106

Giving, simplified Answers to frequently asked questions about supporting CEE

We love hearing from our alumni about how they stay connected to CEE!

In our autumn newsletter, we shared alumni voices and answered common questions about giving — from supporting students to creating a lasting impact through endowed funds.

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/news/article...

CEE sees strong enrollment gains CEE welcomes 223 juniors, up from 146, as outreach and industry demand draw more students to the department.

📈 CEE Sees Strong Enrollment Gains!

CEE welcomes 223 juniors, up from 146, as outreach and industry demand draw more students to the department.

Learn more:

A decade after Oso landslide, WA has mapped a third of the state for landslide risks Landslide hazard mapping has made big strides, but the public still must rely on piecemeal mapping and incomplete data to know if they're at risk.

Washington’s landslide risk maps have improved since Oso, but key pieces are still incomplete. UW CEE’s Joe Wartman spoke with @seattletimes.com about what’s missing, and why better risk info matters.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Giving, simplified Answers to frequently asked questions about supporting CEE

We love hearing from our alumni about how they stay connected to CEE!

In our autumn newsletter, we shared alumni voices and answered common questions about giving — from supporting students to creating a lasting impact through endowed funds.

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/news/article...

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The Autumn 2025 edition of The Bridge is here!

Catch the latest updates from UW CEE: predicting river temperatures to restore fishing stocks, hands-on learning in the construction materials lab and record enrollment gains.

Check out the full edition here! www.ce.washington.edu/news/bridge/...

We are hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor with a focus in Sustainable Infrastructure!

Civil & Environmental Engineering – University of Washington
📍 Location: Seattle, WA
⏰ Deadline: January 15, 2026

Learn more & apply: apply.interfolio.com/177209

Why doesn't healthy winter snowpack always become spring streamflow? A CEE team measured “missing snow” and found that about 10% of snowpack vanished directly to vapor, and sensors that capture this loss were more accurate when placed higher off the ground.
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Edward Wenk Jr. Endowed Lectureship This lectureship was founded in 2007 by Professor Emeritus Edward Wenk. The endowment supports an annual public lecture by distinguished practitioners in the fields of civil and environmental…

Join us for the 2025 Wenk Endowed Lecture as Professor Carlos Genatios explains how engineering and policy work together to lower disaster risk in vulnerable communities.

🗓 Thursday, November 20
⏰ 3:30 PM PST
📍 Alder Hall Auditorium, UW Seattle

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/news/lecture...

Happening tomorrow! Join our CEE Virtual Info Session to hear from faculty about Structural Engineering and Mechanics.

📅 Thu, Nov 13 | ⏰ 4:00 PM PST

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/future-stude...

A day in CEE’s construction materials lab

Check out a day in CEE’s Construction Materials Lab!

Students get hands-on experience mixing, testing, and breaking concrete while learning how materials and standards shape performance.

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/news/article...

Happening tonight! Hear from CEE faculty and graduate advisers about our Transportation research area and get your questions answered.

Join us for a CEE Virtual Information Session – Transportation
🗓 Monday, November 10
⏰ 5:30 PM PST

Learn more: www.ce.washington.edu/future-stude...

California mastered earthquake safety. Will it do the same for wildfires? OPINION: California’s earthquake preparedness achievements were born from disaster. It now needs to do the same to counter the growing risk from wildfires, Joseph Wartman writes.

California’s decades-long effort to strengthen earthquake safety offers valuable lessons for tackling today’s wildfire crisis, says CEE Professor Joseph Wartman in an op-ed for @sfchronicle.com.
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Tonight! CEE alum Brent Nakagawa (BSCE ’16) shares his experience helping Lahaina recover after last year’s wildfire.

Join us at 5:30 p.m. in the Bill & Melinda Gates Center, Room G20, to hear how engineers make a difference when disaster strikes.

Details: www.ce.washington.edu/calendar?tru...

Join us on MONDAY at 5:30 p.m. to hear UW CEE alum Brent Nakagawa (BSCE ’16) share his firsthand experience working on the Lahaina wildfire recovery as a construction engineer with Goodfellow Bros.

All are welcome.
📅 November 3, 5:30–7 p.m.
📍 Bill & Melinda Gates Center (CSE2), Room G20

UW researchers test common disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level Antimicrobial resistance is a lurking threat in hospitals around the world. As more strains of bacteria and other microbes evolve defenses against available drugs, more patients run the risk of...

Hospitals can kill bacteria, but resistant genes may survive. 🦠

UW researchers tested 9 common disinfectants and found DNA carrying antibiotic resistance often stays intact, potentially spreading to new bacteria.

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Join us TOMORROW for the CEE Career Fair!
📅 Oct 22 | 🕜 1:30–4:30 PM | 📍 HUB Ballroom

Meet employers hiring for job and internship opportunities in structural, geotech, transportation, construction, water and environmental engineering.

Open to all UW students & recent alumni — all majors welcome!

Join us next Wednesday for the CEE Career Fair.
📅 October 22 • 1:30–4:30 p.m.
📍 HUB Ballroom

Open to all UW students and recent alumni—all majors welcome.
Register: www.ce.washington.edu/current/care...

UW researchers test common disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level Antimicrobial resistance is a lurking threat in hospitals around the world. As more strains of bacteria and other microbes evolve defenses against available drugs, more patients run the risk of...

Can disinfectants go beyond killing bacteria to stop antibiotic resistance?

CEE researchers tested nine common disinfectants to see how well they could kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria and break down the DNA that helps resistance spread.

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