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Duke CEE at a Glance: Facts and Stats

Mission: The mission of Duke’s Civil and Environmental Engineering program is to investigate, develop, and impart fundamental and advanced engineering knowledge relevant to the field of civil and environmental engineering and emerging global and national challenges. From a foundation of core technical knowledge and inquiry we provide an experiential exposure to innovative problem solving, research, leadership, and creativity that prepares our graduates for a successful career.

Rankings:

  • #21 for environmental engineering doctoral programs by the U.S. News & World Report 2011 graduate school rankings
  • #31 for civil engineering doctoral programs by U.S. News & World Report 2011 graduate school rankings
  • #40 among civil and environmental engineering doctoral programs by the National Research Council 2011 rankings

Department at a Glance:

  • $2.8 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2010
  • 49 Ph.D. students, 35% women
  • 9 master's students, 44%
  • 6 master of engineering students, 50% women
  • 37 B.S.E. undergraduate seniors (Fall 2011), 49% women

Department faculty structure:    

  • 8 Professors
  • 5 Associate Professors
  • 2 Assistant Professors 
  • 3 Emeriti Professors
  • 2 Professors of the Practice
  • 1 Instructor
  • 12 Secondary Faculty
  • 10 Adjunct faculty

CEE faculty participate in the following Centers and Institutes:

  • Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT) http://ceint.duke.edu/
  • Transatlantic Initiative for Nanotechnology and the Environment