Civil and Environmental Engineering

Explore the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

As a student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at UNH, you will focus on enhancing the environment, the human condition and the interaction between the two. You’ll learn how to analyze and design: aesthetic and sustainable structures; clean and reliable water treatment and supply systems; and innovative and resilient transportation networks. You’ll gain a clear vision of a sustainable future, which will help you in a variety of career options in both the public and private sectors.

Programs of Study

Undergraduate

Minors

Graduate

  • Alexa Kaminski
    Alexa Kaminski
    Evaluating contaminants in the environment
    Alexa Kaminski, an enviromental engineering student, was recently feature in UNH Inquiry Journal for her research titled: Evaluation of Methods to Monitor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination in the Environment.
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    Alexa Kaminski
    Evaluating contaminants in the environment
    Alexa Kaminski, an enviromental engineering student, was recently feature in UNH Inquiry Journal for her research titled: Evaluation of Methods to Monitor Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Contamination in the Environment.
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  • Cassidy Yates
    Scholarship Success
    Cassidy Yates ‘20, an environmental engineering student, was recently awarded the 2019 Mueller Continuing Education Scholarship from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) in their Broad International Competition. The scholarship, awarded to those seeking an initial undergraduate degree in the...
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    Scholarship Success
    Cassidy Yates ‘20, an environmental engineering student, was recently awarded the 2019 Mueller Continuing Education Scholarship from the American Water Works Association (AWWA) in their Broad International Competition. The scholarship, awarded to those seeking an initial undergraduate degree in the...
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  • Sarah Jakositz NEWWA Winning Poster
    Research Spotlight
    Sarah Jakositz
    Graduate student wins poster competition
    Sarah Jakositz, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, received first place in the graduate division of the New England Water Works Association Spring Conference student poster competition. She shared her work on designing and testing a citizen science method to improve the...
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    Research Spotlight
    Sarah Jakositz
    Graduate student wins poster competition
    Sarah Jakositz, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering, received first place in the graduate division of the New England Water Works Association Spring Conference student poster competition. She shared her work on designing and testing a citizen science method to improve the...
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  • Chris Daigle
    Alumni
    Tied Together
    Chris Daigle '02 co-authored an article on the construction of the John Greenleaf Whittier Memorial Bridge that crosses the Merrimack River on Interstate 95. Four additional UNH alums were also involved in the design and construction of the bridge. 
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    Alumni
    Tied Together
    Chris Daigle '02 co-authored an article on the construction of the John Greenleaf Whittier Memorial Bridge that crosses the Merrimack River on Interstate 95. Four additional UNH alums were also involved in the design and construction of the bridge. 
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  • associate professor Erin Bell
    Faculty Spotlight
    Daughter of a Steel Fabricator
    Meet Our Faculty: Erin Bell
    In her own words, Erin Bell describes her journey to becoming an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
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    Faculty Spotlight
    Daughter of a Steel Fabricator
    Meet Our Faculty: Erin Bell
    In her own words, Erin Bell describes her journey to becoming an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
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