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Sarira Motaref Featured in UConn Magazine for Transformative Approach to Engineering Education

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to celebrate Professor in Residence and Director of Innovation and Student Success, Dr. Sarira Motaref, who was recently featured in the Summer 2026 issue of UConn Magazine as part of its “The Instructor” series. The feature highlights Motaref’s exceptional dedication to teaching, student success, and innovation […]

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Graduate Student Surendra Bhatta Earns First Place in National Computational Mechanics Paper Competition

Surendra Bhatta  Environmental Engineering    The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to congratulate doctoral student Surendra Bhatta on receiving First Place in the 2026 Computational Mechanics Committee (CMC) Student Paper Competition at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference. The prestigious competition, organized by the Computational Mechanics Committee of the American Society of […]

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Professor Ramesh B. Malla Receives 2026 ASCE Columbia Medal for Lifetime Leadership in Civil and Aerospace Engineering

Professor Ramesh B. Malla Professor of Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics, UConn School of Civil & Environmental Engineering  The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SoCEE) at the University of Connecticut proudly announces that Professor Ramesh B. Malla, Ph.D.; F. ASCE, Life Member; F. EMI, A.F. AIAA, Life M. ASME; Life F. ASNEngr; M. CASE […]

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Two UConn CEE Alumni Receive 2026 GOLD Rising Star Award

    The University of Connecticut School of Civil and Environmental Engineering proudly celebrates alumni Dr. Dominic Kruszewski, P.E., and Dr. Kevin McMullen, recipients of the 2026 GOLD Rising Star Award from the UConn College of Engineering. The GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Rising Star Award recognizes recent UConn engineering alumni who have demonstrated […]

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Celebrating the Class of 2026

  The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering proudly celebrates the accomplishments of the Class of 2026 and extends its congratulations to all graduates who crossed the stage this spring. This year, the School awarded degrees to 76 Civil Engineering graduates and 34 Environmental Engineering graduates, welcoming 110 new alumni into the UConn Civil and […]

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Senior Design Team Inspires Future Engineers During Visit to Mansfield Elementary School

  A senior design team from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering recently traded the classroom for an elementary school visit, sharing their engineering experiences with fourth-grade students at Mansfield Elementary School. The team, which is working on a USDA-funded senior design project through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA Award No. […]

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Ph.D. Student Aagya Dahal Earns Prestigious Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship for Third Consecutive Year

Aagya Dahal, M.Tech/BE  Civil Engineering    The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to congratulate Ph.D. student Aagya Dahal on being selected once again for the highly competitive Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship, marking her third consecutive year receiving the prestigious international award. The Faculty for the Future Fellowship supports women […]

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UConn Hosts International Conference on Iron-Sulfide Reactions in Concrete – ICISR 2026

Researchers, engineers, industry professionals, public agencies, homeowners’ associations, and students from around the world gathered in Mystic, Connecticut, May 13–14 for the 2nd International Conference on Iron-Sulfide Reactions in Concrete (ICISR 2026), hosted by the University of Connecticut. The conference brought together approximately 80 attendees from six countries and featured 50 presentations focused on one […]

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2026 Senior Design Award Winners

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering celebrated the accomplishments of its graduating students during the 2026 Senior Design Demonstration Day, where Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering teams presented innovative capstone projects to faculty, industry professionals, alumni, and judges from across the country. Senior Design Day provides students with the opportunity to apply the technical […]

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Student Uses 3D Scanning Technology for Bridge Inspection Capstone Project

  Joseph Bernick, EIT Civil Engineering    A Master of Engineering student in Civil Engineering is helping showcase how emerging technologies can support the future of infrastructure inspection and maintenance. This spring, Joseph Bernick, EIT, successfully defended his capstone project focused on the use of LiDAR technology for bridge inspection applications in the field. Bernick’s […]

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