Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Graduate

The department offers M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in civil and environmental engineering. Faculty members have interest and research expertise in four primary areas: hydrology and water resources systems; structures, geotechnics and materials; transportation systems and environmental and energy systems. Each area has unique degree requirements detailed in the CEE Graduate Handbook.

The M.Eng (Master of Engineering) in Civil and Environmental Engineering is a one-year professional degree program aimed at training its students to gain practical skills for applied engineering practice in engineering management and advanced topics in CEE such as sustainable infrastructure design and the use of data science in civil and environmental engineering. Many of the courses are taught by experienced professionals in a curriculum carefully crafted by the CEE Faculty their close industry partners.

M.Eng CEE Concentration Flyer (student outreach)

M.Eng CEE Concentration Flyer (employer outreach)

M.Eng CEE Course Information

UCI Samueli School of Engineering M.Eng Website 
Visit the M.Eng website for additional admissions information and for the online application.

Graduate Advisors

CEE Department/Program Advisor

Russell Detwiler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Graduate Advisor
detwiler@uci.edu
(949) 824-7152 
 

CEE M.Eng Program Directors

Joel Lanning, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor of Teaching
joel.lanning@uci.edu

Brian Tarroja, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professional Researcher
bjt@apep.uci.edu 

Focus Area Advisors

Environmental and Energy Systems

Russell Detwiler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Graduate Advisor
detwiler@uci.edu
(949) 824-7152 
 

Structures, Geotechnics and Materials

Mo Li, Ph.D.
Professor & Graduate Advisor
mo.li@uci.edu
(949) 824-4671 
 

Hydrology and Water Resources

Amir AghaKouchak, Ph.D.
Professor & Graduate Advisor
amir.a@uci.edu
(949) 824-9350 
 

Transportation Systems

Michael Hyland
Professor & Graduate Advisor
hylandm@uci.edu
(949) 824-5084 

Quick Links

Graduate Department

ceegraddept@uci.edu 
(949) 824-5333

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