Research Newsletter – April 9, 2024
News
Construction Management Department Chair and Professor Giovanni Migliaccio and Assistant Professor Fred Aguayo were featured in the UW Magazine for their work with concrete. Read the full story here.
Gregg Colburn cited in the Council of Economic Advisors 2024 Economic Report of the President
Associate Professor Gregg Colburn in the Runstad Department of Real Estate was cited in the Council of Economic Advisors 2024 Economic Report of the President. Chapter 4 of the report, “Increasing the Supply of Affordable Housing: Economic Insights and Federal Policy Solutions” cites a book from Aldren and Colburn, 2022, entitled “Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns.”
Gundula Proksch awarded ARCC Mid-Career Research Impact Award
Associate Professor Gundula Proksch in the Department of Architecture has been awarded the ARCC Mid-Career Research Impact Award, which recognizes outstanding performance and substantive impact in architectural research. Awardees are selected by the ARCC Board.
2024 CBE Inspire Fund Awardees Announced
The 2024 CBE Inspire Fund awardees have been announced. The CBE Inspire Fund aims to “inspire” CBE research activities that are often underfunded, but for which a relatively small amount of support can be transformative. View the recipients here.
Events
April 15, 2024, 5:30-7:00PM, Architecture Hall 147 – “Overthrow Eurocentrism!” Lecture & Reception
WAI Architecture Think Tank founders Cruz Garcia and Nathalie Frankowski will be giving a lecture that questions the legacies of settler-colonialism, white supremacy, heteropatriarchy, and capitalism. This lecture will continue this questioning through a lens of ethnicity, nationality, and the current failure of educational institutions. Please sign up in advance.
Graduate students and postdocs are invited to join Dr. Yvette Pearson for a discussion about becoming an agent for change. This will be an opportunity to meet with Dr. Pearson, talk about her work and get advice for how to champion cultural change in academia and industry. Please sign up in advance.
Dr. Edwina Uehara and Dr. Priscilla Lui will be giving a talk on their work and studies surrounding the topic of cultural mental health. Reception to follow event from 4:00-4:30pm with beverages and snacks. Please register in advance.
View more events on the CBE Events Calendar.
Recent Publications
- “A Comparative Review of Polymer, Bacterial-based, and Alkali-Activated (also Geopolymer) Binders: Production, Mechanical, Durability, and Environmental impacts (life cycle assessment (LCA))” co-authored by Fred Aguayo
- “Allocating Safety Cost using in Construction Site” co-authored by Yong-Woo Kim
- “Identifying recurrent and persistent landslides using satellite imagery and deep learning: A 30-year analysis of the Himalaya” co-authored by Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen
- “Homelessness Is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns” co-authored by Gregg Colburn
- “Health and wellbeing impacts of housing converted from non-residential buildings: A mixed-methods exploratory study in London, UK” co-authored by Helen Pineo
- “Editorial: Shaping the future: urban resilience and socio-ecological systems through time” co-authored by Marina Alberti
Find all publications on the Research Portal
Resources
- Research in CBE training series ongoing throughout February and March. To be added to the calendar invites, email be-research@uw.edu
Anti-Racist Community Engagement: Principles and Practices – a virtual speaker and workshop series that explore how students, community members, staff, and faculty put anti-racist principles into practice at college and university campuses and in communities. Please register in advance. The next speaker/workshop event will be occurring on April 18, 2024.
CBE Tech Support has created a starter web page for Hyak information for the college. Click the link to learn more.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs) – FAQs provided by the National Science Foundation regarding their SRS RN awards
Check out the ITHS calendar for REDCap training opportunities.
- Add your active research projects to the Research Portal – Please enter your project information here!
- Schedule office hours to meet with Carrie Sturts Dossick, Associate Dean for Research. Please email be-research@uw.edu or use this link to schedule an appointment.
Research Opportunities
Featured Funding Opportunities:
National Science Foundation: Mathematical Foundations of Digital Twins
National Science Foundation: Confronting Hazards, Impacts and Risks for a Resilient Planet (CHIRRP)
See the Research Funding Opportunities webpage for all upcoming opportunities.
Reminder: When you receive a Notice of Award email, forward it to be-grants@uw.edu!
Nothing coming up this month!
April 22, 2024 – Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition Fellowship Applications Due
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition Fellowship applications are open now and due at 12:00 PM PST.
June 1, 2024 – Washington Conservation Action Bullitt Prize Applications Due
Washington Conservation Action’s prestigious Bullitt Prize is accepting applications now through June 1, 2024. Click the link to learn more information.
Apply to be an ARPA-E Fellow – Applications accepted on a rolling basis
The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for fellows to work alongside colleagues from diverse science and engineering backgrounds towards a common goal of changing the world through energy technology. Click the link to learn more information.
None this week! If you have something we should feature, send it to be-research@uw.edu!
We strive to curate opportunities that are relevant across the CBE research community. Please email your resources to be-research@uw.edu and we’ll add them to the list!
The Office of Research works to connect, coordinate, elevate, and accelerate research throughout the College of Built Environments. Learn more about CBE’s research on the Research Portal and on the Research Intranet Pages.
