New Grants


Read about our faculty members’ latest research projects.

Better Built Environments


Learn about our work in civil infrastructure and the systems that help society function, including buildings, roads, utilities and other systems.

A Sustainable Future


Our research in environment and water resources aims to address the impact of human activities on the environment and design systems.

Smart Infrastructure Finance


The Center for Smart Infrastructure Finance explores digital financing models to deploy efficient capital for smart and resilient infrastructure systems.

Urban Collaboratory


The Urban Collaboratory partners with communities to solve on-the-ground challenges.

The Tools to Excel


Explore our twelve research facilities.

The Science of our Surroundings

From transit to water safety to resilience in disasters, Michigan Civil and Environmental Engineers work for the common good all over the world.

Engineers continue to tackle COVID-19

From portable air curtains to detecting coronavirus in sewers, CEE researchers are working hard to mitigate the impact of pathogens like COVID-19 on our global community.

Samples of N95 masks sit in petri dishes for testing
Cut up samples of N-95 masks in lab after being sprayed with a test virus (Photo Credit: Joseph Xu, Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing)