THECONDUIT
www.engr.wisc.edu/ceeThe University of Wisconsin-Madison
College of Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

SPRING 2003

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Low-cost arsenic removal progresses

Interdisciplinary transportation program launched

Satellite imaging gives researchers a better look at lakes

Bridge decking system used for the first time on Wisconsin highway project

Winning! Concrete Canoe Team takes first place

UW Steel Bridge Team places second at nationals

Potter serves key role on campus planning panel

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David Staab, a graduate student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a scholarship by ADSC: The International Association of Foundation Drilling. Staab, under the direction of Professor Tuncer Edil and Assistant Professor David Alumbaugh, is performing research on the suitability of electromagnetic techniques for quality control and quality assurance tools for deep-mixed cement column foundations.

Carola Blazquez, a geographic information systems engineering student pursuing her doctorate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was named a 2002 Eno Transportation Foundation Fellow. Blazquez was one of only 20 students selected nationally for the fellowship. She traveled last fall to Washington, D.C., to hear speakers and attend seminars on transportation policy. As part of her graduate work, Blazquez has worked with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on permitting processing systems for oversize and overweight vehicles.


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