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UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering 101

Civil and Environmental Engineers are responsible for the infrastructure that provides clean water to drink, clean air to breath, and safe buildings to live and work in. Read More

UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering 101

Civil and Environmental Engineers are responsible for the infrastructure that provides clean water to drink, clean air to breath, and safe buildings to live and work in.
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Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Ertugrul Taciroglu
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Our Latest Research News

Researchers receive Department of Energy grant to transform carbon dioxide into construction materials

Jul 9, 2020

A UCLA research team led by Professor Guarav Sant has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support development of a process that can convert carbon dioxide emissions into construction materials. Read more at...

NHR3 Awarded Research Project on Seismic Risk Assessment of Distributed Water Infrastructure Crossing Earthquake Faults in Southern California

Jun 30, 2020

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) just awarded a research contract to the UCLA Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3) to study Seismic Risk Assessment of Distributed Water Infrastructure Crossing Earthquake Faults in Southern...

Professor Ertugrul Taciroglu Receives LEAP-HI Grant

Jun 24, 2020

Professor Ertugrul Taciroglu has received a LEAP-HI grant for the development of advanced tools that will use computer vision and machine-learning techniques to extract terrain and fuel characteristics from satellite and drone data. His research is expected to enable...

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Michael Daciolas Receives SEAOSC Structural Engineers Association 2020 Young Engineer of the Year Award

Jun 30, 2020

Michael Daciolas, UCLA CEE '15, P.E. and Design Engineer at Structural Focus, is the recipient of the SEAOSC Structural Engineers Association 2020 Young Engineer of the Year Award. Each year, the award is given to a younger member in recognition for their outstanding...

UCLA Civil Engineering Alumnus Nominated for SEAOC College of Fellows

Jun 29, 2020

Congratulations to Robert Lyons, UCLA HSSEAS '78 and Structural Engineer at Brandow & Johnston, for his nomination to the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) College of Fellows.