Research News
March 13, 2020
Barros Provides Scientific Expertise for New N.C. Climate Change Assessment
The North Carolina Climate Science Report benefits from the scientific expertise of two Duke University faculty members
February 10, 2020
What's in North Carolina's Drinking Water?
Faculty report on potential contaminants in the state's drinking water—and how they are helping us get a handle on the problem
January 31, 2020
Engineering Microbial Communities
Claudia Gunsch, the Theodore Kennedy distinguished associate professor in the department of civil and environmental engineering, is addressing pollution with the power of microbial communities, which have the power to degrade environmental contaminants. But to engineer microbial communities, she [...]
January 17, 2020
‘Melting Rock’ Models Predict Mechanical Origins of Earthquakes
New model accurately predicts why and how friction drops as rocks slide past one another with greater speed and undergo a phase change
December 23, 2019
Portraits of Particulate Matter
Images taken at Duke’s Shared Materials Instrumentation Facility may shed light for improved solar panel efficiency
December 16, 2019
Understanding How Energy Travels Through Turbulence
Theoretical and computational study shows that "eddies" squeezing themselves are mostly responsible for transferring energy to smaller scales in turbulent flows
December 12, 2019
Deforestation, Erosion Exacerbate Mercury Spikes Near Peruvian Gold Mining
Modeling mercury release from soil erosion could help mine-heavy, deforested regions create helpful policies
November 25, 2019
Peloso Family Seed Fund Zeroes in on Environmental Engineering
New seed fund supports projects with potential to achieve impactful results at the intersection of engineering and the environment
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