Collaborating to engineer solutions for a resilient, sustainable future.
Academics & Admission
Students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering make a lasting impact in the world as they launch careers which design and apply innovative solutions fostering sustainability in the natural and built environments.
Graduates
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers three graduate degree programs: master’s, doctoral, and degree of Engineer. With four distinct focus areas, the leading purpose of our master’s program is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a professional career or doctoral studies.
Undergraduates
The built and natural environments are interdependent and inseparable, requiring that the next generation of civil and environmental engineers work collaboratively as never before. We offer undergraduate majors in Environmental Systems Engineering, Architectural Design, Atmosphere/Energy and Civil Engineering.
Latest News and Events
Join us for an on-campus alumni reunion event! Our new department chair, Sarah Billington, will discuss our plans for the future and host a panel discussion with faculty and alumni addressing water and sustainable cities, followed by a reception.
Tenure-Track Faculty Position
Our department is inviting applications for an assistant professor associate professor without tenure. Click here for more details and to apply!
Stanford Data Science and the School of Engineering are also inviting applications for a tenure-track appointment. Click here for more details.
Stanford researchers will use the Korean ‘smart city’ of Songdo as a living laboratory
The new center will provide a testbed to help academic and corporate researchers develop and deploy a new generation of physical structures and electronic technologies as prototypes for the urban environments of the 21st Century.
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Seminars and Events
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department hosts a number of events during the year. Check here for information on upcoming and past events:
Department Seminar Courses
Other Events
Stories and Voices
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Research
We focus on engineering for sustainability with an emphasis on cities, energy, infrastructure, public health and water
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