Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
CEAE’s mission is to provide students with an outstanding engineering education and be a leader in research and service. We strive to prepare students for productive engineering careers, maintain and grow strong research programs, and serve the profession.
Undergraduate & Graduate Programs
Award-Winning Faculty
Our department boasts a vibrant faculty that includes distinguished professors and other rising leaders in their fields. In 2022, Professor Belinda Strum received the Paul L. Busch Award for her work in water-quality research.
AT A GLANCE
#40
Best master civil programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2023
#41
Best master for environmental engineering programs, U.S. News & World Report, 2023
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After graduation placement
CEAE News
KU Engineering students take home several awards at concrete canoe, steel bridge competitions
KU Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering student groups took home several awards at the 2025 ASCE Symposium earlier this month. The KU ASCE chapter, the Concrete Canoe program, is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the Steel Bridge program also traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take part in competitions.
Grad Profile: Sian Helfrich, E’25
From skateboarding to knitting to Structural Engineering, Sian Helfrich, E'25, has done a little bit of everything - and she's not done yet.
KU announces recipients of University Scholarly Achievement Awards
The annual award recognizes significant research or scholarly achievement across the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses and is recognizing midcareer faculty members.
KU CEAE faculty receive prestigious awards
Two CEAE faculty members have received high honors in the past month, receiving two prestigious awards for their contributions to the field.
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