Environmental engineering combines scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment in order to protect human health, natural resources, and natural environments.

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

With a century dedicated to research and teaching in the field, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is ranked among the top departments in the nation. Our award-winning faculty ...

The Environmental Resources Engineering undergraduate degree program prepares graduates to operate with professional competence in environmental resources engineering. A broad base of study in ...

Exploring innovative solutions to problems in air, water, and land contamination and waste disposal, with coverage of climate change, environmental risk assessment and management, green technologies, ...

Professors: Aria Amirbahman (Sukhmander Singh Professor and Department Chair), Ed Maurer (Robert W. Peters Professor), Reynaud Serrette, Sukhmander Singh Four technical electives from those listed ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Yu (Marco) Nie has been named chair of the McCormick School of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, effective September 1, 2025. Nie, professor ...

Cleaner water. Alternative sources of energy. Carbon-neutral fossil fuels. What if you could use your engineering mind to make the wor1d a cleaner, healthier place? Integrating engineering principles ...

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering participates in the Graduate Master's Co-op Option in Engineering. For detailed information about the Co-op Program and curriculum requirements, ...

You'll typically start with foundational classes and labs in chemistry, physics and calculus, then quickly move on to specific courses in the major such as sustainability and environmental engineering ...