The research efforts of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering contribute to the facilitation of appropriate technology, beneficial infrastructure, and social change in the world.
Current projects have impact both locally and abroad, and cross disciplinary boundaries.
Tomorrow Needs a Sustainable Infrastructure
Research activities in the department advance knowledge in the multifaceted disciplines of civil engineering, environmental engineering, and geospatial engineering as well as in several cognate areas. Faculty expertise spans environmental and infrastructural sustainability, design in the developing world, civil materials and structures, construction, environmental engineering education, hydrology and hydraulic structures, transportation, and biogeochemistry, and includes numerous other areas of focus.
The department exceeds $3 million in annual research expenditures, funded by a variety of sources including federal and state governments, industry, and foundations. The department maintains more than 43,000 square feet of high-caliber research and teaching laboratories, including Benedict Laboratory, one of only a few facilities in the world equipped to test and evaluate ultrahigh-performance concrete.