News
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Hank Parker, master of heavy construction, dies at 99
A veteran of mid-century highway and dam projects, Parker was enticed to Stanford by the opportunity to bring rigor to the construction industry.
August 07, 2023
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Coordination could spare billions in grid upgrade costs and accelerate electrification
For making the complex electric grids of tomorrow reliable, improved coordination of demands and resources can accomplish more at far less expense than widespread and costly infras
July 17, 2023
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Perry McCarty, environmental engineer who launched field of environmental biotechnology, has died
McCarty specialized in harnessing bacteria for water purification and renewable energy.
July 03, 2023
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Professor Stephen Monismith chosen for Tau Beta Pi Teaching Honor Roll
In recognition of exceptional teaching in engineering at Stanford
July 02, 2023
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Professor Dick Luthy awarded Perry L. McCarty Founders' Award from AEESP
The award recognizes significant contributions to environmental engineering education, research and practice.
July 02, 2023
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Daniel Diaz Salgado earns Centennial Teaching Award
Daniel Diaz Salgado is one of the recipients of the prestigious 2023 Centennial Teaching Assistant Awards at Stanford University in the School of Engineering.
July 02, 2023
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Hackathon focused on equity, prediction, mitigation of wildland fires
Students harnessed the power of big data with the guidance of faculty and industry mentors to propose groundbreaking solutions to wildland fire issues in the Big Earth Hackathon
June 27, 2023
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Better predictions of wildfire spread may sit above the treetops
Understanding the physics of wind currents above forest canopies may help wildfire managers forecast the flight paths of burning embers responsible for the most home damage.
June 23, 2023
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2023 Department Awards
A compilation of this year's awards recognized at commencement
June 16, 2023
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Civil Engineering & Architectural Design Capstone 2023
Students weave theory and practice to design structures for the future
June 14, 2023
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The Future of Everything Podcast: Wastewater
Professor Bill Mitch explains why purifying “waste” water could be the answer to the world’s freshwater problems.
June 11, 2023
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Staff Spotlight: Claudia McClure
Our Finance Manager reflects on 10 years in the Department
June 02, 2023
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Scientists talk sustainability at inaugural synthetic biology symposium
Scientists gathered to discuss the future of synthetic biology and how it can help curb climate change and promote sustainability.
June 01, 2023
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PhD Candidate Yiwen Dong awarded Best Overall Presentation & Best Early-Stage Graduate Student Talk Awards
Advised by Professor Hae Young Noh, Yiwen was awarded at the 2023 Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability Research Review
May 31, 2023
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30th AEC Global Teamwork Event Winners
Pushing the envelope on team collaboration
May 16, 2023
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Professor Ali Boehm's WastewaterSCAN will work with San Francisco Airport to monitor plane waste for COVID-19 Variants
The airport, working with the CDC and a biotech company, will be the first in the United States to regularly test plane sewage.
May 11, 2023
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April 26, 2023
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Stanford GSB Podcast featuring CEE: Advancing Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Workshop
Takeaways from an academic conference held at Stanford GSB on February 24-25, 2023
April 24, 2023
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Preparing Future Leaders of Scientific Mega-Projects
SCPD has partnered with the Department of Energy’s Project Leadership Institute to help ensure projects are expertly managed.
March 24, 2023
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Potential and pitfalls of smart toilets: Would you use one?
A collaborative study with Stanford Center at Incheon Global Campus, CEE, and Stanford Medicine
March 24, 2023