For Rasoul Sorkhabi, CvEEN research professor at the University of Utah’s Energy & Geoscience Institute, 2026 marked a banner year—bringing significant professional recognition and new opportunities to share his expertise in subsurface geoscience, petroleum basins, the evolution of geoscience, and the societal importance of geoscience. In April, the Petroleum History Institute presented Sorkhabi with its […]
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 MoreCivil engineers, researchers, and industry leaders from across the country gathered at the University of Utah on September 19, 2025, for the ASCE Center for Technical Advancement (CTA) AI Task Force Workshop. Chaired by Dr. Guohui Zhang and co-hosted locally by University of Utah’s Dr. Chenxi Liu and Dr. Cathy Liu, the workshop focused on building strategies, […]
Read MoreThe intersection of technology and education is creating new possibilities for learning, and at the forefront of this transformation is a project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Abbas Rashidi, an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, is playing a key role in a $900,000 collaborative research initiative titled “An AI-Enhanced System to […]
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