Research
Our department includes traditional academic and research areas in civil and environmental engineering at UVA such as transportation engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, structural engineering, and construction engineering.
We also have three interdisciplinary research areas, described below, that emphasize new perspectives and priorities in civil and environmental engineering for addressing pressing societal challenges.
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Built Environment
The built environment is the roads, buildings, drinking water facilities, and other infrastructure systems that serve society and we focus our research on increasing the equity, durability, and resiliency of this built environment.
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Sustainable Systems
Civil and environmental engineers work to advance sustainable systems by seeking to understand and mitigate the impacts of human activities on the natural environment.
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Smart Cities
Many of the systems that civil and environmental engineers design, build, and maintain are going through a revolution involving the adoption of technological advances.
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Celebrating Excellence: 2025 UVA Engineering Outstanding Student Award Winners
Read NowLearn who demonstrated exceptional achievement in academics, research, leadership and service.
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Good Counsel: Undergraduate Advisers Named Award Winners for Excellence in 2024-25
Read NowCompassion and balance were themes among this year’s Undergraduate Advising Excellence Award winners.
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UVA Honors Its Top Teachers
Read NowDaniel Lassiter of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering received a 2025 Graduate Student Teaching Award in the STEM disciplines category.
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In Photos: UVA Engineering Open House
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From Design to Completion, 6 Capstone Students Build Steel Bridge in Record Time
Read NowStudents build a 20-foot structurally sound steel bridge under heavy time constraints.