Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
The Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at Armour College of Engineering has a 100-year tradition of educating engineers to design, build, and maintain the infrastructure systems that allow societies to function.
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About CAEE
The Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) prepares our graduates to address the myriad challenges in engineering new and existing infrastructure by offering bachelor degree programs in architectural engineering, civil engineering, and engineering management; master degree programs in several areas of specialization within CAEE (including a number of accelerated master's degree programs); and doctorate programs in civil engineering and environmental engineering.
Both the B.S. in Civil Engineering (CE) and Architectural Engineering (ARCE) programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
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The civil, architectural, and environmental engineering department also offers several graduate certificate programs designed to introduce students to the fundamental core of a specialization area and serve as a gateway to our masters programs. Our primary areas of specialization in both teaching and research include architectural engineering, construction engineering and management, engineering graphics, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, and transportation engineering/public works.
Our body of over 400 students are active in a number of student organizations, and our graduates are leaders in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry around the world.
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Featured Faculty
Our extraordinary faculty members are dedicated to our students, passionate about world-class research, and make it possible for us to offer top-ranked programs.
Edoarda Corradi Dell'Acqua
Matthew J. Gombeda
Mohammad Heidarinejad
Stephen Kleps
David Arditi
David Lampert
Zongzhi Li
Mehdi Modares
Ivan Mutis
Brent Stephens
Fast Facts: Why CAEE?
Illinois Tech has 1 of only 26 ABET-accredited architectural engineering programs in the U.S.
We're Hiring!
The CAEE department is running a faculty search aimed at growing our construction engineering and management expertise. Consider being a part of this expansion at Chicago's only tech-focused university!
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Faculty Research
Our faculty members include a combination of research-focused professors and adjunct professors with years of industry experience, which provide real-world, hands-on learning opportunities for students.
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Student Organizations
Discover activities beyond the classroom through student-led chapters of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Construction Management Association of America, and many more professional and student organizations.
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Student Research
Our Chicago location provides students with access to an extraordinary range of research opportunities in the historical and cultural heart of America’s architecture, engineering, and construction industry.
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Construction Management at Illinois Tech
With construction engineering jobs on the rise, our department offers multiple programs that prepare students for working in the industry. The construction engineering program at Illinois Tech was ranked #6 in the U.S. and #11 in the world by ScholarGPS in 2022.
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Insung Kang’s experience doing field research helped him secure a tenure-track role.
Insung Kang (Ph.D. ARCE ’22)
Genna Gaitan says Illinois Tech perfectly balances big city life and close-knit community.
Genna Gaitan (CE 4th Year)
Anna Slominski finds everything they were looking for at Illinois Tech.
Anna Slominski (CE, M.Eng. TE '23)
Building the framework for an equitable future in sustainability
Honnie Aguilar Leinartas (M.S. CE ’14)
Daniel Rappoport says Chicago is the Silicon Valley of the railroad industry.
Daniel Rappoport (CE ’21)
Krystal McDoom leads project teams, composed of design and construction professionals, and pushes for change in the industry.
Krystal McDoom (ARCE ’14)“Illinois Tech was my first choice when applying to college. It is exciting to be studying something that is so important and in demand, but it’s also rare since it combines multiple disciplines into one field of study.”
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Armour College of EngineeringOffice Location
Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
Alumni Memorial Hall
3201 South Dearborn Street, Suite 228
Chicago, IL 60616
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