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The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering integrates research, education, and professional service in areas related to civil infrastructure and the environment. We provide the profession and academia with outstanding graduates who advance both engineering practice and fundamental knowledge.

In the News

Professor Emeritus I. M. Idriss Elected a Distinguished Member of the ASCE

Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Competition Hosted at UC Davis April 25th

UCD Teams Wins US EPA People, Prosperity, and Planet Competition for Sustainability Competition

Professor Amit Kanvinde receives the 2008 ASCE Norman Medal

UCD Undergraduate Team Wins Structural Innovation Prize at  2008 PEER Seismic Design Competition

Professor Sashi Kunnath Receives the 2008 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize

Professor Jason DeJong receives ASCE's Arthur Casagrande Professional Development Award for 2008

Professor Daniel Sperling among this year's Nobel Laureates

What's in Your Water? Ireland - Galway June 28 - July 26, 2008

Engineering in a Capital City England - London July 5 - August 3, 2008

Soil Interactions Laboratory and Professor DeJong - One of Time Magazine's Top Inventions of 2007

CEE Welcomes New Faculty Kendall and Cappa

UC Experts Detail New Standard for Cleaner Transportation Fuels

State of the Lake 2007 - UC Davis Tahoe Research Center Report on Lake Tahoe

Chrome Ollie Earns 2nd Place Overall at the 2007 NSSBC

Professor Jay Lund Awarded ASCE Service-to-the-Profession Award

Bacteria Could Steady Buildings Against Earthquakes

UC Davis calls for action on deteriorating Delta