Civil and Environmental Engineering

About the Program

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Students gain advanced knowledge of designing, building, operating and maintaining the physical infrastructure and protecting the natural environment that together support human society in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in engineering (environmental, structural, geotechnical, water resource, transportation, planning and design, and water resources) and environmental planning management.

Degree Type
Departmentally-Based Graduate Program
Degrees Offered
M.S. Plan I
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
Lead Dean

College of Engineering

Major Code
GECE

Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Deadlines
Priority: Dec 15, 2024
General: Feb 1, 2025
Space Available: Jun 1, 2025
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 15, 2024
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2025

Program Contact Information

Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator
Lauren Worrell
(530) 752-1441 | lkworrell@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair

Department Chair
Christopher Cappa
(530) 752-8180 | cdcappa@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair
Miguel Jaller Martelo
(530) 752-0586 | mjaller@ucdavis.edu

Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

Advisor: General
Michele Barbato
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 754-6427 | mbarbato@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Heather Bischel
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-6772 | hbischel@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
John Bolander
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-8226 | jebolander@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Christopher Cappa
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-8180 | cdcappa@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Casey Finnerty
Civil and Environmental Engineering
cdefinnda@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Alexander Forrest
Civil and Environmental Engineering
alforrest@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Michael Gardner
Civil and Environmental Engineering
mhgardner@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
John Harvey
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 754-6409 | jtharvey@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: Admissions and Primary Contact
Miguel Jaller Martelo
Civil and Environmental Engineering
530-752-7062 | mjaller@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
M Kavvas
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-2518 | mlkavvas@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Sashi Kunnath
Civil and Environmental Engineering
530-754-9471 | skkunnath@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Somayeh Nassiri
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-4916 | nassiri@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Natarajan Sukumar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 754-6415 | nsukumar@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Dan Wilson
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 754-9761 | dxwilson@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Studies Contacts

Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Dinelli
bjdinelli@ucdavis.edu