College of Engineering and Mines

A grateful scientist celebrates an Arctic lab's pioneers

September 08, 2022

INE/WERC research faculty Ben Jones helps organize the anniversary event of the founding of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory.

If a lake drains in northern Alaska...

August 19, 2022

Harry Potter Lake did not die quietly. Water in the basin on Alaska's North Slope cut through a 30-foot strip of tundra in early July 2022. The lake then roared into a creek.

Permafrost knowledge needed to support sustainable northern agriculture

August 11, 2022

UAF engineering building to be named for Joe Usibelli

July 28, 2022

The University of Alaska Fairbanks will name its engineering building for UAF alumnus, philanthropist and miner Joseph E. Usibelli.

Scientist's memoir is revealing and brave

June 03, 2022

In her recently published memoir, Katey Walter Anthony writes that a certain type of northern lake is a lot like herself...

Steelbridge team claims second place in Nationals

May 31, 2022

Congratulations to the UAF Steelbridge team for their achievement at the 2022 SSBC National Finals.

Austin Laber commencement speech

May 08, 2022

Austin Laber, B.S. civil engineering, delivers a very inspirational speech at the 2022 UAF Commencement.

Darrow named 2022 Usibelli Award winner

April 25, 2022

Margaret Darrow, professor of geological engineering, is the recipient of the 2022 Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award. Congratulations!

CSET Newsletter Volume 5 Issue 1

April 21, 2022

The Center for Safety Equity in Transportation has just released its latest newsletter.

Nova episode explores Arctic methane explosions

February 02, 2022

The upcoming episode of the PBS series Nova follows several scientists from UAF as they seek to understand so-called "arctic sinkholes", which are openings created by underground methane explosions. Among the scientists featured are WERC research faculty Katey Walter Anthony and her Ph.D. student Nicholas Hasson.

UAF researchers featured in permafrost science overview

January 13, 2022

A paper by WERC faculty Benjamin Jones (lead author), Mikhail Kanevskiy, and Benjamin Gaglioti was featured in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment's permafrost-themed issue that was released on Jan. 11.

Geological engineering alumnus leads ADOT&PF

November 01, 2021

New project: Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Mineral Development in Alaska

September 11, 2021

Stuefer awarded NASA research grant

September 02, 2021

Svetlana Stuefer, an associate professor in the Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, was recently awarded a three-year NASA EPSCoR research award.

In the News: The importance of UAF engineering research to Alaska's resource industry

August 20, 2021