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
Grad Profile – Megan Wittman, Ph.D’26
Making the Most of Wastewater
KU-led ‘Wall of Wind’ research ongoing; findings tie in to tornado season
Elaina Sutley, Diane M. Darvin Chair’s Council Associate Professor of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering at the University of Kansas, is leading the research, which aims to make it plain to federal regulators why the nationwide building code for manufactured homes needs an update.
KU Engineering student groups continue to excel at annual ASCE championship
Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering student groups took home several awards at the 2026 ASCE Symposium at the beginning of April. The KU ASCE chapter, Concrete Canoe and the Steel Bridge program traveled to Carbondale, Illinois, to take part in their respective competitions.
Amy Hansen receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for water research in Chile
Amy Hansen, associate professor of civil & environmental engineering at KU, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to conduct research in Chile during the 2026-2027 academic year. She will study how water sources of different densities mix in natural environments, collaborating with Chilean researchers.
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