Innovation Palooza CEE celebrates creative engineering at first annual Innovation Palooza........ 26
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Innovations in Education: Shaping the Next Generation of Engineers CEE takes a look at the core concepts of collaboration, flexibility and leadership in both undergraduate and graduate programs. Undergraduate Program............................................4 Graduate Program......................................................8
LNG Exports and GHG
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CEE research team has determined that exporting natural gas to Asia or Europe will not cause an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.......................7
Following in the Footsteps of Innovation CEE PhD Candidate continues CEE’s legacy of engineering innovation thanks to help from the D’Appolonia Graduate Fellowship Fund..................11
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Controlling Bacteria to Maximize the Sustainability of Fracturing In his recently published study, Professor Kelvin Gregory finds that reusing wastewater from hydraulic fracturing selects for extremophile bacteria.............................................. 12
Senior Studies Renewable Energy Options
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CEE Senior Yang You traveled to Switzerland to research the logistics of a biorefinery plant for South Africa, where she learned more than a few research techniques.................................................. 20
Akinci Patents Revolutionary Approach to Data-Sharing
2015 US News & World Report Undergraduate Rankings Announced CEE is proud to announce that our undergraduate engineering programs have once again achieved high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Colleges report. Our Environmental Engineering program was ranked 7th in the nation for programs of its kind, and our Civil Engineering program was ranked 12th. In addition, the College of Engineering was ranked 7th overall.
Faculty News..........................14 Honors and Awards Susan Finger at NSF Meagan Mauter Joins CEE
Staff News.............................. 17 Student News.........................18 Honors and Awards Chi Epsilon Initiaves Recent Theses Seniors at ARC Conference CEE Career Fair
Alumni News......................... 24 Alumni Awards
Christiano Professor Burcu Akinci and former PhD Student Anu Raj Pradhan have developed an algorithm that will change the way engineers access data................................................................ 16
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Digital Mindshare By making his ground-breaking textbook available online for free digital download, Professor Scott Matthews and his colleagues open the world of LCA modeling to an international audience .................. 23
Nanotechnology to the Rescue CEE Alumnus Tanapon Phenrat (PhD ‘08) has developed an innovative technique to clean up contaminated water in Thailand. ............................. 27
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2014 December MS & PhD Graduates