The faculty and students within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are currently conducting research in:

• Environmental Engineering
• Water Resources
• Environmental Management
• Geo-environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Structural Analysis and Design
• Structural Materials
• Transportation Engineering
• Civil Design for Sustainability

Faculty and staff within the Department lead and/or participate in the following research centers:

• Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC)
• Infrastructure, Design, Environment, and Sustainability (IDEAS) Center
• Infrastructure Security and Emergency Responder Research and Training Facility (ISERRT)
• National Consortium on Remote Sensing in Transportation (NCRST)
• Transportation Policy Studies