Welcome to the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech.

Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is committed to engineering fundamentals, state-of-the-art technology, hands-on instruction, and interdisciplinary research to solve problems that are critical to quality of life.

The basis of our research is to create a balance between the built environment and the natural environment, while addressing the complex challenges of globalization in the 21st Century. 

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CURRENT RESEARCH

  • Reginald DesRoches has been appointed as the new Karen and John Huff Chair in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective May 15, 2012. Learn more

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  • EWB-GT students recently completed a major implementation stage of the organization's water distribution project in the remote village of Mungoa-goa, located in the mountainous northwest province of Cameroon. Learn more

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  • CHAMP’s primary role is to develop an understanding of how prepared Caribbean nations are for natural disasters, determine whether they are at risk, and create recommendations for preparation. Learn more

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  • Dr. Jaehong Kim's groundbreaking research to aid in the production of clean drinking water in developing countries is highlighted in Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T). Learn more

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  • Brandon Strellis discusses the research behind his Outstanding Student Paper award. The project was conducted at Summit Station, an NSF base at the highest point on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Learn more

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  • Dr. Kari (Edison) Watkins (CE ’97) thinks it might be a good thing for Americans to cool down their love affair with the automobile. Her research promises to make that separation a little less painful. Learn more

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NEWS & EVENTSRead All News

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Georgia Tech welcomes Bryan Landry as CEE's new development director
There’s a sense of excitement that seems to follow Bryan Landry, CEE’s new director of development. And it doesn’t have anything to do with the onset of spring weather or landing a new job. “It’s Georgia Tech,” says Landry, a native of Texas who joined the CEE team on April 2. Read More

Drs. Don Webster and Jeannette Yen present webinar series on turbulence
A unique collaboration between Georgia Tech and a team of scientists from the University of Maine-Orono is making the science of turbulence more accessible to middle and high school science teachers. The three-part “Turbulence” webinar series was conducted at 7:00 p.m. on January 23 and 30; with the final installment scheduled for... Read More

Charles Nelson, CE '70, receives top engineering management award
Civil engineering alumnus Charles W. Nelson has received the 2013 A.B. Paterson Award for an Engineer in Management from the Louisiana Engineering Society (LES). . Read More

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