Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Civil and environmental engineering is the engineering of constructed facilities; of buildings, bridges, tunnels, and dams; of harbors and airports; of waterways, railways, and highways; of water power, irrigation, drainage, and water supply; of wastewater and hazardous waste disposal and environmental health systems. Civil Engineers are the professionals who plan, design, direct the construction, and often maintain these facilities.

The department offers the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and the Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

The undergraduate Civil Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of  ABET, www.abet.org.

Faculty and Fields of Interest

Ryan Beemer, BS 2008 Washington State University, MS 2011 Texas A&M University, PhD 2016 Texas A&M University, Geotechnical Engineering, Foundations for Offshore Structures, Offshore Sediments

Nefeli Bompoti, MSc 2014, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, PhD 2017 University of Connecticut, Fate and Transport of Pollution in the Environment, Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation, Environmental Justice and Sustainability, Probabilistic and Data-driven Approaches for Engineers

Daniel MacDonald (co-chairperson), BSCE 1992 University of New Hampshire, MS 1996 Cornell University, PhD 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics, Ocean Engineering

Jonathan Mellor (co-chairperson), BS 2001 College of William and Mary,  MS 2006 University of Virginia, MS 2009 Michigan Technological University, PhD 2013 University of Virginia, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, Climate Resiliency, Complex Systems and Water and health

Walaa S Mogawer, BSc 1981 Kuwait University, MSc 1984, PhD 1989 University of Rhode Island, Registered Professional Engineer, Transportation Engineering

Sukalyan Sengupta, BS 1985 Calcutta University, MS 1991, PhD 1994 Lehigh University, Registered Professional Engineer, Environmental Engineering

Mazdak Tootkaboni, MSc 2007, PhD 2009 John Hopkins University, Solid and Structural Mechanics, Stochastic Computational Mechanics

Mission

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at UMass Dartmouth offers a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. The program provides service to meet the needs of students, industry, government, and society. The program offers excellence, access, and value through a strong commitment to teaching, scholarship, outreach, and professionalism. The program contributes to the economic development of the region by providing a resource of practice-oriented education for local industry and business, by conducting research, and by active involvement in community affairs.

Program Educational Objectives

Graduates of the Bachelor’s degree program in Civil Engineering will:

1. Enter a career for which a Civil Engineering degree is used, required or beneficial.
2. Continue life-long learning through practice or other educational venues.
3. Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
4. If still employed in the engineering profession, obtain Professional Licensure.

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor’s degree program in Civil Engineering will demonstrate:

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences, through a) oral presentations and b) written reports
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgement to draw conclusions
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

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