Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Welcome
Welcome to the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Colorado School of Mines!
We offer undergraduate BS degrees in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Environmental Engineering, and graduate MS and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Environmental Engineering Science. Our mission is to prepare students to address current and future challenges in engineering and science by delivering high-quality research and educational programs.
We are home to ReNUWIt, the nation’s first National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for water, one of the world’s top Underground Construction and Tunneling Centers, a U.S. Department of Transportation Tier 1 University Transportation Center for Underground Infrastructure, and are the recipient of an EPA National Priorities Grant relating to stormwater infrastructure.
Stop by and visit if you are in beautiful Golden. We would love to show you the great things happening in our department and on campus!
D V “Vaughan” Griffiths, PhD, PE
Professor and Department Head
CONTACT US
To schedule a meeting with our Department Manager Kimberly Brock (Graduate program questions), email kbrock@mines.edu
For Undergraduate Academic Advising, contact CASA, https://www.mines.edu/casa/advising/.
Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering
Learn more about the new Construction Engineering program.
Mines in the News
- Colorado School of Mines, UNSA announce third phase of sustainable mining research partnership
The Center for Mining Sustainability will fund four new research projects focused on rare earth minerals, aquifer management, nature-based water treatment and the repurposing of mine tailings. - Mike Mooney inducted into National Academy of Construction
Mooney was honored for “his significant contributions to tunnel and earthwork construction technology, process improvement, and recognized leadership in underground construction research, education an … - Mines study finds high periods of recreational activity on Clear Creek leaves traces of human-connected chemicals
Research conducted over the 2022 Labor Day weekend found substances, like shampoo, makeup and moisturizer, in the creek’s water - Mines PhD graduate honored by American Rock Mechanics Association
Sana Zafar, PhD in civil and environmental engineering, was awarded the D. N.G. W. Cook PhD Dissertation Award for the best PhD thesis in rock mechanics at the 2024 US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symp …