Chair: Kevin L. Rens
Office: North Classroom 3037
Telephone: 303-315-7160
Email: civilengineering@ucdenver.edu 
Website: engineering.ucdenver.edu/civil

Overview

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Civil Engineering:

• deliver high-quality comprehensive degree programs (BS, MS, MEng, PhD, EAS PhD) to all of our students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
• matriculate students who excel in professional practice and leadership and who possess compassion and respect for people of all cultural backgrounds
• teach our classes with excellence, whether in a traditional classroom setting or online
• offer our students state-of-the-art laboratories, equipment and classrooms with the latest technology needed for a complete learning experience
• develop ambitious and innovative research programs involving both faculty and students through funding from federal, state and local sources
• provide supportive mentoring and guidance to our students through teaching, research and advising
• produce students who can work as leading professionals in civil engineering and in many other fields for which civil engineering knowledge can be a foundation

Civil Engineering Graduate Admissions Information

Requirements for Admission

All engineering graduate applicants must submit the following materials.

• Application
• Application fee – $50 domestic; $75 international
• Statement of purpose – must be an original essay submitted with application. Scanned copies will not be accepted for submission.
• Resume – must be submitted with application
• Official transcripts – we require one official copy of each previous transcript. Send e-transcripts to Graduate Admissions at graduateadmissions@ucdenver.edu​
• Letters of recommendation – two are required; a 3rd is optional
• Official GRE scores – Not required. If choosing to submit, send scores officially through ETS using code #4875. 

Notes: 

1. Written application materials submitted are scanned for plagiarism​ and are added to a local database used for plagiarism detection.
2. Funding is not guaranteed. All students should seek additional, external resources to fund their studies.

Programs

Faculty

Professors:

Caroline Clevenger, PhD, Stanford University, PE, RA-Colorado
Yail Jimmy Kim, PhD, Queen’s University, PE-Canada
Wesley Marshall, PhD, University of Connecticut, PE-Connecticut
David C. Mays, PhD, University of California at Berkeley, PE-Colorado, California
Kevin L. Rens, PhD, Iowa State University, PE-Colorado

Associate Professors:

Arunprakash Karunanithi, PhD, University of Connecticut
Chengyu Li, PhD,  Arizona State University; PE-Colorado, North Carolina, New Mexico, Washington; SE-Utah, Arizona, Washington

Assistant Professors:

Moatassem Abdallah, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Heidi Brothers, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Allison Goodwell, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Frederick R. Rutz, PhD, University of Colorado, PE-Colorado

Professors Emeriti:

Paul E. Bartlett, MS, University of Colorado, PE-Colorado
Nien-Yin Chang, PhD, Ohio State University, PE-Ohio and Colorado
James C.Y. Guo, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PE-Colorado
David W. Hubly, PhD, Iowa State University, PE-Colorado
Bruce N. Janson, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lynn E. Johnson, PhD, Cornell University, PE-Connecticut
Oren G. Strom, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Civil Engineering (CVEN)

Construction Engineering and Management (CEMT)