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One Year After LA Fires, UCLA Civil & Environmental Engineers Leads Post-Fire Recovery and Mitigation Breakthroughs
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Prof. David Jassby Shares Expertise on Antioch Desalination Plant for The San Francisco Chronicle
Professor David Jassby, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been featured in the San Francisco Chronicle for his expert insight on the City of Antioch’s new desalination plant. In the article by journalist Kurtis Alexander, the plant is described as...
Prof. Gaurav Sant Recognized As One of The Top 25 Bruinventors of the 21st Century
Gaurav Sant, director of the Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) and a professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named one of UCLA’s top 25 inventors of the 21st century. In 2021, Sant developed the Equatic Carbon Removal Process, a groundbreaking...
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How CEE Alumni Kshitija Shah Turned Early Environmental Advocacy Into a Career in Sustainability
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Prof. John Wallace Receives ACI 2026 Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award
We are proud to announce that Professor John Wallace has received the Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award from the American Concrete Institute Board of Direction. This distinguished honor recognizes exceptional service and leadership within ACI and was awarded...
Prof. Gaurav Sant Elected 2026 Fellow of the American Concrete Institute
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is proud to announce that Professor Gaurav Sant has been elected a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, one of the organization’s highest honors recognizing outstanding contributions to the concrete...







