School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Albertson wins AMS award

John Albertson, professor, has won the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Boundary-Layer Meteorology from the American Meteorological Society.

Lake Mead, Lake Powell nearing record low levels, data shows

Frequency Band Podcast: The future of prices

Water Deliveries to Lake Powell Could Fall More Than 50%, Researchers Warn

Colorado West Slope water shortages require careful coordination

A new Cornell study shows how drivers of water shortage, from melting snowpack to growing population demands, may impact Colorado’s West Slope River basins and Lake Powell – a major source of energy and water supply for 40 million people.

A Key Democrat Wants to Fix the Power Grid, Texas-Style

Duffield Engineering SPROUT Awards for emerging research reach new high

The 16 grants are the most the SPROUT program has awarded in a single cycle and support a broad range of promising projects in AI, medicine, semiconductors, sustainability and more.

Student-built bridges connect communities thanks to engineering course

Thanks to a new civil and environmental engineering course, adjunct professor Charlie Trautmann helps students hone their engineering skills by designing and building a series of community bridges.

13 student projects earn CIDA Research Innovation Fund awards

Thirteen Cornell students will spend the summer advancing new technologies for agriculture after receiving 2026 Research Innovation Fund awards from the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture. 

Duffield Engineering faculty receive Atkinson grants

Khurram Khan Afridi, professor, Judy Cha, the Rick and Betty Tsai Ph.D. 1981 Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Damian E. Helbling, professor, and Sriramya Nair, assistant professor, are among several Cornell faculty to receive 2026 Academic Venture Fund grants…