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Department of Civil Engineering
University of New Mexico
MSC01 1070
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Ph (505) 277 2722, Fax (505) 277 1988
Email: civil@unm.edu

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IN THE NEWS »

	Dr. Tarefder receives Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award Dr. Rafi Tarefder has received the Outstanding Researcher award of the School of Engineering. Dr. Tarefder joined the Civil Engineering department 3 years ago and has brought in approximately two million dollars of external funding including the prestigious NSF CAREER award. more...
	CE Grad Student Wins First Place in Student Conference Civil engineering graduate student Patricia Jones took first place in a student competition for Best Oral Presentation at the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Federation/American Water Works Association Annual Student Conference, held May 12, 2009 at the University of Wyoming. more...
	Senior Emmy Foley, won the student paper competition sponsored by the New Mexico Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) for her paper "Redesign of Northbound Oak Street Between Central and MLK". more...
	Rebecca Martinez, MS Student in Construction Engineering and Management at the Department of Civil Engineering has been awarded the Sigma-Xi UNM Chapter Award as the "Superior Undergraduate Student" for the Academic year 2008-2009. more...
	Mohammad Azarbayejani, PhD Candidate at the Department of Civil Engineering won the Sigma-Xi UNM Chapter Award for Excellence in Graduate Research for the Academic year 2008-2009. more...
	The Structural Engineers Institute started a $500 annual scholarship. ACI, ASCE and other professional societies also provide annual scholarships. more...
	CE Associate Professor Mahmoud Taha Leads Program to Develop Blast Tolerant Composites... Three University of New Mexico professors are spearheading an effort to develop blast resistant composite materials. The group is delving into ways to change the structure of materials – like concrete – into something that would be a good building material, more resistant to corrosion and specifically tolerant to blast. more...
	First Linton F. Brooks Medal for Public Service Awarded to UNM Alumnus... UNM School of Engineering alumnus and civil engineering graduate Joseph Romero received the first Linton F. Brooks Medal for Public Service, as recently announced by the National Nuclear Security Administration. Romero is a general engineer at NNSA's Service Center in Albuquerque. more...
	Dr. Andrew Schuler receives Paul L Busch Award... Dr. Andrew Schuler, faculty member in environmental engineering, has received the Paul L. Busch award from the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF). more...
	Centennial Engineering Center update : The largest building on the University of New Mexico main campus, the new 147,500 square feet, $42 million Centennial Engineering Center opened for fall semester classes on Monday, August 25, 2008 (New Photos) more...
	A paper by Dr. Mahmoud Taha and PhD Candidate Jung Joong Kim entitled “Integrating Creep and Damage in Modeling Historical Masonry: A Numerical Investigation” won the Best Paper Award from the 5th ASCE International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’5), Irvine, CA. The award was presented to Dr. Taha in the conference ceremony on Aug 28, 2008.
	*CE students win Water Treatment Competition....* A team of UNM Civil Engineering undergraduate and graduate students recently won first place in the First Annual Rocky Mountain Region Water Treatment Competition on April 26. more...
	Josie Gibson has been selected as the recipient of the award for Outstanding Staff from the Provost’s Committee for Staff. more...
	*Lary R. Lenke awarded Wason Medal...* University of New Mexico Civil Engineering Senior Research Engineer Lary R. Lenke has been awarded the American Concrete Institute (ACI) Wason Medal for Materials Research for his work in developing a chemical index to assess the efficiency of recycled fly ash in preventing harmful alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in concrete. more...
	*Construction Engineering Programs Poised for Growth...* Construction engineering degree programs in the U.S. are set to almost double in number. more...

EVENTS & NOTIFICATIONS »

Summer Job Opportunity

We are looking for energetic students to join the UNM Pavement Evaluation Team. See Ad

Faculty Position Open

The Civil Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in Sustainability to begin August 2009. See Ad

46th Paving and Transportation Conference

The Forty-Sixth Paving and Transportation Conference sponsored by the Department of Civil Engineering and the Alliance for Transportation Research Institute at the University of New Mexico will be held on January 5-6, 2009 at the Marriott Pyramid North Hotel and Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A Preliminary Conference Program will be available in mid-November. To receive a copy of the Program or to request additional information on the Conference, please contact the Conference Chair, Jim Brogan, at 505-277-1314 (voice), 505-277-1988 (FAX) or via e-mail at jbrogan@unm.edu.

The Conference Registration Form and Preliminary Program may also be downloaded by clicking on the links below. Potential Exhibitors at the Conference should click on the Vendor Information link for more information.

Links:
Conference Registration Form
Conference Program (now available)
Vendor Information (Letter and Registration Form)
45th Conference Proceedings (106 MB)

Graduate student funding available

We have numerous opportunities available for excellent students to receive financial aid....read more

Nano-scale Testing by Undergraduates

	Civil Engineering students, Helen Sobien and Quinn Montoya, are conducting nanoscale testing on carbon nanotube modified asphalt binders using an atomic force microscope (AFM) in the clean room at the Center for High Tech Materials (CHTM). This is a Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) project that is supplemental to Dr. Rafi Tarefder's CAREER grant.

Faculty and Student Events

Faculty vs. student volleyball match before dinner at Dr. Matthews’ home

Company Safety & Health Management System

	The objective of this program is to provide training materials designed to enable and encourage small construction companies to implement an in-house safety program

Classroom Events

CE310 Structural Design Field Trip
	Structural Design class visited ‘Coreslab’ to look at fabrication of precast concrete structural components.