The U.S. Department of Transportation designated Wisconsin as 1 of only 10 AV Proving Grounds in the nation. Researchers within the College of Engineering are committed to the safe and rapid advancement of automated vehicles and will assess the benefits, technical aspects, and risks of AV, as well as collaborate on policy issues with government.
In the fall 2017 semester, a team of professors including UW–Madison’s Steven Loheide offered a course menu of highly specialized hydrology topics to a remote audience of 45 graduate students at six institutions, using a new virtual university format.
Our faculty members are leading a number of large research projects that are poised to have significant impacts. In January 2017, a partnership including UW-Madison engineers was named one of 10 proving grounds for driverless cars and trucks by the U.S. Department of Transportation, underscoring the expertise of UW-Madison engineers in researching various aspects of autonomous and connected vehicle technology.
Greeshma Gradikota, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and faculty fellow of the Grainger Institute for Engineering, studies the materials we use to produce energy and consumer goods in order to close elemental loops with more sustainable chemical reactions.
Bu Wang, CEE Assistant Professor and Grainger Institute for Engineering Fellow, is studying materials for a safer, more sustainable world.
Academic Programs
The department offers several academic degree programs:
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering
- Master of Science or PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering– Accelerated Option
- Master of Science or PhD in Geological Engineering
- Master of Science or PhD in Environmental Chemistry and Technology
- Online Master of Engineering in Environmental Engineering
Visit our Bachelor of Science Programs, Master’s Programs, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programs pages for even more information.
Research and Initiatives
CEE faculty and students engage in research in several focus areas under our three primary themes of Mobility, Water, and Building with cross-cutting areas of Infrastructure, Energy, and the Environment.
Events
Upcoming Events
Students, Parents, Families, and Donors join to celebrate this year’s scholarship awards. For more information, click here:
2018 Scholarship Awards Banquet Information and Registration
Save the date for Engineers’ Day 2018 on Friday, October 19. More information coming soon!
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geological Engineering Program invite December graduates and their families for a celebration breakfast. The celebration will be held prior to the UW Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, December 16 from 8:00am-9:30am. Invitation to come in the fall.
