Offshore Wind Turbines with a Side of...Coral?
Tufts engineers, artists, and their collaborators are envisioning a future in which offshore wind turbines are coated with a nutrient-enhanced material to help restore coral reefs.
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Runners With Style Support Tufts Engineers Without Borders
At the Annual Fred Berger 6K, participants raised money to support the club’s clean water initiatives.
Brian Brenner Discusses Benjamin Franklin Bridge's Centennial
Professor of the Practice Brian Brenner appears as a guest interviewer on the American Society of Civil Engineers podcast.
What D.C.’s Algal Bloom Reveals About a Growing Water Threat
A water-quality expert explains how heat, nutrients, and climate change are fueling harmful blooms—and threatening freshwater supplies.
Brenner on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk
Professor of the Practice Brian Brenner explains what happens when bridges are decommissioned on Boston Public Radio's Curiosity Desk. (Interview begins at 2:24:08)
Experts Describe Myriad Challenges in Fight to Control Ebola Outbreak
Infectious disease researchers share what it will take to stop the spread of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Characterizing Extreme Wildfire Statistics to Improve Risk Assessment and Resilience
Louis Berger Chair and Professor Farshid Vahedifard and Ph.D. student Amirali Asadian led a study showing that extreme wildfire statistics require distinct modeling approaches that can more accurately estimate wildfire size and probability of occurrence.
Integrating Science and Community Needs to Better Plan for Floods
Professor Shafiqul Islam and his team analyzed the hydrology and social narratives surrounding a flood in Bangladesh to help inform effective solutions to flooding and other environmental disasters.
Leveraging Levees with Digital Twins: Tufts Duo Receives NSF Grant
Professors Farshid Vahedifard and Babak Moaveni will study how to better monitor and model important structures that are key to flood protection.