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Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Professional Disciplines
| Environmental Engineering |
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The processes and technology related to improving and maintaining the quality of our terrestrial, atmospheric, and aquatic environmental systems are the primary concerns of environmental engineers. They draw upon a broad knowledge of physics, chemistry and biology to assist in planning, design and operation of the sustainable infrastructure necessary to maintain the quality of our environment.
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• Chemical and biological processes
• Water, soil, and sediment remediation
• Hazardous contaminant kinetics and fate
• Ecosystem modeling |
• Analyses of air and water quality
• Development of instruments and methodology
• Health effects of pollutants
• Wetlands restoration and creation |
Environmental Engineering Faculty:
Steven Burian, Assistant Professor
Ramesh Goel, Assistant Professor
Andy Hong, P.E., Professor
Kraig Johnson, P.E., Research Assistant Professor
Christine Pomeroy, P.E., Assistant Professor
Melinda P. Krahenbuhl, Research Professor
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| Water Resource Engineering |
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Water resources engineering involves the many processes related to movement of water on the surface of and through the earth. Engineers in this discipline are concerned with sustainable water resource management, systems of water supply and distribution, water quality, coastal oceanic processes, flooding prevention and disaster mitigation, the hydrology of surface runoff, and hydro-meteorological process.
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• Surface and ground water hydrology
• Stochastic hydrology
• Watershed modeling
• Hydro-meteorology and hydro-climatology
• Water quality assessment |
• Sustainable water resources management
• GIS and Remote Sensing
• Stormwater management and modeling
• Pollutant transport through water pathways
• Urban water infrastructure history |
Water Resources Engineering Faculty:
Steven Burian, Assistant Professor
Ramesh Goel, Assistant Professor
Andy Hong, P.E., Professor
Christine Pomeroy, P.E., Assistant Professor
Kraig Johnson, P.E., Research Assistant Professor
Brian McPherson, P.E., Associate Professor
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Structural engineers are concerned with the design and supervision of construction of all types of structures found in our built environment. They play an integral role in improving the quality of this environment through advancements in analysis techniques, materials, and construction methods.
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• Structural analysis and design
• Reliability engineering
• Corrosion and fatigue
• Structural rehabilitation/repair |
• Dynamics of structures
• Earthquake engineering
• High performance materials |
Structural Engineering Faculty:
Janice Chambers, P.E., S.E., Associate Professor
Charles (Torch) Elliott, P.E., Research Assistant Professor
Chris Pantelides, P.E., Professor
Lawrence D. Reaveley, P.E., Professor
Pedro Romero, P.E., Associate Professor
Paul Tikalsky, P.E., Professor and Chair
Kevin Wong, Assistant Professor
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| Geotechnical engineers apply their understanding of how soil and rock behave under varying conditions in order to use them safely and efficiently in the following applications:
• as the supporting media for structures
• as a host media for structures such as tunnels
• as structures such as dams.
Geotechnical Engineers are also involved in applying their understanding of soil and rock mechanics towards developing new technologies for earthquake hazard mitigation.
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• Earthquake engineering
• Soil dynamics
• Foundation systems
• Liquefaction |
• Instrumentation • Risk assessment
• Soil improvement and stabilization
• Collapsible soils
•Geosynthetics |
Geotechnical Engineering Faculty:
Steven F. Bartlett, P.E., Associate Professor
Evert Lawton, P.E., Professor
Brian McPherson, P.E., Associate Professor
Pedro Romero, P.E., Assistant Professor
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| Transportation Engineering |
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| Transportation Engineering affects everyone on earth, on a daily basis. People, countries, governments, businesses, whole economies rely on effective, reliable transportation in one form or another. This is a field where good engineers are always in demand.
In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Utah, we emphasize three areas of Transportation Engineering:
• Intelligent Transportation Systems.
• Transportation Evaluation and Planning
• Materials, Construction and Maintenance
Transportation Engineering Faculty:
Peter Martin, Associate Professor
Joseph Perrin, P.E., Research Assistant Professor
Pedro Romero, P.E., Associate Professor
Paul Tikalsky, P.E., Chair and Professor
Xuesong Zhou, Assistant Professor
Links:
University of Utah Traffic Lab
Modes of Transportation Engineering / Overview
Traffic Engineering / Corridor Design / Materials / Construction
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Innovative Transportation Solutions
Transportation Course Outlines
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| Today's engineer and project manager must possess a broad range of technical, financial and human resource skills. The Engineering Management track is a combination of technical and management courses taught by industry professionals, business school faculty and engineering faculty who bring a broad range of world problems to the classroom, giving students the tools they need to succeed in the business of engineering management.
Graduates of the masters program are better prepared to step into management roles than BS graduates. In addition to solid engineering skills, engineering management students have been trained in the techniques of business and decision making. These added skills make these engineers truly valuable to companies as they are capable of solving complex engineering problems while always keeping track of the bottom line.
Engineering Management classes in CvEEN are available to upper division undergraduate majors and graduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Masters students may complete 9 credits with Engineering Management track classes. In addition, a collaborative agreement with the David Eccles School of Business also allows civil and environmental engineering students to take up to three selected master's level business courses to fulfill their Engineering Management Masters degree requirements.
Engineering Management Faculty:
Larry Reaveley, P.E., Professor
Dennis Peterson, Lecturer
Paul Tikalsky, P.E., Chair and Professor
Ken Ament, Lecturer |
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Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0561 |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Phone No: (801) 581-6931
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