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CEE News | July 13, 2026
New 3D thermal cloak hides objects from heat in any direction
Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Shelly Zhang and other members of her lab have designed and built the first 3D device that can make objects invisible to heat, an advance that could transform how we protect sensitive electronics, manage heat in microchips and shield equipment from thermal detection.
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July 8, 2026
Jebelli and student win Best Paper Runner-Up Award at i3CE Conference
Assistant Professor Houtan Jebelli and CEE graduate student Yogesh Gautam received the Best Paper Runner-Up Award at the 2026 International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering (i3CE). Organized under the American Society of Civil Engineers, i3CE brought together the researchers and practitioners at the intersection of computing, sensing, robotics, AI, and civil and construction engineering. Learn More>>
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July 6, 2026
CEE alum among Forbes’ Accessibility 200 list
DeepWalk, a company co-founded by CEE at Illinois alum Brandon Yates (BS '21) and ECE alum Anshul Shah that develops automated sidewalk inspection software, has been recognized in the latest Forbes Accessibility 200 list. The Illinois alumni took advantage of the entrepreneurial resources available to students at Illinois, including the Technology Entrepreneur Center’s COZAD start-up competition and iVenture Accelerator to develop their app. Yates and Shah were also named to Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2025. Learn more >>