UC Davis Professors Organize First International Workshop on Bio-Inspired Geotechnics

The NSF-funded workshop, the product of a year and a half of planning by UC Davis civil and environmental engineering professors Alejandro Martinez and Jason DeJong, brought together 60 experts from engineering and science research, as well as industry, to foster dialogue and collaborations to better establish the field of bio-inspired geotechnics.

Research

Lake Tahoe Clarity Level Bounces Back

A return to more normal weather and streamflow conditions in 2018 saw Lake Tahoe’s annual clarity value improve dramatically to 70.9 feet. This represents a 10.5-foot increase over the 2017 value. That is according to a report of Lake Tahoe clarity released by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

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Dr. Alex Forrest's Ice-Shelf Environmental Research Featured by Seeker

Assistant Professor Alexander Forrest's environmental-engineering research is the subject of a new Seeker video article.

Faculty

CEE Student Melanie Callahan Awarded $15,000 Dutra Scholarship

CEE student Melanie Callahan was awarded a $15,000 scholarship by Bill Dutra and Harry Stewart of The Dutra Group.

Students

CEE's Michele Barbato Named ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute Fellow

The distinction recognizes EMI members with a distinguished record of research, accomplishments and service to the Institute.

Faculty

Levent Kavvas Elected ASCE Distinguished Member

CEE Distinguished Professor Levent Kavvas has been elected a Distinguished Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): the highest honor for an ASCE member.

Faculty

CEE Students Recognized at UC Davis 2019 Outstanding Senior Awards

Two CEE students were honored at the annual UC Davis Outstanding Senior Awards May 13.

Students

Geotechnical Graduate Student Society at UC Davis Hosts Its Largest Annual Round Table

The Geotechnical Graduate Student Society at UC Davis (GGSS) hosted its 12th annual Round Table and open house on March 8, drawing a record number of attendees and celebrating another year of geotechnical engineering at UC Davis.

Students

CEE Emeriti Faculty Share Memories, Advice

"With 23 years in CEE at UCD, it is hard to choose a 'fondest' memory -- I literally cannot think of one that is not fond."

Faculty

CEE Graduate Student Earns Finalist Position in UCD Grad Slam Competition

For the second year in a row, a CEE graduate student is a finalist in UC Davis’ “Grad Slam” competition.

Students

CEE's Heather Bischel and Hannah Safford Named Top U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Pathogen Monitoring Prize Winners

CEE Professor Heather Bischel and graduate student Hannah Safford were chosen to receive the top $40,000 prize from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Pathogen Monitoring Prize Competition.

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Supporting the Next Wave of Water Leaders

UC Davis professor and director of the Center for Watershed Sciences Jay Lund explains the important role UC Davis engineers will play in solving water problems that plague societies across the globe.

Faculty

How Fast Are Ice Shelves Melting?

A small group of scientists and doctoral students from the University of California, Davis, recently returned from Antarctica, where they became the first group to collect turbulence measurements from an underwater glider beneath an ice shelf. 

Research

CEE Professor John Harvey Receives ASCE Award

Professor John Harvey has been selected by the American Society of Civil Engineers to receive the 2019 Frank M. Masters Transportation Engineering Award.

Faculty

Consumer, Industrial Products Overtake Transportation as Source of Urban Air Pollution

New study finds surprisingly high contribution from paints, pesticides, perfumes as vehicle emissions drop.

Research

Professor Michele Barbato Named Structural Engineering Institute Fellow

UC Davis CEE Professor Michele Barbato was recently named ASCE Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) Fellow.

Faculty

Winter Distinguished Lecture: Interbasin Transfers and Water Risk in the U.S.

The College of Engineering will welcome Carnegie Mellon University’s David Dzombak as its winter 2019 distinguished lecturer.

Research

Geotechnical Graduate Student Society Hosts Tour of the Center for Geotechnical Modeling

Prior to the start of fall term, the UC Davis Geotechnical Graduate Student Society (GGSS) hosted a tour of the Center for Geotechnical Modeling (CGM) for a group of Avenue Transfer Bridge students.

Students