CEE Spotlight

Putting environmental engineering to work: Lily Ponitz

Environmental engineering major Lily Ponitz will return to her studies at Georgia Tech next fall with a new perspective on her field, thanks to a summer internship with CH2M HIlL.

Four careers and counting: Wilson "Lee" Presley, CE '79

Most college students would be happy to find one career after they graduate. Wilson “Lee” Presley (CE ’79) figures he found four.

“And I’ve been to more than 40 countries visiting jobsites, meeting clients. It’s been fabulous.”
 

Three CEE students benefit from ConeTec Education Foundation scholarships

The aspirations of three geotechnical engineering undergraduates got a much-needed boost this past year, thanks to a scholarship from the ConeTec Education Foundation.

The students, Randall “Randy” Pettyjohn, Brett David Reichard, and Andres Peralta, each received a $2,500 scholarship from the foundation,

CEE welcomes its first two Ecole des Ponts researchers

After almost a year of planning, a collaborative research venture between Georgia Institute of Technology and the École des Pont Paris Tech (“ENPC”) officially launched on April 30 with the arrival of Igor Koval and Vinh Pham-Gia, the exchange program’s inaugural participants.

Charles Nelson, CE '70, receives top engineering management award

Civil engineering alumnus Charles W. Nelson has received the 2013 A.B. Paterson Award for an Engineer in Management from the Louisiana Engineering Society (LES).

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CEE celebrates the best, the brightest, the graduating

The rooftop of the Clough Student Commons was the place to be April 30, as the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering held its Annual Awards Ceremony.

Three CEE faculty tapped for prestigious ASCE Huber Prize

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) this week announced that three CEE faculty were chosen to receive the 2013 Walter L. Huber Prize: Dr. Laurie Garrow, Dr. Jaehong Kim, and Dr. Kimberly Kurtis.

Smart skin technology pioneered by Georgia Tech

A ground-breaking collaboration between civil and electrical/computing engineers at Georgia Tech has developed a "smart skin" sensor to monitor infrastructure integrity.

Georgia Tech welcomes Bryan Landry as CEE's new development director

There’s a sense of excitement that seems to follow Bryan Landry, CEE’s new director of development. And it doesn’t have anything to do with the onset of spring weather or landing a new job.

“It’s Georgia Tech,” says Landry, a native of Texas who joined the CEE team on April 2.

Dr. Kimberly E. Kurtis recognized with GT Mentorship Award

For Dr. Kimberly E. Kurtis, teaching doesn’t end when class is over. In fact, the veteran civil engineering professor’s commitment to learning seems to kick into high gear when she’s mentoring students, one-on-one.

That’s what the Georgia Tech Faculty Honors Committee decided recently when it tapped Kurtis to receive the 2013 “Senior Faculty Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award.”

Dr. Francesco Fedele publishes research on turbulence in Europhysics Letters Journal

A paper due to be published in the prestigious Europhysics Letters Journal (EPL) next month will contribute to, but not solve, a centuries-old scientific debate about turbulence, says co-author Dr. Francesco Fedele, an assistant professor of civil engineering and computer and electrical engineering.

 

CEE's Arson and Rix launch research collaboration with top French institutions

A new collaborative research venture between CEE and two top French universities is about to take off, thanks to the hard work of Professor Chloé Arson and Associate Chair Dr. Glenn J. Rix.

Mason Building Renovation Campaign gets into full gear

With the completion of the demolition, and launching of its own website, the Mason Building Renovation Project has officially launched its final chapter.  We invite you to get involved.

Alumni Profiles

Jameelah Carol Muhammad chosen by ASCE as a New Face of Civil Engineering

A lifelong love of art and engineering has come full-circle for Jameelah Carol Muhammad, MSCE ’06, one of ASCE’s 2013 New Faces of Civil Engineering.

CEE alumnus John Huff elected to the National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) hashttp://www.nae.edu/MembersSection.aspx announced that CEE alumnus John R. Huff, ’68, has been elected to the prestigious organization, joining more than 2,000 members and 211 foreign associates worldwide. Huff and his fellow 2013 inductees will be officially honored in October, when the NAE convenes its annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Faculty Profiles

Dr. Carlos Santamarina continues research on gas hydrates in Japan

A new project in Japan is helping scientists from Georgia Tech and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to study gas hydrates as a potential source for natural gas. This research advances understanding of the global distribution of gas hydrates as well as whether and how methane contained in gas hydrates can be used as a viable energy source.

CEE's Dr. Yongsheng Chen to participate in DOE biofuel study

As a part of a $15 million grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE), environmental engineers from Georgia Tech will be exploring algae as a future biofuel technology.

Drs. Don Webster and Jeannette Yen present webinar series on turbulence

A unique collaboration between Georgia Tech and a team of scientists from the University of Maine-Orono is making the science of turbulence more accessible to middle and high school science teachers. The three-part “Turbulence” webinar series was conducted at 7:00 p.m. on January 23 and 30; with the final installment scheduled for February 6. The webinar series gives viewers exclusive access to the expertise of marine scientist Dr. Pete Jumars, as well as CEE’s Dr. Donald Webster and Georgia Tech biology professor Dr. Jeannette Yen.

Yang Wang: "Smart" Structures that Monitor and Protect Themselves

Using advanced structural technologies to survey civil infrastructure

Student Profiles

Zakiya A. Seymour's research analyzes the social context of sanitation technology

If there was ever any question about what a young Zakiya A. Seymour would pursue for her career, it was answered – over and over – by her doting father, Cornell Seymour (ChemE ’73).

“The people who do what you want to do are engineers,” he told his pint-sized daughter when she pummeled him with questions about practically everything. “Engineers answer the questions you are asking.”

Aaron Costin using NSF grant to track buildings

Doctoral student Aaron M. Costin has a good handle on the whole “work/life balance” dilemma: the construction engineering researcher paints and runs an art studio on the side.

Putting concrete to the test: Mitchell McKay

Graduate student Mitchell McKay is scheduled to receive his master’s in structural engineering on Dec. 14, but the 24-year-old Macon native figures he’s got a little more work to do.

“I’m a non-thesis grad student, so this is not required, but, over Christmas, I want to write up my research,” says McKay, a researcher with CEE’s Caribbean Hazard Assessment, Mitigation, and Preparedness (CHAMP) team.

“We think we can get this research published in a journal, which is pretty exciting, and that’s really the only time I’ll have to do it. I start my new job [at the Kennesaw-based Enercon] on December 31