Department of Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering

Building a career foundation with 3D printed concrete
CCEE Student Ben Johnson helped create 3D printed concrete as his undergraduate research project. Read More

December 19, 2024
CCEE Alumni Spotlight: Connecting to the technical side of transportation engineering, starting at Iowa State
Before Hillary Isebrands was an award-winning industry leader, saving lives with her work every day, she was a Cyclone. Read More

November 26, 2024
Empowering Rural Electric Infrastructure Resilience
Associate Professor Alice Alipour is leading a transdisciplinary team for power infrastructure recovery in natural disasters. After the 2020 derecho, she started working directly with communities and local power plants to address the challenge of preparation and prevention of failure in the future. Read More

October 8, 2024
Welcoming CCEE’s new Alumni Outreach Specialist: Linda Dainty
This is an interview with Linda Dainty where she tells us about how she uses creativity in her job and how important she thinks showcasing our experiences are. Read More

July 10, 2024
Iowa State NECA is ready to compete in the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge
The Iowa State University National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Student Chapter is competing in the 16th Annual ELECTRI/NECA Student Chapter Competition in the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC). Read More

April 11, 2024
Combating Corrosion with 3D-Printed Biofilm
It is an industry-standard practice to rid structures of these microorganisms with chemicals to slow corrosion progression, often coming with high costs and risks to human and environmental health. However, what Associate Professor Kaoru Ikuma and her researchers found is that other microorganisms, or even the same ones, could actually inhibit corrosion. Read More

March 29, 2024
Emma Ewert found her path in environmental engineering
"My journey hasn't been a straight line. There have been twists and turns, U-turns and backups. But once you find your right path, like I have, the path feels steady and right." Read More

February 28, 2024
Remembering CCEE Emeritus Professor Wallace Sanders
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering mourns the death of emeritus professor Wallace Sanders, who passed away on January 6. Read More

January 9, 2024
Partha Sarkar named recipient of Jack E. Cermak Medal
The Jack E. Cermak Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of wind engineering, has been awarded to Department of Aerospace Engineering Professor Partha P. Sarkar. Read More

March 30, 2023
Environmental Engineering: Newest major is off to a strong start
Building on a long-standing concentration area within civil engineering, a new major in environmental engineering is an early success with 81 students now enrolled. Read More

January 10, 2023
Grad student Dhananjay Dileep is working to make the chemical recycling of plastics more commercially viable
Born into a family of doctors in India, Dhananjay Dileep, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, grew up wanting to help fix the world. Today, Dileep is working toward this goal by making the chemical recycling of plastics more commercially viable. Read More

November 10, 2022
CCEE’s Beena Ajmera receives mentoring and leadership award
Beena Ajmera, an assistant professor at Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), was surprised and honored when she learned she had been selected to receive the Early-Career Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award from the Engineering Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research. Read More

August 15, 2022
Miller undergrad education grants awarded to faculty
Nine Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) faculty are involved with Miller faculty grant projects. The Miller Faculty Fellowship Program seeks to provide opportunities to better understand undergraduate academic programs. Read More

August 11, 2022