Hello All!

Back for our second year, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is again building our team for Student Chapter of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)’s undergraduate and graduate student group and the undergraduate Seismic Design Competition (SDC). Come join this info session to learn about EERI and the seismic design competition and join the team! 

This undergraduate and graduate student group will offer technical seminars, networking and leadership opportunities, a national seismic design competition, social events, K-12 outreach, membership to a key professional organization, and more – there is something for everyone! Official rules for the competition will be released soon, marking the start of the design competition. 

So, if you are interested in earthquakes, structural or geotechnical engineering, want to participate in a student organization, and/or want to see our SDC building from last year, join us for our kickoff meeting next Thursday, October 3rd at 1 PM in More Hall, Room 110 to learn more and see if you would like to be involved.

(If you can’t make it but want to be involved feel free to email me and I will add you to our MS Teams channel.)

Hope to see you all next Thursday!

Dear CEE community,

Please join us this Thursday, September 26 at 3:30 in More Hall room 220 for the environment and water program seminar. To kick-off the series, I will do a short introduction of the seminar course and give the first seminar that covers some work I and CEE PhD student Hunter Jimenez did during my sabbatical in Turkey. Abstract for our talk is below. 

You can find the fall program here: https://depts.washington.edu/watersem/

Compound impact of extremes: The 2023 Türkiye-Syria cascading earthquake hazards exacerbated by an atmospheric river (AR) precipitation event

Erkan Istanbulluoglu, Hunter Jimenez 

Cascading earthquake hazards refer to a chain of secondary hazards triggered by an initial earthquake, including co-seismic and post-seismic rainfall-driven landslides, mudflows, and floods enhanced by sedimentation in channels. Two main earthquakes, Mw 7.7 and Mw 7.6 occurred on Feb. 6, 2023 within the East Anatolian fault system nine hours apart. This earthquake triggered more than 3,600 coseismic landslides. A rare AR event swept through the central part of the Continue reading →

CEE Students, Faculty and Staff –

You are invited to the 2024 CEE Kick-Off event at the HUB Games Area on Wed, Oct 2nd from 4:30-6:30pm.

Please RSVP HERE so we know how much food to order!

***We know there will be some classes that are scheduled to conflict with this event. If you have a time conflict, please come when you can!***

We look forward to celebrating the start of an amazing academic year!

Hello Students,

The Forensic Engineering Division (FED) of ASCE has developed a student competition for the upcoming Forensic Congress in November. 

More information can be found here.

Hi everyone,

Please see below and attached for information on an event being planned in partnership with Blue Origin’s Indigenous employee organization (New Herrington) featuring Nicole Mann, NASA Astronaut and the first Indigenous woman from NASA to go to space. Note that registration is required for attendance and space is limited.

Big thanks to Kam Yee of Washington NASA Space Grant and the A&A department for their active partnership on this event.

New Herrington Nicole Mann Flyer

Hi All, 

Since Monday is a UW observed holiday, I’m sending out a reminder now that next Tuesday, May 28th is the CEE spring mixer from 4-6 pm. This will be held at the Vista Cafe/Terrace. Catered by Bay Laurel. 

Quick notes:

• Vista Cafe/Terrace is located in UWS William H. Foege Building – this building is CAAMS access only so please bring your active husky ID. 
  • *Warning* if your card doesn’t work the first time, you may need to tap again to fully register access for that building 
• The Foege building has north and south wings.This Vista cafe is located in the south wing. 
• Stars ⭐on attachment indicate best entrances to get to the event. 

Add this event to your calendar here!

Foege-Card-Reader-Doors

Dear CEE friends,

Come join us for our May “Work from Campus” event! This event is meant to help CEE members meet each other and build community. Join us for some tasty snacks, coffee, and tea in a very low-stakes, come-and-go-as-you-please environment.

Members of the Graduate Student Advisory Board will be hosting (with the department kindly footing the bill), and ALL members of our community are encouraged to attend. Stop by More 110 between 9 AM ‑ 11:00 AM to pick up some goodies while they last. Feel free to hang around to chat and snack or take your goodies back to your study/work area.

We encourage you to come along with your thermos/cup/mug for beverages and a container for your snacks as we strive to cut down on our single-use waste.

Can’t wait to see y’all there!!

TLDR;
Who: you
What: Coffee/tea, fresh fruit, tasty snacks, and croissants.
Where: More 110
When: Thursday, May 23rd; 9 AM ‑ 11:00 AM.

Your GSAB representatives

ceegsab@uw.edu

Dear Students,

The Solar Decathlon is looking for students to participate in the 2024-2025 competition! The Solar Decathlon competition is an interdisciplinary collegiate competition where students design sustainable net-zero energy buildings for disadvantaged communities. We use concepts from the Built Environments and Engineering to create buildings that can power themselves using solar energy! We have leadership positions open for those who are interested.

Here is an example from this year’s competition:

Georgia Tech, Residential Housing Division Winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHgk9gG6vpQ&t=9251s

We seek students from the College of Built Environments and the College of Engineering who are passionate about:

• Designing buildings that leverage climate to minimize active system usage
• Engaging directly with industry professionals for feedback and mentorship
• Constructing building models for quantitative daylighting tests
• Utilizing software for Energy Modeling, Embodied Carbon Modeling, and Calculations
• Innovating in Energy-Efficient HVAC and MEP design
• Exploring the social impacts of buildings, including affordable housing, health, and market analysis

If you do not have any plans over the summer, we are also offering a summer cohort of students to practice their design skills and learn more about the Continue reading →

Hi CEE students,

Always wondered what the construction side of engineering looks like? Want to learn more about the company that renovated Husky Stadium in 2013? Join CC@E on May 22nd for a site visit with Turner Construction at one of their new projects! This is a great opportunity for all CEE students, but especially those with an interest or minor in Construction Management. Construction Management majors are also welcome to join!

Check out the project specs here: turnerconstruction.com/projects/555-108th-ave-ne  

This building also aims to earn LEED Silver certification!

WHAT:

Meet Tuner Construction Engineers and get a chance to tour the brand-new tallest building in Bellevue! Ask questions and learn about day-to-day life at Turner as an engineer. Lunch will be provided during the visit.

WHEN:

NEXT WEDNESDAY, May 22^nd, 11:15am – 2:30pm

HOW: Continue reading →

Hi All,

Sending out a friendly reminder to  Please RSVP by this Monday, May 13th for the CEE 2024 spring mixer. This year’s event is on Tuesday, May 28th from 4-6 pm and will be held at the Vista Cafe/Terrace.