Our department is home to internationally-recognized leaders in risk and resilience. Specializing in flood and coastal risk management, faculty members work with government, industry, and academia to provide risk assessments, risk communication, and risk reduction strategies to help decision makers build communities better prepared for natural and man-made events.
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A minimum of 12 credit hours of coursework beyond a master's degrees is required for the Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering. Students who completed a master’s degree at another institution must take at least 12 credits at the University of Maryland. Ph.D. students must also complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of dissertation research.
Students are expected to maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses taken as a Ph.D. stuIn addition to the coursework requirement, Ph.D. candidates must complete a qualifying exam and pass a research proposal examination. All Ph.D. students must pass an oral exam, administered by a committee of five graduate faculty members, in defense of their dissertation.
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Note: The degree awarded through this program will be a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, regardless of research area/specialization.
Disaster Resilience
Environment and Resources
Environmental engineers are focused on understanding the fate of the organic and inorganic pollutants found in air, soil, and water and the role microbiology plays in driving those fates.
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Infrastructure Systems
The Infrastructure Systems research area is dedicated to advancing the understanding, design, and management of the critical infrastructure networks that support modern society. This multidisciplinary domain integrates expertise from geotechnical and structural engineering, transportation systems, and broader civil infrastructure fields to address complex and evolving challenges.
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Project Management
Faculty working in project management are examining, developing, and applying innovative management and planning strategies with an emphasis on the interrelationships of life-cycle components.
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Transportation and Mobility
Our department boasts leading transportation experts, strong ties to industry and government agencies, and world-class facilities. Active research topics include smart cities and communities, next generation freight and logistics systems, connected and automated vehicles, and transportation big data analytics.
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