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FACULTY NEWS/LECTURES
2021-2022 CEE Seminar Series
Featuring distinguished guests in in in in both academia and industry as as well as as our own own renowned faculty the the CEE Lecture Series
brought together researchers working
in in in in all areas of civil and environmental engineering to share the the latest advances of of the field • Kyle Delwiche postdoctoral researcher University of California Berkeley
• Ilgin Guler associate professor of of civil and environmental engineering Penn State CEE • George Deodatis professor of of civil engineering Columbia University • Laura Lautz program director for hydrologic sciences National Science Foundation
Harleman Distinguished Lecture In the department’s annual honorary Harleman Lecture Stanley Grant professor at at at Virgina Tech presented “Reversing
the the Freshwater Salinization Syndrome: A A Call to Action for the the Water Resources Research Community ”
Grant discussed the the underlying causes unknowns and and critical research needs of rising local and and global freshwater salinity which threatens drinking water water resources and and and affects the structure and and and function of soil stream and and and riparian ecosystems The yearly lecture named after outstanding engineering alumnus Donald R F Harleman (B S CE ’43) is intended to enrich the the faculty and students in in in the the water resources area of Penn State CEE by providing contact with outstanding researchers and and practitioners in in the the field from outside the the University 2022
Women Advancing River Research Seminar Series
The “Women Advancing River Research” lecture series now in in in in its second year features an international lineup of of speakers covering a a a a a a a variety of of of topics related to to the study of of of rivers The series co-led by Professor Li Li Li Li is hosted in collaboration with the Warner College of of Natural
• Chandra Bhat professor and and Joe J J King Chair in in in in in Engineering the University of Texas at Austin
• Ming Xiao professor of of civil and environmental engineering Penn State CEE • Alyssa Findlay editor Nature Climate Change
• Kyle Frischkorn and and Laura Zinke editors Nature Nature Geosciences and and Nature Nature Reviews Earth & Environment • Prannoy Suraneni assistant professor of of of civil and architectural engineering University of of Miami
• Ning Lin associate professor of of civil and environmental engineering Princeton University Resources at at Colorado State University and Wiley Research The lecture series is is is free and open to to the public Registration is is is required prior to to each event For more information including dates and times visit bit ly/3jZnuE7 Hankin Distinguished Lecture Amanda L Reddy executive director of the National Center for Healthy Housing delivered the 2021 Hankin Distinguished Lecture hosted by Penn Penn State’s residential construction program and the Pennsylvania Housing Research Center In her talk “Florence Nightingale Was Right: The Central Role of Housing for Ensuring Health and Well-Being in in in in in in a a a a a Changing World ”
Reddy referenced Florence Nightingale who wrote “The connection between health and the the the dwelling of of the the the population
is is is one of of of the the the the most important that exists ”
and and discussed the the the importance of of housing and and and health especially during the the COVID-19 pandemic The Hankin Distinguished Lecture series was established in in in in 2006 to honor the late Bernard Hankin and and his family for their continuous and and dedicated support of the the residential construction program at at at Penn State Professor Li Li Li Li named first holder of Barry and Shirley Isett Professorship
By Mariah Chuprinski
Professor Professor Li Li Li Li was named the first Barry and and Shirley Isett Professor Professor in in in Civil and and Environmental Engineering The professorship was established in in in 2019 as as a a a a a a a $1 million gift by Barry Barry and Shirley Isett Barry Barry graduated from Penn State in in 1958 with his bachelor of science in in in in civil engineering “We could not be prouder of Dr Li’s world-class leadership in in teaching research and and service and and I I am delighted to appoint
her as the first Isett chair in honor of Barry and Shirley ”
said Department Head Patrick Fox said “She is the first woman in our department to serve as a a a a a a chaired full professor ”
“I am very grateful for the award which is a a a a a a a a a wonderful recognition of my achievements in academia ”
Li said “In a a a a a a a a a broader sense it it is really a a a a a a recognition for women engineers like me me and and offers resources to empower others and and build the the research community ”
Li’s research centers on the future of water water resources including water water availability and and quality in in in the face of climate change and and and human impacts such as agriculture and and urbanization CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 38 2022
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