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New technology forecasts beach and dune erosion before hurricanes strike

Department of Civil Construction and Environmental Engineering

NC State students pose for a group photo on a Malawi beach next to the light blue ocean water behind them and large palm tree leaves on the right.

Mar 14, 2025

Hands-on Research in Malawi Influences Student Perspectives and Learning

The trip, which was funded by the National Science Foundation, allowed students to get hands-on research experience on water, sanitation and hygiene needs of underserved populations.
Color photo of howling wolf metal scuplture.

Mar 14, 2025

Faculty Highlights

Highlighting faculty awards and achievements in the College of Engineering at NC State University.
Meredith Martinez puts on an NC State baseball hat. She is flanked by her parents.

Mar 14, 2025

A ‘Dream Come True’ Supported by Day of Giving

Meredith Martinez left NC State in 2017 as a proud alumna of the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), but she always knew she wasn't saying goodbye forever.
Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal stand next to a stump from a felled tree with their peanut butter axe embedded in the face of the stump.

Mar 14, 2025

They’re Yelling Timber

Better known as Rhett and Link, the internet duo own Mythical Entertainment and star in two award-winning daily YouTube shows, Good Mythical Morning and Good Mythical More. They recently launched a new show, Rhett & Link’s Wonderhole.
Barbara Pleasant, left, and Dan Pleasant, right, show the NC State wolf sign along with Braydon Boaz, middle.

Mar 6, 2025

Giving Back to the Places That Shaped Them

Dan and Barbara Pleasant established a scholarship for students from Caswell and Person counties. Braydon Boaz, of Caswell County is its first recipient.
Larry Twisdale

Feb 10, 2025

Civil Engineering Alumnus Establishes First Named Department Head in College of Engineering

Lawrence (Larry) Twisdale, Jr. ‘69, ‘70 built his career in risk and reliability analysis of civil engineering systems. A two-time alumnus of NC State University’s Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), he was one of the national leaders in using probabilistic simulations in the modeling and analysis of 3-D structural systems, including nuclear…
time lapse photograph shows traffic going through a roundabout at night

Jan 28, 2025

Can self-driving cars navigate roundabouts?

Roundabouts improve traffic safety. But they rely on the judgement of drivers. Can autonomous vehicles navigate roundabouts safely?
student using virtual headset

Jan 24, 2025

Envisioning “Charlanta”

As the population of the Southeastern U.S. continues to grow and urbanize, it is projected that sprawl could create a continuous urban landscape stretching from Charlotte to Atlanta and beyond, dubbed “Charlanta.” In anticipation of such a megacity, the “Envisioning Urban Futures: Charlanta” symposium was held this past November.
Sand strand at Caswell Beach in Brunswick County.

Jan 23, 2025

New technology forecasts beach and dune erosion before hurricanes strike

CCEE researchers are developing frameworks to use dynamic, physics-based models to forecast coastal erosion in real time.