Data-gathering long-haul trucks. Food as biofuel. The future of water resources. Next-generation bridges. Faculty dedicated to solving problems and inspiring civil engineering leaders of the future.

Civil engineers have welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s acknowledgment of the water crisis affecting many parts of South Africa but warn that the real challenge lies in implementation at municipal ...

An introduction to the civil engineering profession with emphasis on careers open to the civil engineering students. Topics include: scope, specialties, education, professional practice, life-long ...

Civil engineers build the world around us. They use their knowledge of science and engineering to design safer buildings, roads, water supply systems, and bridges, while reducing our carbon footprint.

Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of the buildings and infrastructure that make up the built environment, including roads, bridges, tunnels, skyscrapers, transit systems, water ...

With a century dedicated to research and teaching in the field, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is ranked among the top departments in the nation. Our award-winning faculty ...

Our students learn how to solve open-ended problems, develop global awareness and learn from undergraduate research opportunities. Students also gain a high degree of faculty interaction, both inside ...

At UW, graduate civil engineering faculty and students are imagining a maverick future where biomaterials make natural gas, where fracking wastewater is cleaner, autonomous vehicles are safer and ...