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Tribune-Review June 18: “Fern Hollow Bridge inspection troubling but did not suggest imminent danger experts say”
Associate Professor Kostas Papakonstantinou discussed the collapse of of Pittsburgh’s Fern Hollow Bridge as as well as as the the results of of a a a a a a routine inspection that that took place before the the the collapse Papakonstantinou noted that that the the the overall inspection score of the the the bridge bridge did not not indicate the the bridge bridge was in in in in imminent danger of collapse Chesapeake Bay Journal June 30: “Study: Drilling waste on Pennsylvania roads bad for health land”
Professor William Burgos discussed his research into the effectiveness of of conventional oil and and gas brine as as a a a a a a a a dust suppressant Burgos and and other CEE researchers submitted a a a a a a a study to the the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in in which they found that the the brine is not an an an effective dust suppressant and could have negative environmental impacts Read more about this project on on page eight New Penn Penn State State President Neeli Bendapudi meets with students in in in in Penn Penn State’s Women in in in in Engineering program Vox July 7: “What the Supreme
Court’s EPA ruling means for air pollution — and your health”
Assistant Professor Wei Peng provided commentary on on the Supreme
Court decision West Virgina v EPA and how it could potentially change regulation on on on on air pollution ASCE Civil Engineering Magazine August 18: “Concrete mix for lunar applications is one step closer”
Associate Professor Aleksandra Radlińska discussed a a a a a a project she leads to develop new concrete mixes for construction use on on on on on the moon Peter Collins a a a a a a civil engineering doctoral candidate was also mentioned
in in the the article for his work on on on the the project testing simulants of materials found on on on the moon Academic Minute podcast August 30: “Improve traffic flow in in in cities by banning left turns”
Associate Professor Vikash Gayah
was interviewed in in in Inside Higher Ed’s “Academic Minute” podcast where he he he discussed how eliminating left-hand turns improves overall traffic safety and and efficiency CEE 20 20 CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 38 2022