A Message from the Department Chair
Welcome to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Founded in 1864, we are the oldest engineering discipline at Rutgers. As a fully-encompassing department, our program comprises two majors: Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering. Our environmental engineering program is jointly administered by Rutgers School of Engineering (SOE) and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS).
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Over the course of their studies, undergraduate and graduate students are thoughtfully and thoroughly prepared in state-of-the-art facilities by a faculty of world-class research leaders and technological innovators for dynamic careers in civil engineering, a field ranked #4 by US News & World Report as a Best Engineering Job in 2023.
CEE faculty are respected in their field contributing research that addresses a broad range of civil and environmental challenges, and is supported by the leading federal and state funding agencies Our community of faculty, students, alumni, and a growing roster of industry partners have gained national and international recognition for pioneering work that shares an overriding mission: to provide solutions to global challenges that contribute to the development of a safer and more sustainable infrastructure, environment, and economy.
We welcome all – students, faculty, staff, and industry partners to join us on this mission.
Nenad Gucunski, PhD
Chair
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering