Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Eric M. Lui Office: Link 151 Phone: 443-3394 E-mail: emlui@syr.edu

Civil & Environmental Engineering is a people-serving profession is a field of engineering that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of facilities that support our life-style and way of living

Branches of Civil & Environmental Engineering Construction engrg. & management Environmental Geotechnical Hydraulics Materials Surveying Structural Transportation Water resources

Construction Engineering and Management Deals with the construction phase of a project Construction engineers and managers apply knowledge of construction methods and equipment, along with principles of financing, planning and managing, to turn the designs of other engineers into useful facilities

Environmental Engineering Deals with problems of providing safe drinking water, cleaning up contaminated sites, treating waste water, disposing solid and hazardous wastes, controlling air pollution and acid rain Environmental engineers apply knowledge of physical, chemical and biological processes to devise methodologies and design facilities to:

Environmental Engineering (continued) destroy toxic substances remove pollutants from air, water & soil dispose of solid wastes contain hazardous substances develop efficient strategies for water supply

Geotechnical Engineering Deals with problems associated with soil and rock Geotechnical engineers: design foundations, tunnels, dams, embankments, retaining walls and landfills perform soil tests evaluate stability of slopes and fills evaluate seepage of ground water evaluate potential settlement of buildings

Hydraulics Engineering Deals with problems associated with water distribution Hydraulic engineers design pipelines, pumping stations, canals and open channels

Materials Engineering Deals with the development and efficient application of materials for constructions Materials engineers: develop new materials for civil & environmental engineering applications develop innovative methods to recycle materials

Surveying Deals with the determination of relative spatial location of points on or near the earth surface Surveyors: measure horizontal and vertical distances between objects and angles between lines establish points and lines by predetermined angular and linear measurements working with cartographers to develop topographic maps

Structural Engineering Deals with the analysis and design of structures Structural engineers: design buildings, bridges, offshore structures, space platforms to support their own weight and the static and dynamic loads they carry apply new techniques and methods to upgrade and rehabilitate existing structures

Transportation Engineering Deals with the design of all types of transportation systems Transportation engineers: design highways, subways, railroads, airfields and ship docks perform traffic studies and recommend solutions to improve traffic flow and to mitigate congestion in mass transit system devise new transportation methods (for example, high speed trains) to reduce transit time

Water Resources Engineering Deals with the physical control of water Water resources engineers: design drainage systems prevent floods supply water for cities, industries and farmlands protect beaches manage and redirect rivers

Challenges in Civil & Environmental Engineering rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure controlling air, water and soil pollution providing clean water for consumption and irrigation finding solutions to the greenhouse effect disposing of solid and hazardous wastes

Civil Engineering Curriculum

Environmental Engineering Curriculum

Hands-on Learning Experience

Hands-on Learning Experience (cont’d)

Employment Opportunities in Civil & Environmental Engineering Government: Department of Public Utilities/Public Works (DPW) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Department of Transportation (DOT) Department of the Interior (DOI) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Department of Agriculture (USDA) Industry: Engineering/Consulting companies Architectural/Engineering firms Universities, Research Institutes and National Labs

Full-Time Faculty Environmental Engineering Dr. Andria Costello Dr. Charles Driscoll Dr. Chris Johnson – Env. Program Director Dr. Raymond Letterman Geotechnical Engineering Dr. Shobha Bhatia Dr. Samuel Clemence Dr. Dawit Negussey Structural Engineering Dr. Riyad Aboutaha Dr. Eric Lui – Department Chair

Adjunct Faculty Teaching faculty: Research faculty: Dr. Swait Kaczmar – Hazardous Waste Management Dr. James Mandel- Structures Dr. Belal Mousa – Mechanics & Structures Dr. Emmet Owens – Hydraulics, Fluid Mechanics Dr. Suresh Santanam – Air Pollution Control Mr. David Wazenkewitz – Solid Waste Management Research faculty: Dr. Lisa Cleckner – Environmental Health Sciences Dr. Lee Davis – Environmental Engineering Ms. Kimberly Driscoll – Environmental Systems Dr. Eileen Gilligan – Engineering Geology Mr. Donald Lake – Storm Water Management Dr. Peter Plumley – Geology, Computing

Civil & Environmental Engineering Professional Organization American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Honor Society Chi Epsilon Year/Semester Aboard London, Madrid, Strasbourg, Hong Kong, (Australia) Co-op/Summer Internships Minors

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Contact Eric M. Lui (Department Chair) Office: Link 151 Phone: 443-3394 E-mail: emlui@syr.edu or Chris E. Johnson (Environmental Program Director) Office: Link 365 Phone: 443-4425 E-mail: cejohns@syr.edu

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