A top-ranked department

  • Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Program: #11

    U.S. News & World Report, 2025

  • Graduate Environmental Engineering Program: #8

    U.S. News & World Report, 2024

  • Undergraduate Civil Engineering Program: #11

    U.S. News & World Report, 2025

  • Graduate Civil Engineering Program: #12

    U.S. News & World Report, 2024

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

    Oct 16

    Resilient re-designs for real-world problems

    Graduate-level course teaches students to build solutions that are resilient to uncertain future conditions and conscious of the community and environment around them.

    Sep 30

    Ride-hailing apps mitigate impact of racial discrimination Opens in new window

    Uber and Lyft are dramatically reducing wait-time disparities for Black riders, but the impact of systemic segregation persists.

    Sep 18

    Four CEE faculty named endowed chairs

    The College of Engineering announced eight new endowed chairs. Four are professors in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

    More news from Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Hiring tenure-track faculty

    The Department of Civil and Environemntal Engineering welcomes applications for a faculty position specializing in decarbonization of the built environment and/or adaptation to climate change.