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Environmental Engineering

WERC competition Students competing in the WERC Environmental Design Contest as part of their senior design. The competition draws hundreds of college students from around the world. WEF/AWWA Conference Students participating in the annual Rocky Mountain Water Environmental Foundation and American Water Works Association (WEF/AAWA) Conference.  

In the past, environmental engineering focused primarily on the design and construction of water and wastewater treatment systems and municipal solid waste management. However, because environmental problems have become more and more complex, the range of environmental engineering activities has increased significantly. To meet new challenges, environmental engineering has become an interdisciplinary profession and now includes areas such as air pollution control, hazardous waste remediation, and life cycle engineering as well as many other new and developing fields. As a result, today's graduating environmental engineers can look forward to dynamic and challenging careers in a field dedicated to the protection of human health and the environment.


Undergraduate Programs:

The Department of Civil & Architectural Engineering offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering/Environmental Option. This program provides a fundamental education in civil engineering with an emphasis in environmental engineering design.


Graduate Programs:

A Master of Science in Environmental Engineering is offered as an interdisciplinary advanced degree through the Departments of Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Numerous funding opportunities exist for graduate research. Prospective graduate students with undergraduate degrees in related science or engineering disciplines are encouraged to contact a faculty member in his/her research area of interest.

A Ph.D. degree can also be obtained in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in environmental engineering. The degree program can be customized by selecting appropriate coursework in consultation with an academic advisor in the Department of Civil Engineering.


Faculty with research in this area:

Research Projects

College of Engineering and Applied Science