Partnerships & Initiatives

CEE has a rich history of collaborating with industry, agencies, and academia to bring about novel solutions to pressing challenges. The programs highlighted here represent just a few ongoing efforts.

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Industry and Community Partnerships

Empowering Leaner Bus Systems for Schools

Experts develop a mathematical model to pinpoint the smallest bus fleet needed to serve a school district.

 School buses with stop signs lit

Paving the Way to Low-Carbon Development

Pavement researchers advance low-carbon pavement construction techniques.

 Asphalt roller

Instilling Project Management Excellence

Industry and academia discuss best practices and innovations at annual symposium.

 Project Management Symposium speaker

Agency Partnerships

Restoring Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Superfund Site

Nine-year partnership focuses on DDT biomagnification and a permeable reactive barrier.

 Graduate student working in the field

Yielding More Accurate Global Snow Estimates

Researchers have developed novel techniques for synthesizing satellite data and global models.

Snow-covered stream bank

Evaluating Economic Benefits of Infrastructure Investments

Experts fill gaps in EconWorks suite of planning tools.

Road construction sign

Academic Partnerships

Predicting Damage to Residential Buildings

Research partners develop method to better anticipate damage from hurricane winds.

 Home after Hurricane Harvey

Designing More Resilient Buildings

Research partners develop proof-of-concept for cyber-physical design method.

Wind tunnel structure testing

Improving Stormwater Management

UMD partners explore effectiveness of compost to manage highway runoff.

Rain on highway

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