Civil and Environmental Engineering

The work of civil and environmental engineers is evident everywhere — in the buildings we live in, the roads and bridges we travel on, the systems that provide us clean water and process waste, protecting our natural systems such as wetlands, treating contamination and reducing air pollution, developing sustainable energy and green materials technologies, mitigating impacts of climate change, disaster recoveries, and much more.

Empowering students to make the world a better place

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering places an emphasis on rigorous technical education and social awareness, preparing students to become engineering leaders and innovators who are empowered to make the world a better place for all. We educate our students to develop sustainable systemic solutions that consider short and long-term environmental, social, political, regulatory, and economic issues while identifying, defining, and solving engineering problems. We instill in our students essential skills such as critical thinking, data analysis and modeling, use of information and advanced engineering technology, and interpersonal communication (e.g. teamwork, technical writing, presentation and deliberation skills, communicating with stakeholders, including people with non-technical backgrounds) through project-based courses including service-learning experiences.