Concrete canoe champions
The Notre Dame student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers excelled in the (virtual) 2021 Great Lakes Student Conference.
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Notre Dame engineers join forces with Trinity College Dublin to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis
Notre Dame engineers have joined forces with microbiologists at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, to further …
Diogo Bolster named Freimann Professor of Hydrology
Diogo Bolster, professor and Henry Massman Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences …
Testing the Waters: Student engineers partner with rural community in Ecuador on clean water project
Safe water is unavailable to one in ten globally, and people living in poverty are disproportionally affected. …
Taking the classroom to new heights: Engineering students experience Chicago skyscraper under construction
Notre Dame undergraduates in a construction management course and graduate students from the professional Master of …
Monica Arul honored with Notre Dame’s Shaheen Graduate Student Award
Monica Arul, a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, has been selected to receive …
ND students named champions of 2022 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Conference Symposium
The Notre Dame student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) received top honors in the inaugural …
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Our faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students work on some of the world’s most challenging issues, including natural and manmade hazards; civil infrastructure; the environment; energy; water; and earth systems.
Students at all levels have opportunities to engage in research with significant practical and societal impact.
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We offer undergraduate programs in Civil Engineering; Environmental Earth Sciences; and Environmental Engineering. As a student in one of these programs, you’ll be a part of a hands-on experience that involves field trips, undergraduate research, service projects, and national and regional project competitions.
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In our Ph.D. program, you’ll work with leading researchers in civil and environmental engineering, fluid dynamics, or earth sciences.
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Fighting to Protect Our Community
Prof. Tracy Kijewski-Correa has studied the impact of natural disasters around the globe — from earthquakes and tsunamis to hurricanes.
She and her team built a platform that brings together all the critical information that first responders and urban planners need to protect their communities into one location.
