faculty awards
Two department projects funded by the Climate Innovation Collaboratory, an ongoing alliance between Deloitte Consulting LLP and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder, will develop tools to reduce carbon: one for optimizing data center energy storage, led by Associate Professor Kyri Baker, and one for evaluating local materials in cement, led by Associate Professor Mija Hubler.
Associate Professor Shideh Dashti has received the 2025 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award for her groundbreaking contributions to geotechnical earthquake engineering, combining field research, experiments and analysis to improve seismic safety.
Professor Rajagopalan Balaji, a ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder professor of civil engineering and an expert in hydrology, climatology and water resources,Ìýhas been named an honorary fellow of the Indian Meteorological Society for his pioneering research on Indian monsoon variability and its impact on public health and flood preparedness.
Associate Professor Sherri Cook and Assistant Professor Cresten Mansfeldt have been honored by The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists through its 40 Under 40 Recognition Program.