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CEE in the News
Gregory Kopp honoured for groundbreaking research in wind engineering
June 12, 2025
Gregory Kopp, professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering and global leader in wind engineering and severe storm research, has received the 2024 Engineering Award for Excellence in Research from Western Engineering.
Western campus acts as ‘living lab’ for building smart cities
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Jeff Renaud ,Western News , February 11, 2025Western engineering professor Ayan Sadhu and a team of engineers and computer scientists have developed technologies to assess the damage and degradation of existing infrastructure in cities, which can ultimately influence key decisions on maintenance, rehabilitation or even demolition.
Advancing Water Research: Western Engineering’s Contributions to Global Water Solutions
November 20, 2024
The WesternWater Centre aims to advance research on sustainable water management, treatment technologies and environmental protection. Focusing on solving real-world problems, several researchers across Western, including three from Western Engineering, are at the forefront of innovative projects that have a tangible impact on public health and environmental management.
Jon Southen recognized for excellence in teaching
June 18, 2024
Jon Southen, assistant professor and associate chair of undergraduate studies in the department of civil and environmental engineering, is the 2023 recipient of the R. Mohan Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Ayan Sadhu Honoured with Western Engineering Award of Recognition
June 17, 2024
Western Engineering is thrilled to announce that Ayan Sadhu, associate professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded the Engineering Award of Recognition for his extraordinary contributions to establishing and developing the Smart Cities and Communities laboratory.
Ayan Sadhu receives national honour for contributions to information technology in civil engineering
June 11, 2024
Western Engineering professor Ayan Sadhu is the 2024 recipient of the Whitman Wright Award for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of the application of information technology in civil engineering through original research, significant development, innovative application and outstanding teaching.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technical Team receives Engineering Award of Recognition
June 04, 2024
The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Technical Team at Western University, composed of Aiham Adawi, Melodie Richards, Caitlin Corcoran and Aly Ahmed, has been honoured with the prestigious Engineering Award of Recognition for 2023.
Martha Dagnew recognized as a trailblazer in environmental engineering
May 10, 2024
Weather extremes and adapting to an increasingly dangerous world
April 22, 2024
Western innovators receive Early Researcher Awards
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Keri Ferguson ,Western News , March 27, 2024Ten Western faculty members have been recognized with Early Researcher Awards (ERA), attracting grants from the provincial government.
AI Engineering the Future: Advancements in Smart Cities
November 30, 2023
Flood-impact map a Canadian First
September 23, 2022
Civil Engineering professor, Slobdan Simonovic, has developed the first Canada-wide maps showing how floodplains may become inundated in the next 80 years under various climate change scenarios.
Students’ field work takes them to tornado aftermath
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Western News , September 22, 2022Northern Tornadoes Project internship program offers unique learning experience This summer, student interns at Western’s Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) had the opportunity to gain a variety of experiences in studying and analyzing tornadoes from across the country. NTP hired 10 interns this summer, including two high school students. Each intern was given a project to work on during the summer, with some of them having a chance to work with field teams that go out to survey damage after a tornado hit.
Engineering professor Ayan Sadhu is developing technology for evaluating the health of bridge infrastructures using artificial intelligence
September 22, 2022
Sadhu’s team is developing vehicle-mounted sensors that, when driven across a bridge, would simultaneously send valuable signals back to the lab. The lab’s artificial intelligence system would then diagnose whether, and to what extent, cracks or other flaws have developed in the bridge structure.
Western receives critical investment through CFI’s Major Science Initiatives Fund
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Western News , September 22, 2022Funding for WindEEE signals the facility’s importance on the national stage Western’s wind energy research facilities received nearly $4 million as part of new federal investments in Canada’s research infrastructure. “WindEEE is at the forefront of innovative research, creating new ways of measuring, testing, and finding engineering solutions for evolving challenges in wind and climate engineering. This support will help us maintain our leadership in climate and wind engineering research,” said WindEEE Research Facility director Girma Bitsuamlak.
PhD student uses grant to empower underrepresented youth in STEM
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Western Engineering News , September 21, 2022Environmental engineering PhD candidate Sadaf Mehrabi recently received an NSERC Student Ambassador grant to support the promotion of STEM to Canadian youth.
