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CEGE...cultivating smart engineers and nurturing grateful hearts

Happy Thanksgiving
from all of us!

"I’m thankful for a great community of graduate students and for an incredible research adviser!"

Olutooni Ajayi is a graduate student studying how to encapsulate bacteria to treat a variety of waste streams with her adviser Paige Novak. She received a PEO International Peace Scholarship

"I am thankful to be in CEGE because it is a career that will allow me to help design cities that put the pedestrian first; so many areas within our society would benefit from walkable city designs. I’d like to use my skills to institute new standards for pedestrian-prioritized cities. The way our cities are spread out and dependent on cars catalyzes problems associated with loneliness and a lack of belonging, sentiments widespread in our society. People don’t realize how big an impact car-dependent cities have on our well-being as social animals."

Nick R, BCivE 2022

"I am thankful that the Civil Engineering Building (our building) is underground. We never have to worry about tornadoes while we are hard at work."

Randal Barnes
Associate Professor Barnes teaches CEGE 3102: Uncertainty and Decision Analysis.

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"I am grateful to be part of the Civil Engineering major at the UMN because it inspires me to know that I will be a part of the change in making our infrastructure more sustainable, longer-lasting, and more beneficial to those it serves."

Alanna S., BCivE 2022

Student welcoming visitors at the door to the civil Engineering Building

"I appreciate that the "faculty lounge" is open to staff, too. In other words, I am glad that there's a culture of welcoming all of the employees of the department to the same space."

Martha Weitekamp, staff for the new graduate program focused on resource and water circularity.

CEGE Student Ambassadors at the Minnesota State Fair

"I am most grateful for our students who I have the pleasure of teaching, they are very engaged and interested in learning; for our faculty and staff who really care about the quality of our undergraduate and graduate programs; and for all of us making sure that we have a great and welcoming environment for all."

Catherine French, Professor

CEGE majors make an impact

Take the first steps toward a fulfilling career with a major in civil, environmental, or geo- engineering.

"I knew that I wanted to help people, as a lot of engineers do. And it’s just a really great way to apply those skills directly to people’s lives—with clean water, the environment, and sustainability."

— Samantha Volkmeier

Undergraduate programs

CEGE research helps societies flourish

Our discoveries are finding better ways to address critical challenges, support human well-being, and make our planet more resilient.

Resilient Structural Systems

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Safe & Adaptive Transportation Systems

Science & Engineering of Our Environment

Water & Earth Surface Processes

Next-Generation Materials

Earth Resources Engineering

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Wang on Planning, Operation, and Management of Automated Transportation Systems

Dan Kennedy has something to be thankful for

Update on Water Chemistry

News Roundup from the latest issue of the CEGE magazine

CEGE Master's and Ph.D. programs advance your engineering career