{"id":53,"date":"2021-02-03T13:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T19:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?post_type=department&#038;p=53"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:19:21","slug":"civil-environmental-engineering","status":"publish","type":"department","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"department-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering    <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shape the Future of Urban Infrastructure and the Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">At UW\u2013Milwaukee, our civil &amp; environmental engineering program prepares you to design, build, and manage safer, smarter, and more sustainable infrastructure for modern cities and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-choose-a-degree-in-civil-amp-environmental-engineering-at-uwm\"><strong>Why choose a degree in Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering at 51ÁÔÆæ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hands-on Experience:<\/strong> Gain real-world skills through internships and co-ops in Milwaukee\u2019s vibrant engineering industry, home to Fortune 500 companies, major infrastructure projects, and public agencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flexible Specializations:<\/strong> Tailor your degree with tracks in structural, transportation, geotechnical, or water\/environmental engineering\u2014focus on what excites you most.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Make a Real Impact:<\/strong> Combine technical expertise with a commitment to public safety, environmental stewardship, and community well-being.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environmental Solutions:<\/strong> Tackle pressing challenges like pollution control, wastewater treatment, and water resource management through integrated engineering, biology, chemistry, and soil science knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Join 51ÁÔÆæ and become part of a community shaping sustainable, connected, and resilient cities for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-c-button--grid uwm-l-grid-row--30 uwm-l-grid-column--30 uwm-l-grid--3 uwm-l-grid--equal-y\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undergraduate<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/masters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Master&#8217;s<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhD<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/scholarships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scholarships<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">    <div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--color-head uwm-u-mt-40\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Contact<\/div>\n        <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                <strong>Contact Info:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ceas-cem@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ceas-cem@uwm.edu<\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Street Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>3200 North Cramer Street<br>Milwaukee, WI 53211<br \/><br \/><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><br>College of Engineering &amp; Applied Science<br>P.O. Box 784<br>Milwaukee, WI 53201-0784            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\"><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/><\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<section id=\"department-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Joel.Roberts.REPORT.jpg\" alt=\"A civil engineering graduate with shaggy brown hair and a light blue shirt looks at his tablet. A modern glass side of a building behind him reflect road traffic.\" class=\"wp-image-27904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Joel.Roberts.REPORT.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/06\/Joel.Roberts.REPORT-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>Joel Roberts, a PhD student in civil &amp; environmental engineering, has founded Shepherd Traffic, a company that uses computer vision, geometry, and smart algorithms to capture more detailed and accurate traffic data than what\u2019s currently available.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-news\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-27443\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--3\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/southeastern-wisconsin-transportation-symposium-draws-record-crowd\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/symp.leaders.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of eight people - two women and six men -stand in a line looking at the camera. Behind them is a bright yellow wall.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/symp.leaders.jpg 750w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/10\/symp.leaders-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/southeastern-wisconsin-transportation-symposium-draws-record-crowd\/\">Record attendance at IPIT and WisDOT&#8217;s annual Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Tall vehicles \u2013 those that have a higher ground clearance&nbsp;than &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/shi-talks-about-driverless-vehicles-on-tmj4-news\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Shi.lab_.TMJ4_.hoz_.hier_.res_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Four men talking with one another\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Shi.lab_.TMJ4_.hoz_.hier_.res_.jpg 500w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/03\/Shi.lab_.TMJ4_.hoz_.hier_.res_-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/shi-talks-about-driverless-vehicles-on-tmj4-news\/\">Shi talks about driverless vehicles on TMJ4 news<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">It&#039;s not just a computer that makes a vehicle autonomous. &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/nosonovsky-blends-surface-science-with-machine-learning-to-predict-beach-contamination\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/01\/Bradford-beach-figure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"aerial view of milw lakefront\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/01\/Bradford-beach-figure.jpg 788w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/01\/Bradford-beach-figure-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2025\/01\/Bradford-beach-figure-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/nosonovsky-blends-surface-science-with-machine-learning-to-predict-beach-contamination\/\">Nosonovsky blends surface science with machine learning to predict beach contamination<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">A interdisciplinary 51ÁÔÆæ research team, including Michael Nosonovsky, professor, mechanical &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ipit-and-wisdot-host-annual-southeast-wisconsin-transportation-symposium\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/10\/Qin.symposium24.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"man at a podium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/10\/Qin.symposium24.jpg 500w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2024\/10\/Qin.symposium24-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/ipit-and-wisdot-host-annual-southeast-wisconsin-transportation-symposium\/\">IPIT and WisDOT host annual Southeast Wisconsin Transportation Symposium<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">One-fifth of traffic deaths in the U.S. involve pedestrians and &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/cheng-receives-288000-from-usda-to-develop-a-process-to-monitor-and-treat-pathogens-in-polluted-wastewater\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/plugins\/uwm-blocks\/dist\/posts\/..\/images\/uwm-placeholder-750x500.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/cheng-receives-288000-from-usda-to-develop-a-process-to-monitor-and-treat-pathogens-in-polluted-wastewater\/\">Cheng receives $649,000 from USDA to develop a process to monitor and treat pathogens in polluted wastewater<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Globally, more than 70% of fresh water is used to &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"details-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n            <nav aria-label=\"Section\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/departments\/civil-environmental-engineering\/\">Civil &amp; 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