News Archive
2024
- K-State engineers find both a cause and a solution for greenhouse gases from silage
- Three engineering faculty members receive named positions
- Jones named civil engineering department head
- K-State Concrete Canoe team finishes among top 10 at national competition
- K-State engineering programs ranked among best graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report
- K-State Concrete Canoe team wins regional competition, advances to nationals
- Civil engineering department hosts 106th annual Kansas Transportation Engineering Conference
- Civil engineering student receives fellowship from Federal Highway Administration
2023
- K-State engineers receive grant to develop vehicle crash count predictive tool
- Rosowsky honored with civil engineering award
- Parameswaran honored with endowed recognition in civil engineering
- K-State student earns national engineering scholarship
- K-State Steel Bridge team to participate in national competition
- K-State Concrete Canoe team takes second at regional competition
- Udall Foundation recognizes K-State junior for commitment to sustainability
- Rasheed elected Engineering Mechanics Institute fellow
- Kimberly Gerard named Kansas State University Alumni Fellow
- Jones named interim department head of civil engineering
2022
- Federal grant funds upcoming Midwest Commercial Vehicle Safety Summit
- ASCE Concrete Canoe team to represent K-State at national competition
- Im receives NSF CAREER award for quantifying nitrous oxide emissions in forage conservations
- Steel Bridge team earns trip to national competition
- Newmark receives 2022 K-State Global Campus Excellence in Online Teaching Award
- Peric co-authors GEER report on 2020 earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia
- Three alumni honored with induction to Engineering Hall of Fame
2021
- Pair of engineering faculty members receive named positions
- Peric co-authors GEER report on 2020 earthquake in Petrinja, Croatia
- Two civil engineering professors selected for regional awards by the American Society of Civil Engineers
- Steel Bridge Team to take part in national competition
- Civil engineering senior wins national scholarship from American Society of Civil Engineers
- Dunja Peric's paper published in International Journal of Geomechanics is most read for March 2021
- Engineering professors receive funding for DOE water infrastructure project
- Engineering alumni honored for career success
- Engineering faculty members receive named positions
- Civil engineering professors funded by NRC to study long-term loading of concrete
2020
- Fitzsimmons honored with new faculty award
Engineering faculty members receive named positions - Civil engineering assistant professor named White House Fellows national finalist
- K-State civil engineering summit focuses on commercial vehicle safety
- Scott D. Schiff selected for regional award by American Society of Civil Engineers
- Graduate students receive awards for their State Capitol poster presentations
- K-State engineering students bring home top awards in poster competitions
- Civil engineering professor part of award-winning research team cited by U.S. Department of Defense program
2019
- Engineering professor funded for efforts of conserving water while preserving livelihood of agricultural producers
- Civil engineering professor elected to fellow status
- Civil engineering graduate students awarded fellowships from U.S. Department of Transportation
- Engineering college adding bachelor's degree in environmental engineering
- Honorees of the Women of Distinction Recognition Ceremony
- Inaugural cohort of Rural Resource Resiliency NSF research trainees selected
- Engineering college awards 24 named faculty positions under matching initiative
- Civil engineering senior wins national scholarship
- Rasheed honored with endowed recognition in civil engineering
- Civil engineering senior wins national ASCE scholarship
- Federal grant to establish Rural Railroad Safety Center at Kansas State University
- Kirmser Undergraduate Research Award winners selected
- Steel bridge team takes second, qualifies for nationals
- Civil engineering graduate students sweep paper competition
- Fitzsimmons awarded endowed professorship
- Civil engineering graduate student places third in concrete research poster competition
- Parameswaran named Keystone Research Scholar
- Kulesza named Cornerstone Teaching Scholar
2018
- Five students receive the Eisenhower Transportation Graduate Fellowships
- Department of Justice funds civil engineering early career award on police officer road safety
- Research team using NSF grant for development of soil sensor to aid food production
- Engineering professors funded by NSF to study clean water from wastewater initiative
- Civil engineering faculty member and students present at ASCE international conference
- University's online engineering master's programs No. 1 in national ranking
- Three Kansas State University researchers awarded more than $415,000 to study microbiomes
- Dunja Peric presents invited seminar at University of Colorado, Boulder
- Civil engineering student awarded national scholarship
- Engineering seniors awarded scholarships
- Civil engineering professor receives dissertation award
- College of Engineering names Hossain to department head position
- Kulesza named Keystone Research Faculty Scholar
2017
- Civil engineering graduate receives prestigious Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship
- Hurricane Harvey puts College of Engineering's Kulesza in GEER
- Civil engineering students earn John A. Angold Graduate Engineering Scholarships
- Steward named fellow of professional engineering society
- Hossain named interim department head of civil engineering
- FE-ANN Based Modeling of 3D Simple Reinforced Concrete Girders for Objective Structural Health Evaluation
- Department of Defense names civil engineering senior a SMART scholar
- Steel Bridge Team wins regional competition, qualifies for nationals
- Esmaeily elected to fellow status in national engineering society
- K-State, KU investigators receive $300,000 NIFA grant to study radar sensing to help gather plant trait data
2016
- Dissanayake elected to fellow status in national engineering society
- Civil engineering department head offers variety of specialties
- Kansas State University researcher develops industry standard for concrete railroad ties
- University selects faculty members for Oz to Oz research awards
- Stokes awarded alumni professorship
- Civil engineering senior awarded national fellowship
- Kansas State University College of Engineering alumnus Randall R. Coonrod selected as 2016 Alumni Fellow
- MKEC Enhancement Fund provides flexible support for civil engineering
- Kansas State University College of Engineering alumnus Jay Cavnar honored for career success
- Alumnus Fred Stiers joins Kansas State University College of Engineering Hall of Fame
- Melhem honored with teaching scholar endowment
- Starrett selected to Academy of Civil Engineers
- Steward honored with outstanding faculty member endowment
- Hossain recognized for contributions to lightweight aggregate use
2015
- National academy honors engineering professor for engineering ethics course
- Civil engineering student to intern with UN World Food Program
- Scholarship honors K-State professor's legacy
- Graduate student recognized for top poster at annual meeting
- Steel bridge team qualifies for nationals
- Civil engineering student wins national scholarship
2014
- Civil engineering doctoral candidate receives student of the year honor
- Civil engineering graduate student, professor present at workshop in Hong Kong
- Civil engineering student awarded national, state scholarships from American Concrete Institute
- Researchers develop composting program with used coffee grounds
- Engineering students showcase ideas for maintaining state's water supply
- Professor to spend summer in Australia as visiting fellow
- EPA honors interdisciplinary projects on stormwater management
- Engineering professor presents seminar at University of Michigan
- K-State senior awarded fellowship for graduate study
- Dissanayake named to national committee
2013
- College of Engineering honoring 11 alumni for career success
- K-State American Concrete Institute student chapter named Institute Excellent University
- Russell organizes, participates in national webinar
- Two graduate students named winners at statewide research summit
- Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol features 10 students from Kansas State University
- Engineering, education online graduate programs move up in U.S. News & World Report rankings
- Dissanayake served on merit review committee of Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program applicants
- Top dissertation prize awarded to engineering graduate student
- K-State transportation research featured in Midwest publication
- Study forecasts future water levels of crucial agricultural aquifer
- University Transportation Center wins award
- Making it click: Research aims to increase child safety when seat belt use decreases from ages 4 to 13
- Civil engineering professor named visiting fellow
- Engineering faculty, graduate students take part in American Concrete Institute Spring Convention
- Civil engineering graduate student takes first place in master's competition
- Steel bridge team qualifies for nationals
- Students selected for honorable mention in Morris K. Udall Scholarship
- College of Engineering recognizes 11 alumni for career success
- Three earn induction to College of Engineering's Hall of Fame
- Concrete institute honors College of Engineering for student activities
2012
- Civil engineering professor publishes book
- Researchers paving the way for stronger, greener concrete by adding biofuel byproducts
- University nominates five students for Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
- Two graduate students recognized at statewide summit for research that benefits Kansas
- Making their mark: 13 distinguished alumni participate in Alumni Fellows Week
- Concrete institute honors College of Engineering for student activities
- Civil engineering graduate student to speak at Geological Society of America conference
- Research for the state: Nine graduate students will present state-related research at capitol
- Durability or bust: Engineers study how to improve high-speed rail ties against freezing, thawing conditions
- College of Engineering professors present at American Concrete Institute convention
- Crossing the gap: Civil engineers develop improved method for detecting, measuring bridge damage
- Creating safer roads: Civil Infrastructure Systems Laboratory has cemented status as premier testing facility
- Addressing critical needs: Mid-America Transportation Center grant to enhance safety, help research and education
- Steering safety: Research looks at factors in truck-related fatalities and injuries to reduce accidents
- Dust in the wind: Civil engineering professor part of team researching effects of dust deposits on soil formation, water quality in Rocky Mountains
- An invisible predator: International planning visit to examine high amounts of arsenic in Botswanan groundwater
- Steven Starrett, water resource engineer, chosen to direct university's honor and integrity system
- Professor emeritus of civil engineering selected for national award, to chair national committee
- K-State civil engineering faculty part of transportation Webinar series
- The Path Less Traveled: Research is Driving Solutions to Unpaved Roads