UConn Civil and Environmental Engineering

05/28/2025

We are proud to share that Dr. Kay Wille has been officially appointed Director of UConn’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective August 2025. 👏

Dr. Wille has served as interim director this year, and brings more than a decade of leadership, impactful teaching, and research innovation in ultra-high-performance concrete, sustainable infrastructure, and pyrrhotite-related deterioration.

As Director, Dr. Wille will continue shaping the future of SoCEE through his commitment to student success, interdisciplinary research, and engineering solutions for real-world challenges. 🏗️

🔗 More details via UConn Today: https://lnkd.in/eKc33XJp

🔗 Read the full SoCEE article: https://lnkd.in/eM9vAAbR

11/18/2024

🌟 Exciting Career Opportunity at the University of Connecticut!🌟

The School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SoCEE) at UConn is currently seeking outstanding candidates the role of Director/Head of the School.

This full-time, 10-month, tenured position at the rank of Full Professor offers the opportunity to join a leading institution committed to research excellence, diversity, and innovation in engineering.

UConn's School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SoCEE) is a hub for world-class faculty, well-funded research programs, and ABET-accredited undergraduate and advanced graduate degrees. With prominent research centers like the Connecticut Transportation Institute and Eversource Energy Center, SoCEE is committed to fostering inclusion and tackling global challenges through engineering innovation.

We’re seeking a visionary leader with a Ph.D. in Civil or Environmental Engineering, an outstanding academic and research record, a proven commitment to diversity, and strong leadership and interpersonal skills to join us as our Director/Head of the School.

Applications received by January 20, 2025, will receive priority consideration. Screening will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Apply online at UConn Jobs by searching #498762.

For more details about the position, application materials, and UConn SoCEE, visit: https://cee.engr.uconn.edu/people/faculty-staff-positions

📢 Join us at UConn and contribute to shaping the future of civil and environmental engineering!

The University of Connecticut is an AA/EEO Employer, committed to building a diverse and inclusive community.

07/03/2024

Exciting News! 🎉 UConn Include is teaming up with Northeastern and URI to present the Northeast Regional Higher Education Neurodiversity Conference this summer! Join us in Boston, MA on August 8-9. 🌟 Perfect for engineering faculty, deans, department chairs, teaching faculty, research assistants, advisors, DEI professionals, and employers. Don't miss out - register today! https://coe.northeastern.edu/nehenc

09/08/2023

We’re excited to share a great upcoming event featuring Kia Huggan next UConn Alumnus and former Engineering House Student who worked in the IZone.

The event will take place on Monday in the Pharmacy Biology Building (PBB), room 131 from 6-7 pm.

We welcome Kia who went on to grad school at Harvard and later launched a company called Webquity.

Her goal was to make websites accessible for all, especially neurodiverse people, and so designed a plug-in called “Digital Glasses.”

The plug-in can help neurodiverse learners better control their experience on different websites.

Her talk will focus on the entrepreneurship aspect of starting a company focused on equity and inclusion.

We hope you will join us!

09/06/2023

New course running Fall 2023!Enroll in Hacking for Defense (H4D) now! This is a great opportunity if you're interested in exploring grad school and/or going into the defense industry!

04/01/2023

Our own Dr. Arash E. Zaghi was recently featured on a Vox video! He and other engineers and designers discussed the unique strengths that come with dyslexia, and dispelling the stigma surrounding it. Check out the full video on Vox's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH5Ds4_0lO8

03/30/2023

The CEE INCLUDE project is excited to announce the Great Minds Campaign!

ADHD, autism, dyslexia and other forms of neurodiversity often come with strengths that may not be acknowledged or recognized. The Great Minds Campaign aims to break the stigma related to neurodiversity and highlight the many strengths and talents that neurodiverse/neurodivergent people bring to the table. Join the campaign and share your neurodiverse strengths with the world!

03/15/2023

We’re excited to announce the Level Up Writing Retreat for Neurodiverse Grad Students! Are you trying to start working on that paper or journal article but feel stuck? Having trouble making time for your writing? Join the NSF IGE research team and level up your writing productivity with a day of writing, free food(!), and community.

12/07/2022

CEE Professors Kay Wille and Marisa Chrysochoou joined a team of international experts from Canada, Switzerland and Norway, to assist with an emerging crisis in Ireland. Thousands of homeowners are affected by crumbling concrete that contains the reactive mineral pyrrhotite, an issue that also affects many towns in Northeastern Connecticut. The following clip was featured on the Irish national television:

11/11/2022

Our own Dr. Randi Mendes, post-doctoral research associate in CEE, participating in the Society of Hispanic Engineering annual conference In Charlotte, NC!

10/19/2022

https://uconnuecs.cventevents.com/event/2dbb8654-440c-4cc8-8f91-894d8b1cdf2b/summary
UConn School of Engineering is proud to announce the Clean Energy Workshop on October 24th, 2022 in Hartford, Connecticut. This workshop is aimed at exploring research and collaboration among state and federal government organizations, academia, and industry to create new clean and sustainable sources of power and methods for delivery, reliability and security. The workshop will feature different visions, insights on policy and implementation plans and associated socio-technical challenges to decarbonize the energy sector and combat climate change.

Register today with the link below. Deadline to register is October 20, 2022 at 5:00 pm.

We’re excited to see you at the Energy Conference in less than a week!

Navigating Climate Change and Energy Security in the Northeast: The Next Five Years. Online registration by Cvent

07/21/2022

UConn CEE faculty and grad students attended the ASEE Annual Conference in Minneapolis, MN this past month! We had a fantastic time sharing groundbreaking research in engineering education, AR/VR as part of senior design projects, course redesign for the inclusion of neurodiversity students, and engineering for human rights! Pictured from left to right (Prof. Shinae Jang, Connie Syharat, Prof. Davis Chacon, Prof. Sarira Motaref, Aida Ghiaei (SoE), and Prof. Manish Roy.