Engineering alumnus maps pathway to surveying success and hall of fame
July 29, 2024
On May 3, 2024, surveying and mapping alumnus Steve Buchanan was inducted into the UAA College of Engineering (CoEng) Alumni Hall of Fame, which honors the professional accomplishments and contributions of exceptional CoEng graduates.
“The work that I do is about infrastructure support,” said Buchanan. “Roads, utilities, water, sewer, rail and people — all of which are vital to Alaska.”
Solving the unknown with infinite possibilities
April 2, 2024
Between earning his undergraduate degree and starting graduate study, rather than take a well-deserved break, mechanical engineering alumnus Lawrence Giron Jr. participated in not one, but two prestigious NASA internships back to back.
International Conference on Cold Regions Engineering (ICCRE)
March 8, 2024
The College of Engineering at UAA invites you to attend the 20th International Conference
on Cold Regions Engineering (ICCRE) to be held in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 13-16,
2024.
This conference is being organized by ASCE's Cold Regions Engineering Division (CRED)
and aims at connecting engineers, academics, and cold regions experts from various
disciplines to share their knowledge and experience. The conference theme is Sustainable
and resilient engineering solutions for changing cold regions.
January 29, 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Zhaohui “Joey” Yang, Ph.D., M. ASCE, who has been selected by ASCE’s Cold Regions Engineering Division (CRED) to receive the 2024 Harold R. Peyton Award for Cold Regions Engineering for his outstanding contributions to cold regions engineering, most notably research efforts associated with improving the seismic design of bridge foundations in frozen ground.
DNR, UAA Partner on Global Navigation Satellite System
October 19, 2023
"By hosting the DNR GNSS reference station on our campus, UAA remains at the forefront of geospatial education and research, equipping our students to become trailblazers in this dynamic field’ said Dr. Kenrick Mock, Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Alaska Anchorage. “We are excited about the positive impact this collaboration will have on our community and the state of Alaska."
UAA researcher senses a solution to pipeline corrosion
May 22, 2023
On the North Slope there are thousands of small pipes that ultimately come together to feed into the big one — the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Each of those pipes are a potential hazard, especially as they experience the effects of air, water and chemistry over long periods of time. Even in the cold of the Arctic, pipes will eventually succumb to corrosion — the natural chemical process that transforms refined metals into oxides.
That’s where Oleg Shiryayev, Ph.D., assistant professor of mechanical engineering in UAA’s College of Engineering, comes in.
