Department News and Highlights
Student accepted into a research fellowship
The CE Department and ASCE would like to congratulate Rupal Patel, an undergraduate CE student, for being accepted into Lehigh University’s Center for Advanced Technology of Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) undergraduate research fellowship for Summer 2009. The program is a 10-week research experience during which students will work under the direction of faculty advisors and graduate student mentors on an active research project focused within an ATLSS research area. Professional development workshops and offsite engineering-related industrial tours will be included in the program.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Engineering prof awarded $1.6 million grant from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Rominder Suri has been awarded a $1.6 million grant by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to establish the Center
for Pennsylvania Environmental Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry (PEPTI) in Temple's College of Engineering.
Monday, February 22, 2009
On February 19, Dr. Michel Boufadel spoke
on the Effects and Recovery
of Potential Oil Spills in the Delaware River at Temple University.
Oil spills could cause major devastation to the environment due to
their potential large volumes. Dr Boufadel considered various
scenarios of oil spills and the best response strategies, with an
emphasis on bioremediation. Historic spills such as the Exxon
Valdez and Athos oil spills were also discussed.
More information about the subject here:
Effects/Recovery of Potential Oil Spills in the Delaware River
Temple seeks $8million for county
Temple has selected a project by Dr. David Kargbo, Associate Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department, to labby the state and federal governments for as much as $8 million for the study and prevention of acid-mine drainage in the Shamokin Creek basin. Click HERE to view the full article.
Donation given to American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) from American Infrastructure
On December 3, 2008 Roger Price ENG ’07 presented a $1,000 check on behalf of his employer American Infrastructure to the Temple University chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). American Infrastructure is a vertically integrated, heavy civil construction company and material supplier strategically positioned in the Mid-Atlantic region. Their network of regional construction offices, quarries and asphalt plants provide the framework for American Infrastructure to service their customers when and where they need them.
Pictured from left to right: Secretary Jennifer Huber, Treasurer Apurva Shah, Vice President Jason Reigler, Roger Price from American Infrastructure, President Andrew Rodzon, Faculty Advisor Dr. Bechara Abboud, Jonathan Weikel (Concrete Canoe Representative) and Assistant Dean Don Heller.
Congratulations to two faculty members for receiving grants
Dr. Michel Boufadel, the department Chair, received a grant for $5 million from PennDOT as part of an Intergovernmental Agreement between PennDOT and Temple University. Also Dr. Rominder Suri, a new Associate Professor in the department, has received a $1.6 million grant
to establish the Pennsylvania Environmental Technology Center, which is designed to sustain and advance Pennsylvania industry.
Please join us in welcoming two new faculty to our Department in Fall 2008
Dr. Rominder Suri will join us as a tenured Associate Professor and Dr. Naji Khoury will join us as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Short biographical sketches of the faculty are reported below.
Dr. Naji Khoury received his PhD in Civil Engineering from the Oklahoma University in 2005. He was Research Associate and Instructor at the School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science at the University of Oklahoma. His research areas include pavement design, usage of cementitiously stabilized aggregate in pavement applications, and geotechnical engineering.
Dr. Rominder Suri received his PhD in Environmental Engineering from Michigan Technical University in 1995. He was a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center for the Environment at Villanova University. His research areas include: Emerging Contaminants, sustainable technologies, and reactor engineering and process design.
Women's Engineering Explorations
The Women’s Engineering Explorations (WE2), a one week residency program for high school girls, was another great success this summer achieved by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Adrienne Cooper, an Environmental Engineering faculty directed the WE2, and she was assisted by Ms. Michelle Smith the Department’s Administrative Coordinator. The goal of the program, which is to introduce the girls to the basic concepts of engineering and the option of choosing engineering as a possible career goal, was successfully achieved.
This year 57 applications were submitted, of which 27 girls were chosen to participate. There were six girls from Philadelphia and several from the surrounding area. There were some girls that traveled from as far as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and even the Virgin Islands to participate in the program. The girls formed a very exciting, fun, and pleasant group. They all expressed that it was a great experience for them. The girls stayed in the dorms, so they had a chance to experience college life, and they had a tour of the campus. They also had the opportunity to visit the company L-3 Communications and the Philadelphia Water Department to witness the daily operations of the engineering industry.
The most rewarding part of this program was that they had the opportunity to reinforce their math and science skills by participating in hands-on projects, 6 lab experiments, and a final competition for a mouse trap project where they had to design and construct a mouse trap to launch a ping pong ball into a hoop. They were judged on distance, accuracy and innovation. These activities gave them the opportunity to experience for themselves the excitement and reward of a career in engineering and increase their leadership and teamwork skills.
Click HERE to view the schedule of activities that they experienced.
Click HERE to view a video of their experience
Student Awards
The department is proud to congratulate two outstanding Civil Engineering students.
Megan Halloway is the winner of the John Rumpf Award.
Caitlin Thomas is the winner of the Ted Vessalo Award for Service.
Mayor Nutter Appoints CE Faculty to Board
Congratulations to Dr. Bill Miller, CE Faculty Member, who has
been appointed by Mayor Nutter to the
seven-member Air Pollution Control
Board for the City of Philadelphia.
Seminar Series Spring 2008
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosts an Environmental Seminar Series during the semester. These seminars are open to all College of Engineering faculty, students, and alumni. Click HERE to find the schedule of spearkers:
Winner of the John L. Rumpf Award Fall 2007
A very special congratulations to Michael Thomas, the winner of the John Rumpf Award. This award is to recognize an outstanding engineering student, a student most likely to succeed. The award will be given to Michael during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 17th. Please join us during the commencement ceremony to give Michael a special congratulations.
ASCE Dinner Meeting
The Temple University ASCE Student Chapter was honored at a dinner meeting on April 12th. The following faculty members and students attended: Dr. Michel Boufadel, Dr. Frederick Schmitt, Dr. Philip Udo-Inyang, Ashley Brown, Gaelle Clerge, Leigh-Golding DeSantis, Bobby Fenton, Yan Gao, Kyle Goldstein, Megan Holloway, Dave Lisanti, Liang Luo, Josiah Mount, Debbie Painter, Caitlin Thomas, and Qinghong Zhao.
Temple University Researcher Receives $1.2 Million Grant To Determine Why Oil Still Remains From The Exxon Valdez Spill
Dr. Boufadel, the Department Chair,has just received a $1.2 Million Grant. Dr. Boufadel is featured in an article in Temple's News and Media Relations. Click the above link to view the article.
No Drowning Out Airport Growth
Dr. Miller, a CEE faculty member is quoted in an article in the Metro, a local daily newspaper. |
