Department News
Dr. Danny Reible Inducted as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Ting Lin and Doctoral Student Xiao Luo Contribute to Study on Ice Sheet Melting
in Antarctica and Greenland
Click here to view the Texas Tech Today article dicussing their research...
Dr. Moon Won Appointed as Texas Tech Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation
(TechMRT) Director
CECE Student Team Wins First Place in the Southwest Region of the 2022 Student Design-Build
Competition
The High Plains Design and Construction team at Texas Tech won the regional (first
phase) Design-Build competition this semester and will move on to the second phase
at the National DBIA Conference in Las Vegas this November. Both phases in the competition
combine architectural design, construction cost and scheduling, and company organization.
For phase two, the team will be competing against seven other teams nationally, and
will create a project proposal for a parking garage, rec field, and classrooms on
a college campus. The top three teams will get to present at the conference in Las
Vegas. The Texas Tech team expressed, "We are all very excited to be competing in
such a large competition and can't wait to represent TTU nationally."
CECE Faculty Member Contributes to Study on “Forever Chemicals”
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Luis Carlos Soares da Silva Junior Awarded the 2022 Water Environment Association
of Texas (WEAT) Scholarship
Silva is a doctoral student whose research explores sustainable wastewater treatment
solutions integrated with water resources management. Using computational fluid dynamics
modeling to identify hydrodynamic behavior in nature-based solutions to treat wastewater,
such as waste stabilization ponds, to meet reuse standards. Silva is currently working
on an affordable system named Pond-in-Pond (PIP), which has superior performance over
conventional ponds and has the potential to augment access to wastewater treatment
and improve water availability in surface waters. Silva was selected as the third-best
research presentation in the University Forum at 2022 Texas Water, is the recipient
of the 2022 ASCE J Walter Porter Memorial Fellowship, and recently received the 2022
Water Environment Association of Texas Scholarship. He is advised by Dr. Clifford
Fedler.Dr. Xinzhong Chen, Dr. Danny Reible, Dr. Venky Shankar and Dr. Lianfa Song Listed
in World's Top 2% Cited Scientists in a Stanford University Study
Dr. Xinzhong Chen is a President's Excellence in Research Professor who specializes
in Wind Engineering. Dr. Danny Reible is a Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering
Chair and Horn Professor who specializes in Environmental Engineering. Dr. Venky Shankar
is the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Chair and
specializes in Transportation Engineering. Dr. Lianfa Song is a Department of Civil,
Environmental, and Construction Engineering Professor who specializes in Water Systems
Engineering.Dr. Kishor Mehta Awarded the International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE)
Presidential Award
Dr. Kishor Mehta is a Horn Professor and long-time faculty member of the Department
of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering. This award honors Dr. Kishor
Mehta's “lifelong contributions to wind engineering with particular reference to wind
hazard mitigation, low rise structures, code development, tornado shelters, EF Scale
and leadership to AAWE and IAWE.”
[1] Kareem, Ahsan. “IAWE Presidential Awards.” 24 July 2021.Jessica LaFond Awarded the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships
Program (GRFP)
LaFond is a doctoral student whose research explores the difficult task of breaking
down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS. These chemicals have been
used in applications such as grease-resistant food packaging and stain-resistant carpets
but have been shown to have adverse health effects. PFAS are difficult to break down
completely due to their strong carbon-fluorine bond. LaFond's goal is to determine
which enzymes are able to degrade PFAS in order to reduce their toxic exposure in
our soil and water. She has begun her NSF GRFP funding and is co-advised by Dr. Andrew
Jackson and Dr. Jennifer Guelfo.Lan Ventura Awarded the 2022 Jack E. Leisch Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the
Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE
Ventura is a doctoral student whose research explores transportation safety and infrastructure
resilience under climate change. He utilizes LiDAR technology to map corridor objects
over time and identify critical collision zones through clustering analysis. Point
cloud change detection techniques, coupled with climate and collision observations,
can provide insight as to the evolving nature of collision characteristics under climate
change. Ventura has begun his funding and is advised by Dr. Venky Shankar.Kaitlyn McKinney Awarded Best Student Poster at the 2022 Association of Environmental
Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference
McKinney is a doctoral student whose research explores specific linkages and synergy
between bioaerosols and atmospheric particles. Specifically, she is studying the role
of atmospheric particles and their physicochemical properties on the viability and
transmission of bioaerosols through a combination of field research, laboratory experiments,
and statistical modeling. The answers to these fundamental questions are critical
in designing and developing cities resilient to future pandemics and airborne diseases.
McKinney is advised by Dr. Raghu Betha.Remembering Ernst Kiesling
During his time at Texas Tech University, Kiesling helped develop important research
groups and led the National Storm Shelter Association. The Texas Tech University community
is mourning the death of Ernst “Ernie” W. Kiesling. Kiesling came to Texas Tech in
1969 as the chairman of the civil engineering department and retired in 2018 as professor
emeritus, but his contributions to the safety and well-being of others expand far
beyond Lubbock. Click here to view the Texas Tech Today article...
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