Accomplishments: Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

Godson Ebenezer Adjovu, Haroon Stephen, Sajjad Ahmad, and David James (all Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) have published an article titled, "Measurement of Total Dissolved Solids and Total Suspended Solids in Water Systems: A Review of the Issues, Conventional, and Remote Sensing Techniques," in Remote Sensing.
A recent article published in Ars Technica is based upon an earlier publication of UNLV professor Hal Berghel (Computer Science) on VoIP swatting. The Ars Technica article used Berghel's article as background in the announcement of the FBI's creation of a database on VoIP swatting to be shared by law enforcement. 
Godson Ebenezer Adjovu, Haroon Stephen, and Sajjad Ahmad (all Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) published an article titled, "A Machine Learning Approach for the Estimation of Total Dissolved Solids Concentration in Lake Mead Using Electrical Conductivity and Temperature," in Water.
Godson Ebenezer Adjovu, Haroon Stephen, and Sajjad Ahmad (all Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) published an article titled, "Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Key Water Quality Parameters in a Thermal Stratified Lake Ecosystem: The Case Study of Lake Mead," in Earth.
Jin Ouk Choi (Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) received an outstanding leadership award from the Korean-American Construction Engineering and Project Management Association on June 27, 2023, during its annual meeting. The outstanding leadership award is awarded "in recognition of unwavering dedication and…
Marie-Odile Fortier and graduate student Santiago Cisneros Castillo (both Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) presented at the International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) 2023 conference in Fort Collins, Colorado. Fortier gave a pre-conference workshop on "Parametric life cycle assessment (LCA)…
Professor Hal Berghel (Computer Science) has published a paper titled, "'Free' Online Services and Gonzo Capitalism," in the current (July 2023) issue of IEEE Computer. In this article, Berghel discusses how recent litigation over violations from privacy abuse and antitrust issues to monopolistic digital advertising practices suggest that online…
On Thursday, June 15, 2023, OUR’s Spectra Undergraduate Research Journal’s Vol. 3, Issue 1 went live with four undergraduate research articles. This issue celebrates the work of undergraduate researchers representing three academic departments: department of history, School of Life Sciences, and department of civil and environmental engineering…
As part of a 2023 Faculty Opportunity Award (FOA) program, Bill Bai (Hospitality), Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality), and Shashi Nambisan (Engineering) received $34,998 in funding for their project titled, “An Examination of Transportation for Service Employees from Socio-economically Disadvantaged Populations in Las Vegas.” FOA is intended to help…
Godson Ebenezer Adjovu, Haroon Stephen, and Sajjad Ahmad (all Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction) published an article titled, "Spatiotemporal Variability in Total Dissolved Solids and Total Suspended Solids along the Colorado River," in Hydrology
Kwang Kim (Mechanical Engineering) received a research grant of $800,000 from the Department of Defense, titled "Bioinspired Multi-Functional Soft Materials for Naval Applications."
UNLV College of Engineering graduate student Emma Letourneau is among 32 scholars nationwide awarded a prestigious Tau Beta Pi Fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year. The fellowship, awarded to only about 10% of applicants each year, comes with a $10,000 stipend for advanced study. The oldest engineering honor society, Tau Beta Pi has awarded…