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The complex problems surrounding the nexus of cities, water, and energy will challenge engineers for decades, and we are leaders in developing innovative solutions.
Architectural Engineering
We all need buildings where we can work, learn, live, shelter and heal. Architectural engineers at UT Austin learn to design sustainable, healthy, and structurally resilient buildings of the future.
Civil Engineering
Civil engineers are global leaders in building a better life for humankind. They design, construct and maintain the physical fabric of cities and help protect the natural environment from stresses.
Environmental Engineering
Human impact on the environment increases as the world’s population grows. Environmental engineers at UT Austin help decrease the sphere of human influence so that the earth can sustain future generations.
Graduate Specialities
- Building Energy and Environments
- Construction Engineering and Project Management
- Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Infrastructure Materials Engineering
- Mechanics, Uncertainty and Simulation in Engineering
- Ocean Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Sustainable Systems
- Transportation Engineering
News
Department Chair Bob Gilbert Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering has elected Robert B. Gilbert, professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas of Austin, as a new member of the prestigious academy.
CAEE Welcomes New Faculty Member Sergio Castellanos
Sergio Castellanos is the department's new assistant professor.
September 10, 2020
Dr. Sergio Castellanos will join the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin as an assistant professor in January 2021.
Dr. Castellanos received his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Arizona. He completed his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Photovoltaics Research Laboratory.
His research focuses on analyzing pathways for decarbonizing the electrical grid and studying how equitable are the policies and deployment strategies for technologies that can get us to net-zero-emissions economies.
“I am excited to be joining the CAEE Department at UT Austin and engage with its amazing faculty and student body in tackling energy-related challenges in the electrical grid and transportation systems. I look forward to exploring these issues beyond the US and in emerging economies,” said Castellanos.
CAEE Welcomes New Faculty Member Francisca Aroso Pinto de Oliveira
Francisca Aroso Pinto de Oliveira is the department's new Assistant Professor of Practice.
August 27, 2020
Francisca Aroso joined the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austinas an Assistant Professor of Practice this summer to develop the new ARE 217 course that will be offered to all CE and ARE majors.
Dr. Aroso is an architect with expertise in Digital Design and Fabrication, Parametric Design, and Biomimetics. She holds a Ph.D. in Architectural Design from the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA) and The Open University (OU) in London. She has a Master’s Degree in Advanced Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC) in Barcelona, and a B.A. in Architecture from ESAP, Porto. At CAEE, Aroso will be teaching Computer Aided Design and Graphics.
Having worked at the FabLab BCN and the AA’s Digital Prototyping Lab, Francisca was also part of the curatorial team of “FULL PRINT 3D’” at the DHUB Design Museum in Barcelona. She is a registered architect in Portugal, and has been a lecturer at UT’s School of Architecture since 2014, where she has been recognized with 2018-19 SOA Commencement Award for Outstanding Teaching. Dr. Aroso was also the founder of m|use a custom-made jewelry company, and worked with multiple architecture firms in Portugal, Spain and the United States.
Arso said “I am interested in exploring the conceptual and material opportunities that emerge from the use of digital design and fabrication technologies for the design and production of architecture. I am inspired by nature through the study of Biomimetics and its application to the design process, as well as investigating the way in which technology (CNC machines and rapid prototyping techniques) influences the way in which one conceives, thinks, and builds architecture.”
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