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UMass Lowell is the only public, ABET-accredited engineering program in the Boston Metropolitan area. It is located only 25 miles northwest from downtown
Civil engineers plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain facilities and systems that serve the basic needs of society. These include buildings, bridges, tunnels, roadways, railways, airports, harbors, dams, pipelines, water and waste water systems. Civil engineers focus their problem-solving capabilities on making our communities better places to live. Civil engineers are frequently involved in city planning and in managing the use of natural resources. They face the challenges of meeting society's needs while protecting the environment. Civil engineering is an umbrella field comprised of a number of related specialties.
Civil Engineering Specialties at UMass Lowell:
Environmental Engineering - clean water, waste water, environmental impact, pollution identification, landfills, hazardous & nonhazardous waste management, site cleanup & remediation
Geotechnical Engineering – soil-structure interaction, foundation and earth structures engineering, soil & rock mechanics, slopes, retaining walls, tunnels
Structural Engineering – structural design, structural evaluation and monitoring, bridge engineering, advanced materials
Transportation Engineering - planning, designing, and operating streets and highways, transit systems, airports, railroads, ports, and harbors
For further information on CEE specialties see: ASCE Technical Specialties
Click on the links below to view some of the civil engineering projects in which graduates and faculty of the Department have been involved in recent years.
Lelacheur Park
Tsongas Arena
Route 3 Construction
Drumhill Interchange
Zakim_bridge
Central Artery Project
Mass Water Resources Authority