Research News

April 27, 2017
Symposium on Data Optimization Under Uncertainty Draws National Crowd
Duke's inaugural “Optimization Under Uncertainty and Data-Driven Science and Engineering” symposium gathered more than 80 leading experts to address mathematical and computational aspects of pressing problems

April 07, 2017
Sink or Swim: Duke's ASCE Chapter Combines Creativity and Engineering
Duke's undergraduate ASCE team wins two awards at annual engineering competition.
March 14, 2017
IBIEM Holds Inaugural Symposium on Microbiome Dynamics and Engineering
Emerging program's first symposium attracts participants from each corner of the Research Triangle

February 21, 2017
Integrating Simulations of Complex Mechanics Across Campus
Duke's Guglielmo Scovazzi is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

January 10, 2017
Scovazzi Wins Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
The highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.
September 20, 2016
Ana Barros Elected a Fellow of ASCE
Ana Barros, the James L. Meriam Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
July 11, 2016
Porporato Receives American Geophysical Union Hydrological Sciences Award
The honor is given for outstanding contributions to the field of hydrology over a career

June 27, 2016
Andrew Bragg: Making Sense of Chaos in Environmental Systems
New faculty member Andrew Bragg studies how turbulent flows affect natural systems from coalescing raindrops to forming planets
May 27, 2016
Appalachian Coal Ash Richest in Rare Earth Elements
First comprehensive study of the amount of these valuable elements present in coal ash across the U.S.