Many people like to look for high-tech and sophisticated solutions for solving global climate change and environmental challenges, but sometimes they’re missing what can be at least one easy first […]
June 1, 2023 — Ji Yun Lee, assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award for […]
May 11, 2023 — The Office of Research has awarded nine faculty with the 2023 New Faculty Seed Grant. The grant program supports junior faculty in developing research, scholarly, or […]
May 8, 2023 — People often think of artificial intelligence as the frontier of science, but Hongtao Dang, assistant professor of construction management in the School of Design and Construction, […]
April 26, 2023 –The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) TallWood project will investigate the resilience of tall timber buildings by simulating a series of large earthquakes on a full-scale, 10-story mass […]
In a 2021 report funded by the Recycling Development Center, research professor Karl Englund and a civil and environmental engineering team at Washington State University outlined existing chemical and thermal […]
A two‑year, $2.6 million U.S. Department of Energy grant will support a team of researchers in designing and building carbon-negative homes to combat climate change in the growing residential construction sector. “Society […]
A method to convert commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste. A team of Washington State University researchers […]
Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger — an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production. […]
The WSU Extension Forestry team was honored this summer by the Western Extension Director’s Association for their educational efforts to preserve the health and safety of Washington’s private forests. Team […]