Research News
October 23, 2019
Duke-Led Project Considers the Role of Land Spatial Patterns in Earth’s Climate
Duke CEE faculty member Nathaniel Chaney examines how fine-scale characteristics affects the big picture
October 17, 2019
Students Lead Earthquake Resilience Project in Nepal
Duke civil and environmental engineering team partners with engineering students in Nepal to develop earthquake resilience technology
October 07, 2019
$5 Million Grant Will Fund New Laboratory for Environmental Analysis
Duke University has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to develop a new environmental analysis laboratory
August 07, 2019
Studying Bioaerosols in Cities with Poor Sanitation
Duke One Health researchers conduct bioaerosol sampling in La Paz, Bolivia, to better understand pathogen exposure
May 14, 2019
Hurricane Season 2019
Hurricane season is fast approaching. Here’s what you should know about flooding, floodwater contaminants, and those baffling spaghetti models
March 12, 2019
Breaking Down Plastic Degradation
Duke CEE PhD Candidate Joana Sipe wants to know exactly how many microplastic particles your water bottle will contribute to our global pollution problem
February 08, 2019
Barros, Tarokh Elected Members of the National Academy of Engineering
Duke Engineering faculty recognized for contributions to water-cycle modeling and wireless communications
November 14, 2018
CEE Graduate Named a Forbes '30 Under 30' in Energy
Megan O'Connor PhD '17 is the cofounder of Nth Cycle, a company that helps recycle rare earth metals from used electronics
November 05, 2018
Reinventing the Toilet: Seeking a ‘Safe and Dignified Solution’ to the Sanitation Crisis
Supported through multiple grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Center for WaSH-AID and two emerging technologies hope to reshape the lives and health of billions of people both worldwide and at home
October 17, 2018
Safeguarding Storage for Nuclear Waste
New international research project aims to keep nuclear waste isolated, 10,000 years into the future