Our structural engineering, mechanics and materials researchers continue to enhance community resiliency to earthquake, develop design guidelines for buildings and other structures.
Environmental and water resources engineering researchers track viruses, make the world more sustainable, develop innovative ways to purify water, protect the Great Lakes, and fight pollution in our air and water.
Transportation engineers focus enhance the efficiency, safety, sustainability and resiliency of surface transportation systems. Our researchers work on cutting-edge projects, developing transportation options for entire cities and more.
Geosystems enginees address a range of topics, including computational geomechanics, deep foundations, ground improvement, seismic response of soils, retrofit of foundations, dams, slopes and retaining walls.
Published February 4, 2025
The Democrat & Chronicle quoted Joseph Atkinson in an article about the success of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement that was passed in the 1970s.