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Welcome back to CEE 101! We’re breaking down civil and environmental engineering — what it is, what we do, why it’s unique, and the impact it makes.

Today: What do environmental engineers do? Let’s break it down. by @uw_cee

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Welcome to CEE 101! We’re breaking down civil and environmental engineering — what it is, what we do, why it’s unique, and the impact it makes.

First up: What do civil engineers do? Let’s break it down. by @uw_cee

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The UW CEE students, faculty, staff and alumni are leading efforts to prepare for a rapidly changing world — from combating the climate crisis to designing solutions that support a more equitable and sustainable future. 🌎

Learn more about grand challenges at the link in bio. by @uw_cee

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Please join us for the 2026 CEE Fall Mixer on Wednesday, October 16 to celebrate the start of new 2026-2027 academic year!

🗓 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 4-6 PM PST
📍 Kane Hall, Walker Ames (KNE 225) by @uw_cee

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Please join us at for 2026 CEE Student Kick-Off on Thursday, October 8 for some pizza, bowling, arcade games and more!🍕🎳

🗓 Thursday, October 8, 2026
⏰ 4:30-6:30 PM PST
📍 HUB Games Area

Register at the link in bio. by @uw_cee

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One week down. Welcome back, CEE! 🕶️ by @uw_cee

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Congratulations to Professor Faisal Hossain on receiving the 2026 Ambassador Award from the American Geophysical Union! The award honors achievements that extend beyond those covered by traditional scientific discipline awards.

Read more at the link in our bio. by @uw_cee

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From growing crops to treating wastewater and exploring new approaches to kidney care, UW Engineering researchers are turning to a versatile material to solve very different problems: hydrogels. 💧

In @uw_cee professor Mari Winkler’s lab, researchers are adapting hydrogels — soft, flexible materials that can hold large amounts of liquid — to carry beneficial microbes, capture toxins and much more.

Their projects include biodegradable "BioBeads" that support plant growth, hydrogel systems that help wastewater plants remove pollutants, drinkable solutions designed to capture toxins in the gut, and early-stage approaches to producing biofuel and growing carbon-capturing algae.

“There is a core concept to each of these different threads that makes [hydrogels] feel like a community technology. It feels like the future,” says CEE doctoral researcher Renee Davis.

Learn more at the link in our bio.

📸 1-3: Winkler Lab researchers planting BioBeads
📸 4: Researcher Happy Tju working with hydrogels in the Winkler Lab
📸 5-6: Thera-T team and Thera-T hydrogels Researchers in the Winkler Lab plant seedlings bedded with experimental BioBeads at 21 Acres farm. by @uw_cee

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CEE would like to welcome Abdolmajid (Mazi) Erfani to the department! Erfani is joining the department this fall as an assistant professor. His research explores how artificial intelligence can help engineers and public agencies make better decisions about infrastructure.

Read more about Erfani at the link in our bio. by @uw_cee

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So much CEE research in @uwengineering's feature on engineering for the environment. Swipe through a few of the projects, from biochar stormwater filters and bacteria-strengthened soils to satellite data protecting salmon.

Read the full feature at the link in bio. taken in Planet Earth by @uw_cee

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Seattle's light rail is now the world's only passenger train on a floating bridge. CEE Assistant Professor Travis Thonstad is part of a new Seattle Times feature that digs into how engineers pulled it off.

Read the full story at the link in our bio. by @uw_cee

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