faculty research

Jun 13, 2022

Neuse River oxygen levels could bring summer fish kills, according to CCEE research

BY ALEXEY KATIN AND DANIEL OBENOUR Since 2018, CCEE associate professor Dr. Daniel Obenour has been collaborating with Hans Paerl and Nathan Hall of the UNC Chapel Hill Institute of… 

May 26, 2022

Sensors act as early-warning system for concrete structures

Sensor technologies can be used to detect a wide range of inputs, from temperature and light to air pressure and ultrasonic waves. Across engineering disciplines, they are used by faculty… 

May 23, 2022

New technology making waves in infrastructure, health care

Humans use sound to see where our eyes can’t — like when you’re putting up a shelf and tap the wall to find the studs. Those sounds, traveling through waves,… 

May 20, 2022

NSF RAPID grant supports engineering research on pandemic for better future solutions

During real-time crises, real-time research helps inform responses to ongoing issues while preparing society for future crises. Faculty members in the College of Engineering are principal investigators (PIs) or co-PIs… 

May 5, 2022

CCEE researchers find way to make traffic models more efficient

Models that predict traffic volume for specific times and places are used to inform everything from traffic-light patterns to the app on your phone that tells you how to get…