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Alumnus Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that James Barnard, alumnus of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, has been elected to the prestigious academy.
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2021 Lymon C. Reese Distinguished Lecture
Professor Lymon C. Reese had a 33-year career at UT Austin, conducting pioneering work in performing field studies with instrumented piles and drilled shafts. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1975, he developed analytical methods now widely used in the design of deep foundations.
Krishna Kumar
Area(s) of Expertise:
Geotechnical Engineering
Sustainable Systems Engineering
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2015
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2010
B.E., Anna University, 2008
Technical Interests:
Multi-scale modeling of natural hazards, landslides, earthquakes, debris flows, material point method, discrete element, and lattice Boltzmann, high-performance computing in geomechanics; large-scale big data frameworks for modeling infrastructure systems.
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New Transportation Research Center to Focus on Travel Behavior and Demand
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Department Welcomes Five New Faculty Members for the 2022-2023 Academic Year
CAEE is excited to welcome Jun-Whan Lee, Christopher Rausch, C. Tyler Dick, Yulan (Emma) Zhang, and Alexandra Saracho to the department! This esteemed group of cross-disciplinary faculty will bring expansive knowledge and research to the CAEE faculty.
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Lee Blaney named CAEE Outstanding Young Alumnus for 2022
Established in 2003, the Outstanding Young Alumni award recognizes an undergraduate, masters, and/or doctorate graduate of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. This award is given to an alumnus under the age of 40 who has distinguished him or herself with outstanding service and contributions to the engineering profession and community. For 2022, Dr. Lee Blaney has been named the CAEE Oustanding Young Alumnus.
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