Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

UML is the only public, ABET-accredited engineering program in the Boston Metropolitan area. It is located only 25 miles northwest from downtown Boston with direct commuter rail access between North Station and Lowell.

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 wastewater 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 UML:

Environmental Engineering - clean water, waste water, environmental impact, pollution identification, landfills, hazardous & non-hazardous 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 Techincal 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