Welcome to the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston. We are located in Houston, Texas; a city with one of the highest concentrations of civil and environmental engineering companies in the country. Our educational programs offer unique opportunities for a successful career start. The Department has approximately 234 undergraduates and 182 graduate students pursuing BSCE, MS, MCE and PhD degrees in civil and environmental engineering.
Latest News
![]() Engineering students address needs in the UH and Houston communities
It’s the season of giving, and students who are enrolled in the UH Cullen College of Engineering’s Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES) are making the most of it. |
UH PROMES Scholars Give Back This Holiday Season |
![]() Intelligent.com, a student-focused website, included three online programs offered by the UH Cullen College of Engineering in its 2019/2020 national rankings list of best public institution programs. The college's online master's program in civil engineering, offered through the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ranked No. 9 and received special recognition as the "Best Blended Program." |
Three Online UH Engineering Programs Rank Among Best In Nation |
![]() Klotz views engineering as a 'license to change the world.'
Houston civil engineer and UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus D. Wayne Klotz (MSCE ’76) was named the keynote speaker for the college’s fall 2019 commencement on Friday, December 13. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1974 and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Cullen College in 1976. |
Distinguished Alumnus Wayne Klotz To Speak At Fall 2019 UH Cullen College Commencement |
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Faculty Accolades
![]() Roberto Ballarini recognized for contributions in numerous disciplines
Roberto Ballarini, Thomas and Laura Hsu Professor and chairman of the department of civil and environmental engineering at the UH Cullen College of Engineering, is the recipient of the 2019 Raymond D. Mindlin Medal from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). |
UH Civil and Environmental Engineering Chairman Wins 2019 Mindlin Medal |
![]() The Center for Innovative Grouting Materials & Technology (CIGMAT) will hold its 24th annual conference this Friday, March 1 at the UH Hilton. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Infrastructures, Energy, Geotechnical, Flooding and Sustainability Issues Related to Houston & Other Major Cities.” |
Annual Center for Innovative Grouting Materials & Technology Conference Coming Up |
Student Success
![]() Klotz views engineering as a 'license to change the world.'
Houston civil engineer and UH Cullen College of Engineering alumnus D. Wayne Klotz (MSCE ’76) was named the keynote speaker for the college’s fall 2019 commencement on Friday, December 13. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1974 and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the Cullen College in 1976. |
Distinguished Alumnus Wayne Klotz To Speak At Fall 2019 UH Cullen College Commencement |
![]() Sensytec Wins Houston MassChallenge, HAN Investment Prize Money and Recognition from Rice Alliance
Sensytec, a UH startup, is busy cementing its reputation with multiple wins this month. |
UH Startup Sensytec Builds a Foundation of Wins |