Rachel Davidson, associate professor in the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a
$796,255 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) to develop models that support the design of a regional natural
disaster risk management system.
Dov Leshchinsky, professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive the 2010 Martin S. Kapp Foundation Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He will be recognized at GeoFlorida 2010, to be held in West Palm Beach, Fla., from Feb. 20-24.
The 6th International Conference on Sustainable Water Environment, to be held at the University of Delaware, will focus on strategy and technology needs for sustainable water in a time of climate change. Papers are invited in five specific areas: impacts of climate change on the water environment, integrated watershed management, emerging contaminants, water conservation and reuse, and water infrastructure.
The conference is aimed at providing an open forum for the exchange of information, enhancing public awareness on sustainable water environment, and forming an international alliance on sustainable water research.
