R. Scott Summers

Professor earns AEESP Distinguished Educator Award

May 1, 2020

Professor R. Scott Summers was awarded the 2020 Charles R. O’Melia Distinguished Educator Award by the Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP).

Keani Willebrand

Student earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

April 28, 2020

Environmental engineering major Keani Willebrand has earned a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Matthew Bentley

PhD candidate receives awards for environmental engineering research

April 23, 2020

PhD candidate Matthew Bentley was recently recognized as the top student presenter at the Emerging Contaminants Summit 2020. In addition, Bentley was awarded an honorable mention for the Figueroa Family Fellowship, which recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to the achievement of a diverse student body.

Professor Karl Linden

Linden wins water treatment innovation prize

Jan. 29, 2020

Karl Linden has been selected to receive the Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize.

Priscilla Jimenez

Student Recognized for Outstanding Service by the College of Engineering & Applied Science

Dec. 9, 2019

Environmental engineering student Priscilla Jimenez was named the fall 2019 Outstanding Graduate for Service by the College of Engineering & Applied Science!

Professor Evan Thomas

Improving drought resilience in East Africa with sensors, satellites and machine learning

Oct. 29, 2019

A team of researchers led by Professor Evan Thomas, director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, has been awarded a three-year, $660,000 grant by NASA to join the SERVIR Applied Sciences Team, a joint venture between NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Sabina Schill

Environmental Engineering Student Awarded 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education

Oct. 17, 2019

Environmental engineering PhD candidate Sabina Schill was recently chosen for the 2019 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in STEM Education!

WEFTEC

Student Team Wins National Design Competition for Third Year in a Row

Sept. 27, 2019

A team of environmental engineering students -- Brandon DaSilva, Powell Hinson, Rachel Knobbs, Lin Ye and Ryan Smith -- won the Water Environment Federation National Design Competition at WEFTEC, the world’s largest annual water quality exhibition! They are the third consecutive environmental engineering senior capstone team from CU Boulder to...

Richard Kuchenrither

Professor Honored for Contributions to Water Profession

Sept. 24, 2019

Richard Kuchenrither was one of 15 water professionals to be recognized by the Water Environment Federation (WEF) with the 2019 WEF Fellows for Contribution to Water Profession.

Jackson County Wellpad Vasquez

Oil and Gas Contamination Project Receives Outreach Award

Sept. 6, 2019

Professor Joseph Ryan’s Oil and Gas Contamination of Jackson County Waters project is one of 33 faculty-led projects selected to receive the CU Boulder Outreach Award for 2019-20. The Outreach Awards were created 20 years ago to fund university research, teaching and creative work that has a direct impact on public needs.

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