News: CEE

CEE Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert was awarded the prestigious 8th Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water in the Surface Water category. The awards ceremony occurred this past Monday, October 29, 2018 in New York City. According to the PSIPW website,“Dr. Brutsaert’s work develops, demonstrates, and validates a new theory that can generate unprecedented estimates of evaporation from the natural landscape, with successful applications in numerous locations. Evaporation is one of the most complex of all hydrologic processes, and its accurate estimation is a continuous... Read more

In most places around the country where freshwater lakes and beaches offer recreational opportunities, health officials monitor the water for elevated bacterial counts—usually about once a week in populated areas, less often in more remote locations. However, the current state-of-the-art testing leaves about 24 to 30 hours of lag time between when water is tested for bacteria and when results come back. During that time, if the water seems unsafe, officials usually limit access to it. This summer, researchers from Cornell University were testing a new approach using environmental DNA (eDNA)... Read more

Cornell helps students in kindergarten through 12th grade explore science, technology, engineering and math through a variety of innovative programs. Read more

Vanessa Tejada receives Clark Construction Scholarship. Read more

Ruth Richardson and her team are working on a rapid DNA-based tool for detecting fecal indicator bacteria. Read more

For Ruth Richardson, this is where she says her heart meets her science. Read more

Members of Cornell’s Geotechnical Lab have won the Wideria Literature Award for best paper published in the American Society Mechanical Engineers Pressure Vessels and Piping Journal. Read more

Ruth Richardson, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, this summer is testing a water-monitoring system that could cut the time state swim areas are closed from 30 hours to 90 minutes. Read more

“Oculi”, a temporary public art installation built using disused grain silos, will open to the public on Saturday, June 23 on Governors Island in New York City. Read more

Associate Professor Ruth Richardson is working with St. James on this research project. Read more