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UIC Distinguished Professor and Department Head Abolfazl “Kouros” Mohammadian

Crain’s recognizes ‘notable leaders’ at UIC

David Staudacher | Posted on July 15, 2026

UIC student Salome Diaz-Rojas being awarded from a CMAA member

Construction Management Association of America honors students, faculty, and alumni

David Staudacher | Posted on June 16, 2026

Detecting emerging contaminants in real time with AI-enabled sensors

David Staudacher | Posted on June 09, 2026

Scooters and bikes parked on a sidewalk

Professor Sybil Derrible developing ‘AL-STARS’ system to help transportation planners in Illinois

David Staudacher | Posted on June 01, 2026

Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering PhD student Ziyu Qiu receiving the Best Poster Award at the 2026 Southeast Annual Symposium on Freight and Mobility.

PhD student wins Best Poster Award at symposium

David Staudacher | Posted on May 21, 2026

Emad Alkhashani standing in front of a UIC engineering building in his graduation cap and gown holding his diploma after graduating with his master's degree

Mastering time, achieving dreams: MS graduate earns degree early

David Staudacher | Posted on May 18, 2026

UIC Distinguished Professor Farhad Ansari

Professor Farhad Ansari talks to WBEZ about Chicago bridges, potholes, and overpasses

David Staudacher | Posted on May 07, 2026

CME students Sahaj Bhatt (left) and Zain Nabeel at UIC's 2026 Engineering Expo

Students show they are ready for the working world at the annual Engineering Expo

David Staudacher | Posted on April 30, 2026

UIC Distinguished Professor Farhad Ansari

Chicago Sun-Times talks to Professor Farhad Ansari about Chicago bridges

David Staudacher | Posted on April 27, 2026

The UIC surveying team members Karina Perez, Yasmeen Ibraheim, Zach Barwock, Matthew Hernandez, Aisha Abutayeh, and Sofia Olivares Garcia with their winning plaque.

UIC students win survey competition at ASCE symposium

David Staudacher | Posted on April 22, 2026

CME Associate Professor Matthew Daly

Matthew Daly: What’s light as glass and strong as metal?

Tess Joosse | Posted on April 21, 2026

UIC’s 2026 Engineering Expo

Students to display capstone projects at Engineering Expo

David Staudacher | Posted on April 21, 2026

PhD student Maryam Yousefibaseri

PhD student awarded scholarship for transportation research

David Staudacher | Posted on April 10, 2026

Kouros on NBC News discussing rising gas prices.

NBC Chicago visited UIC professor to discuss rising gas prices

Posted on March 19, 2026

Civil engineering junior and student athlete Sophie Stefanac

Student named to Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete Team

Dvid Staudacher | Posted on March 19, 2026

CME Assistant Professor Aslihan Karatas and her students perform tests in a walk-in environmental chamber at UIC

Investigating water penetration resistance performance of wall panels

David Staudacher | Posted on February 24, 2026

Assistant Professor Aslihan Karats presenting her research at SparkTalks

Aslihan Karatas presents mold map research at SparkTalks

David Staudacher | Posted on February 04, 2026

UIC Professor Lesley Sneed

Professor Sneed extends her time as a Program Director at the NSF

David Staudacher | Posted on February 02, 2026

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (from left), Dean of Engineering Omolola Eniola-Adefeso, and Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering Department Head Abolfazl

U.S. Rep. Sean Casten talks energy with UIC engineering

David Staudacher | Posted on January 27, 2026

Assistant Professor Lisa M. Stabryla

Fighting drug-resistant bacteria with AI-designed nanomaterials

David Staudacher | Posted on January 22, 2026

CME Associate Professor Eduard Karpov

UIC engineer investigating metamaterials inspired by quantum phenomena

David Staudacher | Posted on December 18, 2025

Professor Karl Rockne named associate dean for research

Posted on December 15, 2025

NASA summer internships available

David Staudacher | Posted on December 03, 2025

26th annual Civil Engineering Professional Advisory Council (CEPAC) Scholarship Reception and Awards Dinner

Students and donors network at scholarship reception

David Staudacher | Posted on December 02, 2025

Professor Jane Lin

Professor Lin to lead top-tier transportation journal

David Staudacher | Posted on November 25, 2025

Flooded basement

Report addresses flooding issues in Cicero and Berwyn

David Staudacher | Posted on November 13, 2025

UIC Distinguished Professor Farhad Ansari

Professor Farhad Ansari talks to ABC 7 about Chicago bridges

Posted on November 07, 2025

Four graduate students recently received the Turner Construction Scholarship from UIC's Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering.

Four students awarded Turner Construction Scholarships

David Staudacher | Posted on November 04, 2025

A bus in San Francisco

Creating a smart system for vehicle fleets

David Staudacher | Posted on October 28, 2025

CME Associate Clinical Professor Joseph Schulenberg, Professor of Practice Christopher Burke, and Luke Sherry of Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. have released the book

New book addresses computer solutions and hydrology

David Staudacher | Posted on October 23, 2025

UIC PhD student Danesh Hosseinpanahi working on a truck platooning project

Driving innovation toward cleaner, smarter, and more efficient transportation solutions

David Staudacher | Posted on October 08, 2025

PhD student Chengwei Wang monitors bridge health with a peer in the lab at UIC.

Using machine learning to detect bridge health

David Staudacher | Posted on October 01, 2025

UIC student Paulina Majewski

First-year students gain experience with guaranteed paid internships

David Staudacher | Posted on September 23, 2025

UIC Professor of Practice Christopher Burke addresses the audience during a panel session during the international Sustainability Research Innovation Congress in Chicago.

University of Illinois System brings International Sustainability Research Innovation Congress to Chicago

David Staudacher | Posted on September 17, 2025

UIC civil engineering student Matthew Fratu

Hard work leads to two scholarships

David Staudacher | Posted on September 11, 2025

UIC faculty researchers Craig Foster and Carmen Lilley have received the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2025-26 academic year.

Engineering faculty members receive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards

Jenna Kurtzweil | Posted on September 09, 2025

Doctoral student Maryam Yousefibaseri

PhD student appointed member of the TRB standing committee

David Staudacher | Posted on September 03, 2025

UIC engineering students with WTTW’s Chicago Tonight host Brandis Friedman

Three engineering students featured on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

Posted on August 29, 2025

Professor Lesley Sneed

Professor Lesley Sneed awarded by the American Concrete Institute

David Staudacher | Posted on August 27, 2025

Professor Krishna Reddy has released the second edition of his book Sustainable and Resilient Engineering: Drivers, Metrics, Tools, and Applications, highlighting the growing need to integrate sustainability and resiliency within engineering practice.

New book highlights the growing need to integrate sustainability and resiliency within engineering

David Staudacher | Posted on August 25, 2025

CME professor Matthew Daly and postdoc Jungsub Lee discuss preparing ceramic samples for characterization using a focused ion beam mill

Researcher awarded $510,000 grant to develop shatter-resistant ceramics

David Staudacher | Posted on August 19, 2025

Professor Krishna Reddy, of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency dates announced

David Staudacher | Posted on August 11, 2025

UIC Associate Clinical Professor Joseph Schulenberg contributed on Univision Chicago

UIC professor helps explain flooding issues in Cicero

David Staudacher | Posted on August 05, 2025

UIC research Associate Professor Mustafa Mahamid recently released his new version of the book “Steel, Concrete, and Composite Design of Tall and Supertall Buildings.”

New book focuses on tall and supertall buildings

David Staudacher | Posted on July 23, 2025

Professor Didem Ozevin interviewed by ASCE at UIC

ASCE wants students to meet CME’s faculty members

David Staudacher | Posted on July 07, 2025

CME faculty honored for teaching and advising

CME faculty honored for teaching and advising

Posted on July 01, 2025

UIC Assistant Professor Ahmed A. Abokifa on Fox News

UIC professor breaks down why six Chicago suburbs are switching to Lake Michigan water

Posted on June 16, 2025

PhD student Mohammadreza Moeini won first place in the annual Christopher Burke and Susan S. Burke Civil Engineering Poster Competition

PhD students awarded for engineering ingenuity at poster competition

David Staudacher | Posted on June 16, 2025

Professor Krishna Reddy giving a presentation about biochar

Making use of wasted products

David Staudacher | Posted on June 09, 2025

DuSable Scholars Program Faculty Executive Director and Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Jeremiah Abiade talks to the audience during a recent program event.

Engineering students find support in the DuSable Scholars Program

David Staudacher | Posted on June 02, 2025

PhD student Mohamed Saad and CME Assistant Professor Ahmed Abokifa

PhD student wins Exceptional Research Promise award

David Staudacher | Posted on May 28, 2025

UIC engineering graduate Jamie Frost

CME graduate is ready for the professional world

David Staudacher | Posted on May 12, 2025

UIC students show off their projects during the 2025 Engineering Expo.

CME seniors show engineering prowess at annual expo

David Staudacher | Posted on May 08, 2025

PhD student Marzieh Mansouri was awarded second place in the Image of Research competition at UIC for her photo called “Toxic Masterpiece: The Art of Pollution in the Chicago River.”

PhD student wins second place in Image of Research competition

David Staudacher | Posted on May 05, 2025

UIC’s student chapter of ASCE won second place in the concrete canoe competition

UIC takes home surveying win and more at ASCE competition

David Staudacher | Posted on April 30, 2025

Transportation collaboration

Collaboration is key: how a cross-country seed grant program is driving advancement in transportation research

Rebecca Clair | Posted on April 16, 2025

A photo of shows how Bubbly Creek looked in the early 1900s

Students to display capstone projects at Engineering Expo

David Staudacher | Posted on April 15, 2025

PhD student Aly Salem

Optimizing water systems with machine learning

David Staudacher | Posted on April 09, 2025

UIC Professor Sybil Derrible

Derrible brings his new book to Green Sense Show

David Staudacher | Posted on March 17, 2025

The cover of The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives by Professor Sybil Derrible

Derrible releases infrastructure book

David Staudacher | Posted on March 11, 2025

UIC PhD student Isaac Salvador studying in in Lyon, France

Taking research abroad

David Staudacher | Posted on February 27, 2025

Students work on a model of the Messina bridge in UIC Distinguished Professor and Christopher B. and Susan S, Burke Chair in Civil Engineering Farhad Ansari's lab at UIC

Researching the world's longest suspension bridge

David Staudacher | Posted on February 20, 2025

CME Assistant Professor Lisa M. Stabryla, director of the Stabryla Lab

Using AI to fight drug-resistant bacteria

David Staudacher | Posted on February 12, 2025

Professor Sybil Derrible was recently named a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Professor Sybil Derrible named ASCE fellow

David Staudacher | Posted on February 07, 2025

Passenger relaxing on public transportation

Will car users switch to public transit?

David Staudacher | Posted on January 28, 2025

CME PhD student Chenxi Xu

PhD candidate gains new perspective with Argonne collaboration

David Staudacher | Posted on January 23, 2025

Student Haley Dahl honored with MVC student-athlete spotlight

Student Haley Dahl honored with MVC student-athlete spotlight

Hillary Bird | Posted on January 14, 2025

Professor Krishna Reddy presenting a webinar for the “International Webinar Series on Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency.

Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency webinar series spring schedule

David Staudacher | Posted on January 06, 2025

UIC student Ash Antuñez

Student thriving in a diverse and supportive community at UIC

David Staudacher | Posted on December 13, 2024

Chicago bus

New tool for measuring greenhouse gas emissions in transit

David Staudacher | Posted on November 27, 2024

UIC's annual Civil Engineering Professional Advisory Council (CEPAC) Scholarship Reception and Awards Dinner

Donors, students and faculty celebrate at scholarship reception

David Staudacher | Posted on November 20, 2024

CME Assistant Professor Aslihan Karatas is measuring air leakage before and after new windows are installed on homes in the Chicago region.

Investigating energy loss through windows

David Staudacher | Posted on November 08, 2024

Six faculty members from civil, materials, and environmental engineering are on the Elsevier list of top 2% in their fields for single year impact in 2023.

Six CME researchers among top 2% in their fields

David Staudacher | Posted on October 18, 2024

Professor Didem Ozevin of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Didem Ozevin to conduct research in new NASA center for in-space manufacturing at UIC

David Staudacher | Posted on October 14, 2024

Research Associate Professor Mustafa Mahamid is part of a team of professionals that recently released the book “Steel Connection Design by Inelastic Analysis

New textbook focuses on steel connection design

David Staudacher | Posted on October 10, 2024

CME Professor Jane Lin

Professor Jane Lin developing a tool for project-level air quality analysis

David Staudacher | Posted on October 07, 2024

civil, materials, and environmental engineering student Lydia Vulich

Sustaining lives and the environment

David Staudacher | Posted on September 16, 2024

CME Professor Sybil Derrible

Professor Derrible joins project to build healthier cities

Posted on September 02, 2024

New professor aims to enhance student experience

David Staudacher | Posted on August 26, 2024

Professor Krishna Reddy

Geoenvironmental Engineering, Sustainability, and Resiliency webinar series fall schedule

David Staudacher | Posted on August 21, 2024

Abolfazl “Kouros” Mohammadian,

Abolfazl 'Kouros' Mohammadian named UIC Distinguished Professor

David Staudacher | Posted on August 08, 2024

Joshua Adkins, Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in CME

Joshua Adkins joins department as Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate

David Staudacher | Posted on August 01, 2024

Professors Thomas Theis and Santanu Chaudhuri

Creating new technologies to reduce carbon emissions, slow climate change

David Staudacher | Posted on July 30, 2024

Clinical Assistant Professor Aslihan Karatas, of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering

Aslihan Karatas awarded nearly $1 million from HUD

David Staudacher | Posted on June 24, 2024

Xi Cheng, a PhD candidate in CME, received the 2023-2024 College of Engineering Exceptional Research Promise Award.

PhD student awarded for promising research

David Staudacher | Posted on June 13, 2024

Photo of Matthew Daly and Didem Ozevin

New research to help nuclear power industry

David Staudacher | Posted on June 03, 2024

Prateek Narang

Inspiring Graduate: Prateek Narang

David Staudacher | Posted on May 21, 2024

UIC Professor Sybil Derrible

Professor Sybil Derrible featured on Green Sense Show

David Staudacher | Posted on May 14, 2024

A member of team 7 displays some of the new siding from their project their Design of Moisture and Thermal Barrier Siding Systems for Residential Construction Projects during the annual UIC Engineering Design Expo

Students display creativity at annual engineering expo

David Staudacher | Posted on May 08, 2024

UIC’s chapter of ASCE recently competed at and co-hosted the annual ASCE Western Great Lakes Student Symposium in Chicago

UIC students excel at ASCE competition

David Staudacher | Posted on May 07, 2024

UIC Distinguished Professor and Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor of Civil Engineering Farhad Ansari

ABC 7 News talks to Professor Ansari about Chicago bridges

David Staudacher | Posted on May 01, 2024

Haley Dahl graduates May 4 with a bachelor’s degree in civil, materials and environmental engineering.

Inspiring Grad: Haley Dahl

Christy Levy | Posted on April 30, 2024

Advisor Joe Lewis provides feedback to students during the expo rehearsal

CME seniors set for annual design expo

David Staudacher | Posted on April 18, 2024

UIC Distinguished Professor and Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor of Civil Engineering Farhad Ansari

NBC 5 Chicago asked Professor Ansari how Chicago would handle an earthquake

Posted on April 10, 2024

Trucks platooning on a highway

New truck platooning system can benefit everyone

David Staudacher | Posted on April 08, 2024

PhD candidate awarded scholarship for transportation research

David Staudacher | Posted on April 04, 2024

UIC Distinguished Professor Farhad Ansari talks to Sacramento’s NBC affiliate KCRA 3 news about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

Media outlets ask Professor Ansari why did the Baltimore bridge collapse?

David Staudacher | Posted on March 27, 2024

UIC Distinguished Professor Farhad Ansari with a model bridge in his lab at UIC.

Louisville news turns to Professor Ansari for bridge expertise during closure

David Staudacher | Posted on March 14, 2024

Chenxi Xu, a PhD candidate in CME, received a WTS Chicago Executive Partnership Scholarship

PhD candidate awarded for technical skills in transportation

David Staudacher | Posted on March 11, 2024

Scott Banjavcic has joined CME’s growing faculty as a clinical associate professor

New faculty member brings water expertise to growing program

David Staudacher | Posted on February 16, 2024

Researchers built an AI model that generated over 100,000 possible metal-organic frameworks with potential for carbon capture technology.

Researchers generate a carbon capture breakthrough using AI, physics and supercomputers

Rob Mitchum | Posted on February 14, 2024

Lisa Stabryla has joined the dynamic civil, materials, and environmental engineering faculty as an assistant professor

New faculty member wants students to get excited about environmental engineering

David Staudacher | Posted on February 13, 2024

Rendering of a ghost city

Depopulation’s impact on infrastructure

David Staudacher | Posted on January 24, 2024

CME Clinical Assistant Professor Aslihan Karatas researching prefab wall panels for the construction industry in her lab at UIC

Karatas researching prefab building assemblies

David Staudacher | Posted on January 16, 2024

spring 2024 schedule for the “International Webinar Series Geoenvironmental Engineering: Site Remediation, Waste Management, and Sustainability/Resiliency.

Geoenvironmental engineering spring webinar schedule released

David Staudacher | Posted on January 10, 2024

CME PhD candidate Hevar Palani

PhD students display research flair at the Christopher Burke PhD Poster Competition

David Staudacher | Posted on January 09, 2024

UIC’s Professor Krishna Reddy addressed this topic during the International Conference on Environmental Geotechnology, Recycled Waste Materials, and Sustainable Engineering (EGRWSE) at the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India,

The pros and cons of using generative AI in education, research, and academia

David Staudacher | Posted on December 22, 2023

Ken Nelson and CME Department Head Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian with a student receiving a scholarship at UIC

Alumnus seeking donors for CEPAC25 scholarship fund

David Staudacher | Posted on December 12, 2023

CME researchers among top 2% in their fields

CME researchers among top 2% in their fields

David Staudacher | Posted on December 05, 2023

Electric truck

Study to examine impact of electric vehicles on air quality, the environment, and public health

David Staudacher | Posted on December 01, 2023

UIC College of Engineering

Open position: Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate in Materials Engineering

Posted on November 29, 2023

SCHOLARSHIP DONORS AND STUDENT RECIPIENTS

Donors, students, and faculty gather for annual scholarship dinner

David Staudacher | Posted on November 17, 2023

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering EIEP Elsa Soto speaks to attendees about the PERSIST(E) program during the kick-off event.

New program will empower students of color, provide tools and resources

Meghan King | Posted on September 28, 2023

UIC engineering student Haley Dahl

Student Spotlight: Sights set on water resources/environmental engineering

David Staudacher | Posted on September 21, 2023

Professor Didem Ozevin, of civil, materials and environmental engineering at UIC, was named one of Chicago’s “Notable Women in STEM” by Crain’s Chicago Business.

Ozevin named notable woman in STEM by Crain’s Chicago Business

Posted on September 07, 2023

the 12th International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-12) Conference held from Aug. 14 to Aug. 16 at UIC and hosted by its Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering

UIC hosts 12th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference

David Staudacher | Posted on August 23, 2023

Busy traffic

Professor Sybil Derrible talks to Chicago Tribune about I-55 expansion

Posted on August 10, 2023

Lauryn Spearing, assistant professor of civil, materials and environmental engineering.

UIC leads field study on home, water safety after Ohio chemical spill

Rob Mitchum | Posted on August 02, 2023

CME Professor Mohsen Issa

Professor Mohsen Issa named fellow of SEI

David Staudacher | Posted on July 21, 2023

Professor Karl Rockne, of civil, materials, and environmental engineerin

Karl Rockne selected for university scholars program

Posted on July 14, 2023

Associate Professor Sybil Derrible, of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Sybil Derrible vows to make the world better

David Staudacher | Posted on July 06, 2023

Research Associate Professor Mustafa Mahamid, of civil, materials, and environmental engineering, visited Southern Turkey to investigate damaged and collapsed buildings after the recent earthquakes.

Investigating damaged and destroyed buildings after earthquake in Turkey

David Staudacher | Posted on June 22, 2023

A team of graduate students test a beam in the High-Bay lab at UIC

Breaking big beams in High-Bay Lab

David Staudacher | Posted on June 12, 2023

CME alumnus Hussein Mohd

Alumnus thriving as an professional engineer

Posted on May 18, 2023

UIC CME Assistant Professor Lauryn Spearing

Exploring the water system in rural Alaska

David Staudacher | Posted on May 17, 2023

UIC Engineering Design Expo

Students display two semesters of research at annual expo

David Staudacher | Posted on May 01, 2023

Associate Professor Sybil Derrible was named the winner of the annual Water L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Sybil Derrible awarded Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize

David Staudacher | Posted on March 31, 2023

Illustration of the proposed flood storage area at Springdale Park in Western Springs

Seniors set to display research projects at Engineering Design Expo

David Staudacher | Posted on March 22, 2023

Bo Zou, an associate professor in civil, materials, and environmental engineering, awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish the Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain at UIC

Researchers awarded $1 million to establish a new center focused on freight transport

David Staudacher | Posted on March 02, 2023

Matthew Daly, an assistant professor in civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Matthew Daly receives Young Leaders Professional Development Award

David Staudacher | Posted on February 28, 2023

Professor Didem Ozevin of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Turning up the heat on research

David Staudacher | Posted on February 15, 2023

Karl Rockne, a professor in civil, materials, and environmental engineering and the associate dean of research in the COE at UIC, surveying the Great Lakes.

Sediment study finds growing number of chemicals in Great Lakes

David Staudacher | Posted on February 14, 2023

Professor Krishna Reddy hosting three months of webinars

Professor Krishna Reddy hosting three months of webinars

David Staudacher | Posted on January 24, 2023

undergraduate students Noel Siony, Long Vuong, and Otgonsuren Lundaajamts are conducting research under the direction of Sara Kadkhodaei

Setting the standard for biomedical implants

David Staudacher | Posted on January 09, 2023

Burke Poster competition 2022 winners

PhD students show ingenuity at the 2022 Christopher Burke PhD Poster Competition

David Staudacher | Posted on December 22, 2022

Graduate application fee waiver

Graduate application fee waiver

Posted on November 18, 2022

CME's annual Scholarship Reception and Awards Dinner on Nov. 3, 2022, at UIC

Students and donors gather at annual scholarship dinner

David Staudacher | Posted on November 17, 2022

Five researchers among top 2% in their fields for career and single-year impact

UIC researchers among top 2% in their fields for career and single-year impact

David Staudacher | Posted on October 19, 2022

Master’s student awarded diversity scholarship

David Staudacher | Posted on October 10, 2022

Associate Professor Sybil Derrible

Finding new ways to solve water shortages

David Staudacher | Posted on September 27, 2022

Nahid Parvez Farazi, a PhD candidate in civil, materials, and environmental engineering

PhD student awarded NASA grant to investigate urban cargo delivery systems

David Staudacher | Posted on September 23, 2022

Professor Didem Ozevin of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

UIC researchers featured on CBS News with drone technology

David Staudacher | Posted on September 07, 2022

Professor Lesley Sneed, civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Professor Lesley Sneed honored by alma mater

David Staudacher | Posted on August 25, 2022

Water Glass Drops Drink Clear Blue https://pixabay.com/images/id-2296444/

Developing tech to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ from water

Jacqueline Carey | Posted on August 23, 2022

Kristen Moore, a master’s student in the Construction Engineering and Management program in civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Making an impact through engineering

David Staudacher | Posted on August 18, 2022

Lauryn Spearing has joined the CME faculty as an assistant professor in the area of infrastructure system management.

Infrastructure system management expert joins CME faculty

David Staudacher | Posted on August 15, 2022

Associate Professor Sybil Derrible has joined the editorial team at the journal Scientific Reports.

Sybil Derrible joins Scientific Reports editorial team

David Staudacher | Posted on July 25, 2022

E-scooters

E-scooters to boost equitable, sustainable transportation in Chicago

McCall Macomber | Posted on June 24, 2022

UIC Engineering Design Expo Chicagoland Transit Museum presentation

Seniors display innovation at design expo

David Staudacher | Posted on May 27, 2022

UIC Matt daly on CBS News Chicago

CBS 2 News talks to UIC engineer about new metals

David Staudacher | Posted on May 19, 2022

UIC’s student chapter of ASCE won first place win in the Sustainable Solutions competition at the 2022 Western Great Lakes Student Conference

UIC team wins first place at Great Lakes Student Conference

David Staudacher | Posted on April 28, 2022

Amir Shirsalimian, a senior mechanical and industrial engineering student, recently won first place at UIC’s Undergraduate Research Forum in the Engineering/Physical Sciences category

Engineering student nabs first-place at Undergraduate Research Forum

David Staudacher | Posted on April 20, 2022

UIC is offering a new bachelor of science degree in environmental engineering

UIC launches new environmental engineering bachelor’s degree

David Staudacher | Posted on April 19, 2022

Professor Jane Lin

Jane Lin selected as an advisory committee member of EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors

David Staudacher | Posted on March 25, 2022

Matthew Daly, assistant professor in civil, materials, and environmental engineering

Matthew Daly receives prestigious NSF CAREER Award to investigate alloys

David Staudacher | Posted on March 07, 2022

“Urban Engineering for Sustainability

Sybil Derrible’s textbook a finalist for the PROSE Award

David Staudacher | Posted on March 03, 2022

Ali Davariashtiyani, a PhD student working under the direction of Assistant Professor Sara Kadkhodaei in the Computational Materials Research Lab at UIC

Using deep learning to develop new materials

David Staudacher | Posted on January 31, 2022

Six researchers among top 2% in their fields for career and single-year impact

Six researchers among top 2% in their fields for career and single-year impact

David Staudacher | Posted on January 24, 2022

Mohsen Issa, professor of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Professor Mohsen Issa awarded three new research contracts

Posted on January 19, 2022

Junaid Ahmed, UIC PhD student working with Professor Matthew Daly in CME

Researchers develop new time- and money-saving testing technique

David Staudacher | Posted on January 14, 2022

Abolfazl “Kouros” Mohammadian Professor and Head, Civil, Materials and Environmental Engineering

University Scholar Abolfazl ‘Kouros’ Mohammadian

UIC News | Posted on December 10, 2021

MJ Javadinasr won first place with the poster titled Impacts of COVID-19 on Travel Behavior

Graduate students exhibit cutting-edge research during poster competition

David Staudacher | Posted on November 30, 2021

Professor Karl Rockne, UIC

Professor Rockne named associate dean for research

Posted on November 10, 2021

The Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering (CME) is accepting applications for its new EXTREME fellowship for the spring and fall 2022 semesters

New fellowship aims to build careers in civil infrastructure resiliency

David Staudacher | Posted on October 12, 2021

net-zero transportation infrastructure project

Researchers team up for net-zero transportation infrastructure project

David Staudacher | Posted on October 07, 2021

Chicago bus with very few passengers

Think outside the bus

David Staudacher | Posted on October 01, 2021

Hossein Ataei, clinical associate professor at UIC

ASCE names Hossein Ataei ‘Construction Engineering Person of the Year’

David Staudacher | Posted on September 30, 2021

Abolfazl Seyrfar, an undergraduate civil engineering major at UIC

PhD candidate awarded Construction Management Association of America scholarship

David Staudacher | Posted on September 29, 2021

Jane Lin, UIC professor, on The Hill panel

Jane Lin talks about ‘The Road to Zero-Emission Trucks’ on The Hill

David Staudacher | Posted on September 20, 2021

City traffic Ask the Expert Wallethub

6 transportation questions with Professor Jane Lin

David Staudacher | Posted on September 01, 2021

Professor Didem Ozevin of UIC

Didem Ozevin investigates bridge damage with CBS reporter

David Staudacher | Posted on August 26, 2021

Clinical Assistant Professor Aslihan Karatas

CME faculty gains new construction engineering expert

David Staudacher | Posted on August 13, 2021

CME alumna Nalin Naranjo working with a drone

Ready for the working world

David Staudacher | Posted on August 05, 2021

Didem Ozevin, an associate professor of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

ASCE taps Didem Ozevin to guest edit ‘special collection’ of papers

David Staudacher | Posted on July 26, 2021

Jasper Gabriel (left) and Trevor Cannon

UIC students lend a hand after chemical plant fire

Nina Dorado | Posted on July 22, 2021

commercial vehicles

Jane Lin researching commercial vehicles emissions

David Staudacher | Posted on July 22, 2021

UIC launching Army Research Center of Excellence

UIC forming Army Research Center of Excellence

David Staudacher | Posted on July 20, 2021

Professor Santanu Chaudhuri of UIC civil, materials, and environmental engineering and Argonne National Laboratory

Engineer working on $9 million project to manufacture printable biodegradable electronic devices

David Staudacher | Posted on June 30, 2021

Jyoti Khatri Chetri

Solving two environmental problems at once

David Staudacher | Posted on May 17, 2021

CME alumna Marian Agamy

Graduate Marian Agamy wants students to ‘work’

David Staudacher | Posted on May 11, 2021

Girish Kumar

Words of wisdom before a career in industry

David Staudacher | Posted on May 06, 2021

Krishna Reddy, professor of civil, materials, and environmental engineering at UIC

Webinar series brings awareness to geoenvironmental engineering issues around the world

David Staudacher | Posted on May 03, 2021

COVID-19’s impact on traffic congestion and transit ridership

New data show impact of COVID-19 on transportation

David Staudacher | Posted on April 28, 2021

Illinois State Park Beach

Students get down to earth with response to erosion

David Staudacher | Posted on April 20, 2021

Sindhusuta

With premier ASCE scholarship, UIC student seeks to ‘break the silo of the discipline’

David Staudacher | Posted on April 14, 2021

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts on Construction Projects

New book investigates construction industry’s response to COVID-19

David Staudacher | Posted on March 09, 2021

Hossein Ataei, clinical associate professor of civil, materials, and environmental engineering

Professor Ataei awarded for teaching excellence

Posted on February 22, 2021

Sybil Derrible, associate professor of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering

Sybil Derrible presenting ‘How Cities Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cities of Today and Tomorrow’

Posted on February 19, 2021

Professor Burke elected to the National Academy of Engineering

David Staudacher | Posted on February 12, 2021

remediating soil polluted by Agent Orange in Vietnam

Researchers utilizing agricultural waste to remediate soil polluted by Agent Orange

David Staudacher | Posted on January 29, 2021

Debra Evans

Alumni honored for their accomplishments

Posted on January 26, 2021

CME hiring clinical assistant professor or lecturer

CME hiring clinical assistant professor or lecturer

Posted on January 19, 2021

pandemic-era commuting transportation

Wall Street Journal taps Professor Mohammadian for commuting article

Posted on January 05, 2021

Urban Infrastructure: Reflections for 2100

New book takes a creative look at infrastructure in 2100

David Staudacher | Posted on December 11, 2020

Dr. Lesley Sneed

Distinguished faculty member joining CME

David Staudacher | Posted on December 04, 2020

stormwater runoff

Keeping contaminants out of stormwater

David Staudacher | Posted on November 20, 2020

Civil Engineering Professional Advisory Council (CEPAC) scholarship 2019

Annual scholarships keep students in the classroom

David Staudacher | Posted on November 12, 2020

azl “Kouros” Mohammadian, head of the civil, materials, and environmental engineering department

Governor appoints CME department head to regional planning board

Posted on November 09, 2020

Chicago bridge with train on top

Detecting damaged infrastructure with state-of-the-art sensors

David Staudacher | Posted on October 19, 2020

UIC Assistant Professor Ahmed Abokifa is researching the quality of drinking water

Researcher examining drinking water quality with first NSF grant

David Staudacher | Posted on September 24, 2020

Zaneta Marcinik, an ungraduated civil engineering major at UIC

Building success from childhood experience, work ethic, and art

David Staudacher | Posted on September 14, 2020

Krishna Reddy Sustainable Engineering presentation

'Walk the Talk: Quantifying Sustainability in Engineering Projects' by Professor Reddy

Posted on September 11, 2020

Amir Iranmanesh, clinical assistant professor in CME

Structural engineering expert joins CME faculty

Posted on August 25, 2020

Illinois Innovation Network grants

IIN grants fund research on municipal waste management, regional connectivity

David Staudacher | Posted on August 05, 2020

Chris Burke PhD Poster Contest 2020

PhD candidates display innovation at Christopher Burke Poster Competition

David Staudacher | Posted on July 27, 2020

UIC graduate Michelle Calcagno

CME graduate: It is never too late to be a civil engineer

Posted on June 09, 2020

Mustafa Mahamid, a clinical associate professor in civil and material engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, recently released two books based on his research and practical experience in civil engineering

Mustafa releases two engineering books

David Staudacher | Posted on June 08, 2020

Abolfazl “Kouros” Mohammadian. UIC Engineering

What will America look like after pandemic ends?

Posted on June 02, 2020

Sara Kadkhodaei, assistant professor in Civil and Materials Engineering at UIC

Professor Sara Kadkhodaei makes materials research breakthrough

David Staudacher | Posted on June 01, 2020

CME professor Jane Lin

Professor Jane Lin to head national Sustainability and Resilience Group

David Staudacher | Posted on May 27, 2020

PhD candidate Girish Kumar civil and materials engineering UIC

PhD student wins new research award

David Staudacher | Posted on May 20, 2020

UIC Tresor Moolo civil engineering Congo water

Graduate finds success by turning tragedy into challenge

David Staudacher | Posted on May 19, 2020

CME congratulations to UIC engineering graduates

CME faculty and staff congratulate Class of 2020

Posted on May 14, 2020

Five student awarded ASCE scholarships

Five students awarded ASCE scholarships

Posted on April 30, 2020

CME master's program

CME hosting info session about master's degrees

Posted on April 29, 2020

Climate change, Extreme coastal flooding events in the united states

Climate change: Extreme coastal flooding events in the US expected to rise

Posted on April 29, 2020

Transportation system

Department head, student, and alumna win Best Paper award

David Staudacher | Posted on April 21, 2020

UIC shows continued strength in US News graduate schools rankings

UIC shows continued strength in US News graduate schools rankings

Posted on April 09, 2020

Harold Sandberg

Early advisory board member Harold Sandberg passes away

Posted on March 31, 2020

Assistant Professor Ramin Shabanpour coronavirus and travel behavior

Wall Street Journal talks to CME professor about the impact of coronavirus on travel behavior

Posted on March 30, 2020

UIC Assistant Professor Matthew Daly

Professor Matt Daly’s metal research has potential to change industries worldwide

David Staudacher | Posted on March 30, 2020

CME MS international application deadline for Fall 2020 extended until May 1

CME MS international application deadline for Fall 2020 extended until May 1

Posted on March 27, 2020

UAV Presentation and Demo at UIC

Engineering seminar takes off in High-Bay Lab

David Staudacher | Posted on March 06, 2020

ASCE legends at UIC

UIC hosts inaugural ‘ASCE Legends’ event

David Staudacher | Posted on March 04, 2020

2020 Engineers Week Spotlight--Civil engineer reflects on her 18-year career at USACE Chicago District

Alumna reflects on her 18-year career at USACE Chicago District

Vanessa Villarreal/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District | Posted on February 24, 2020

natural disaster

Derrible receives NSF EAGER grant for post disaster cleanup

David Staudacher | Posted on February 20, 2020

Gizmodo turns to CME professor for transportation article

Gizmodo turns to CME professor for transportation article

Posted on February 11, 2020

UIC PhD candidate Sudheer Ballare

PhD candidate wins ITE Graduate Student Scholarship

David Staudacher | Posted on February 11, 2020

Abolfazl Seyrfar, a student in Civil and Materials Engineering, won the first-place award during the UIC GIS Day 2019 at the College of Urban Planning.

PhD student nabs first place at UIC GIS Day

David Staudacher | Posted on December 20, 2019

Professor Bo Zou tapped as transportation expert by Fortune magazine

Professor Bo Zou tapped as transportation expert by Fortune magazine

Posted on December 19, 2019

Urban Engineering for Sustainability textbook by UIC Professor Sybil Derrible

Professor Derrible releases ‘Urban Engineering for Sustainability’ textbook

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 09, 2019

Mustafa Mahamid, a clinical associate professor in CME

Professor Mahamid elected as a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute, receives Delmar L. Bloem Distinguished Service Award

Posted on November 26, 2019

Scholarship donors and recipients gathered for the UIC Department of Civil and Materials Engineering’s annual Civil Engineering Professional Advisory Council (CEPAC) Scholarship Reception and Awards Dinner

Donors and scholarship recipients celebrate at annual recognition dinner

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 08, 2019

UIC Distinguished Professor Farhad Ansari, of Civil and Materials Engineering, was a featured expert on the latest episode of Engineering Catastrophes on the Science Channel

Science Channel features Professor Ansari as an expert on 'Engineering Catastrophes'

Posted on October 15, 2019

UIC is part of a team of research universities that will utilize convergence research to address the complex challenge of global waste.

Converging on a global waste solution

by Jacqueline Carey | Posted on October 08, 2019

Chris Burke receives Ray K. Linsley Award for surface water hydrology

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 09, 2019

UIC Professor Sybil Derrible of civil and materials engineering

Professor Sybil Derrible leads workshop on post disaster cleanup

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 15, 2019

10th International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC-10) Conference held from May 20 to May 25 at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and hosted by its Department of Civil and Materials Engineering

UIC hosts 10th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on August 03, 2019

Sudheer Ballare, a PhD candidate at UIC, and UIC Chancellor Michael D. Amiridis

PhD candidate wins Outstanding Paper Award at city logistics conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 31, 2019

Daly research on graphene oxide layers

Researchers make new connection for bonding graphene oxide layers

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 15, 2019

PhD candidate Ali Davari

PhD candidate awarded NSF grant for summer internship

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 01, 2019

Jyoti Chetri, a CME graduate student at UIC.

Graduate students win prestigious scholarships

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 27, 2019

EGRWSE 2019 hosted by CME at UIC

UIC hosts emerging environmental and sustainability conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 24, 2019

CME launches new master’s degree in construction engineering and management

New master’s degree aimed at growing construction industry

by Sharon Parmet | Posted on June 19, 2019

CME students observe posters

Three PhD candidates stand out at annual poster competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 04, 2019

UIC students doing flood project

Professor, students seek solutions to urban flooding issues

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 30, 2019

CME Seniors

CME seniors display innovation at engineering expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 02, 2019

UIC's ASCE students

UIC nabs third place at ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 30, 2019

Pollution

Professor Lin awarded Seed Funding for mobile air-pollution monitor

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 29, 2019

Raksha Rai at lab

Graduate student wins best student paper award at international conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 08, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin

CBS News talks to Professor Ozevin about hazardous bridge

Posted on March 19, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin

CBS News calls on Professor Ozevin to review bridge repairs

Posted on March 06, 2019

student and faculty member

Student creates mentoring program to pair undergrads with seasoned professionals

by Tom Ackerman | Posted on March 05, 2019

Professor Reddy and students planting trees

Professor Reddy’s ‘green’ research named best of 2018

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 04, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin talks with reporter

CBS News taps Professor Ozevin to discuss Chicago bridge corrosion and cracks

Posted on February 21, 2019

Professor Didem Ozevin

Professor Ozevin talks about Chicago bridge crack

Posted on February 13, 2019

Amir Bahador Parsa

CME student wins IL-ITE student paper award

Posted on February 04, 2019

CME junior Jacob Miguest

Engineering students build 3D model of Chicago’s Loop

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 15, 2019

Shanghai's Nanpu Bridge

Making city infrastructure more resilient

Posted on January 14, 2019

Nancy Holmes accepts award

College of Engineering’s first female graduate

Posted on December 07, 2018

John Mulrow presents Water system diagram

PhD student helps team win second place at ‘Intelligent Water Systems Challenge’

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 28, 2018

Beach at Los Angeles

Professor Vitousek quoted in Wired magazine story

Posted on November 20, 2018

Jyoti K. Chetri at lab

Student’s passion for engineering leads to scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 14, 2018

group

Two new donors bring more scholarship opportunities to students

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 06, 2018

new people

Three new faculty members join CME

Posted on November 01, 2018

student

U.S. Army Research Laboratory taps CME student for fellowship

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 17, 2018

Girish Kumar

PhD student awarded prestigious EREF scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 26, 2018

group

CME student helps team win at ‘Student Days Competition’

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 04, 2018

prof

Professor Ansari featured on Chicago Tonight

Posted on August 16, 2018

students

Two graduate students win top spots at ASCE-EWRI competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on July 25, 2018

cover

Newsletter highlights the first half of 2018

Posted on July 24, 2018

Professor Ansari

Professor Ansari honored with life-time achievement award

by David Staudacher | Posted on June 26, 2018

Presentation

Professor Derrible featured at TEDx Talk

Posted on June 05, 2018

presentors

Seniors display innovation, creativity at design expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 15, 2018

group

CME students host successful ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 08, 2018

student

One-of-kind student awarded one-of-kind scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 24, 2018

Professor Shahbazian and Zhennan Huang

Researchers prove that multiple elements can be perfectly mixed at atomic scales

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 10, 2018

chicago

CME hosting International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference

Posted on March 09, 2018

students

CME students bowl over the competition

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 22, 2018

Ramin Shabanpour receives award

CME student wins IL-ITE Graduate Student Scholarship

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 07, 2018

Professor Krishna Reddy

Professor Reddy wins ‘2018 Wesley W. Horner Award’

by David Staudacher | Posted on February 06, 2018

Professor Zou

Professor Zou researching crowdshipping for urban delivery

by David Staudacher | Posted on January 29, 2018

Minoo Kabir

CME student wins Chancellor’s Graduate Research Award

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 19, 2017

CME students at awards dinner

Donors, students meet at scholarship dinner

by David Staudacher | Posted on December 12, 2017

Fall 2017 Newsletter cover

CME alumni newsletter – fall 2017

Posted on December 05, 2017

UIC's concrete canoe

UIC hosting ASCE Great Lakes Student Conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 28, 2017

Professor Reddy with students at steel mill

Professor Reddy is researching zero emissions from landfills

by David Staudacher | Posted on November 10, 2017

Professor Derrible

Professor Derrible set to discuss climate change

Posted on October 31, 2017

Robert Ryndak

Alumnus gives back by helping construct footbridge in Panama

by David Staudacher | Posted on October 30, 2017

Alexandra Del Carmen Basantes Defaz

CME student wins second place in Image of Research contest

by David Staudacher | Posted on September 18, 2017

Diana Briones, Natalia Kuvakina, and Austin Bernat

UIC ITE wins second place at Traffic Bowl competition

Posted on September 12, 2017

Professor Lin

Professor Lin featured expert in ‘The best and worst cities to drive in’ article

Posted on July 11, 2017

Professors Burke and Ansari

College of Engineering’s first professorship empowers talented faculty

Posted on June 23, 2017

Lisha Wu

CME students awarded scholarships from UIC

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 16, 2017

CME students at design Expo

CME students win Globe Award, second place overall at Engineering Senior Design Expo

by David Staudacher | Posted on May 08, 2017

UIC's ASCE students

UIC nabs two wins and fourth place overall at annual conference

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 25, 2017

Professor Vitousek

Sean Vitousek’s research is making waves

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 20, 2017

Fulbright scholar joins Professor Reddy’s team

by David Staudacher | Posted on April 04, 2017

Nabin Kafle

CME students sweep Institute of Transportation Engineers scholarships

by David Staudacher | Posted on March 07, 2017

Professor Abolfozl Mohammadian

Professor Mohammadian appointed CME department head

Posted on February 16, 2017