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Faculty Promotions for Dr. Astitha and Dr. Cerrai
Marina Astitha, Ph.D. Environmental Engineering Diego Cerrai, Ph.D. Environmental Engineering The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to celebrate two faculty promotions recognizing outstanding achievements in research, teaching, and service. Dr. Marina Astitha has been promoted to Professor, and Dr. Diego Cerrai has been promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. […]
Ying Zhang Receives WTS Rhode Island Graduate Scholarship
Ying Zhang, M.S. Civil Engineering Ph.D. student Ying Zhang has received the Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate Scholarship from the Rhode Island Chapter of WTS International, an organization dedicated to advancing women in transportation. The scholarship recognizes graduate students pursuing careers in transportation and honors the legacy of Helene M. Overly, who helped open […]
Industry Mentorship Program Connects Students with Environmental Engineering Leaders
Students in the Environmental Engineering program recently had the opportunity to visit the Cheshire, Connecticut office of SLR Consulting as part of the School’s growing Industry Mentorship Program. Environmental engineering students Eve Gatto and Calla Kutschke visited the office alongside fellow student Charlotte Cabral, where they met with industry professionals and learned more about […]
Equipment Donation for Construction Engineering Education
Construction engineering students are gaining valuable hands-on experience with modern heavy equipment thanks to a major industry partnership supporting the future of sustainable construction education. On April 23, representatives from UConn Engineering, Tyler Equipment Corporation, and the Connecticut’s Local 478 Operator’s Union gathered outside the Castleman Building to celebrate the donation of a Volvo Electric […]
Dr. Anagnostou Receives NASA Honor Group Achievement Award
Emmanouil Anagnostou, Ph.D. Environmental Engineering The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to congratulate Emmanouil Anagnostou on receiving a 2024–2025 NASA Honor Group Achievement Award for his contributions to the BioSCAPE Airborne Remote Sensing Observations Team. The prestigious NASA honor recognizes outstanding teamwork, dedication, and scientific contributions in support of NASA Earth […]
Meshach Ojo Wins First Place in 2026 Three Minute Thesis STEM Ph.D. Competition
Meshach Ojo Civil Engineering Ph.D. Candidate On April 8, graduate students from across the University gathered at the Dodd Center for Human Rights for UConn’s annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition—an event that challenges participants to distill years of complex research into a compelling three-minute presentation. Among the standout competitors was civil engineering Ph.D. […]
Celebrating This Year’s Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship Recipients
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to recognize five doctoral students who have been awarded the Summer Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the UConn Graduate School. This competitive fellowship provides important support to Ph.D. candidates as they focus on completing their dissertation research during the summer months. By helping ease financial pressures, the […]
Emmanouil Anagnostou Elected AAAS Fellow
Emmanouil Anagnostou Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Eversource Energy Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering Director, Eversource Energy Center Applied Research Director, Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation SoCEE is proud to announce that Dr. Emmanouil Anagnostou has been elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of […]
Ph.D. student Xingyue Wang Receives Brigette Beato Leadership Legacy Scholarship
Xingyue Wang Civil Engineering Ph.D. Student, Transportation & Urban Engineering SoCEE is proud to announce that Ph.D. student Xingyue Wang has been selected as a recipient of the Brigette Beato Leadership Legacy Scholarship, awarded by the Connecticut Chapter of WTS. The scholarship was presented at the WTS Connecticut Annual Awards & Scholarship Banquet, held […]
Surendra Bhatta and Aagya Dahal Named Graduate Student Leadership Initiative Awardees
Aagya Dahal Civil Engineering PhD Student Surendra Bhatta Civil Engineering PhD Student The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (SoCEE) is proud to recognize Surendra Bhatta and Aagya Dahal as recipients of support through the school’s Graduate Student Leadership Initiative. This initiative is designed to recognize, motivate, inspire, and support graduate students who excel not […]
