Civil & Environmental Engineering

What We Do: Civil and Environmental Engineers design, construct, and maintain infrastructure including highways, bridges, buildings, transit networks, drinking water and wastewater systems, clean up pollution, restore rivers and watersheds, and protect the environment. As a civil and environmental engineers, we are focused on designing systems that improve life for everyone. 

 

Specialties: We offer courses in a variety of disciplines including but not limited to structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, and construction engineering.

Careers: Our civil and environmental engineering graduates find employment in consulting engineering firms, government agencies, the construction sector, and the military. Some students also further their education in graduate school with a master’s or doctoral degree. 

Research: Our faculty conduct research to support the planning, design, and operation of innovative and sustainable civil infrastructure, and to solve today's environmental problems. There are ample opportunities for students to work alongside our faculty in these scholarly endeavors.   

Meet Our Faculty & Staff

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