Title: Regulatory Rollback at EPA Ignores Science and Threatens Public Health Speaker: Dr. Chris Frey, Professor, NCSU Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Sponsored by Forestry and Environmental Resources Seminars, 12:50 – 1:40 pm, in Biltmore Hall 2010
18th annual Paul Zia Distinguished Lecture will held from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at Stewart Theater in Talley Student Union, NCSU Main Campus. We are proud to feature presenters Dr. Yang Jiang, PE, SE Principal Engineer of HNTB; and Dr. Mike Wongkaew, PE, SE, Associate Vice President and National Tunnel Practice Lead of HNTB; with…
On Friday the C&S group will have an "installfest" for faculty and students that includes an interactive introduction to the Python programming language. The session will be informal and will focus on getting started with the language and tools, and answering some very basic questions to get you going. Please join us and bring your laptop. If…
Our EWC seminar on this Fri Sep 27 will feature Dr. Nancy Love from the Univ of Michigan, who will discuss: "Environmental Engineering and Science Academic Scholarship in Service to Society: Our Role and Responsibility." An abstract is included below. This is a special seminar as part of the AAEES Kappe Lecture Series, and so…
Dr. Amir Mazrooei (post-doctoral associate, CCEE) and Ms. Sudharshana Mukhopadhy (PhD Candidate, CCEE) will discuss software tools developed by CCEE for hydroclimatological geospatial analyses. Refreshments will be provided. Details follow. Geospatial Analyses using GrassGIS: A Global Assessment Of ET fluxes Impacted By Anthropogenic Land Cover Changes Dr. Amir Mazrooei Grass GIS is a fully…
Title: Role of Civil Engineering in improving sustainability, resiliency, and growth of nuclear energy Abstract: Civil Engineers play a significant role in the sustainability and safety of existing nuclear power plants as well as in the design and construction of advanced reactors. Structural safety assessments are key to ensuring resiliency of not only the concrete…
Title: Design and Adaptation under a changing world - Opportunities for Synthesis and Convergence Research Abstract: One of the critical concerns in using climate change projections for design and adaptation is in the uncertainty and variability in the projections depending on the emission scenarios. It has been shown that this uncertainty in the projections is…
On Friday February 28th, the C&S group will have a Python mini-workshop for faculty and students. This will include Python examples ranging from data processing to GUI creation. The session will be informal and will focus on exhibiting the capabilities of a few powerful Python packages. Please join us and bring your laptop so you…
This week, our own Dr. Francis de los Reyes will share a webinar about "Fate of SARS-CoV-2 in water and wastewater." An abstract and bio are included below. This webinar is part of the Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering. You can register for the webinar at this link: https://bit.ly/FdelosReyes Please join us on this…
Climate change coupled with rapid technological innovation is driving large scale change in the global energy system. Computer models of the energy system – referred to as energy optimization system models – provide a way to examine future energy system evolution, test the effects of proposed policy, and explore the role of future uncertainty. Modeling…