Welcome from the Chair
Our vibrant program continues its upward trajectory toward every benchmark and target metrics. Our undergraduate enrollment has more than doubled in the past decade with a graduation rate of about 120 students per year, and we are the 13th largest civil engineering program in the nation. [more]
Research
Greenland Research Provides Unique Challenge…and Critical Cloud Data
Disregarding the below-freezing temperatures, Professor Von P. Walden and his team are set up in one of the best sites in the world for characterizing atmosphere and clouds. [more]
WSU’s Research Story Comes Out of the Woodwork at New Visitor Center
The wood materials throughout the 4,000-square-foot welcome center are more than just aesthetics. They reflect WSU’s long history of bringing engineering research and innovation to industry. [more]
Researchers Lead Key Studies on Sustainable Timber Materials
Todd Beyreuther is leading a grant from the USDA to develop advanced modeling and digital fabrication methods to make high-performance cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. [more]
CE Researchers Help Ranchers in Face of a Changing Climate
Washington State University water resources engineers are developing a model that could help ranchers make sustainable research management decisions. [more]
Students
Blurring the Lines: Integrating Science and Policy
Graduate student Julian Reyes explains how interdisciplinary training with effective communication of science will enable future scientists to tackle society’s most pressing problems. [more]
And More…
Olsen Receives Outstanding Teaching Award
Davis Named 2014 Young Engineer of the Year
Work Ready: Support from Kiewit Gives Students Hands-on Experience
In This Issue
Newsletter Home Chair’s MessageResearch
- Research in Greenland
- Visitor Center Reflects Wood Research
- Sustainable Timber Materials
- CE Researchers Help Ranchers
Students
And More…
- Olsen Receives Outstanding Teaching Award
- Davis Named 2014 Young Engineer of the Year
- Support from Kiewit Gives Students Hands-on Experience