The Civil Engineering Department offers excellent opportunities for advanced study and professional training in several fields leading to the M.E. in Civil Engineering, M.S. in Civil Engineering, M.S. in Environmental Engineering, and Ph.D. degrees. Students work closely with the faculty on contemporary issues including, but not limited to, applications of machine / deep learning, biogeotechnologies, evapotranspiration monitoring of crops and riparian vegetation, ground stabilization, groundwater recharge, high performance materials, non-destructive testing and evaluation, remote sensing, renewable energy, resilient infrastructure, reservoir evaporation monitoring, riparian rehabilitation, structural health monitoring, sustainable construction, and water treatment and reuse.
The department has excellent facilities for teaching and research purposes including laboratories for mechanical, chemical and biological research. In addition, the department conducts research at various field sites located throughout New Mexico in collaboration with local, state, and federal agencies. Noteworthy features of the graduate programs are the energetic, highly motivated faculty and the low student-faculty ratio. The department regularly has several ongoing research projects of various size and scope employing graduate and undergraduate students. Teaching and research assistantships are available to qualified students and office space is normally provided to M.S. thesis and PhD students.
