About CEE
The department's mission is to prepare students for careers at the forefront of the dynamic fields of civil and environmental engineering. There are growing challenges for designing and maintaining societal infrastructure, while properly accounting for the complex interactions between the built and natural environments. Our aim is to train students to take leadership roles in identifying emerging issues in these fields and to develop innovative solutions to the engineering challenges of the future. Our undergraduate curriculum covers the key components of today's civil and environmental engineering profession. These include the static and dynamic behavior of anthropogenic structures, construction materials, and geotechnical materials; the workings of the natural environment, how it affects societal infrastructure, as well as how human activities affect the environment; and elements of design and its philosophy. Because civil and environmental engineers are called upon to work on large projects of an interdisciplinary nature, it is our mission to train students to be able to apply a diverse set of skills to solve complex problems, to work in teams and communicate effectively, and to uphold ethical standards of professional practice. Our graduate focus areas are Environmental Engineering and Water Resources and Mechanics, Materials and Structures. Graduate education is intimately linked with the research activities of the department's faculty.