Geotechnical Engineering & Geomechanics
CEAE's Shideh Dashti received a Fulbright award to study combined seismic and rainfall geohazards at Chile's Pontificia Universidad Catolica.
In today’s AI-driven era, success depends less on what you know and more on how you use it, says Sam Sohn, the new director of CIEST. That’s what makes the center so vital. At CIEST, students gain practical, hands-on experience applying science and engineering to real-world challenges—preparing CEAE graduates to innovate and lead in their careers.
Associate Professor Shideh Dashti highlights how land subsidence from excessive groundwater extraction for farming threatens Iran's critical infrastructure, like transportation and pipelines. The rapid land sinking adds to earthquake risks, compounding the danger.
Associate Professor Shideh Dashti received the 2025 EERI Distinguished Lecture Award for her groundbreaking work in geotechnical earthquake engineering.
In this interview with Shideh Dashti, an associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering, Dashti shares her thoughts on the recent and devestating floods in Libya and earthquake in Morocco, what engineers can learn from these events and how countries can build resilient cities.
CEAE's Yida Zhang won an NSF CAREER award to study how soil grain breakage under pressure could affect the stability of taller dams.
Shideh Dashti, an associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering and acting associate dean for research in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, says the geology underlying Turkey and Syria shares a lot in common with the West Coast of the United States.
Welcome to the Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing (CIEST) at CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº, an experimental facility offering geotechnical centrifuges, structural dynamics and materials testing and research for business, government, and academic
Engineering a sustainable and equitable future takes innovation and collaboration. Shideh Dashti is the Acting Associate Dean of Research at CU Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº's College of Engineering & Applied Science, as well as an Associate Professor in the Civil,
The drone whirs to life on a driveway in the Spanish Hills neighborhood of Âé¶¹Ó°Ôº County. Its four spinning motors lift it to nearly 200 feet above the ground. Below, the cul-de-sac comes into view, revealing the stone chimneys and blackened