The University of Utah was proud to host the 2026 ASCE Intermountain Southwest Student Symposium on campus in April, welcoming civil engineering students from across the region for a weekend of competition, collaboration, and innovation. One of the highlights of the symposium took place in the Union Ballroom, where students competed in the Timber-Strong Design […]
Read MoreXuewen Luo is helping shape the future of transportation through her research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems. Her work, grounded in both technical rigor and a clear societal purpose, recently earned her recognition as a 2026 Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Utah Chapter Scholarship Winner, along with a $3,500 award honoring her […]
Read MoreCivil & Environmental Engineering students from the University of Utah earned top honors at the 2026 Water Environment Association of Utah (WEAU) Student Design Competition, held during the WEAU Annual Conference in St. George on April 18. The team’s project focused on global water stewardship, developing innovative and sustainable water treatment solutions for the city […]
Read MorePh.D. student Ripon Chandra Malo is driven by a passion for advancing geotechnical engineering through data, computation, and innovation. His research focuses on granular material compaction and the application of artificial intelligence to improve how engineers interpret subsurface conditions—bridging the gap between complex geotechnical data and real-world decision-making. That work recently earned national recognition at […]
Read MorePh.D. candidate Helen Salako’s research was recently featured as a Technical Article in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Utah Section’s March newsletter, highlighting innovative approaches to sustainable agriculture in arid environments. Her article, “Utah’s Soil Future: How Biosolids Support Healthier Soils and Sustainable Agriculture,” explores how biosolids—treated organic materials from wastewater—can be repurposed […]
Read MoreMembers of the University of Utah’s Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter recently took transportation engineering to the racetrack to help promote safer roads through hands-on community outreach. The group hosted a road safety event at the Utah Motorsports Campus, engaging high school students participating in a go-karting program. The session, titled “Road Safety […]
Read MoreThe Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is proud to announce that Arman Malekloo successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation on November 11th, 2025, under the mentorship of Professor Cathy Liu. Arman has already begun the next chapter of his career at Narwhal Group, where he serves as an Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Analyst/Engineer. In this […]
Read MoreThe Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering is proud to congratulate Ph.D. candidate Shouzheng Pan on receiving the 2025 Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). This national recognition is presented to just one student each year across all ITE districts, making it one of the most competitive and […]
Read MoreA team of University of Utah Civil & Environmental Engineering (CvEEN) students represented the U at the 2025 Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT), earning recognition as one of the top three teams in the nation. The competition was held during the 2025 ITE International Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, providing an outstanding opportunity for the team […]
Read MoreThe extreme conditions beneath the earth’s surface are both a challenge and an opportunity. For Ayat Alasadi, they are the foundation of advancing the potential of geothermal energy. A Ph.D. student in the University of Utah’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ayat has been awarded the Marcelo Lippmann Graduate Scholarship—a prestigious honor given annually to […]
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