Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Archive for January 2008

Cory McDonald Receives JGLR/Elsevier Young Student Award

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Cory McDonald, a PhD candidate in environmental engineering, received the JGLR/Elsevier Young Student Award. This award is given to “emerging young scientists with a JGLR article ranked in the top 10, as determined by the IAGLR Chandler-Misener Review Committee.” Recipients receive a complimentary one-year IAGLR membership and a $750 cash prize.

Christopher DeDene and Zhanping You Receive $14,775 from the National Science Foundation

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Graduate student Christopher DeDene (CEE) and Associate Professor Zhanping You (CEE) have received $14,775 from the National Science Foundation for the first increment of a potential three-year project, “Sustainable Asphalt Concrete Pavements.”

Alex Mayer, Richard Donovan, Robert Pastel, Charles Wallace Receive $249,840 from NSF

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Professor Alex Mayer (CEE/MTCWS), co-PI Richard Donovan (ChE/MTCWS), co-PI Robert Pastel (CS/MTCWS) and co-PI Charles Wallace (CS/MTCWS) have received $249,840 from NSF for a two-year project, “CI-TEAM Demo: Environmental CyberCitizens: Engaging Citizen Scientists in Global Environmental Change through Crowdsensing and Visualization.”

Amlan Mukherjee Receives $61,754 from the University of Nebraska

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Assistant Professor Amlan Mukherjee (CEE) has received $61,754 from the University of Nebraska for a one-year project, “Collaborative Learning in Construction Management Through Situational Simulations.”

Yue Li Receives $280,000 from the National Science Foundation

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Assistant Professor Yue Li (CEE/SFI) has received $280,000 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project, “Integration of Mainshock-Aftershock Sequences Into Performance-Based Engineering Using Publicly Available NEEShub.”

Kurtis Paterson Receives $249,998 from the National Science Foundation

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Assistant Professor Kurtis Paterson (CEE) has received $249,998 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project, “Collaborative Research: Engineering Faculty Engagement in Learning Through Service.”

Pasi Lautala Receives $43,920 from the University of Wisconsin-Superior

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Research Assistant Professor Pasi Lautala (MTTI/RTP) has received $43,920 from the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a one-year project, “Improving Log Transportation with Data Based Monitoring and Analysis in Northern Wisconsin and Upper Peninsula of Michigan.”

Alex Mayer and Kathy Halvorsen Receive $317,390 from the National Science Foundation

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Professor Alex Mayer (CEE/MTCWS) and Associate Professor Kathy Halvorsen (SFRES/SS) have received $317,390 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project, “Collaborative Research: Sustainable Water Resources for Communities Under Climate Change: Can State-of-the-Art Forecasting Inform Decision-Making in Data Sparse Regions?”

Alex Mayer Receives $150,000 from the National Science Foundation

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Professor Alex Mayer (CEE/MTCWS) has received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation for a one-year project, “WSC-Category 1: Humans, Hydrology, Climate Change, and Ecosystems–An Integrated Analysis of Water Resources and Ecosystem Services in the Great Lakes Basin.”

Kurtis Paterson Receives $199,977 from the National Science Foundation

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Assistant Professor Kurtis Paterson (CEE) has received $199,977 from the National Science Foundation for a three-year project, “Collaborative Research: The Impacts of Service on Engineering Students (ISES)–A Longitudinal Study.”

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