CEE in the News: Archives

Department Recognizes Alumni Contributions
At the 2009 Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Dinner and Confluence, alumni Francis DiGiano (EG'65) and Greg White (E'78), Engineering Overseer, were presented with the Outstanding Achievements Award and Distinguished Service Award, respectively. Francis DiGiano received the award "in recognition of his extensive achievements and leadership in environmental engineering education and research. His contributions in the area of environmental engineering have increased the recognition of the field in both academics and professional engineering practice." Greg White received his award "in recognition of his accomplishments as a loyal alumnus. He has provided outstanding support and service to the Department, the School of Engineering, and the University."

Bridging Gaps
Professor Masoud Sanayei and a team of faculty and students from Tufts and the University of New Hampshire, along with two engineering firms, are developing ways to monitor the structural health of bridges over their lifetimes, from design through years of repairs and alterations.

Dorfmann Models Soft Materials
Researchers in the Mechanics of Soft Materials Laboratory lead by Luis Dorfmann, Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, use the Zwick biaxial testing machine to test biological and engineered biocompatible materials for the development of soft-bodied robots.

Engineering Panel Discusses Active Citizenship
Civil and Environmental Engineering professors, John Durant, David Gute, and Chris Swan, as well as mechanical engineering professor, Chris Rogers, discuss engineering’s intersection with active citizenship, hosted by Malek Al-Chalabi, CEE'09. Watch a video (best viewed with Firefox) of the panelists discussing how to integrate engineering with public service.

Laurie Gaskins Baise wins AEG's Best Paper of the Year Award
The Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists society has named Associate Professor, Laurie Gaskins Baise, and co-author Charles Brankman of Harvard’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, as the winners of the Best Paper of the Year Award for their work "Liquefaction Susceptibility Mapping in Boston, Massachusetts." This award was presented at the annual AEG meeting Sept. 15-20, 2008.

Choate Bridge Nomination
Research conducted by Tufts engineering students, Emma Francis and Julia Carroll under the guidance of Brian Brenner, has given the Choate Bridge located in Ipswich, Mass. the designation of a 2008 ASCE Civil Engineering History and Heritage landmark. Read more about the bridge and its construction in the Boston Society of Civil Engineers News >>

David Gute travels to Denmark to discuss immigrant occupational safety and health
In April, Gute traveled to Copenhagen with Heloisa Galvao, co-founder of the Brazilian Women's Group, Vida Verde cooperative, to meet with members of the National Research Centre for the Working Environment. Read more here.

Brian Brenner speaks during National Engineers Week
Brenner presents the keynote address at the New Hampshire Society of Professional Engineers on Feb. 21, 2008. The presentation will be based on his book, Don't Throw This Away!

Whatever Happened to Long Term Bridge Design?
NSF awards a Partnership for Innovation grant ($600K); “Whatever Happened to Long Term Bridge Design?” for Sustainable Bridge Design & Health Monitoring to Civil and Environmental Engineering professors, Masoud Sanayei (PI), Brian Brenner, and Dean Linda Abriola, and UNH professors, Erin Bell and Dean Joseph Klewicki

Industrial ecologists borrow from nature to create new products
Two engineers at Tufts School of Engineering are studying industrial ecology from different perspectives. Stephen Levine, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, researches the theory behind industrial ecology, while Chris Swan, an associate professor in the same department, has put theory into practice with his invention of a new product made from two waste products: plastic that cannot be recycled and fly ash. Learn more.