Civil And Environmental Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Janey Camp to serve on Metro Nashville Stormwater Management Committee

    Vanderbilt University engineering professor Janey Camp has been appointed to serve on the Stormwater Management Committee for Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Janey Camp Camp is a research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a licensed civil engineer in Tennessee. She has expertise in infrastructure… Read More

    Dec. 15, 2021

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    Vanderbilt University signs on to U.N.-backed Race to Zero campaign

    (L to R) Assistant Professor Leah Dundon with students Chandler Quaile, Lucas Martim de Lima Portilho, Sammy Knoblauch, Lily Hauptman, Robin Young, Lipika Narisetti, Charles Doktycz and Madeline Allen (submitted photo)  Vanderbilt engineering professor and 14 students participate in international climate change negotiations Vanderbilt University, which already has taken significant… Read More

    Nov. 11, 2021

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    Smart power grid leader to deliver Nov. 8 Hall Engineering Lecture

    Yilu Liu led the effort to create the North American power grid Frequency Monitoring Network or FNET and is known for her research on electric power systems and smart grids. Liu was named an IEEE Fellow in 2003 and she was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for innovations in electric… Read More

    Oct. 25, 2021

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    Two virtual seminars offered in November for students, postdocs interested in STEM public policy careers

    Several Vanderbilt offices will partner to host two virtual events focused on federal science, technology, engineering and mathematics policy on Nov. 1 and 8. On Monday, Nov. 1, from 1 to 2 p.m. CT, STEM undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs considering careers in public policy are… Read More

    Oct. 25, 2021

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    Vanderbilt engineering, U.S. Army educational partnership highlighted at 2021 Corps Innovation Summit

    The 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation Summit runs virtually today through Friday and features a Vanderbilt School of Engineering presentation about the programs in the educational partnership between the school and the Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center. The summit showcases USACE innovations from both R&D and applied practices as well… Read More

    Oct. 25, 2021

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    Janey Camp selected as co-author for Fifth National Climate Assessment

    Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been selected as a contributor to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a quadrennial report on the varied impacts and risks presented by global climate change across the country. The NCA5 is published by the U.S. Global Change Research Program,… Read More

    Oct. 11, 2021

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    Paul Harrawood, Emeritus Dean of Engineering, has died

    School of Engineering Dean, Emeritus, Paul Harrawood, 93, died Oct. 3, 2021, in Lexington, Virginia. Paul Harrawood Harrawood joined the Vanderbilt engineering faculty as an associate professor of civil engineering in 1967. He served as director of the engineering science division from 1967 to 1971, and he served as acting dean… Read More

    Oct. 8, 2021

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    Vanderbilt and University of Tennessee-Knoxville win NSF Sustainable Regional Systems Research Network grant

    Jonathan Gilligan, associate professor of Earth and environmental sciences, and Janey Camp, research associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, have won a Sustainable Regional Systems Research Network grant from the National Science Foundation. Jonathan M. Gilligan (Vanderbilt University) Janey Camp (Vanderbilt University) With a grant of… Read More

    Sep. 30, 2021

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    Vanderbilt chapter advisor, student leaders win 2021 ASCE awards

    Professor Lori Troxel has received the 2021 American Society of Civil Engineers’ Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. The award goes to faculty advisors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and support to their ASCE student chapter. She is one of two recipients nationwide. Lexi Revis, BE’21, the conference planning chair of the… Read More

    Sep. 29, 2021

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    Data science workshops open to Vanderbilt community

    The Vanderbilt Data Science Institute is offering a number of workshops this fall open to students, faculty and community members to familiarize them with data science tools. Workshops take place in Classroom 2001A of the Sony Building located at 1400 18th Avenue South. Some sessions also may have a… Read More

    Sep. 17, 2021