These are exciting times to be a civil engineer as we are uniquely qualified to solve some of the most pressing contemporary issues including deteriorating infrastructure, clean water and affordable energy.
You can be a part of the solution. You can lead in improving our infrastructure and transportation systems, clean the air and the water and help to advance civilization and build our quality of life.
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Rhode Island has a dynamic faculty committed to provide you the tools to be an effective leader in the global economy. People like Dr. Vinka Craver who is developing sustainable technologies for water and wastewater treatment in South America. People like Dr. Mayrai Gindy who is developing advanced technologies to determine the condition of our aging bridges. People like Dr. Natacha Thomas who is designing effective systems for evacuation from areas subject to extreme events. People like Dr. Christopher Hunter whose work on intelligent transportation systems can solve some of the traffic problems in the urban environment. Or people like Dr. Christopher Baxter who is evaluating tsunami hazard and liquefaction of sands.
Our students enjoy a rigorous but satisfying curriculum including the award winning senior capstone studio class, a large number of hands-on laboratory experiences, a strong international program at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, leadership opportunities in many student organizations and opportunities for research and close interaction with faculty members.
We invite you to explore our program and will be glad to provide you any additional information that you may need.
News and Events
Dr. Mayrai Gindy receives the Transportation Excellence Award for her research in improving transportation in Rhode Island. The award was presented May 14, 2009 at the Transportation Week Breakfast in Warwick, RI.
URI ASCE Student Chapter members bring home the hardware from the 2009 ASCE New England Student Conference and Canoe Competition.
The device looks deceptively simple – a porous clay pot placed in a five-gallon plastic bucket with a spigot – but Vinka Craver believes it can save millions of lives each year. [read more]
Professor Mayrai Gindy receives grant from Champlin Foundations to develop a Mobile Bridge Testing Laboratory for undergraduates. Students will obtain real world experience and develop expertise in structural health monitoring.
The RI Transportation Research Center (TRC) and the Construction Industries of Rhode Island are hosting the 21st Rhode Island Transportation Forum on Friday, November 7, 2008. For information contact professor K.Wayne Lee.
Dr. Chris Baxter is appointed on the North America Organizing Committee for the 4th International Symposium on "Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences," to be held in Austin, TX, November 2009 [read more].