Daniel Wright, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, is adding his expertise in extreme storm prediction research to the new Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Convective Storms (CIRCS). Wright is the University of…
A historic flood swept down the Lower Mississippi River in May 2011. Along the way, the river swelled to record levels at the cities of Vicksburg and Natchez, both in Mississippi, while nearing records in…
Soren Goldsmith knows most people don’t think about salt marshes that often—but with the help of an innovative amphibious enclosed camera, he’s creating connections to those lands through photos of the wildlife that live in…
A new initiative to introduce sustainability into the College of Engineering’s curriculum aims to ensure that every undergraduate engineering student learns about sustainability in a manner relevant to their major while they’re at the University…
University of Wisconsin-Madison environmental engineers are tracking the myriad ways in which “forever chemicals” get into Lake Superior. Civil and environmental engineering PhD student Ali Milani and chemistry PhD student Kaitlyn Gruber are leading projects…
An interdisciplinary team’s research may deepen our understanding of how ocean waves wear away massive ice sheets—and how that activity can influence climate around the world. Nimish Pujara, an assistant professor of civil and environmental…
Xiaopeng Li is a leader in connected and autonomous vehicle research. Li, the Harvey D. Spangler Professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studies how emerging technologies will influence the development…
An ambitious startup company emerging from the college is poised to pull carbon out of the atmosphere while producing more sustainable cement. Bu Wang didn’t necessarily set out to launch…
The buzz of drones on construction sites is becoming ever more common, enabling crews to scan or inspect their work from above. At the same time, those drones can distract…
A group of civil and environmental engineering graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is designing an affordable, easy-to-use test that will allow residents to identify lead in their tap water. For the students, it’s…