Fall 2025 Orientation

Friday, August 22: 9:00 – 9:30am – Refreshments (Outside CEEB 1017) 9:30 – 10:30am – Orientation Presentation (CEEB 1017) 10:30 – 11:00am – Break (Outside CEEB 1017) 11:00 – 12:00pm – Area Meetings 1:30 – GEO Presentation (CEEB 1017) Area Meeting  Room#/Building   Construction Management 3310 Newmark Construction Materials 2117 Newmark Environmental 3350 Newmark EWES/SRIS 2310 […]

Researchers engineer a material that can perform different tasks depending on temperature

A new study led by Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Shelly Zhang developed a new composite material designed to change behaviors depending on temperature to perform specific tasks. The team first used computer modeling to conceptualize a two-polymer composite that can behave differently under various temperatures based on user input or autonomous sensing. Full Story >>

Andrawes to lead transportation infrastructure research center

Professor Bassem Andrawes will lead a new research center with the goal of improving the durability and extending the life of transportation infrastructure by advancing the technologies used in precast concrete systems, thanks to a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish a University Transportation Center.  The Transportation Infrastructure Precast Innovation […]

Zhang wins Air Force Young Investigator award

CEE assistant professor Shelly Zhang has received the 2023 Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award through the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR).  The AFOSR is the basic research arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory. They have awarded $25 million to 58 scientists and engineers from 44 research institutions and businesses from around the United […]

Qualifying Exam — Spring 2023

Structural Engineering Qualifying Exam Spring 2023 The Structural Engineering Qualifying Exam for this semester is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2023.  Candidates must notify, by email, Prof. Elbanna (elbanna2@illinois.edu) and Ms. Miller (marissam@illinois.edu) of their intent to take the QE no later than Friday, Feb 3rd, 2023. Qualifying Exam Application Form

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