News
Environmental Engineering 40-year Celebration
2009-03-27
Are you an ENVE Alum? Join us at the 40-year Celebration!
Cal Poly Civil & Environmental Engineering Loses One of Its Best
2009-02-23
Dr. Edward C. Sullivan Professor Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs 1944 – 2009
Cal Poly Alums Provide Key Support for New Manufacturing Plant
2008-07-24
In the fall of 2006, Rod Simpson, P.E., Division Manager of Technology for USS POSCO Industries (UPI) and a 1976 Cal Poly alumnus (Engineering Technology) was tasked to assemble a project team to lead the environmental permitting, design and construction of a new state-of-the-art $137M American Petroleum Institute (API) Line Pipe Manufacturing Plant in Pittsburg, California.
Cal Poly Dominates Regional Civil Engineering Contest Receives Regional Governors Award
2008-06-30
A perennial winner at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pacific Southwest Regional Conference, Cal Poly again dominated the contest with first place wins in six events, including Concrete Canoe. Cal Poly took first place overall at the conference for the eleventh time out of the past 12 years.
NSF Awards Grant for Servo-Hydraulic Test Machine
2007-05-22
The National Science Foundation has awarded Cal Poly $190,500 to acquire a 110,000 lb (500 kN) capacity materials testing machine manufactured by MTS Systems Corporation.
Concrete Canoe Team Headed to Nationals
2007-05-10
Cal Poly engineering students from the Society of Civil Engineers placed first against 16 other universities in the 2007 Pacific Southwest Regional Conference (PSWRC), Concrete Canoe event and third in the conference overall.
SCE Helps High Schoolers Test Their Bridge-Building Mettle
2007-05-03
Popsicle sticks and water-based glue. Those were the only materials allowed in the recent bridge-building contest sponsored by Cal Poly Society of Civil Engineers (SCE).
Industry Leader Sponsors CE Lab
2007-05-02
Kiewit, a leader in heavy construction responsible for building some of the most modern and technically challenging bridges in North America, is set to be the new sponsor of a civil engineering lab on campus.
CE/ENVE Welcomes New Faculty
2007-04-24
In Winter 2007, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department saw the addition of two new faculty members: Dr. Sudeshna Mitra, a professor in the field of transportation and Dr. Tryg Lundquist, a specialist in environmental engineering.
EWB Update: Nicaragua
2007-04-24
Cal Poly Engineers Without Borders set out to improve conditions in Nueva Vida, where most of the 12,000 residents are refugees from Hurricane Mitch, and unemployment is near 80%.
EWB Update: Project Indonesia
2007-04-24
13 students have joined the effort to help Cal Poly Engineers Without Borders rebuild a struggling community on the Indonesian island of Nias, where less than half of all homes have been rebuilt.
Cal Poly Civil Engineering Students Design LA Transportation of the Future
2007-03-16
The Society of Civil Engineers (SCE) entered a winning design in the “City of the Future” challenge.
Four Decades of Service
2007-03-15
ENVE professor Hal Cota receives award for his outstanding service to the Air & Waste Management Association.
