Duke Civil & Environmental Engineering Research
Duke CEE's research efforts focus on complex earth, water and built systems. With collaborators around the globe, we apply engineering methods to find solutions to significant challenges—with the goal of a healthier, safer and more sustainable world.
Duke CEE Research Areas
Computational Mechanics & Scientific Computing
Developing precise algorithms to study and solve complex problems governed by the laws of mechanics.
Environmental Health Engineering
Studying connections between human health and ecosystem health, to understand risks and to build resilience in both.
Geomechanics & Geophysics for Energy and the Environment
Exploring issues in underground engineering, resource use and environmental hazards.
Risk & Resilient Systems
Seeking new and better ways to estimate and quantify the dynamics and uncertainty in engineered and natural systems
Duke CEE Research Facts
- #19 faculty scholarly productivity—civil engineering, U.S.
- #20 faculty scholarly productivity—environmental engineering, U.S.
- $5.2 million in new research awards, fiscal 2021
- 62% of Duke engineering undergraduates engage in hands-on research with faculty
Sources: Duke University, Academic Analytics, v.2021
