Accomplishments: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction
Donald Hayes (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) received the 2017 Dredger of the Year Award from the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) for his extensive and outstanding contributions to the dredging community and to the association.
As professor and department chair at 51ԹϺ, Hayes supports the dredging community in…
Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction), Brett Levner (Film) and a group of students collaborated to create a short documentary about water conservation and reuse in Southern Nevada. Their project was funded by a grant from the the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program…
Haroon Stephen (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) was awarded 51ԹϺ Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award at the 2017 51ԹϺ Academic Achievement Award Ceremony on April 19. Recipient of this award must be a full-time academic faculty member who has completed five years of teaching at 51ԹϺ and has been recommended by both their…
Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) was one of two 51ԹϺ faculty awarded the Barrick Scholar Award at the 2017 51ԹϺ Academic Achievement Award Ceremony on April 19.
The Barrick Scholar Award is presented to faculty members with less than 10 years of service in an academic environment after the terminal degree. It…
Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) and Duane Moser of the Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) submitted a winning proposal for the first year of the 51ԹϺ-DRI Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. This award will allow the pair to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to…
Daniel Emaasit (Civil & Environmental Engineering) was invited by the United Nations Global Pulse to present his research at the 2016 Data Science Africa Workshop. This unique conference brought together experts from academia, industry, government, and development partners to discuss how big data and data science can be used to monitor and…
Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) received a $13,505 grant from the Mountain West CTR-IN and National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health for his “Prosthetic Assessments of Gait and Mobility in Individuals with Lower Limb Loss” research study, which will explore functional mobility and limb loading…
Daniel Gerrity (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) has a $330,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research grant that was highlighted during the White House’s water summit outlining the country’s commitments to a sustainable water future. The summit took place March 22.
The grant was part of the EPA's Science to Achieve…
Donald Hayes (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) was recognized with the Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering's inaugural Distinguished Service Award.
The award is given to faculty showing outstanding commitment to the department, college, and university during the previous five years. Service contributions include committee…
David James (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) participated in the TedXLasVegasLive event this month at the Springs Preserve. Director of solar and renewable energy programs at 51ԹϺ, he is an expert on the interactive sustainability panel. The all-day event brought together local gurus on important topics concerning…
Szu-Ping Lee (Physical Therapy) and Edward Neumann (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, Emeritus) spoke during the 2015 World Congress of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics in Lyon, France. Their presentation, "Optimizing Functions for Individuals with Lower Extremity Amputation: Clinicians' Perspective on…
Erica Marti (Civil and Environmental Engineering) was selected to join the U.S. delegation and attend the 2015 Interdisciplinary Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Lindau, Germany. She is one of 55 U.S. students chosen by Oak Ridge Associated Universities to participate in this international scientific meeting with 70 Nobel Laureates in attendance.…