March 16, 2022
Interdisciplinary team to study practices, policies around Missouri River
A Mizzou Engineer is leading an interdisciplinary team tasked with creating innovative, practical and balanced ways to manage the Missouri River’s water resources.
March 1, 2022
MU announces creation of the Missouri Water Center
The University of Missouri today announced the creation of the Missouri Water Center, a central hub for research on the state’s water resources.
Feb. 9, 2022
Engineering team tests blast resistance of sandwich walls
A team of Mizzou Engineers conducted full-scale lab experiments to see how various types of sandwich walls withstand the pressure of an explosion.
Feb. 4, 2022
CEE Fall 2021 Capstone Projects
Seniors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mizzou conclude their coursework with a semester-long capstone project. These capstone projects allow students to apply what they’ve learned in their classes and work together in teams to study real world challenges and offer recommendations to those problems.
Jan. 27, 2022
CEE’s Shoman wins Intelligent Transportation System research competition
CEE doctoral student Maged Shoman Civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Maged Shoman won the research poster competition at the Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) Heartland annual meeting in November 2021. His poster, “Evaluation of Connected Vehicles Data for Congestion & Incident Detection,” highlighted how this pilot project used data from actual roadway experiences instead of estimated data points. He worked on this project with his advisor, Assistant Professor Yaw Adu-Gyamfi. “This is the first study I am aware of to integrate real-world connected vehicle data rather than simulated data,” he said. “We analyzed the short-, medium- and long-term…
Jan. 24, 2022
Wang selected for National Academies’ Gulf Research Fellowship
A Mizzou Engineer is one of six scientists from across the country selected for an Early-Career Research Fellowship (ECRF).
Dec. 20, 2021
Researcher developing sensors to measure hormone levels in water
Fidalgo has teamed up with USGS to use sensors to measure levels of testosterone in water.
Dec. 14, 2021
Buttlar furthers work to add plastic wastes to asphalt mixtures
Mizzou Engineering’s Bill Buttlar and partners from Dow are looking at ways to incorporate plastic waste streams into asphalt mixtures.
Nov. 18, 2021
Fulbright Award paves way for study of construction practices in India
A Mizzou Engineer has received a Fulbright award to study ways to improve construction practices in India — work that could impact the country’s economy.
Nov. 11, 2021
Mizzou Engineers study markings states use to direct drivers through work zones
Mizzou Engineers have wrapped up a comprehensive review of the materials states use to temporarily direct drivers through highway work zones and the various methods they rely on to remove those markings.