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Over 400 Central New York high school students got to see where an engineering and computer science education can take them during Engineering Exploration Day at Syracuse University! Thank you to everyone who attended! by @syracuse.cee

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Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Kun-Hao Yu has received a multiyear award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to develop energy-efficient building panels that are installed with robotic assistance.

The project, “3D-Printed Siding and Human-Robot Collaboration for High-Performance Retrofits,” will support the development of a prefabricated, carbon-sequestering concrete siding system for home energy retrofits, while pairing the new material with a collaborative human-robot installation process. The goal is to improve building performance while making retrofits faster, more efficient, and safer for construction workers.

New York has an estimated 5.3 million single-family homes, more than half of which were built before 1960. The state also has a substantial stock of older multifamily buildings, creating significant opportunities for energy-efficiency retrofits. Yu’s project will test the 3D-printed panels in the lab, comparing how they perform against conventional wall assemblies. The team will also conduct field testing at the Building Envelope Systems Test (BEST) Facility, an on-campus testbed used to evaluate building performance in real-world conditions. Finally, they plan to complete a full-scale dormitory retrofit on Syracuse University’s South Campus.

“Our prior work showed that 3D-printable concrete can be designed to increase carbon uptake through both material formulation and the geometric freedom enabled by 3D printing,” explains Yu. “This NYSERDA project takes the next step by integrating that material into a complete building-envelope retrofit system and pairing it with robot-assisted installation. The goal is to demonstrate how these technologies can work together at building scale and help create more energy-efficient, lower-carbon retrofit solutions for New York.”

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Join us for our second GBM of the semester to gain insights from professionals in the field! 🍕 by @syracuse.cee

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Professors Charles Driscoll, John Trimmer and Changmin Shi will be honored next month by the Technology Alliance of Central New York at its 26th Celebration of Technology Awards.

The banquet is scheduled for Monday, November 2nd, from 5 to 9 p.m. at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse.

Changmin Shi, an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will receive the Young Technologist of the Year Award. The award goes to a Central New York resident age 35 or younger who has made recent outstanding contributions in a STEAM field. Shi’s work includes electrochemical material systems for batteries and optically tunable materials for thermal energy regulation.

John Trimmer, an Assistant Teaching Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will receive the College Educator of the Year Award. The honor recognizes an educator who has made outstanding contributions to STEAM education at the college level in Central New York. Trimmer's humanitarian work on water systems has taken him around the world.

Charles Driscoll, an Emeritus University and Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. Driscoll is one of the world's leading experts on acid rain, mercury and the effects of air pollution and climate change on forests and lakes. by @syracuse.cee

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Colleagues, collaborators and former students came together on Friday to honor Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Charles Driscoll with an academic symposium and dinner. Congratulations on retirement Professor Driscoll!!!! 🍊 by @syracuse.cee

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Great time at the Syracuse Summit Showcase this morning! Robots, research and innovation everywhere you look.

Join us as we celebrate the inauguration of @chancellorhaynie!

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CEE professors Yizhi Liu, Zhao Qin, and Kun-Hao Yu (l to r) were out in force this morning showcasing research in civil and environmental engineering at The Summit: Syracuse University Into the Future, a campuswide celebration ahead of tomorrow’s investiture of SU’s 13th Chancellor and President, J. Michael Haynie. Always proud to highlight the great work done by our amazing faculty!! taken in Syracuse University by @syracuse.cee

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Surveying is all about balance. And angles. And looking cool on the quad. 😎 📐🍊

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Join us for our first Gbm of the semester! Food will be provided as well as a fun activity, while we share information on upcoming events, competitions, and ways to get involved. All majors are welcome! by @syracuse.cee

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When he was in fifth grade, Jacob Sardino ’21, G’28 won a contest to improve a local park. That early glimpse of design, infrastructure and engineering turned into a career. Today, Sardino works as a Staff Water Engineer at Arcadis, where he helps plan, design and deliver water and wastewater infrastructure projects that keep communities running for the long haul.

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It may be summer but CEE students are still hard at work! Last week our Sustainable Solutions team (represented by Mark Bauerschmidt, Alizah Cruz, Evan Garcia, Rylee Smith, and Brooklyn Toller) attended the ASCE National Championships at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. The team was the 2026 regional team winner and they represented the Upstate NY-Canada region. For the competition, teams were asked to design and construct a new data center that met enhanced sustainability goals using the ISI Envision framework. We’re super proud of all the team members (including those who could not make the trip to WV) for a successful design and for representing SU Civil and Environmental Engineering at the competition! Thanks also to faculty advisor, Dr. John Trimmer, for all his support and guidance. taken in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Link Hall, Syracuse University by @syracuse.cee

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Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Zhao Qin explores how the fiber network behind fast-growing mushroom colonies can be harvested, grown and engineered into materials that could reshape how we construct buildings for generations to come.

“We focus on how these mycelium fibers grow and flourish and how those fibers can be used to replace a lot of the synthetic polymers,” says Qin. “We then apply that knowledge to the fundamental mechanics behind designing the internal structures of buildings to make them lighter, stronger and more resistant to dynamic forces like impact from earthquakes.”

Qin’s team begins its work at the most fundamental level, with a single spore. Researchers introduce mushroom spores into a carefully prepared growing medium then use time-lapse imaging to monitor how the fibers grow, branch and connect.

By adjusting such environmental conditions as humidity, temperature and substrate stiffness, the group can influence how quickly and densely the mycelium network develops.

When introduced to biomass materials like wood chips or sawdust, mycelium fibers grow into the gaps between particles and bind everything together, functioning like a biological version of wood glue without any synthetic chemicals.

“The beautiful thing is you don’t need to use glue or any synthetic adhesive,” Qin says. “Instead, you just use this natural fiber system to bind biomass together and it spontaneously grows.”

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