About the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering

The Texas Tech University Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering has earned international prominence in several areas. Traditionally, one of the broadest of engineering disciplines, Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering at Texas Tech has recently expanded its curriculum to encompass even more academic options in response to societal needs. In addition to the bachelor's degree based on structural, environmental, geotechnical, transportation, construction, and water resources, students now have opportunities for course work and research experience leading to masters and doctoral degrees in civil engineering, a master's degree in environmental engineering, and a graduate certificate in construction engineering and management. The Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Building houses excellent laboratories, classrooms, and computer facilities for teaching and research.

Department News

Dr. Ting Lin and Doctoral Student Xiao Luo Contribute to Study on Ice Sheet Melting in Antarctica and Greenland
Click here to view the Texas Tech Today article dicussing their research...

Dr. Moon Won Appointed as Texas Tech Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Transportation (TechMRT) Director

CECE Student Team Wins First Place in the Southwest Region of the 2022 Student Design-Build Competition
The High Plains Design and Construction team at Texas Tech won the regional (first phase) Design-Build competition this semester and will move on to the second phase... read more

CECE Faculty Member Contributes to Study on “Forever Chemicals”
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Luis Carlos Soares da Silva Junior Awarded the 2022 Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) Scholarship
Silva is a doctoral student whose research explores sustainable wastewater treatment solutions integrated with water resources management. read more

Dr. Xinzhong Chen, Dr. Danny Reible, Dr. Venky Shankar and Dr. Lianfa Song Listed in World's Top 2% Cited Scientists in a Stanford University Study
Dr. Xinzhong Chen is a President's Excellence in Research Professor who specializes in Wind Engineering. read more

Dr. Kishor Mehta Awarded the International Association for Wind Engineering (IAWE) Presidential Award
Dr. Kishor Mehta is a Horn Professor and long-time faculty member of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering. read more

Jessica LaFond Awarded the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships Program (GRFP)
LaFond is a doctoral student whose research explores the difficult task of breaking down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS. read more

Lan Ventura Awarded the 2022 Jack E. Leisch Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE
Ventura is a doctoral student whose research explores transportation safety and infrastructure resilience under climate change. read more

Kaitlyn McKinney Awarded Best Student Poster at the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference
McKinney is a doctoral student whose research explores specific linkages and synergy between bioaerosols and atmospheric particles. read more