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Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering

UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science

BUILD YOUR CAREER AT UCF

Your journey starts here, with one of our undergraduate or graduate programs in civil engineering, environmental engineering or construction engineering. 

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Our abbreviated name, CECE, stands for more than civil, environmental and construction engineering. It also stands for continuous evolution and consistent excellence, two goals we strive for every academic year. With our highly funded faculty, our cutting-edge facilities and our innovations in both the laboratory and the classroom, we offer a world-class education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. 

No. 64

for best graduate school for civil  engineering education

No. 68

for best graduate school for environmental engineering education

No. 75

for best graduate school for overall engineering education

Top 100

UCF is ranked for undergraduate engineering and computer science education

Apostolakis Wins Best Paper Award

The research journal Engineering Structures has awarded the 2023 Best Paper Award to Assistant Professor Georgios Apostolakis and his students. The winning article, "SVD-Enabled Data Augmentation for Machine Learning-Based Surrogate Modeling of Nonlinear Structure," was authored by Siddharth S. Parida, an assistant professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Co-authors on the paper include Apostolakis, Megan Butcher and Prashant Shekhar from ERAU and Supratik Bose from the University of Buffalo.

NEWS

Awards
CECS Faculty, Staff and Students Honored on Founders’ Day
Every year on the first Wednesday of April, UCF honors the outstanding accomplishments and contributions of our people on Founders’ Day, our annual celebration of…
News
Engineering, Computer Science Students Recognized for Excellence in Research
Student Research Week is an annual university event that allows students of all majors to showcase a particular project from their area of study. More…
Faculty
Professor Mohamed Abdel-Aty Earns Medal of Societal Impact
Every professor makes an impact on the students they teach and mentor. Through their service to the department or college, they can even leave a…
Research
UCF Researcher Aims to Improve Understanding of Groundwater Flow in Florida
Over 90% of drinking water in Florida comes from aquifers, emphasizing a need for understanding of groundwater hydrology. This area of engineering focuses on how…
Students
UCF Civil Engineering Student Chapter Places Fourth at Southeast Student Symposium
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Symposium is the student’s organization biggest competition of the year, and the UCF student chapter placed fourth…
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Events
Future City Seminar: AI-Enabled Digital Twins Empowered by Big Data Towards Smarter and Safer Cities
Digital twins offer powerful tools for improving urban mobility and safety through real-time, data-driven insights. After a brief history of their use in transportation, they will explore how AI-enabled digital twins can transform traffic management, especially during accidents and disruptions.…
AGU Distinguished Lecture Series- Abstract: Understanding our fragile blue marble: from science to impact
Bio: Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum is the Director of the Earth Sciences Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. She leads an interdisciplinary team of scientists, technologists and support staff that study the Earth as an integrated system…
Distinguished Seminar Series- Reuse of Alternative Materials in Geotechnical Infrastructure Projects
Large volumes of earthen materials are used in geotechnical construction each year in the world. In many cases, these materials can be replaced with suitable solid waste and industrial byproducts that are normally disposed in landfills. Legislations have been promulgated…