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The identification of SARS-CoV-2 in Detroit's wastewater system and the early warning it is providing for regional health officials have earned two environmental engineers from Michigan State University a top national award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Spartans from the Michigan State University College of Engineering won national first place honors at the 2022 Traffic Control Device Student Challenge during the Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10.

For the fourth time in four years, pavement performance research by experts from the Michigan State University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has received national recognition during the Long-Term Infrastructure Performance (LTIP) Student Data Analysis Contest (Pavement).

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected a Michigan State University Professor of Environmental Engineering to receive its 2021 ASCE Associate Editor Award. The award is highly competitive as there are close to 1,000 Associate Editors across 30+ ASCE Journals.

The source of troublesome lake algae is not always clear, but an interdisciplinary research project with two Michigan State University researchers found an answer may include colder groundwater that feeds some inland lakes. This finding could help predict the formation of harmful algal blooms to mitigate their impact on drinking water, tourism, fishing and fish toxicity.

As one of the nation's top research universities, Michigan State University prepares Spartans to think critically and creatively to gather important data that will help shape future conservation methods and inform public health measures across the state.

Each year, the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program, or CAREER, awards grants to "early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education." The following story is part of a series highlighting Michigan State University's recipients of NSF's 2021 CAREER grant awards.