Quick Hits
The College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs held a “Future Cities, Livable Futures: Toward a Sustainable Model for Urban-Watershed Systems” conference in August. Co-sponsors were the National Science Foundation and UNESCO.
Civil engineering Professor and Chair Ali Abolmaali and the city of Waxahachie are collaborating on robotic inspections of several miles of the city’s sewer pipelines.
Mohammad Najafi, director of the Center for Underground Infrastructure Research and Education, is collaborating with the Indian Society for Trenchless Technology to solve leakage problems in the pipes that channel stormwater to energy plants.
