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.
We're Hiring!
The CAEE department is running multiple faculty searches in areas of need and growth in research and teaching, including transportation, infrastructure, and general civil and environmental engineering. Consider being a part of this expansion at Chicago's only tech-focused university!
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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.
David Lampert
Edoarda Corradi Dell'Acqua
Matthew J. Gombeda
Mohammad Heidarinejad
Stephen Kleps
David Arditi
Zongzhi Li
Mehdi Modares
Ivan Mutis
Brent Stephens
Fast Facts: Why CAEE?
Illinois Tech has 1 of only 22 ABET-accredited architectural engineering programs in the U.S.
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.
Learn More“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.”
Greta Vasiliauskaite navigates Illinois Tech as a DACA student.
Greta Vasiliauskaite (Civil Engineering/M.Eng. Environmental Engineering 3rd Year)
Demetria Boatright worked on cross-disciplinary research and published a peer-reviewed paper through the Armour R&D PURE program.
Demetria Boatwright (ARCE, M.ENG. STE ’18)
Railroad Club President Olivia Hansen Wants to Design Bridges Built with Less Waste
Olivia Hansen (Civil Engineering 2nd Year)
Faezehossadat Khademi never forgot her goal of becoming one of the top experts in her field—hard work and dedication contributed to her completing a doctoral degree in less than three years.
Faezehossadat Khademi (M.S. Civil Engineering ’15, Ph.D. ’17)
Zachary Haney is gaining real-world experience and pursuing his dream career while working on skyscrapers in Chicago. He contributes to the advancement of the field and gives back to the community.
Zachary Haney (Architectural Engineering/M.E. Structural Engineering 4th Year)
Allison Toonen-Talamo is one of three recipients of the 2020 American Express Aspire Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, as a representative of the “future of the historic preservation movement”
Allison Toonen-Talamo (ARCH ’13, M.ENG. ’15)Contact Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
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Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
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