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Ocean waves beating against shoreline

A trio of research teams, including Texas Engineer Blair Johnson, are part of a new project through the U.S. Coastal Research Program via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which aims to address critical gaps in computer models that forecast coastal change and flooding.

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Texas CAEE professor Krishna Kumar

Krishna Kumar is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for his project "HayaRupu: Accelerating Natural Hazard Engineering with AI-Driven Discovery Loops."

Two new faculty members joined the Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering for the spring 2024 academic semester.

Texas CAEE alumna Priscilla Nguyen

Recipient Priscilla Nguyen was honored at this year's Academy of Distinguished Alumni Annual Banquet in October.

Texas CAEE professor Krishna Kumar

Texas Engineers are creating a new community to unite civil engineers, cyberinfrastructure professionals and experts in artificial intelligence to better understand and protect our virtual and physical infrastructure.

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Digital 3D rendering of UT Austin campus

A new “digital twin” of The University of Texas at Austin campus gives the clearest picture yet of historical and current energy usage across the Forty Acres — from engineering labs, to medical facilities, to sports stadiums, to residence halls.

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Texas CAEE professor Navid Saleh, engineering grad student and Navajo pottery maker holding Navajo pottery

Large chunks of the Navajo Nation in the Southwest lack access to clean drinkable water, a trend that has been rising in many parts of the U.S. in recent years. A research team led by engineers with The University of Texas at Austin aims to change that.

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Texas CAEE alumnus Fariborz Maseeh delivery speech to large crowd in Cockrell School's EER building

The University of Texas at Austin will reimagine its approach to training civil, architectural and environmental engineering students as society’s designers, with a renewed emphasis on leadership and service needed to solve global challenges. A transformational investment from a UT alumnus will galvanize this approach, which he calls “engineering the big.”

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City street corner at stoplight intersection

There's a growing body of research showing that members of marginalized populations are more likely to be involved in severe or fatal crashes as pedestrians, and that disparity is on the rise.

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Texas CAEE professor Fernanda Leite

Fernanda Leite, professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, will become the Cockrell School of Engineering’s new associate dean for research later this year.

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