Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
Research in this area focuses on environmental science, as well as engineering and management aspects of water resources. Faculty conduct research in and teach classes on: environmental/water quality engineering; environmental hydrology and hydraulics; data analysis; environmental field measurements; land-use planning; geomorphology; hydrogeology; systems engineering; environmental economics; and water resources management.

Environmental Health
Research stresses an interdisciplinary approach to current and classical environmental health problems as they manifest themselves in society. Students study environmental pollutants, toxicology, the epidemiological aspects of infectious and chronic diseases, the use of biostatistics in the description of the distribution of disease, the effects of occupational exposures, and the applications of these context areas in the practice of environmental risk management.

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Research integrates experimental, theoretical, and design basics with professional practice issues. Faculty conduct research on building foundations, earth support systems, tunnels, dams, and subsurface environmental problems.

Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Structural engineering research involves multidisciplinary approaches to the planning, analysis, design, construction, and health monitoring of buildings, bridges, industrial facilities, and other components of infrastructure. Mechanics of materials focuses on experimental characterization, constitutive theories and numerical simulations of elastic and inelastic material behavior. The educational program challenges students to master fundamental concepts of mechanics, mathematics, analysis, design, and computational methods.