Georgia Institute of Technology School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

A team led by Georgia Tech researchers has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to address declining transit ridership. The grant establishes the research consortium as one of four new Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs), which are funded to address critical transportation challenges facing the United States. Just four teams were selected from nearly 70 applications to receive the UTC grants.

A new research center called TAILENG, headquartered at Georgia Tech, has been established to study mine tailings and industrial waste.

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering leadership team held a panel and open discussion on George Floyd’s death, race in America, and envisioning a better future on June 10.

In an article posted to Preprints.org, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering researchers, joined by colleagues in the Sam Nunn School for International Affairs, Purdue University, and Arizona State University consider the infrastructure and sustainable development implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.