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In this Conversation story, the authors explain how two new data centers sit idle due to shortages of critical electrical equipment. These supply-chain constraints are delaying projects, increasing costs and adding strain to the reliability of the U.S. power grid.
Professor Karl Linden received the American Water Works Association’s 2025 A.P. Black Research Award, which honors outstanding contributions to water science and supply. Linden was recognized for his pioneering work in developing and applying ultraviolet technologies to improve water and wastewater treatment.
In a new paper published in the journal, "AI and Ethics," Professor Amir Behzadan and his PhD student, Armita Dabiri, are unearthing new insights into how the artificial intelligence (AI) technology we might encounter in daily life, such as self-driving cars, can earn our confidence.
This KJZZ Phoenix radio story reports on a study led by Alumna Carli Brucker (CivEngr PhD 23) of 100,000 samples from 500 watersheds across the western U.S., finding that wildfires can still contaminate water up to eight years later.
Evan Thomas, director of CU Boulder’s Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and Resilience, is pioneering climate-financed clean water programs that have brought safe drinking water to over 5 million people in Africa. Using carbon credits to fund long-term maintenance and real-time water quality monitoring, the center aims to reach 3 million more people by 2030.
Professor Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, interim vice chancellor for academic resource management, was featured in the Provost’s Post, where he discussed developing a new and lasting vision for online education.
In today’s AI-driven era, success depends less on what you know and more on how you use it, says Sam Sohn, the new director of CIEST. That’s what makes the center so vital. At CIEST, students gain practical, hands-on experience applying science and engineering to real-world challenges—preparing CEAE graduates to innovate and lead in their careers.
Bernard Amadei, founder of Engineers Without Borders USA and former CEAE professor, has been honored with the 2025 Jim Swaeby Peace Award for his global humanitarian work. The award, presented by the Boulder Rotary Club, recognizes individuals who make outstanding contributions to peace.
Mark Hernandez is serving as a commissioner of the newly launched Global Commission on Healthy Indoor Air to elevate indoor air as a critical public health priority and drive coordinated global action and solutions.
CU Boulder’s civil and environmental engineering are in the top 10 best engineering program in the U.S. when compared to its public peers, U.S. News and World Report announced.