Everywhere on Earth, humans are stress-testing their environments. There are critical needs for clean air and water, for safe structures —and tough decisions to be made as we build, and re-build, after extreme events.
Duke CEE’s team of faculty, staff and students are working together to engineer equitable and sustainable solutions.
Duke CEE seeks to provide leadership, expertise and training for a generation of well-equipped and inspired engineers who will take on the grand challenge of reducing the effects of climate change.
Henri GavinW.H. Gardner, Jr., Chair of Civil & Environmental Engineering
What Do We Study at Duke CEE?
We research the interactions between the two most complex systems known—humans and planet Earth. We seek new knowledge and to engineer solutions for a healthier and safer future.
Signature Research Topics
Computational Mechanics & Scientific Computing
Environmental Health Engineering
Geomechanics & Geophysics for Energy & the Environment
Make an impact. About half of our PhD grads go on to academic research careers and about 40 percent work in business and public policy.
How We Serve a Global Society
We seek to make positive impacts across the globe. Through purposeful partnerships in Ghana, Bolivia, Nepal and even more places, we’re sharing discoveries, designing solutions to community needs and inspiring the next generation of innovators.
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