Dr. Taha presented with American Concrete Institute Faculty Achievement Award

Mahmoud Reda Taha, associate professor & Regents’ Lecturer of Civil Engineering (Cross appointed to Mechanical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering) has been presented the 2010 Walter P. Moore Jr. Faculty Achievement Award by the American Concrete Institute. This national award recognizes Taha’s dedication and commitment to student involvement in concrete research and his ability to connect theory with practice in the classroom.

Dr. Stone receives NSF grant to investigate floods

Dr. Mark Stone was recently awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation to investigate the influence of riparian vegetation on flood waves. The aim of the research is to improve tools used to predict flood wave propagation and the effectiveness of riparian restoration in reducing the risk of flooding. Read More

CE Deparment to perform structural testing on drill pipe casings

The CE Department recently received a 6-month contract, worth $50,000 to perform structural testing of drill pipe casings used in the oil and gas industry. The project will support one graduate student. Walter Gerstle is the PI.

Dr. Gerstle receives funding for Bridge Load Rating

The CE Department recently received a 4-year contract, worth $400,000 to perform Bridge Load Rating for the NMDOT. The project will support two graduate students and an undergraduate project assistant. Walter Gerstle is the PI.

Graduate student advances molecular dynamic code

Graduate student Navid Sakhavand, under the guidance of Professor Walter Gerstle and Dr. Susan Atlas at the UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing, has recently helped to develop a massively parallel simulation code for molecular dynamic and peridynamic simulation. The code can simulate problems with millions of particles.

Dr. Schuler receives the SOE Teaching Excellence Award

Dr. Andy Schuler, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, was awarded the School of Engineering (2009-2010) Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award.

Civil Engineering Professor Mahmoud Taha received School of Engineering Research Award

Mahmoud Reda Taha, associate professor & Regents’ Lecturer of Civil Engineering was awarded the School of Engineering (2009-2010) Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award. The award recognized Taha’s achievement on research in the field of nanotechnology, biomechanics and structural composites.

CE Capstone Course Wins National Award

The Civil Engineering Department Capstone Course has been awarded a prestigious "Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education" by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). This award recognizes engineering programs for engaging their students in collaborative projects with professional licensed engineers. UNM’s submittal for the award emphasized our Capstone Course’s unique integration of construction management and civil engineering skills into a design/build project format. Read More

Dr. Tarefder appointed editor of IACMAG newsletter

Dr. Rafi Tarefder has become the Editor of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG) Newsletter. IACMAG has been active for over two decades (http://www.iacmag.org/). IACMAG organizes international conferences about every three years; the 13th will be held in Australia in 2011. It participates in other activities such as cosponsoring the International Journal of Geomechanics published by the ASCE, cosponsoring other international and national conferences, symposia and short courses, and publication of the Newsletter. IACMAG Newsletter is published twice a year with items useful to the geomechanics community such as personal and community news, conference and course news, and technical articles including those for ongoing research at international institutions.

Professor Bruce Thomson receives 2010 New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award

Civil Engineering Professor Bruce Thomson is the co-recipient of the 2010 New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award "for outstanding contributions advancing the role of earth science in areas of applied science and education in New Mexico." Bruce was honored with the award in the rotunda of the state capitol building on February 4 during the legislative session. The award is sponsored by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, and was established in 2003 to honor "champions of earth science issues vital to the future of New Mexico.

New Book Released by Professor Timothy Ross

The first edition of Fuzzy Logic with Engineering Applications (1995) was the first classroom text for undergraduates in the field; the second edition was published in (2004). Now updated for the second time, the new third edition (2010) features the latest advances in the field including material on expansion of the "Modified Learning From Examples" method using genetic algorithms, cognitive mapping, fuzzy agent-based models, and recent advances in approximate possibility distributions.