Events

Harrington Great Ideas Bench Dedication

Join the rest of the Pratt School of Engineering Community in a special dedication of a special new place on our campus -- the Thomas E. Harrington E'66 GREAT IDEAS BENCH. The dedication will take place at the BENCH, located where Hudson Hall meets Harrington Engineering Quad.

CEE Seminar – Navigating uncertain future conditions for Colorado River Basin water management

Wilkinson Building, room 021 auditorium

The Colorado River Basin (CRB) is a vitally important resource for Western US water supply, agriculture, and hydropower. The 1922 Colorado River Compact promoted growth by allocating a fixed amount of water to Upper and Lower Basin states, not foreseeing potential conflicts over inadequate supply. Lakes Powell and Mead have the capacity to store up […]

Force of Water Film Screening and Panel

Fitzpatrick Center Schiciano Auditorium Side B, room 1466

Join us for a special screening of Force of Water, a documentary film that follows two communities, one in Ecuador and one in Uganda, as they mobilize to build their own piped water systems. This one-hour documentary follows two communities - one in Ecuador and one in Uganda - as they embark on the monumental […]

CEE Seminar -From Pathogen-centric to Microbiome-Inclusive Approaches to Enhance Water Safety

Wilkinson Building, room 021 auditorium

Abstract: Most microbes in drinking water do not pose a human health risk, but the presence of pathogenic microbes can have severe public health implications. Hence, the current paradigm for drinking water quality management includes technologies (1) to inactivate, starve, or remove microorganisms during treatment and minimize growth during water distribution and (2) source-to-tap monitoring […]