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March 30, 2021
The High-Stakes Game of Geoengineering
With NSF support, risk scientist Mark Borsuk and colleagues are using a combination of an experimental game and mathematical modeling to understand and predict when and why nations might choose to enact politically risky “quick fix” solutions to climate change
April 15, 2021
AI Pinpoints Local Pollution Hotspots Using Satellite Images
Technique could find sources of heavy air pollution and allow researchers to better study its effects on human health and make socially just policy decisions
April 15, 2021
Andrew Jones III: Expanding Access to Safe, Clean Water
New faculty member Andrew Jones III blends environmental engineering and policy analysis, aiming to improve water quality and advance water equity
April 13, 2021 | Duke Graduate School
PhD Student Investigating Potential Cause of Mysterious Kidney Disease
Jake Ulrich uses analytical chemistry techniques to study organic contaminants in water systems
April 05, 2021 | Duke Today
Infrastructure Plan Could Make up for Lost Years, but Still Won't Meet Country's Needs
CEE Emeritus Professor Henry Petroski says President Biden's 'Build Back Better' plan addresses many - but not all - of the country's needs
April 01, 2021
“Belonging While Black at Duke” Book Club Launched
A Duke engineer joins a Duke copyright expert to lead colleagues in exploring issues of equity and inclusion through focused readings
March 24, 2021
With New ‘Empowerment Fund,’ Engineering Alumni Help Students Take the Next Step
Starting this semester, the WIN Empowerment Fund will help engineering students with financial need cover the incidental costs associated with securing academic and professional positions after graduation
March 03, 2021 | Duke Today
Amid a Pandemic, New and Renovated Buildings Open
Mitchell Vann, the director of Facilities for the Pratt School of Engineering, knows that the Duke community will find a lot to be proud of in the Wilkinson Building.
March 03, 2021
Comparing the Swab to the Sewer
Duke pilot testing effectiveness of campus wastewater sampling to detect SARS-CoV-2, and comparing it to nasal swabs
February 16, 2021
Bellamkonda Named Provost at Emory; Glass to Serve as Interim Dean
Ravi Bellamkonda, the dean of the Pratt School of Engineering since 2016, will depart Duke in June to serve as the provost and executive vice president at Emory
February 04, 2021
Re-Engineering the Consumer Product Life Cycle
Duke civil and environmental engineers are working to make raw materials more sustainable and reimagining how we deal with harmful waste