Civil & Environmental Engineering Blog

Construction professionals certainly require significant technical skills; especially as the industry continues to modernize, emerging technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), augmented reality and virtual reality enabled construction, artificial…

The construction industry continues to enjoy a period of unprecedented growth, driven by increased population, urbanization and demands for infrastructure modernization. In the United States, total construction spending routinely exceeded…

The civil and environmental engineering department has promoted four professors in the 2025-26 academic year. Andrea Hicks has been promoted from associate professor to full professor. Jesse Hampton, Mohan Qin,…

Associate Geological Professor Hiroki Sone has been awarded the 2026 Distinguished Service Award (Senior Level) from the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) in recognition of his contributions to the organization….

The College of Engineering is celebrating faculty and teaching faculty members who have received promotions, tenure and academic appointments in the 2025-26 academic year. These achievements mark important career milestones…

College of Engineering PhD students Zihao Sheng, Minjeong Kim and Ying Fu have received Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships, which support and reward their scholarly excellence. Zihao Sheng is a…

Zihao Sheng, a PhD student in transportation engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a prestigious 2026-27 Grainger Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship. Sheng joined Civil and Environmental Engineering Assistant…

A team of students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison won second place in the 2026 Collegiate Wind Competition and took first in the project development portion of the contest. Students…

The College of Engineering recognized 25 faculty, postdocs and graduate student mentors at the second annual Graduate Student Mentoring Awards reception on May 14, 2026. The awards recognize faculty, postdocs…

The Graduate Student Council for the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) established a new annual awards event this spring to recognize graduate students and honor major milestones of…