CEE News

Nathan Denning is a civil engineering student and research assistant in the College of Engineering. Growing up in a military family, I was fortunate to live in and experience multiple places across the country, ranging from the suburbs of large cities to the island of Kodiak, Alaska, a community entirely powered by renewable energy.

For Peter Savolainen, Michigan’s roadways demand earnest, ongoing attention. The chair of Michigan State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and an MSU Research Foundation Professor, Savolainen has been a prominent figure in the state’s efforts to reduce traffic-related crashes, injuries and fatalities.

Concrete is the second largest consumed material in the U.S., and its production is responsible for 8% to 10% of carbon dioxide emissions. Civil engineers at Michigan State University have developed flexible concrete that is self-healing and produces heat, which could prove to be an environmentally friendly option for roads in terms of snow and ice removal.

In grade school, you may have learned about the water cycle. Water falls from the sky as varied forms of precipitation, exists on the Earth as groundwater or surface water, evaporates or transpires into the atmosphere as gas, and condenses back into a liquid (or solid) state.

Michigan State University Dean Leo C. Kempel’s last day as dean in the College of Engineering will be Sept. 30, 2024, after more than a decade.

MSU and the U.S. Army Ground Vehicles System Center (GVSC) are advancing their 30-year collaboration on advanced vehicle technologies through a new mobility research initiative to develop lightweight, autonomous vehicles and prepare the next generation of STEM leaders.

For nearly a century, scientists have waged war on antibiotic-resistant microbes. Michigan State University researchers say they’ve found a new way to prevent it – by unleashing “DNA scavengers” in wastewater treatment plants.

The Michigan State University Industrial Training Assessment Center and University of Michigan Economic Growth Institute have been awarded $500,000 by the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Michigan Automotive Supply Chain Technical Assistance Program.