A top-ranked department

  • Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Program: #7

    U.S. News & World Report, 2026

  • Graduate Environmental Engineering Program: #8

    U.S. News & World Report, 2025

  • Undergraduate Civil Engineering Program: #11

    U.S. News & World Report, 2026

  • Graduate Civil Engineering Program: #10

    U.S. News & World Report, 2025

CEE programs

Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Doctor of Philosophy

Research

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    Climate-resilient environmental systems and technologies (CREST)

    Researchers in CEE's Climate-resilient environmental systems and technologies focus area are modeling complex interactions between the natural and built environments.

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    Sustainable energy and transportation systems (SETS)

    Researchers in CEE's Sustainable energy and transportation systems focus area are crafting equitable solutions for energy and transportation infrastructures.

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    Mechanics, chemistry, and materials (MCM)

    Researchers in CEE's Mechanics, chemistry, and materials focus area are addressing pressing societal needs related to climate change, food and water scarcity, and sustainable urban systems.

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    Intelligent engineered systems and society (IESS)

    Researchers in CEE's Intelligent engineered systems and society focus area are addressing pressing global issues such as climate change and urbanization through intelligent and autonomous infrastructure systems.

    • News

    Sep 24

    CMU faculty helps lead new efforts on climate assessment research

    A new U.S. Climate Collection paper sets research priorities for understanding climate risks across the country

    Sep 22

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    Cultivating an engineering mindset at CMU’s community garden Opens in new window

    The Winthrop Community Garden provides a popular outlet for College of Engineering students to consider engineering problems—or to simply unwind from their studies.

    Aug 21

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    Security to satellites: Engineering interns share insights Opens in new window

    Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering students traveled the U.S. and internationally to intern for organizations in robotics, medicine, finance, and more.

    More news from Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Hiring tenure-track faculty

    The Department of Civil and Environemntal Engineering welcomes applications for a open-rank faculty position in Civil & Environmental Systems Engineering. Review begins Nov. 15, 2026