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The Graduate Handbook for the Department describes official degree requirements, residency, rules on transfer of courses, etc. In addition to the general information provided here, please refer to sections of the Graduate Handbook for the Structures Program available in PDF format at the CEE Handbooks web page.

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• Substantial Salary Increase Compared to MS Degree
• Typically Requires 3 Years Additional Study Beyond MS Degree

PhD Road Map

• 8 graded courses total beyond MS
• Only 2 of the 8 units may be taken from the MS core of CEE (470, 462, 463, 472, 471, 570)
• 4 of the 8 units must be at the 500 level
• Students often enroll in a variety of courses in other departments (CS, MATH, MATSE, MIE, STAT)
• Students must enroll in CEE 595S (seminar) every semester
• Start working on dissertation research
• Take Qualifying Exam (see details below)
• Complete remainder of coursework
• Preliminary Exam to approve dissertation plan
• Continue research full-time, attend conferences, write technical papers, complete dissertation
• Take Final Examination on dissertation research

Qualifying Examination

• Students must pass a written Qualifying Exam for admission to PhD Candidacy in the structures program
• Analysis of truss and frame structures
• Structural dynamics
• Structural mechanics
• Concrete structures
• Steel Structures
• A password protected archive of prior QE sample problems may be downloaded  here  (the password may be obtained from the faculty member who is administering the QE examination)
• Structural engineering PhD students must pass an offering of the Structures Qualifying Exam taken within 16 months of starting their post-MS graduate work
• The Qualifying Exam is offered in the Fall semester and the Spring semester each academic year
• Details of the Exam are given at the start of each semester

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Robustness of timber structures - Experimental characterisation of progressive collapse   Katharina Sroka Co-supervisor Empa:  Dr. Pedro Palma ETH Zürich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Andrea Frangi

Advanced Carbon Sequestration and Digital Construction for Net-Zero Concrete Structures (AC-DC-Concrete)   Zohaib Hassan Co-supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Moslem Shahverdi ETH Zurich, Institute for Building Materials (IfB):  Prof. Dr. David Kammer

Innovative coupler system for steel rebars using shape memory alloys (Fe-SMA) Ali Jafarabadi Co-supervisor Empa: Dr. Christoph Czaderski Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Elyas Ghafoori ETH Zurich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Eleni Chatzi

Verstärkung von Brücken mit UHFB und memory-steel Bewehrung Angela Sequeira Lemos Co-supervisor Empa: Dr. Christoph Czaderski Co-supervisor OST, Rapperswil: Prof. Dr. Ivan Markovic ETH Zurich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann

Entwicklung einer Methode für die Modellierung, Bemessung und Ausführung von aussteifenden Holzrahmenbau-Wänden mit Öffnungen Nadja Manser Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. René Steiger ETH Zurich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Andrea Frangi

Short- and long-term creep and stress relaxation of shape memory alloy Meet Jaydeepkumar Oza Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Moslem Shahverdi EPF Lausanne, Laboratory of Thermomechanical Metallurgy: Prof. Dr. Roland Logé

Fracture of SMA bond – Fracture Failure of Adhesively Bonded Fe-SMA joints Niels Pichler Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Elyas Ghafoori & Dr. Wandong Wang Collaborators: University of Salerno: Prof. Enzo Martinelli TU Delft: Prof. Hans Poulis ETH Zurich: Prof. Andreas Taras

Concluded PhD Theses Structural Engineering Laboratory

Development of an iron-based SMA with higher recovery stress compared to existing Empa/re-fer alloy (2023) Yajiao Yang Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Moslem Shahverdi ETH Zurich, Department of Materials: Prof. Dr. Manfred Fiebig

Bond behavior and debonding failure in Fe-SMA strengthened stell members  (ETHZ No. 29585 / 2023) Lingzhen Li Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Elyas Ghafoori ETH Zurich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Eleni Chatzi

Adhesively bonded SMA-to-steel joints for increased sustainability of steel structures (2023) Sizhe Wang Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Elyas Ghafoori Tongji University, Department of Bridge Engineering: Prof. Xu Jiang

Structural behaviour and reliability of connections in timber structures (ETHZ No. 29123 / 2023) Jonas Wydler Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Pedro Palma ETH Zurich: Prof. Dr. Andrea Frangi

Multiaxial fatigue behavior and strengthening of riveted double-angle connections in steel bridges using prestressed CFRP rods (2021) Hossein Heydarinouri Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli / Dr. Elyas Ghafoori EPFL, RESSLab, Prof. Dr. Alain Nussbaumer

Iron-based shape memory alloy reinforcement for prestressed strengthening of concrete structures (2021) Bernhard Schranz Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Christoph Czaderski, Prof. Dr. Moslem Shahverdi ETH Zürich, IBK, Prof. Dr. Thomas Vogel

European Beech Glued Laminated Timber (2019) Thomas Ehrhart Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. René Steiger ETH Zürich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Andrea Frangi

Strengthening of metallic members under mixed mode fatigue loading using prestressed CFRP plates (2019) Ardalan Hosseini Co-Supervisor Empa; Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli / Dr. Elyas Ghafoori EPF Lausanne, ENAC School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering: Prof. Alain Nussbaumer

Iron-based Shape Memory Alloy (Fe-SMA) in Fatigue Strengthening of Steel Bridge Members (2019) Mohammadreza Izadi (Guest PhD) Co-Supervisor Empa and University of Tehran: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli / Dr. Elyas Ghafoori University of Tehran, School of Engineering: Prof. Dr. Maalek

Bond behavior of prestressed CFRP to concrete using externally bonded reinforcement on groove (EBROG) method Niloufar Moshiri (Guest PhD) Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Christoph Czaderski Isfahan University of Technologiy (IUT) / Prof. Dr. Davood

Long-term Resistance of Gradient Anchorage for Prestressed CFRP Strips in Structural Concrete Retrofitting (2018) Yunus Emre Harmanci Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Julien Michels ETH Zürich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion: Prof. Dr. Eleni Chatzi

A combined experimental and numerical approach to spalling of concrete in high temperature (2018) Dorian Dauti (Guest PhD) Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Benedikt Weber Université Grenoble Alpes: Prof. Dr. Stefano Dal Pont

Study on the tensile behaviour of CFRP steel composite system Weijie Li (Guest PhD) Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli / Dr. Elyas Ghafoori Wuhan University China / Prof. Yiyan Li

Dynamic effect of transition zone and rail corrugation on the bridge response Yashar Doroudi (Guest PhD) Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Elyas Ghafoori The University of Queensland,  Prof. Dr. Dilum Fernand

Earthquake-Resistant Timber Systems for Multi-Storey Building Co-Supervisor Empa, Dr. René Steiger EPF Lausanne, ENAC School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering: Prof. Dr. Katrin Beyer

Updated braking forces for the assessment of road bridges (EPFL 2016) João Alves Martins Co-Supervisor Empa:  Dr. Glauco Feltrin EPF Lausanne, ENAC School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering: Prof. Dr. Katrin Beyer

Mitigation of Wind-Induced Vibrations in Long-Span Bridges using a Distributed Flap System (EPFL No. 7069 / 2016) Maria Boberg Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Glauco Feltrin EPF Lausanne, ENAC School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Prof. Dr. A. Martinoli

Seismic in-plane behavior of post-tensioned existing clay brick masonry walls (ETHZ No. 22824 / 2015) Abdola Sadeghi Marzaleh Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli ETH Zürich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion IBK, Prof. Dr. Peter Marti

Material Development for Friction Based Vibration Control (ETHZ No. 22825 / 2015) Rebekka Ginés Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli ETH Zürich, Science de Base, Prof. Dr. Ermanni

Fatigue Strengthening of Metallic Members using Un-bonded and Bonded CFRP Laminates (ETHZ No. 22645 / 2015) Elyas Ghafoori ETH Zürich, Prof. Dr. Fontana Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli

Semiactive Control of Magneto-heological (MR) dampers using Sliding Mode Control (SMC) & System (SI) Methodes (2015) Mohammad Miah ETHZ, Departement Bau, Umwelt und Geomatic / Prof. Eleni Chatzi Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Felix Weber

Structural behavior of glued-laminated timber members subjected to axial compression or combined compression and bending Matthias Theiler Co-Supervisor Empa, Dr. René Steiger ETH Zürich, Institut für Baustatik und Konstruktion IBK, Prof. Dr. Mario Fontana, Prof. Dr. Andrea Frangi

Restfestigkeit vorgespannt umschnürter Betondruckglieder unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Formgedächtnislegierungen als umschnürendem Material (2014) Lars Janke Bauhaus Universität Weimar Prof. J. Ruth, Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. Christoph Czaderski

Structural behaviour of glued laminated timber beams with unreinforced and reinforced notches (ETHZ No. 21825 / 2014) Robert Jockwer ETHZ, IBK, Prof. Dr. Frangi Co-Supervisor Empa: Dr. René Steiger

Strengthening of reinforced concrete members by prestressed externally bonded reinforcement with gradient anchorage (ETHZ 20504) 2013 Christoph Czaderski ETHZ, Prof. Dr. Peter Marti Co-Supervisor Empa: Prof. Dr. Masoud Motavalli

Active Vibration Control using low-cost Actuators (2010) Charles Boston Profs. L. Guzzella and E. Mazza Co-Supervision: Dr. Felix Weber

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Doctor of Philosophy in Structural Engineering

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is a research-oriented degree requiring a minimum of 64 semester credit hours of approved courses and research beyond the Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree in an approved and related program [96 credit hours beyond the Bachelor of Science degree.

A complete discussion of all university requirements is found in the current Texas A&M University Graduate Catalog . For example, university requirements include a preliminary examination, a final examination and submission of a dissertation to the university.

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• Dr. Peter Keating
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• Dr. Lee Lowery
• Dr. John Mander
• Dr. John Niedzwecki
• Dr. Arash Noshadravan
• Dr. Stephanie Paal
• Dr. Petros Sideris
• Dr. Kinsey Skillen

Advising Committee

The student must select an Advisory Committee Chair, who will serve as their graduate advisor, from the department’s structural engineering graduate faculty. A student can have a co-chair from a faculty member that does not have an appointment with the department’s structural engineering group. A committee must have either one chair or one chair and one co-chair.

The chair and the student collaborate in selecting the remainder of the Advisory Committee. The advising committee for the Doctor of Philosophy in structural engineering must have a minimum of four members from the Texas A&M graduate faculty (the chair counts as a member). There must be at least one member from outside the civil and environmental engineering department and there must be a majority from within the department, with at least two members being from the structural engineering faculty (the chair counts as one of these members).

Departmental Requirements

In addition to fulfilling the University requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, a student enrolled in the civil and environmental engineering graduate program in the area of Structural Engineering must satisfy the following department requirements.

• For the 64 credit hours Doctor of Philosophy program beyond the S. degree, a minimum of 24 credit hours of graduate level coursework is required provided the student already has taken at least another 24 credit hours of graduate course work for the Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree.
• For the 96 credit hours Doctor of Philosophy program beyond the S. degree, a minimum of 48 credit hours of graduate level coursework is required.
• For both PhD programs, a maximum of 3 semester credit hours of CVEN 685 Directed Studies can be applied toward this

Structural Engineering Requirements

The student must also satisfy the following area requirements and/or recommendations described below:

• Seminar: 0 or 1 semester credit hours
• Qualifying Exam: A Qualifying Examination will be scheduled with members of the structural engineering The exam should be taken prior to the student’s second semester (fall or spring) of study.
• Degree Plan: An advisory committee must be formed that includes at least two structural engineering faculty members, and a Degree Plan must be submitted and approved by the advisory committee after passing the Qualifying Exam and early during their second semester (fall or spring) of The degree plan must be filed before the course registration for the third semester of study.
• Written Preliminary Exam: After completion of a majority of the coursework listed on the Degree Plan (with the exception of CVEN 691 Research), but ideally no later than the end of the fourth semester (fall or spring) of study, a Written Preliminary Examination will be scheduled with members of the advisory
• Oral Preliminary Exam: After passing the Written Preliminary Exam, but ideally no later than the end of the fourth semester (fall or spring) of study, an Oral Preliminary Examination will be scheduled with members of the advisory
• Research Proposal: As soon as the research project can be outlined in reasonable detail, but ideally no later than the end of the fifth semester (fall or spring) of study, the dissertation research proposal should be
• Completion of Dissertation: Upon approval of the Dissertation by the advisory committee chair, the Dissertation will be submitted to the other members of the advisory
• Final Defense: A Final Defense consisting of an oral examination will be scheduled with all of the advisory committee members.

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The Department offers two doctor of philosophy (PhD) Programs: one in Civil Engineering and one in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. Each program requires students to develop a dissertation that communicates the results of original research at a high level of scholarship.

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Technical concentrations.

PhD in Civil Engineering students may choose one of the following technical concentrations:

Choose one of the following in Mechanics:

• CIE 511 Advanced Mechanics of Solids
• CIE 546 Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Choose one of the following in Mathematics:

• CIE 516 Advanced Mathematics for Civil Engineers
• CIE 532 Statistical Methods in Civil Engineering

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Students in the EWRE programs develop a deep understanding of the physical, chemical and biological processes that influence human health and the environment. PhD students apply this knowledge to develop innovative engineering solutions for pollution prevention and treatment, environmental restoration, and sustainable resource management. In addition, PhD students conduct original research to expand the scientific knowledge base and support innovation in engineering practice. Students from both programs acquire a comprehensive understanding of contemporary issues in EWRE, eventually pursuing research and consulting careers in academia, government and industry.

Degree Requirements

Both PhD programs consist of three elements:

• a program of graduate coursework
• written and oral qualifying examinations
• successful defense of an approved doctoral dissertation

The PhD program consists of 72 credit hours beyond a bachelor’s degree, including up to 36 credit hours from the previous  MS degree, 12 to 30 credit hours of dissertation, and at least  12 hours of coursework (most students complete substantially more courses) . Regardless of the number of assigned credit hours, approval the  dissertation is based on rigor, originality, and a substantial contribution to the field of study.

Each program of coursework is formulated by the student and his/her advisor at the beginning of the doctoral program. Core course requirements, as specified below, can be satisfied through doctoral classes or MS classes completed previously.  Elective courses are selected from an approved list that is particular to each degree and program concentration, including CSEE classes and courses from other Departments.

Additional detail concerning the PhD program requirements can be found in the  Graduate Studies Manual  (PDF).

Doctoral Research and Coursework

PhD programs are tailored for the needs of each student. Research topics are dependent upon the research insterests of the faculty advisor. Please visit  CSEE Research  for more information on our research sections.

See the  CSEE Graduate Courses  page for descriptions of individual courses available within the Department. Doctoral students are encouraged to enroll in courses offered outside  of CSEE, as well. 

Core Curriculum

CSEE maintains a basic core requirement for civil engineering MS and PhD degree candidates consisting of one of two courses in mathematics and one of two courses in mechanics, either fluids or solids.

The courses comprising the core are selected to ensure that advanced degree recipients from the department have knowledge in the basic mechanics and mathematics that are the "fundamental language" of civil engineering.

The only exception to this rule is when a student can demonstrate that he/she has already taken an equivalent course before coming to UB. In this case the student should take an alternative course, as specified by the Graduate Studies Committee.

While high performance in all graduate work is important, excellent grades in core courses are particularly significant in the faculty's assessment of a student's potential to pursue a PhD.

The current core program is as follows

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Civil & Environmental Engineering PhD

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Berkeley is a place of intellectual vitality. This vitality is evident in its creative and forward-looking curricula and classroom teaching, its attentive academic mentoring, and the innovative research conducted by students and faculty.

CEE focuses on developing future leaders for the engineering profession, for academia, and for applying engineering methods in the broader societal context. CEE conducts cutting-edge research, defining what constitutes the evolving domain of civil and environmental engineering.

We offer both Master's (the Master of Science and the Master of Engineering ) and Doctoral degree programs. We support seven programs of study for the MS and the PhD, each of which has its own prerequisites for admission and degree requirements. CEE offers two programs of study for the MEng. CEE also offers three concurrent degree programs and two certificate programs.

Master of Engineering (MEng)

This professional degree emphasizes solving technical, sociological, environmental, and economic problems involved in the design, construction, and operation of engineering structures, processes, and equipment. Studies include courses in the engineering sciences necessary to the engineering interpretation of the latest scientific developments. Courses in design, operation, humanities, and economics provide a basis for the analysis and solution of problems in professional engineering.

Students in this degree program select either a concentration in Systems (Civil Systems) or Transportation Engineering (see above descriptions). There are options for either full-time or part-time enrollment.

CEEs MEng program is offered in conjunction with the Fung Institute for Engineering Leadership .

Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

These degrees emphasize the application of the natural sciences to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. Advanced courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and the life sciences are normally included in a program that incorporates the engineering systems approach for analysis of problems.

Students in these degree programs select one of the following seven concentrations:

1. Construction Systems: Construction is a large, vital, and exciting field now disrupted by deep technology like AI, robotics, embedded sensors and nano-materials. The industry is reshaping itself for example by increased use of modular and off-site production with radically new supply chains, virtualization and development of digital twins, and innovative management thinking such as Lean Construction.This program will educate you to lead tomorrows automation of the construction industry.

You will learn to leverage these disruptions to realize the next generation of adaptable, resilient, sustainable smart buildings and infrastructure. We teach construction systems as a computational and management science, integrating technology with applications for example to realize state-of-the-art structural and geotechnical designs, to launch you as a technologist, entrepreneur, researcher, academic, or management professional geared to drive construction industry transformation.

Our curriculum includes:

Construction viewed as a socio-technical system including its data science, optimization, and simulation aspects,

Construction viewed as a project-based production system including its organizational, financial, planning, control, legal, and contractual aspects,

Integration with structural and geotechnical design,

Technology including the use of robots, cloud computing, machine learning, sensing, scanning, and information modeling such as BIM and VDC,

Large-scale systems thinking including societal-scale mobility, energy flows, and urban forms,

The freedom to take courses in other disciplines.

Our graduates find a wide range of employment opportunities in private industry and in the public sector, for example in tech companies, consulting, design, building, transportation, and industrial construction firms, as well as in public- and private owner organizations, both domestically as well as internationally.

As we are located in the San Francisco Bay Area the center of major local, national, and international construction activity our Program is strongly interlinked with industry. Our class projects and research leverage the ability to go observe as well as study specific local and international projects. We draw on examples from residential-, commercial building-, industrial-, and heavy/civil construction throughout our curriculum. We also invite industry practitioners to present guest lectures describing industry challenges and solutions.

2. Energy, Civil Infrastructure and Climate: Energy, climate, and infrastructure systems are closely tied together, and these connections manifest in many forms. Our society cannot function without energy and infrastructure systems. Energy systems with the lowest possible greenhouse gas footprint are a key to mitigating climate change. Civil infrastructure systems are a backbone of society, and they are also major users of energy that needs to be reduced for a more sustainable development.

The objective of the Energy, Civil Infrastructure and Climate (ECIC) Program is to educate a cadre of professionals who will be able to analyze from engineering, environmental, economic, and management perspectives complex problems such as energy efficiency of buildings, environmentally informed design of transportation systems, embodied energy of construction materials, electricity from renewable sources, and biofuels, and address such overarching societal problems as mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation of infrastructure to a changing climate. ECIC also promotes research at the intersection of energy, infrastructure and climate science.

3. Engineering and Project Management: The Engineering and Project Management (E&PM) Program educates professionals to become leaders in managing projects and companies in Architecture-Engineering-Construction (AEC) and in other industries. E&PM graduates find a wide range of employment opportunities in private industry and in the public sector, for example in engineering consulting-, building-, transportation-, and industrial construction firms, as well as in public- and private owner organizations, both domestically as well as internationally.

As infrastructure systems become more complex, tomorrow's industry leaders must add innovative management thinking to a solid foundation in design and construction. The E&PM Program is uniquely specialized in teaching and researching such new management concepts as Lean Construction, Cost and Schedule Forensics, and Sustainability Engineering. Our teaching and research emphasizes new concepts, technologies, developments, and techniques applicable to both domestic and international project and corporate management. The Program emphasizes the interrelationships of all life-cycle components: planning, design,manufacturing, construction, operation, maintenance, and re-purposing/decommissioning.

As we are located in the San Francisco Bay Area-the center of major local, national, and international project management and construction activity-our Program is strongly interlinked with industry. Our class projects and research leverage the ability to go observe as well as study specific local and international projects. We draw on examples from commercial building-, industrial-, and heavy/civil construction throughout our curriculum. We also invite industry practitioners to present guest lectures describing industry challenges and solutions.

4. Environmental Engineering: Management of environmental resources to protect human health and the systems that support life is one of the biggest challenges facing modern society. In recognition of the interdisciplinary nature of these challenges, Berkeley's Environmental Engineering Program provides you with the education needed to address current and future environmental issues. Graduate coursework and research is focused in three Areas of Emphasis :

• Air Quality Engineering (AQE)
• Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology (EFMH)
• Water Quality Engineering (WQE)

You are encouraged to develop a broad set of problem-solving skills through courses and research in related fields such as:

• Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center
• Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Energy & Resources Group
• Environmental Science, Policy & Management
• Integrative Biology
• Mechanical Engineering
• Plant & Microbial Biology
• School of Public Health

5. GeoSystems : The GeoSystems Program encompasses a broad area of teaching and research in geotechnical and geological engineering, environmental geotechnics, and applied geophysics. The focus is on the evaluation of engineering properties of geologic materials and on providing engineering solutions for dealing with geologic environment and processes, and natural hazards.

To this end we pursue studies of the mechanical behavior of soil and rock masses, laboratory and field characterization of material properties, development and application of geophysical techniques for site and subsurface characterization, development of advanced analysis methods, and evaluation of static and dynamic (seismic) performance of soil deposits, earth structures, and underground space.

The GeoSystems graduate program has a long tradition of excellence and its graduates are leaders in the industry and academia. The strength and breadth of Berkeley's GeoSystems is enhanced by close ties with faculty in other areas of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. Close interaction of the faculty with consulting companies and practitioners also provides opportunity for exposure to the state-of-the-art practice through invited lectures and site visits to ongoing engineering projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Due to the broad interdisciplinary nature of the field we welcome students with a wide range of backgrounds in Engineering and Earth Sciences.

6. Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials: CEE's Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials (SEMM) Program has an international reputation for excellence. Many of the fundamental developments underlying the state-of-the-art in structural engineering, mechanics, and materials were pioneered by SEMM faculty and students. This tradition of excellence continues today through vigorous programs of basic and applied research, and careful attention to instruction.

The active involvement of SEMM faculty in the forefront of research projects and in the solution of challenging real world engineering problems results in an instructional program that is up-to-date and relevant. SEMM offers excellent opportunities for study and research leading to advanced degrees in the areas of structural analysis and design, mechanics of structures and solids, and materials in structures and construction.

The curriculum provides a strong basis for advanced professional practice, research, or teaching. Programs of study can be tailored easily to fit individual needs and interests, whether broad-based and multidisciplinary, or narrowly focused and highly technical. Graduates from the SEMM Program have gone on to become world leaders in private practice, government service, education, and research.

7. Systems (Civil Systems): The focus of the Systems Engineering Program (Systems) is understanding complex large-scale systems and developing tools for their design and operation. Such systems encompass built elements in the broad sense (infrastructures transportation, structures, etc.), societal systems (social networks, populations enterprises), and natural systems (land water, air). These systems are at the core of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the 21st Century.

The understanding of how such systems work requires knowledge about the constitutive laws that govern them, such as traffic flow, fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and smart networks. It also requires an understanding of the theoretical paradigms that are used to model, control and optimize such systems. These include the theories of computation, control theory, optimization, behavioral economics, sensor networks, statistics, and signal processing.

In response to these challenges, the Systems Program provides courses that cover both field knowledge and technical/theoretical tools. This is reflected in the curriculum. We offer masters and doctoral degree programs providing the key skills, e.g., technological, mathematical, or social scientific, as well as the knowledge for a broad range of engineering domains. Our graduates lead the next generation of research, start-ups, industrial corporations, and public-sector organizations.

8. Transportation Engineering: Graduate study in transportation at the University of California, Berkeley prepares you for a professional, teaching, and research career. Emphasis is on the acquisition of advanced knowledge concerning planning, design, operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, performance, and evaluation of transportation systems, including their economic and public policy aspects. The program stresses development of analytic, problem-solving, design, and management skills suitable for public and private sector professional work.

Transportation Engineering faculty with diverse backgrounds and research interests, including emeriti professors, teach transportation courses. In addition, faculty from City and Regional Planning , Economics , Industrial Engineering and Operations Research , Business Administration , Political Science , and other departments offer courses related to transportation.

Students also have the opportunity to work and interact with research staff at the Institute of Transportation Studies .

Students in the PhD program have the option of pursuing a designated emphasis (DE) to supplement their study.

Concurrent Degrees

The concurrent degree program is a formal arrangement of two existing, but separate, master's degree programs, which result in the students earning two masters degrees. CEE offers the following concurrent degree programs:

• Program in Structural Engineering and Architecture (MArch/MS)
• Program in Transportation Engineering and City and Regional Planning (MCP/MS)
• Any CEE graduate program and Public Policy (MPP/MS)

For further information regarding these programs, please see the department's website .

Certificates

Certificate in Engineering and Business for Sustainability: The Engineering and Business for Sustainability (EBS) Certificate Program trains UC Berkeley graduate students to understand the complexity and urgency of their role in engineering, business, and environmental management, and to work across boundaries to achieve sustainable solutions to pressing societal problems. This program allows students to tap into multidisciplinary educational resources from the College of Engineering , Haas School of Business , Energy and Resources Group , Goldman School of Public Policy , College of Natural Resources , and the School of Public Health , to learn how to have a lasting beneficial impact on the global environment. This program is open to all Berkeley graduate students who meet the EBS Certificate course requirements. For further information regarding this program, see the department's website .

Certificate in Intelligent Transportation Systems: Jointly sponsored by CEE, the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, this program is designed to assist students in studying ITS in a systematic and focused way. Faculty advisers help students design a personalized study program to meet their goals. For more information regarding this program, see the department's website .

Designated Emphasis

Berkeley Ph.D. students are eligible to pursue a Designated Emphasis as part of their doctoral studies. Common Designated Emphases for CEE doctoral students include:

• Computational and Data Science and Engineering
• Global Metropolitan Studies
• Development Engineering

A designated emphasis is a specialization, such as a new method of inquiry or an important field of application, which is relevant to two or more existing doctoral degree programs. You are required to complete the academic work in the area of specialization and all the requirements of the doctoral program. You must be admitted to the DE before taking the qualifying examination. A complete list of Designated Emphases is here .

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December 11, 2023

Degree Type(s)

Doctoral / PhD

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Civil and Structural Engineering

Introduction, quick start, search engines, systematic reviews, company & industry information, referencing and citing, research skills, welcome to the civil & structural engineering subject research guide                      .

Your subject librarians have designed this guide to highlight online resources at the University of Melbourne Library that are relevant to Civil and Structural Engineering.

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5. Search for an article via Discovery

Civil and Structural Engineering eBook databases

• SpringerLink Books SpringerLink contains journals, books, series, protocols and reference works all aimed at supporting the research and academic community across all disciplines. The Palgrave Connect ebook collections were integrated into the Springer eBook collections during 2016.
• AccessEngineering (McGraw Hill) Access Engineering is an engineering reference tool for professionals, academics, and students which provides access to critical, regularly updated engineering reference information.
• ProQuest Ebook Central Ebook Central provides access to thousands of e-books from trusted publishers in all academic subject areas.
• eBook Collection (EBSCO) EBSCO eBooks offers a selection of scholarly, frontlist and award-winning eBook titles from leading publishers. These titles cover a broad range of academic subject matter and topics. The Library has access to selected titles, as well as the thousands of public domain titles that are included in the database.
• Taylor & Francis Ebooks Taylor & Francis provide access to thousands of eBooks in science, technology, engineering, medicine, humanities and social science from well known publishers such as Routledge, CRC Press, Chapman and Hall, Ashgate, Psychology Press, Longman and Heinemann. Content spans all levels within higher education, from students to researchers, including topic-defining handbooks and ground-breaking research monographs. Download chapters or the entire book as a convenient PDF or read online.
• Wiley Online Library Books Wiley Online Library is a collection of online resources covering life, health, and physical sciences as well as social science and the humanities. It delivers access to journals, books, reference works, laboratory protocols, and databases from John Wiley & Sons and its imprints, including Wiley-Blackwell, Wiley-VCH, and Jossey-Bass.

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Reading eBooks

Most of the ebooks provided by the library can simply be read online using a web browser and/or downloaded, by section or chapter, in PDF format.

To access, download, read, and print most ebooks from the library you simply need:

• A unimelb login and password.
• A device, such as a PC, laptop, or tablet, with access to the internet,
• An up-to-date web browser ( find the latest versions of common browsers here ), and
• A PDF reader, such as  Adobe Reader .

Some ebook providers require you to check-out or borrow ebooks and use particular software, such as  Adobe Digital Editions , to read their ebooks.

However, you will be prompted to do this when you try to access an ebook with special requirements and instructions will be provided.

Featured eBooks

eReference access during the COVID-19 pandemic

During the covid19 pandemic, a number of publishers and providers are giving free unlimited access to a range of online resources., you can see the list at our  library blog, key ereference databases.

Find a list of key databases below that give you access to online references works, such as encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and other fast facts such as reference data, graphs, tables, equations, and material or chemical properties, etc.

To find further reference information you can search:

• Library catalogue
• A-Z eJournals and Databases
• Knovel Knovel offers an unmatched depth and breadth of validated engineering content, selected from the most trusted sources and delivered to engineers quickly and with extreme precision. Knovel's comprehensive content collection includes material properties, process and design information, best practices, equations and formulations for specific industries and engineering disciplines. Knovel’s content includes over 4,000 leading reference works and databases from more than 100 leading technical publishers and professional societies including AIAA, AIChE, ASHRAE, ASM, ASME, DIPPR and NACE.
• eFunda : engineering fundamentals eFunda stands for engineering Fundamentals. Its mission is to create an online destination for the engineering community, where working professionals can quickly find concise and reliable information to meet the majority of their daily reference needs. eFunda is all about the basics, that mostly means college level material covered in engineering schools. If you practice engineering, more often than not you would find yourself searching for something you knew but could not quite remember. eFunda wants to be your reminder of these formulas. Not only that, eFunda wants to tell you exactly under what conditions those formulas apply

General eReference

• Oxford Reference Oxford Reference is the home of Oxford’s quality reference publishing. The collection provides quality, up-to-date reference content at the click of a button. The University of Melbourne subscribes to selected titles from this large collection of materials.
• Oxford English Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.
• Macquarie Dictionary and Thesaurus Online The Macquarie Dictionary Online is constantly updated with new words as they enter the Australian language. This online service gives you access to the latest edition of the Macquarie Dictionary and the latest edition of the Macquarie Thesaurus plus annual updates

Civil and Structural Engineering eReference examples

• 2018 International Building Code Illustrated Handbook ISBN: 9781260132304 Publication Date: 2018

Finding journals articles, conference proceedings & more

• You can use Discovery to search across most of the journals and other content the library subscribes to.
• Access Discovery via the search box on the library homepage .

eJournals and Databases

• Conduct a more thorough and advanced search by searching individual databases or e-journals.
• From the library homepage click the  A-Z eJournals and Databases link.
• Browse alphabetically or search by title. 

You can access some key databases directly by clicking the links below:

Key multidisciplinary databases

Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Web of Science Core Collection provides quick, powerful access to the world's leading citation databases. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 12,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 150,000 conference proceedings. You'll find current and retrospective coverage in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, with coverage to 1900.

• Google Scholar (With University of Melbourne authentication) Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
• Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Academic Search™ Complete is a multidisciplinary full-text database, providing access to more than 8,600 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,500 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text it offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
• ProQuest The ProQuest platform delivers a variety of full text databases and indexes covering a wide range of subject areas.

Key Civil and Structural Engineering databases

• Compendex (Elsevier) A bibliographic database of engineering topics including: nuclear technology; bioengineering; transportation; chemical and process engineering; light and optical technology; agricultural engineering and food technology; computers and data processing; applied physics; electronics and communications control; civil, mechanical, materials, petroleum, aerospace, and automotive engineering. Coverage from 1884 to the present day.
• Inspec A bibliographic database offering literature in: electrical engineering; electronics; physics; control engineering; information technology; communications; computers; computing; manufacturing and production engineering. Coverage from 1898 to the present day.
• ASCE Library The ASCE Library is a comprehensive online tool for locating articles of interest across all disciplines of civil engineering. The ASCE Library provides you with access to full-text papers from ASCE Journals and Proceedings.
• ICE Virtual Library Journals The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is the world’s longest established professional engineering body. The ICE Publishing journals represent the highest standards of research and best-practice in civil engineering.
• ICONDA (Ovid) ICONDA, The International Construction Database, covers worldwide technical literature relating to all aspects of planning and construction. ICONDA contains references taken from sources in more than 20 different countries. Each reference has abstracts and detailed keywords in English. Information is sourced from periodicals, books, research reports, conference proceedings, business reports, theses, and non-conventional literature that is normally outside the public domain. Coverage is from 1976 to the present, and the database is updated monthly.
• TRANSPORT (Ovid) TRANSPORT is a bibliographic database of transportation research information. It combines the following databases: Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) from the Transportation Research Board of the United States; International Transport Research Documentation (ITRD) from the OECD; and TRANSDOC from the European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Coverage is from 1968 to the present, and is updated quarterly. more... less... Online help for TRANSPORT
• GreenFILE (EBSCO) GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment and is a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles that include content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
• GeoRef (ProQuest) GeoRef provides access to the geoscience literature of the world and is the most comprehensive database available in the geosciences. The database contains over 3 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

• Austroads Publications Online Austroads Publications Online enables you to access more than 600 technical and research reports. You'll also find the Austroads Test Methods, Pavement Work Tips, Specifications and Technical Notes here.
• BRE Connect BRE is a world leading multi-disciplinary building science centre with a mission to improve the built environment through research and knowledge generation.
• Green Building Council of Australia The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) was established in 2002 to develop a sustainable property industry in Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.
• Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals This database is a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture since 1934, covering the history and practice of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation and interior design and decoration. It indexes over seven hundred American and international journals including not only scholarly and popular periodical literature, but also publications of professional associations, American state and regional periodicals, and the major serials on architecture and design of Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. The index is published by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University.
• Acumen Practice Notes Acumen Practice Notes has incorporated both "Acumen" and "Environment Design Guide" which is the Australian Institute of Architects practice advisory service for architects. It covers such things as financial management, risk management, insurances and indemnity, legislation and contracts. Acumen aims to provide architects with the most relevant and up-to-date advisory material and news about managing an architectural practice and managing architectural projects. Environmental content is available under the ‘environment’ option and comprises peer-reviewed, regularly updated design notes on built-environment sustainability.
• Earthquake Photo Gallery The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) Photo Gallery includes photographs from many recent and important earthquakes which provide an overall sense of the earthquake effects. Each gallery features images and photos searchable by keyword. Aims to reduce earthquake risk by (1) advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering, (2) improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment, and (3) advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes.

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More information on e-Journals

The databases below provide further information on e-Journals, such as:

• Whether a journal is peer-reviewed/refereed.
• Whether the journal/publisher is suspected to be predatory.
• Which databases the journal is indexed in.
• Acceptance rates, and the typical time taken to review and publish papers.
• Metrics, such as the journal impact factor (JIF) and ranking within subject areas.
• UlrichsWeb : global serials directory (ProQuest) UlrichsWeb is an easy to search source of detailed information on more than 300,000 periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more. Ulrichsweb covers more than 900 subject areas. Ulrich's records provide data points such as ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians.
• Cabell's Scholarly Analytics Cabell's consists of two databases - Journalytics and Predatory Reports. Journalytics: explore more than 11,000 qualified academic journals within 18 disciplines to discover the perfect outlet for your research. Filter your results using advanced search options and suite of citation-backed metrics. Predatory Reports: in response to the growing number of predatory publishers, this resource aims to shine a light on the deceptive practices that threaten to undermine quality research.
• Serials Directory (EBSCOhost) This database provides accurate bibliographic information, as well as current pricing structures for popular serials. The Serials Directory contains nearly 250,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers, journals and magazines. With data from more than 108,000 publishers worldwide, including e-mail and Internet address, language, publication frequency, ISSN, Library of Congress, Dewey Decimal Classification, and more.
• InCites - Journal Citation Reports The Journal Citation Reports module within InCites allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings from thousands of publishers in over 60 countries. Journal Citation Reports is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences.

Search Engines & Digital Repositories

Turn on “ Find It @ Unimelb ” links when browsing Google Scholar at home.

Use the Lean Library  or LibKey Nomad  browser extension to access full-text online resources in your browser without going through the library website or Discovery.

• Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research.
• Google: Advanced Search Use the more advanced features of Google Web Search.
• Duck Duck Go DuckDuckGo is an internet search engine that distinguishes itself from other search engines by not profiling its users and by showing all users the same search results for a given search term.
• The University of Melbourne's Institutional Repository : Minerva Access Minerva Access is the University's Institutional Repository. It aims to collect, preserve, and showcase the intellectual output of staff and students of the University of Melbourne for a global audience.
• Digital Collections (University of Melbourne) Digital Collections of the University of Melbourne Library. The collections include resources from individual items required for course delivery to large collections that are of a cultural or scholarly significance.
• Trove The search engine of the National Library of Australia. Allows you to search Australian state, university and local library catalogues at once.
• OCLC WorldCat Meta search engine for online catalogs of libraries all over the world. Search for any book using a geographic location for the closest sources. The search also includes OAIster a catalog of millions of records that represent open access resources.
• arXiv arXiv is an e-print service in the fields of physics, mathematics, non-linear science, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance and statistics.

Key News sources

Find below a list of useful databases for finding newspaper and magazine articles, television news broadcasts and broadcast transcripts:

• News and Newspapers (ProQuest) News and Newspapers provides a single search interface to all newspaper collections within ProQuest: Australia & New Zealand Newsstream; Canadian Newsstream; Global Breaking Newswires; International Newsstream; ProQuest Historical Newspapers.
• Gale OneFile: News Provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, global newspapers, and thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. Includes over 300 Australian newspapers.
• Factiva Factiva provides access to the latest business and industry news. It is a valuable research tool for many disciplines, including political science, media studies, business, technology studies, social science, journalism, the arts, and more. The database allows users to browse through a collection of global content sources from 200 countries, in 26 languages – including newspapers, continuously updated newswires from Dow Jones and Reuters, journals and magazines, websites, blogs, and multimedia.
• Nexis Uni Nexis Uni provides quick comprehensive access to legal, business news, market insight, biographies and public records in a single location.

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Standards are documents setting out specifications, procedures and guidelines. They are designed to ensure products, services and systems are safe, reliable and consistent. They are based on industrial, scientific and consumer experience and are regularly reviewed to ensure they keep pace with new technologies.

Standards cover everything from consumer products and services, construction, engineering, business, information technology, human services to energy and water utilities, the environment and much more.

Key standards databases are listed below, for more information on standards, and how to search for them refer to the Standards Library Guide

Standards Databases

A web-based service that provides access to the full collection of Australian Standards, plus optional access to international Standards from ISO, IEC, EN, ETSI, NSAI, JSA, and a searchable index of standards from ANSI, BSI, DIN and ASTM.

• IHS Engineering Workbench IHS provides online access to the Annual Book of ASTM Standards which is made up of over 80 volumes and more than 12,000 standards.

Looking for Standards?

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A patent is an exclusive right that is granted by a government to an inventor for any device, substance, method or process that is new, inventive and useful. It also provides a legal right for the inventor or creator to commercially exploit the invention for the life of the patent.

Looking for Patents?

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• Espacenet patent search Espacenet offers free access to more than 90 million patent documents worldwide, containing information about inventions and technical developments from 1836 to today. The worldwide database contains information on published patent applications and granted patents from over 90 patent-granting authorities.

This video gives a brief introduction to Espacenet and how it can be used.

More Patents

• The Lens The Lens hosts more than 100 million patent records from over 95 different jurisdictions. The patent searching capability allows use of advanced Boolean functions, structured search, biological search, and classification search options.
• Google Patents Google Patents includes over 87 million patent publications from 17 patent offices around the world, as well as many more technical documents and books indexed in Google Scholar and Google Books.
• PatentScope : World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Using PATENTSCOPE you can search 59 million patent documents including 3.1 million published international patent applications (PCT).
• Australian Patent search AusPat is Australia's search database that allows inventors, industry and researchers to access patent applications lodged and granted in Australia.
• USPTO - United States Patent and Trademark Office Patents may be searched in the USPTO Patent Full-Text and Image Database (PatFT). The USPTO houses full text for patents issued from 1976 to the present and TIFF images for all patents from 1790 to the present.
• SciFinder-n SciFinder-n is a research discovery application that provides integrated access to a comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences. SciFinder-n includes: MethodsNow Synthesis which contains more than 5 million fully described synthesis methods and procedures, giving you step-by-step instructions on how to make the compounds important to your research; PatentPak which allows you to search through millions of patents sourced from more than 30 patent offices and instantly locate the chemistry within; Formulations information; Retrosynthesis Planner with predictive capabilities; Additional structure/reaction editor.

ORCID Plus Profiles

• ORCID Plus Profiles ORCID Plus Profiles are composite author/inventor profiles based on ORCID records and enhanced with aggregated data from various sources. Easily find and claim additional works or patents in the Lens and sync these with your ORCID Record.

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Company, Industry & Country Information

• IBISWorld IBISWorld offers Australia’s most comprehensive collection of Industry Market Research, Industry Risk Ratings and Company Research. The Library has access to selected collections within IBISWorld: Australia Company Reports, Australia Industry Reports (ANZSIC), Australia Specialized Industry Reports, China Industry Reports.
• MarketLine Advantage MarketLine Advantage is an interactive platform providing access to a unique mix of company, industry, country and financial data for every major marketplace in the world. From Aerospace and Automotive to Media, Mining and Textiles, MarketLine covers every major industry in every major marketplace, worldwide. more... less... Contains 120 Australian industry profiles across 18 industries. Provide market size, share and segmentation data, analysis, leading company information, and 5 year market forecasts
• Fitch Connect Fitch Connect is a credit risk and macro intelligence platform from Fitch Solutions providing credit research, credit ratings, macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, country risk research and indices, Financial Implied Ratings and a curated news service.
• Orbis Orbis contains comprehensive information on companies worldwide. You can use it to research individual companies, search for companies with specific profiles, to analyse a group of companies and to export relevant company data into another package.
• Hoovers Hoovers delivers comprehensive insight and analysis about the companies, industries and people that drive the economy, along with the powerful tools to find and connect to the right people to get business done.

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Developing research skills

The library provides support and services for students and researchers completing more in-depth research for a major project or thesis:

• Book a research consultation University staff and graduate students can request an online individual research consultation via Zoom with a subject specialist Liaison Librarian. A consultation typically lasts for one hour, and can cover topics such as finding resources, searching effectively, literature reviews (narrative, scoping or systematic), managing information and data, referencing/citation styles, reference management software, researcher profiles, tools to assist with publishing decisions, and tracking citations.
• Researcher@Library Supporting you through the research process. The University Library offers high quality resources and services that support our researchers and graduate students through the complete research lifecycle. We can help maximise your research outcomes.
• Research Essentials Guide Level up your researching, reading and writing skills with these essential tips.
• Literature Reviews An introduction to researching and writing a literature review as well as resources to help you get started.
• Scholarly Publishing A guide to publishing strategically.
• Researcher Profiles, Identifiers and Social Networks: Maximise your Impact Tips on how to promote your research and profile as a researcher.
• Research Impact Tools and support to assist with measuring research.
• Research Data Services Directory Explore the data-focussed resources available to you as a researcher at the University. This is a collection of services and tools which can help you work with and manage your data.
• Research Data Management Responsible management of your data will make your research easier and more impactful. Resources on this page will help improve your research data management skills.
• Research Impact for STEMM - a self help guide
• Research Impact Library Advisory Service (RILAS) The University Library can assist academic staff to determine the impact of their publications and other research outputs for grant and promotion applications.
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STUDENT AFFAIRS 340 Structural and Materials Engineering Building http://structures.ucsd.edu

All courses, faculty listings, and curricular and degree requirements described herein are subject to change or deletion without notice.

The Department of Structural Engineering offers programs leading to the degrees of master of science (MS) and doctor of philosophy (PhD) in structural engineering (SE). In addition, an MS in structural engineering with specialization in structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation (MS SHM&NDE) and an MS in geotechnical engineering are offered. The graduate program is aimed at training highly skilled professionals in structural engineering with the academic and engineering credentials to assume leadership roles in industry, government, and academia.

The MS program is intended to provide students with additional fundamental knowledge as well as specialized advanced knowledge in selected structural engineering aspects over and above the undergraduate degree course work.

The doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree program is intended to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, or practice in their chosen professional specialties. The PhD program requires a departmental comprehensive examination, a PhD candidacy examination, a PhD dissertation based on new and unique research, and a dissertation defense.

Both degrees offer opportunities for training in one or more of the five primary research focus areas within the SE department:

• (1) Advanced Composites and Aerospace Structural Systems
• (2) Computational Mechanics
• (3) Earthquake Engineering
• (4) Geotechnical Engineering
• (5) Structural Health Monitoring, Prognosis, and Validated Simulations

Admission to the UC San Diego graduate program in structural engineering requires at least a BS in engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics with an overall upper-division GPA of 3.0. Applicants must provide three letters of recommendation. Recent GRE general test scores are required for the PhD program. International applicants whose native language is not English are required to demonstrate proficiency in English by taking the TOEFL test. The minimum TOEFL score required is 550 (paper-based) and 85 (internet-based test [iBt]). Based on the candidate’s choice, qualifications, and career objectives, admission to the program is in one of two categories: MS or PhD.

Applicants seeking enrollment in SE courses via UC Extension’s concurrent registration program are advised to refer to the “ Graduate Studies Transferring Credit ” section of the UC San Diego General Catalog for clarification.

Bachelor’s/Master’s Program

The department offers a bachelor’s/master’s (BS/MS) program to enable students to complete both the BS and MS in an accelerated timeframe. Undergraduate students in the Department of Structural Engineering who have at least 148 quarter units with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher are eligible to apply. Admission to the bachelor’s/master’s degree program is not automatic. Student applications are reviewed, and the final decision is made by the Department of Structural Engineering. Acceptance into this program is an honor that carries with it practical benefits—the graduate application process is simplified and advanced students are given access to graduate level courses. Upon acceptance as an undergraduate into the program, a faculty member will be assigned who will serve as the student’s faculty mentor. Interested students should contact the Structural Engineering Student Affairs Office. Students must fulfill all requirements for the BS prior to being formally admitted to graduate status.

Master’s Degree Program

The MS program is intended to provide the student with additional fundamental knowledge as well as specialized advanced knowledge in selected structural engineering topics over and above the undergraduate degree course work. Two plans, the MS thesis plan and the MS comprehensive examination plan, are offered. The MS thesis plan is designed for those students with an interest in research prior to entering the structural engineering profession or prior to entering a doctoral degree program. The MS thesis plan involves course work leading to the completion and defense of a master’s thesis. The MS comprehensive examination plan involves course work and requires the completion of a written comprehensive examination covering multiple courses that the student has taken. The MS comprehensive examination will be comprehensive and cover two focus sequences and at least one additional technical elective that the student has taken. The examination must be completed no later than the end of the eighth week of the quarter the student intends to graduate.

MS comprehensive students will be required to complete two out of seven core course electives. The courses are SE 200, SE 201A, SE 202, SE 203, SE 241, SE 271, SE 233 (or SE 276)*. They can be counted toward a focus sequence or a technical elective.

*The student can count either SE 233 or SE 276A as a core course, but not both.

In the core courses, the instructor selects one problem on the midterm or final exam (could be a project/long HW) to be the comprehensive exam problem. A separate Pass/Fail score is assigned to this problem. (The problem may still count toward the total exam score.) The minimum passing score is 60/100. Any two courses from core electives may be selected for the MS comprehensive plan. A passing score must be obtained in both courses. If you are using a core course for a focus area too, then you need to list a fifth technical elective. It needs to be twelve courses total. If you use both core courses for two focus areas, then six technical electives are needed.

Technical electives can be any science, mathematics, or engineering graduate course or approved SE upper-division undergraduate courses.

MS students must complete forty-eight units of credit for graduation. For the MS comprehensive examination plan all forty-eight units of credit must consist of regular courses (twelve courses). For the MS thesis plan, thirty-six units (nine courses) from regular courses are required, in addition to twelve units of graduate research for the master’s thesis. For both MS plans, students are required to complete a minimum of two sequences from the following focus areas:

Advanced Composites

• Computational Mechanics

Earthquake Engineering

Geotechnical engineering.

• Solid Mechanics

Structural Analysis

Structural design.

• Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation

Focus areas for the departmental qualifying examination are listed above. The department has opportunities to select students in these areas to participate in special seminars, reviews, and research at leading collaborating institutes and laboratories such as the Los Alamos National Laboratories. In special cases, according to necessity, the faculty adviser of a student may submit a written request to the GAC to form one new focus sequence, as a SE or breadth focus sequence; the new focus sequence must be within the general area of structural engineering and the request will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

A sequence is composed of three preapproved courses from the same focus area. The courses comprising the focus sequences are listed in the table in this section. To meet the specific needs of some students, other focus areas may be developed by a student in consultation with his or her adviser, but these must be preapproved by the SE Graduate Affairs Committee. To allow for greater flexibility in the program, the remaining credits required from courses may be earned by completing additional focus sequences, parts of focus sequences, or other appropriate courses. Students may elect to take other appropriate technical electives (with the approval of their adviser and the SE Graduate Affairs Committee). In special cases where an undergraduate course may be used, the arrangement must be preapproved by both the academic adviser and the Graduate Affairs Committee. Preapproved undergraduate technical electives for the structural engineering program can be found here: https://se.ucsd.edu/academics/graduate-program/preapproved-technical-electives . Units obtained in SE 290 and 298 may not be applied toward course work requirements. No more than four units of SE 296 may be applied toward course work requirements and only with prior approval of the SE Graduate Affairs Committee.

A student can never take one course and get credit for two courses even though the courses are cross-listed (listed under two different course numbers/titles/departments) or if there are both an undergraduate and graduate version of the course with different course numbers and/or course titles.

The department also offers a seminar course each quarter that emphasizes the latest research topics and industry practices in structural engineering (SE 290). MS students must complete three quarters of SE 290 to meet graduation requirements, but they do not have to be taken consecutively. Students are strongly recommended to take SE 290 every quarter. Students who cannot fulfill the SE 290 requirement in any quarter must be enrolled in an alternate structured seminar course/program, which must be approved by the SE Graduate Affairs Committee.

A faculty mentor will be assigned for each student during their first quarter. The names of the assigned faculty mentor will be shared before or at graduate orientation. The faculty mentor will assist students with their academic plans and any other questions they may have.

Focus Sequences

SE 201A. Advanced Structural Analysis

SE 201B. Nonlinear Structural Analysis

SE 202. Structural Stability

SE 203. Structural Dynamics

SE 204. Advanced Structural Dynamics

SE 205. Nonlinear Mechanical Vibrations

SE 206. Random Vibrations

SE 215. Cable Structures

SE 224. Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis

SE 233. Computational Techniques in Finite Elements

SE 151B. Design of Prestressed Concrete

SE 154. Design of Timer Structures

SE 211. Advanced Structural Concrete

SE 212. Advanced Structural Steel Design

SE 213. Bridge Design

SE 214. Masonry Structures

SE 220. Seismic Isolation and Energy Dissipation

SE 223. Advanced Seismic Design of Structures

SE 254. FRP in Civil Structures

Computational Mechanics and Finite Elements

SE 276A. Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics I

SE 276B. Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics II

SE 276C. Finite Element Methods in Solid Mechanics III

SE 277. Error Control in Finite Element Analysis

SE 279. Meshfree Methods for Linear and Nonlinear Mechanics

SE 280. Finite Element Computations in Solid Mechanics

SE 221. Earthquake Engineering

SE 222. Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

SE 225. Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis

SE 227. Seismic Design and Analysis of Nonstructural Components and Systems

SE 243. Soil-structure Interaction

SE 181. Geotechnical Engineering

SE 241. Advanced Soil Mechanics

SE 242. Advanced Foundation Engineering

SE 244. Numerical Methods in Geomechanics

SE 246. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics

SE 247. Ground Improvement

SE 248. Engineering Properties of Soils

SE 249. Rock Mechanics

SE 250. Stability of Earth Slopes and Retaining Walls

SE 251A. Processing of Polymers and Composites

SE 251B. Mechanical Behaviors of Polymers and Composites

SE 252. Experimental Mechanics and NDE

SE 253A. Mechanics of Laminated Composite Structures I

SE 253B. Mechanics of Laminated Composite Structures II

SE 253C. Mechanics of Laminated Anisotropy Plates and Shells

SE 260A. Aerospace Structural Mechanics I

SE 260B. Aerospace Structural Mechanics II

SE 261. Aerospace Engineering Design

SE 262. Aerospace Structures Repair

SE 266. Smart and Multifunctional Materials

SE 281. 3-D Printable Robotics

SE 285. Structural Optimization

SE 286. Design Optimization for Additive Manufacturing

Solid Mechanics*

SE 207. Constitutive Modeling of Metals

SE 234. Plates and Shells (or MAE equivalent)

SE 235. Wave Propagation in Elastic Media

SE 270. Fracture Mechanics

SE 271. Solid Mechanics for Structural and Aerospace Engineering

SE 272. Theory of Elasticity

SE 273. Inelasticity

Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation

SE 224. Structural Reliability and Risk Analysis

SE 263. Nondestructive Evaluation

SE 264/164. Sensors/Data Acquisition for SE

SE 265. Structural Health Monitoring Principles

SE 266. Smart and Multifunctional Materials

SE 267. Signal Processing

SE 268. Structural System Testing and Model Correlation

SE 269. Validation and Verification of Computation Models I

SE 282. Diagnostic Imaging

*Students taking the solid mechanics focus sequence are required to take SE 271, SE 272, and one of these courses: SE 273, SE 252, or SE 235.

For the MS in structural engineering (SE75), SE 207, Topics in Structural Engineering, will be acceptable to use toward a focus sequence requirement pending petition and approval of the Graduate Affairs Committee (GAC).

The thesis defense is the final examination for students enrolled in the MS thesis plan and must be conducted after completion of all course work. Upon completion of the research project, the student writes a thesis that must be successfully defended in an oral examination and public presentation conducted by a committee composed of three faculty members. A complete copy of the student’s thesis must be submitted to each member of the MS thesis committee (comprised of a minimum of three faculty) at least two weeks before the defense.

MS in Structural Engineering with Specialization in Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation (SHM&NDE)

The master of science in structural engineering with specialization in structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation (SHM&NDE) provides highly interdisciplinary knowledge incorporating three broad technology areas: (1) sensing technology, (2) data interrogation, and (3) modeling and analysis. The intersections and integration of these technology areas are fundamental to supporting structural health monitoring and nondestructive evaluation, which may be defined as the process of making an uncertainty-quantified assessment, based on appropriate analyses of in situ measured data, about the current ability of a structural component or system to perform its intended design function(s) successfully. This discipline within structural, civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering is a fundamental capability that supports “design-to-retirement” life cycle management of systems.

Two degree options in SHM&NDE will be offered: MS thesis option and MS comprehensive examination option. Students in both plans must complete thirty-six units of credit for graduation. For both options, students must complete two core courses, SE 263, Nondestructive Evaluation, and SE 265, Structural Health Monitoring Principles (eight total units). Additionally, the MS SHM&NDE thesis plan involves regular course work (twenty units) and graduate research (eight units) leading to the completion and defense of a master’s thesis. Correspondingly, the MS comprehensive examination plan involves regular course work (twenty-four units) and a mentored independent study (SE 296) capstone course. The deliverables will be given to the SE 296 faculty mentor, assessed by the faculty mentor, and both the deliverables and assessment will be submitted to the Graduate Affairs Committee for final approval. The comparative distribution of units for each of the two degree options is shown in the table below:

Many courses currently offered within the Jacobs School of Engineering may be grouped into the three focus areas comprising each technology area described above, as shown in the following list:

A. Sensing Technology (Focus Area 1)

SE 264. Sensors and Data Acquisition for Structural Engineering

CSE 237A. Introduction to Embedded Computing

ECE 257B. Principles of Wireless Networks

B. Data Interrogation (Focus Area 2)

SE 267. Signal Processing and Spectral Analysis

SE 268. Structural System Testing and Model Correlation

SE 282. Diagnostic Imaging

ECE 251A. Digital Signal Processing I

ECE 251B. Digital Signal Processing II

ECE 251C. Filter Banks and Wavelets

ECE 253. Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing

ECE 254. Detection Theory

MAE 283A. Parametric Identification: Theory and Methods

CSE 254. Statistical Learning

CSE 255. Data Mining and Predictive Analytics

CSE 250A. Principles of Artificial Intelligence: Probabilistic Reasoning and Learning

CSE 250B. Principles of Artificial Intelligence: Learning Algorithms

ECE 271A. Statistical Learning I

ECE 271B. Statistical Learning II

C. Modeling and Analysis (Focus Area 3)

SE 233. Computational Techniques in Finite Elements or SE 276A. Finite Elements in Solid Mechanics I

SE 235. Wave Propagation in Elastic Media or MAE 238. Stress Waves in Solids

SE 236. Wave Propagation in Continuous Structural Elements

SE 254. FRPs in Civil Structures

SE 260. Aerospace Structural Mechanics I

SE 269. Validation and Verification of Computational Models I

SE 270. Fracture Mechanics and Failure Mechanisms

Additionally, the technical elective course required for the comprehensive option may be chosen from any of the focus area lists above (provided it is not being counted as a focus area requirement), or from this additional preapproved list of courses:

SE 200. Applied Mathematics in Structural Engineering

SE 204. Advanced Structural Dynamics

SE 234. Plates and Shells

SE 276B. Finite Elements in Solid Mechanics II

MAE 208. Mathematics for Engineers

MAE 272. Imperfections in Solids

MAE 273A. Dynamic Behavior of Materials

ECE 250. Random Processes

ECE 251D. Array Processing

ECE 255A. Information Theory

ECE 272A. Stochastic Processes in Dynamic Systems

ECE 275A. Parameter Estimation

CSE 250C. Machine Learning Theory

For the MS thesis option, the eight-unit graduate research (SE 299) culminates with the preparation of a written research thesis. The thesis must be successfully defended in an oral examination and public presentation conducted by a committee composed of three faculty members. The committee will consist of three faculty members, one with expertise in each of the three focus areas. A complete copy of the student’s thesis must be submitted to each member of the MS thesis committee at least two weeks prior to the defense.

For the MS comprehensive option, the four-unit independent study (SE 296) must be conducted as a capstone experience project. This project is intended to provide a mentored project whereby students integrate knowledge learned from their technology areas into solving a problem from structural health monitoring/prognosis or nondestructive evaluation. The specific deliverables associated with the capstone project experience will be proposed by the student together with the SE 296 faculty mentor and will be approved by the director of the MS program by the end of the quarter preceding the one in which the student intends to register in SE 296. The deliverables will be delivered to the SE 296 mentor, assessed by the faculty mentor, and both the deliverables and assessment will be submitted to the director of the MS program for final approval.

Because of the inherent interdisciplinary nature of the MS SHM&NDE program, research within SE 296 or SE 299 may be conducted at outside locations (industry or government facilities). In this case a scientist or engineer on location, with an adjunct faculty appointment at UC San Diego, will be identified as the SE 296 faculty mentor or the SE 299 adviser and who will also be a member of the thesis committee.

All students in this degree program, for both degree options, must register in SE 290, Seminar, for any two quarters while enrolled in the program.

MS in Geotechnical Engineering

The MS program is intended to provide students with additional fundamental knowledge as well as specialized advanced knowledge in geotechnical engineering over and above that available in the BS in structural engineering at UC San Diego (SE 181, SE 182, and SE 184). Students seeking to pursue the MS program in geotechnical engineering should have an undergraduate degree in structural or civil engineering. Further, students are required to take SE 181 and SE 182, or their equivalents at another university, as a prerequisite to pursuing the MS degree in geotechnical engineering. Exceptions to this will not be granted, though SE 182 may be taken concurrently with other MS course work with instructor and adviser approval.

The MS program includes required core courses and technical elective courses. MS students must complete forty-eight units of graduate course credit for graduation (twelve courses). Students must obtain approval from their adviser and the SE Graduate Affairs Committee on proposed course work to complete the degree. Although there are no foreign language requirements with the MS program in geotechnical engineering, CCGA recognizes that foreign language competence may be an important element of graduate education of doctoral programs. Two MS plans are offered—the MS comprehensive examination plan and the MS thesis plan. All MS students will be assigned an adviser upon entering the MS program who can provide guidance on selecting between these plans. Students may switch advisers after the first quarter. Students must choose between the MS comprehensive examination plan and the MS thesis plan by the end of the second quarter of study.

In addition to the forty-eight units, students must complete three quarters of SE 290 to meet graduation requirements, but they do not have to be taken consecutively. Students are strongly recommended to take SE 290 every quarter.

The MS comprehensive examination plan requires forty-eight units (twelve courses) of regular course work and completion of a written comprehensive examination covering the course work. The comprehensive examination must be taken no later than the end of the eighth week of the quarter for which the student intends to graduate. In the core courses, the instructor selects one problem on the midterm or final exam (could be a project/long HW) to be the comprehensive exam problem. A separate Pass/Fail score is assigned to this problem. (The problem may still count toward the total exam score.) The minimum passing score is 60/100. A passing score must be obtained in all four courses.

The MS thesis plan is designed for students with an interest in research prior to entering a professional career or a doctoral degree program. For this plan, thirty-six units (nine courses) of regular course work are required, along with twelve units of graduate research (SE 299) for work on an MS thesis. The thesis defense is the final examination for students enrolled in the MS thesis plan and must be taken no later than the end of the eighth week of the quarter for which the student intends to graduate. The thesis must be defended in a public presentation with an oral examination conducted by a committee composed of three faculty members. A complete copy of the thesis must be submitted to the committee at least two weeks prior to the defense. In addition to the forty-eight units, students must take SE 290 every quarter in the first year for the MS thesis plan and are strongly recommended to take it for at least one quarter in the subsequent year.

Core Courses

MS students in geotechnical engineering must complete the following four core courses:

Geotechnical Technical Electives

Students must select with approval from the Graduate Affairs Committee at least four courses (MS comprehensive examination plan) or three courses (MS thesis plan) from the following list of geotechnical technical electives. Guidance on selection of the technical electives is provided later.

Other Technical Electives

Students may select with approval from the Graduate Affairs Committee any from the following list of other technical electives to meet the twelve required courses beyond the required core courses, geotechnical technical electives, and research graduate credits (if applicable). It should be noted that some of the technical electives have prerequisites that must be fulfilled as noted in the lists below. Guidance on selection of the technical electives is provided below.

Suggested Course Sequences

The following course sequences are included to provide guidance in selecting technical electives based on common themes among the technical electives. Although a maximum of eight technical electives (3–4 geotechnical technical electives and 4–5 other technical electives) are required beyond the four required core courses, more classes may be listed for each of the suggested focus sequences based on the common themes. It should be noted that some of the technical electives have prerequisites that must be fulfilled as noted in the lists below.

Geotechnical Engineering:

Students following this course sequence will gain an in-depth understanding of both geotechnical fundamentals and soil-structure interaction phenomena. Students following this course sequence may also choose technical electives to gain expertise in related topics in geology.

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering:

Students following this course sequence will still gain an understanding of geotechnical fundamentals and soil-structure interaction but will also gain specialization in different aspects of geotechnical and structural earthquake engineering.

Geomechanics:

Students following this course sequence will still gain an understanding of geotechnical fundamentals and soil-structure interaction but will also gain specialization in computational techniques that can be applied to the study of geotechnical and structural engineering problems.

Geotechnical and Structural Engineering:

Students following this course sequence will still gain an understanding of geotechnical fundamentals and soil-structure interaction but will also gain skills necessary to pursue a joint career in geotechnical and structural engineering.

Doctoral Degree Program

The PhD program is intended to prepare students for a variety of careers in research, teaching and advanced professional practice in the broad sense of structural engineering, encompassing civil and aerospace structures, earthquake and geotechnical engineering, advanced composites, and engineering mechanics. Depending on the student’s background and ability, research is initiated as soon as possible. All students, in consultation with their advisers, develop course programs that will prepare them for the departmental comprehensive examination and for their dissertation research. However, these programs of study and research must be planned to meet the time limits established to advance to candidacy and to complete the requirements for the PhD degree.

The department also offers a seminar course each quarter dealing with current research topics in structural engineering (SE 290). PhD students must complete three quarters of SE 290 prior to the DQE to meet graduation requirements, but they do not have to be taken consecutively. Students who cannot fulfill the SE 290 requirement for one, two, or three of the quarters much have taken an alternate structured seminar course/program, which must be preapproved by the SE Graduate Affairs Committee. It is also strongly recommended that all PhD students enroll in SE 290 for at least one quarter in every subsequent year.

Doctoral examinations:

A structural engineering PhD student is required to pass three examinations:

1. Department Qualifying Examination

The d epartment q ualifying e xamination (DQE) is the first examination, which should be taken after three to six quarters of full-time graduate study with a minimum cumulative UC San Diego graduate GPA of 3.5. The examination covers four focus areas in structural engineering, which is specified by the PhD student and approved by the faculty adviser and the Graduate Affairs Committee. This examination is intended to determine the candidate’s core fundamental structural engineering knowledge and his/her ability to successfully pursue a research project at a level appropriate for the doctorate. It is administered by at least three faculty members in structural engineering.

Although the student may elect to satisfy one examination area by course work, the student is responsible for material pertaining to four focus areas. Additionally, a student may request to waive out of a second examination area with the Graduate Affairs Committee if they successfully completed an MS thesis defense in structural engineering or equivalent. The Graduate Affairs Committee will review these requests on a case by case basis. In order to satisfy an area by course work, all the courses in that area must have been taken at UC San Diego, the grade in each course is B or better, and the overall GPA in that area is at least 3.5. In order to ensure appropriate breadth, the focus areas should consist of the following:

(a) two focus areas within structural engineering which are closely related to the student’s research interests (b) one focus area within structural engineering that is not directly related to the student’s area of research (c) one minor focus area outside the Department of Structural Engineering. Minor areas too closely related to the major areas will not be approved by the Graduate Affairs Committee.

• SE Focus Area 1: three courses
• SE Focus Area 2: three courses
• Breadth Focus Area: three courses
• Non-SE Focus Area: three courses

Since the examination areas must be approved by the Graduate Affairs Committee, students are advised to seek such approval well before their expected examination date, preferably while planning their graduate studies. Although students are not required to take particular courses in preparation for the departmental examination, the scope of the examination in each area is associated with a set of three graduate courses, generally focused areas offered or approved by the department. A candidate can develop a sense of the level of knowledge expected to be demonstrated during the examination by studying the appropriate syllabi and/or discussing the course content with faculty experienced in teaching the courses involved. The departmental qualifying examination may be a written or oral examination, at the discretion of the committee.

Doctoral students who have passed the departmental qualifying examination may take any course for an S/U grade, with the exception of any course that the student’s PhD Comprehensive Examination Committee stipulates must be taken in order to remove a deficiency. It is strongly recommended that all structural engineering graduate students take at least one course (other than research) per academic year after passing the departmental qualifying examination.

An updated list of sample focus areas for PhD students is available in the structural engineering Graduate Handbook.

The Solid Mechanics Focus Sequence, which is jointly taught by the Department of Structural Engineering and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, cannot be used to satisfy the outside structural engineering requirement. Students intending to specialize in the emerging areas of structural health monitoring, damage prognosis, and validated simulations are advised to take courses in the focus areas of structural health monitoring and elective courses MAE 283, MAE 261, ECE 251AN, ECE 251BN, ECE 254, and CSE 291, which can be used to satisfy the outside structural engineering requirement.

Since the examination areas must be approved by the Structural Engineering Graduate Affairs Committee, students are advised to seek such approval well before their expected examination date, preferably while planning their graduate studies. Although students are not required to take particular courses in preparation for the departmental comprehensive examination, the scope of the examination in each area is associated with a set of three graduate courses, generally in focus areas offered or approved by the department. A list of focus areas is available in the Structural Engineering Graduate Handbook . A candidate can develop a sense of the level of knowledge expected to be demonstrated during the examination by studying the appropriate syllabi and/or discussing the course content with faculty experienced in teaching the courses involved. The departmental comprehensive examination may be a written or an oral examination, at the discretion of the committee.

2. Advancement to Candidacy Senate Examination

The PhD advancement to candidacy senate examination is the second examination required of structural engineering doctoral students. The PhD candidacy examination is an oral examination. In preparation for the PhD candidacy examination (or senate examination), students must have completed the departmental qualifying examination, have a faculty research adviser, have identified a topic for their dissertation research, and have made initial progress in that research topic.

PhD Committee

The committee conducts the PhD candidacy examination, an oral examination, during which students must demonstrate the ability to engage in dissertation research. This involves the presentation of a plan for the dissertation research project. A short, written document, such as an abstract, describing the research plan must be submitted to each member of the committee at least two weeks before the PhD candidacy examination. This requirement can also be met by meeting with the doctoral committee members to discuss the nature of the student’s dissertation research. The committee may ask questions directly or indirectly related to the research project and general questions that it determines to be relevant. Upon successful completion of this examination, students are advanced to candidacy and are awarded the candidate in the doctor of philosophy designation.

At the time of application for advancement to candidacy, in accordance with Academic Senate Regulations 715, a doctoral committee shall be appointed by the dean of Graduate Studies under the authority of the Graduate Council. The committee must have at least four members with UC San Diego faculty appointments: At least two members are from the Department of Structural Engineering (including the committee chair); at least one member must be outside structural engineering faculty (within UC San Diego); at least one member must be tenured or emeritus. Proposed members from other UC campuses, other universities, or industries are exceptions and must be requested in writing.

• SE faculty adviser (committee chair)
• Outside SE faculty (within UC San Diego)
• Outside SE faculty (within UC San Diego)  (At least one of the committee members must be tenured or emeritus.)

 Example 2

• Outside SE faculty (within UC San Diego) (At least one of the committee members must be tenured or emeritus.)

Requirements before the Dissertation Final Defense Examination

Mentorship and teaching experience are required of all structural engineering PhD students prior to the dissertation defense. The mentorship and teaching experience can be satisfied by lecturing one hour per week in either a problem-solving section or laboratory session for one quarter in an undergraduate course, as designated by the department. The requirement can be fulfilled by teaching assistant service or by undertaking a structured teaching training program for academic credit (through SE 501 and in consultation with the course instructor that quarter). This requirement can also be satisfied by serving as a research mentor to a team of undergraduate or graduate students in a structured, ten-week environment. Students must contact the Graduate Student Affairs Office in the department to plan and obtain approval for completion of this requirement.

This dissertation defense examination may not be conducted earlier than three quarters after the date of advancement to doctoral candidacy. These three quarters total include the quarter the student officially advances and the quarter they file for graduation. Summer is not included, just the regular academic year. For clarification, if the student defends in winter 2021 then the soonest the student would be able to defend is fall 2022. Again, the earliest would be fall 2022, as long as the student is registered in all three quarters.

3. Dissertation Final Defense Examination

The dissertation defense is the final PhD examination. Upon completion of the dissertation research project, the student writes a dissertation that must be successfully defended in an oral examination and public presentation conducted by the doctoral committee. The form of the final draft must conform to procedures outlined in the instructions for the Preparation and Submission Manual for Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses “Bluebook.” A complete copy of the student’s dissertation must be submitted to each member of the doctoral committee approximately three weeks before the defense. While the copy of the dissertation handed to the committee is expected to be complete and in final form, it should be noted that students are expected to make changes in the text per the direction of the committee as a result of the defense.

The student must make two separate appointments with the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Office. The first appointment will be scheduled prior to defending and will cover in-person formatting of the dissertation and forms required to graduate. The second appointment is when the candidate submits the dissertation and all final paperwork to the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs Office. More information about the exam policies can be found on the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs website .

Upon approval by the dean of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, the student must file the dissertation with the university archivist who accepts it on behalf of the Graduate Council. Acceptance of the dissertation by the archivist, with a subsequent second approval by the dean of the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs, represents the final step in the completion by the candidate of all requirements for the doctor of philosophy degree.

PhD Time Limit Policy

Time limits are set at the end of a PhD student’s first year. 

Precandidacy Time Limit: Precandidacy status is limited to four years.

Support Time Limit: Doctoral students are eligible for university support for six years.

Total Registered Time Limit: The defense and submission of the doctoral dissertation must be within seven years.

Spring Evaluations: In the spring quarter of each year, department faculty members are required to evaluate their doctoral student’s overall performance in course work, research, and prospects for financial support for future years. A written assessment is given to the student after the evaluation. If a student’s work is found to be inadequate, the faculty adviser may determine that the student cannot continue in the graduate program.

Faculty Adviser

PhD students are placed with a faculty adviser (also known as research adviser/faculty adviser/PI) when they are admitted into the PhD program. A faculty adviser is the academic, research, and program guide for PhD students. Additionally, the faculty adviser is the funding PI for their assigned PhD students. The student’s research and academic performance are evaluated on a quarterly basis via an S/U grade in SE 299. Students who receive a ‘U’ in SE 299 will be placed on probationary status in the following quarter. The student must communicate with the faculty adviser to address any deficiencies and formulate a plan to address issues and deficiencies. Receiving two or more ‘U’s in SE 299 are grounds for dismissal from the student’s research group and/or termination of the PhD program. If PhD students need to change their faculty adviser at any time, they have one quarter to find a new faculty adviser. Upon finding a faculty adviser, the PhD students must fill out the change of adviser form provided by the graduate academic adviser.

PhD in Structural Engineering with Specialization in Computational Science

See “ PhD in Mathematics with Specialization in Computational Science ” for more information.

The UC San Diego campus offers a new comprehensive PhD specialization in computational science that will be available to doctoral candidates in participating academic departments at UC San Diego.

This PhD specialization is designed to allow students to obtain training in their chosen field of science, mathematics, or engineering with additional training in computational science integrated into their graduate studies. Prospective students must apply and be admitted into the PhD program in structural engineering and then be admitted to the CSME program.

Areas of research in the Department of Structural Engineering will include computational mechanics, computational techniques in finite elements, error control in finite element analysis, nonlinear finite element methods, and finite element methods in solid and fluid mechanics, and fluid-structure interaction. Each faculty member works with graduate student on the listed research topics.

The specialization in computational science requires that students complete all home requirements for the structural engineering PhD. Students are required to pass the departmental qualifying examination, PhD candidacy examination, teaching requirement, and a final defense of the thesis. The qualifying and elective courses for the CSME can be used as part of the advanced course requirement, which is the same as for the structural engineering PhD.

Requirements for the PhD in Structural Engineering with Specialization in Computational Science

Qualifying requirements: In addition to the home department qualifying exam requirements, PhD students must take the final exams in three qualifying exam courses from the list below. Courses taken to satisfy the qualifying requirements will not count toward the elective requirements.

MATH 275 or MAE 290B (Numerical PDEs)

PHYS 244 or CSE 260 (Parallel Computing)

Course to be selected from List A

Students coming with an MS may be able to petition to replace the MATH 275 or MAE 290B with an equivalent class taken at their MS institution.

List A: CSME Qualifying Exam Courses

• MATH 270A, B, or C. Numerical Analysis
• MATH 271A, B, or C. Numerical Optimization
• MATH 272A, B, or C. Numerical Partial Differential Equations
• MATH 273A, B, or C. Advanced Techniques in Computational Mathematics
• MAE 223. Computational Fluid Mechanics
• MAE 232/SE 276A, B, or C (Computational Solids Mechanics)
• MAE 280A or B. Linear Systems Theory
• MAE 294A. Introduction to Applied Mathematics
• PHYS 221 AB. Nonlinear Dynamics
• PHYS 243. Stochastic Methods
• SE 233. Computational and Technical Aspects of Finite Element Methods
• CHEM 285. Introduction to Computational Chemistry
• Additional courses to be determined by the executive committee or allowed by petition

Elective requirements: To encourage PhD students to both broaden themselves in an area of science or engineering as well as to obtain more specialized training in specific areas of computational science, students will be required to take and pass three elective courses from the following approved List B (four units per course). The executive committee may approve the use of courses not appearing on the following list on a case-by-case basis. Courses taken to satisfy the elective requirements will not count toward the qualifying requirements.

List B: Relevant Elective Graduate Courses in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

• Any course appearing on List A above
• PHYS 241. Computational Physics I
• PHYS 242. Computational Physics II
• MAE 222. Flow Control
• MAE 261. Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics
• SE 277. Error Control in Finite Element Methods
• SE 278A. Computational Fluid Dynamics
• SE 278B. Computational Fluid-Structure Interaction
• CHEM 215. Modeling Biological Macromolecules
• BGGN 260. Neurodynamics
• ECE 272. Dynamical Systems under Uncertainty
• CSE 250A or B. Principles of Artificial Intelligence
• MATH 210A, B, or C. Mathematical Methods in Physics and Engineering
• Additional courses to be determined by executive committee or allowed by petition

Program policies: The following is a list of policies for the PhD specialization with regard to proficiency, qualifying, and elective requirements.

• Proficiency in computer engineering must be demonstrated by the end of the first year.
• The qualifying exams must be passed by the end of the second year or, on petition, by end of the third year.
• The qualifying exams can be attempted repeatedly but no more than once per quarter per subject.
• The qualifying exams in the home department and the CSME qualifying exams must all be passed before the student is permitted to take the candidacy exam (Senate Exam).
• Two electives outside the home department must be taken.
• The two electives can be taken at any time before defending the thesis.
• One of the electives may be taken Pass/Fail; the other must be taken for a letter grade.

Structural Engineering Seminar

The department offers a biweekly seminar on topics of current interest in structural engineering and on departmental research programs. Students are expected to register and attend the colloquium.

Students have an option of obtaining credit for a structural engineering graduate course by taking the final examination without participating in any class exercises. They must, however, officially register for the course and notify the instructor and the Department of Structural Engineering graduate affairs office of their intention no later than the first week of the course.

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Specific features of the ecological functioning of urban soils in Moscow and Moscow region

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Urban soils (constructozems) were studied in Moscow and several cities (Dubna, Pushchino, and Serebryanye Prudy) of Moscow oblast. The soil sampling from the upper 10-cm-thick layer was performed in the industrial, residential, and recreational functional zones of these cities. The biological (the carbon of the microbial biomass carbon, Cmic and the microbial (basal) respiration, BR) and chemical (pHwater and the contents of Corg, heavy metals, and NPK) indices were determined in the samples. The ratios of BR to Cmic (the microbial respiration quotient, qCO2) and of Cmic to Corg were calculated. The Cmic varied from 120 to 738 μg C/g soil; the BR, from 0.39 to 1.94 μg CO2-C/g soil per hour; the Corg, from 2.52 to 5.67%; the qCO2, from 1.24 to 5.28 μg CO2-C/mg Cmic/g soil per h; and the Cmic/Corg, from 0.40 to 1.55%. Reliable positive correlations were found between the Cmic and BR, the Cmic and Cmic/Corg, and the Cmic and Corg values (r = 0.75, 0.95, and 0.61, respectively), as well...

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Soils and plants of Saint Petersburg are under the constant technogenic stress caused by human activity in in-dustrial, residential, and recreational landscapes of the city. To assess the transformed landscapes of various functional zones, we studied utility, housing, and park districts with a total area of over 7,000 hectares in the southern part of the city during the summer seasons of 2016-2018. Throughout the fieldwork period, 796 individual pairs of soil and plant samples were collected. A complex of consequent laboratory studies performed in an accredited laboratory allowed the characterization of key biogeochemical patterns of urban regolith specimens and herbage samples of various grasses. Chemical analyses provided information on the concentrations of polluting metals in soils and plants of different land use zones. Data interpretation and calculation of element accumulation factors revealed areas with the most unfavorable environmental conditions. We believe that a high pollution level in southern city districts has led to a significant degree of physical, chemical, and biological degradation of the soil and vegetation cover. As of today, approximately 10 % of the Technosols in the study area have completely lost the ability to biological self-revitalization, which results in ecosystem malfunction and the urgent need for land remediation.

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The main purpose of the present study was to monitor actual contamination levels and execute a comparative assessment of results in a mid-sized Hungarian city for two different years. The first citywide soil investigations were completed in 2011. In 2018, the most prominent properties (pH, CaCO3, texture, and trace metals Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were reanalyzed and were supplemented with mesofauna on selected sites. The available trace metal elements of urban soils showed the following tendency in 2011: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd > Cr = Ni = Co. In 2018, the previous order changed to Zn > Pb > Cu > Cr > Cd = Ni = Co. Cd and Pb enrichments were found, especially near the M7 motorway. The comparison between 2011 and 2018 revealed soil contamination was, on average, higher in 2011. Soil microarthropod communities were sampled and assessed using abundance data and diversity measurements. Soil biological quality was evaluated with the help of the Soil Biological Qualit...

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A soil diagnosis of an urban territory Stepnoe (Saratov region) was conducted within the framework of soil research monitoring of inhabited localities with low levels of anthropogenic impact using chemical and microbiological analysis. Excess over maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of mobile forms of Cr, Zn and Cd were not observed within the researched territory. A universal excess over MPC of mobile forms of Ni, Cu and Pb was established which is most likely connected with anthropogenic contamination. It was discovered that, at the territory of the Stepnoe settlement, mobile forms of heavy metals compounds (HM) in most cases formed paragenetic associations with high correlation coefficient and despite this, an excess over MPC was not significant. This point to a common mineralogical origin of the elements inherited from the parent rock. The values of the total index of chemical contamination were not above 16, which puts the researched samples in a category with permissible contamination. The indices of the total number of heterotrophic bacteria, iron-oxidizing and hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria in most samples corresponded to normal indices for chestnut solonetsous and saline soils. In some samples, a deviation from the normal indices was observed justifying the impact of specific contaminants on the soil.

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The objective of the study was to determine properties of soils located within a city, and to assess the effect of anthropopressure on the accumulation of carbon and nitrogen in soils of Pruszków . a medium sized town in central Poland. Surface soil layers (0.20 cm) were collected at 36 sites. A total of 12 samples from lawns, 11 from allotment gardens, 9 from fields and 4 from fallow lands were subject to analysis. Lawns and allotment gardens were treated as central zone I . under strong pressure of anthropogenic factors, fields and fallow lands were treated as zone II . with potentially low level of anthropogenic influence. The statistical analysis showed significantly higher (p=0.008) amount of organic carbon (Corg) in lawns (mean 20.5 g·kg

For the first time, the quantitative geochemical data are given for urban soils of several groups of cities which differ in population. The content of chemical elements is considered as well as the specific ecological significance of soil contamination by these elements. The figures were established by authors on the base of average concentrations of chemical elements in the soils of more than 300 cities and settlements. The major part of data (sampling, analyses, and their statistical treatment) was obtained directly by authors as a result of special studies conducted for more than 15 years. The sufficiently numerous published materials of different researchers were also used. The greatest elements accumulation comparing with the Earth’s soils (tens of thousands of tons per 1 km2) is associated with an increase in the content of Ca and Mg. Considering the environmental significance of chemical elements accumulation in soils, we note the primary role of Pb and Zn in all groups of cities. Out from the rest pollutants it is necessary, first of all, to note As, Cu, and Cl, which are the main contaminants in four of six cities groups. In two groups of settlements, Cd and Co are important soil pollutants. In three groups, a considerable increase in the Ca content significantly modifies ecological–geochemical state of soils.

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CEGE Spring Graduation Celebration and Order of the Engineer

Forty-seven graduates of the undergraduate and grad student programs (pictured above) in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering took part in the Order of the Engineer on graduation day. Distinguished Speakers at this departmental event included Katrina Kessler (MS EnvE 2021), Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and student Brian Balquist. Following this event, students participated in the college-wide Commencement Ceremony at 3M Arena at Mariucci. 

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The University of Minnesota’s Crookston, Duluth, and Rochester campuses have been awarded the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, joining the Twin Cities (2006, 2015) and Morris campuses (2015), and making the U of M the country’s first and only university system at which every individual campus has received this selective designation. Only 368 from nearly 4,000 qualifying U.S. universities and colleges have been granted this designation.

CEGE contributed strongly to the College of Science and Engineering’s efforts toward sustainability research. CEGE researchers are bringing in over $35 million in funded research to study carbon mineralization, nature and urban areas, circularity of water resources, and global snowfall patterns. This news was highlighted in the Fall 2023 issue of  Inventing Tomorrow  (pages 10-11). https://issuu.com/inventingtomorrow/docs/fall_2023_inventing_tomorrow-web

CEGE’s new program for a one-year master’s degree in structural engineering is now accepting applicants for Fall 2024. We owe a big thanks to DAN MURPHY and LAURA AMUNDSON for their volunteer work to help curate the program with Professor JIA-LIANG LE and EBRAHIM SHEMSHADIAN, the program director. Potential students and companies interested in hosting a summer intern can contact Ebrahim Shemshadian ( [email protected] ).

BERNIE BULLERT , CEGE benefactor and MN Water Research Fund founder, was profiled on the website of the University of Minnesota Foundation (UMF). There you can read more about his mission to share clean water technologies with smaller communities in Minnesota. Many have joined Bullert in this mission. MWRF Recognizes their Generous 2024 Partners. Gold Partners: Bernie Bullert, Hawkins, Inc., Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and SL-serco. Silver Partners: ISG, Karl and Pam Streed, Kasco, Kelly Lange-Haider and Mark Haider, ME Simpson, Naeem Qureshi, Dr. Paul H. Boening, TKDA, and Waterous. Bronze Partners: Bruce R. Bullert; Brenda Lenz, Ph.D., APRN FNP-C, CNE; CDM Smith; Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA MN); Heidi and Steve Hamilton; Jim “Bulldog” Sadler; Lisa and Del Cerney; Magney Construction; Sambatek; Shannon and John Wolkerstorfer; Stantec; and Tenon Systems.

After retiring from Baker-Tilly,  NICK DRAGISICH  (BCE 1977) has taken on a new role: City Council member in Lake Elmo, Minnesota. After earning his BCE from the University of Minnesota, Dragisich earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas. Dragisich retired in May from his position as managing director at Baker Tilly, where he had previously served as firm director. Prior to that, he served as assistant city manager in Spokane, Washington, was the city administrator and city engineer in Virginia, Minnesota, and was mayor of Chisholm, Minnesota—all adding up to more than 40 years of experience in local government. Dragisich was selected by a unanimous vote. His current term expires in December 2024.

PAUL F. GNIRK  (Ph.D. 1966) passed away January 29, 2024, at the age of 86. A memorial service was held Saturday, February 24, at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T), where he started and ended his teaching career, though he had many other positions, professional and voluntary. In 2018 Paul was inducted into the SDSM&T Hardrocker Hall of Fame, and in 2022, he was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame, joining his mother Adeline S. Gnirk, who had been inducted in 1987 for her work authoring nine books on the history of south central South Dakota.

ROGER M. HILL  (BCE 1957) passed away on January 13, 2024, at the age of 90. His daughter, Kelly Robinson, wrote to CEGE that Roger was “a dedicated Gopher fan until the end, and we enjoyed many football games together in recent years. Thank you for everything.”

KAUSER JAHAN  (Ph.D. 1993, advised by Walter Maier), PE, is now a civil and environmental engineering professor and department head at Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering. Jahan was awarded a 3-year (2022- 2025), $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The grant supports her project, “WaterWorks: Developing the New Generation of Workforce for Water/Wastewater Utilities,” for the development of educational tools that will expose and prepare today’s students for careers in water and wastewater utilities.

SAURA JOST  (BCE 2010, advised by Timothy LaPara) was elected to the St. Paul City Council for Ward 3. She is part of the historic group of women that make up the nation’s first all-female city council in a large city.

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The CEGE CLASS OF 2023 raised money to help reduce the financial barrier for fellow students taking the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, a cost of $175 per test taker. As a result of this gift, they were able to make the exam more affordable for 15 current CEGE seniors. CEGE students who take the FE exam pass the first time at a rate well above national averages, demonstrating that CEGE does a great job of teaching engineering fundamentals. In 2023, 46 of 50 students passed the challenging exam on the first try.

This winter break, four CEGE students joined 10 other students from the College of Science and Engineering for the global seminar, Design for Life: Water in Tanzania. The students visited numerous sites in Tanzania, collected water source samples, designed rural water systems, and went on safari. Read the trip blog: http://globalblogs.cse.umn.edu/search/label/Tanzania%202024

Undergraduate Honor Student  MALIK KHADAR  (advised by Dr. Paul Capel) received honorable mention for the Computing Research Association (CRA) Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award for undergraduate students who show outstanding research potential in an area of computing research.

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AKASH BHAT  (advised by William Arnold) presented his Ph.D. defense on Friday, October 27, 2023. Bhat’s thesis is “Photolysis of fluorochemicals: Tracking fluorine, use of UV-LEDs, and computational insights.” Bhat’s work investigating the degradation of fluorinated compounds will assist in the future design of fluorinated chemicals such that persistent and/or toxic byproducts are not formed in the environment.

ETHAN BOTMEN  (advised by Bill Arnold) completed his Master of Science Final Exam February 28, 2024. His research topic was Degradation of Fluorinated Compounds by Nucleophilic Attack of Organo-fluorine Functional Groups.

XIATING CHEN , Ph.D. Candidate in Water Resources Engineering at the Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory is the recipient of the 2023 Nels Nelson Memorial Fellowship Award. Chen (advised by Xue Feng) is researching eco-hydrological functions of urban trees and other green infrastructure at both the local and watershed scale, through combined field observations and modeling approaches.

ALICE PRATES BISSO DAMBROZ  has been a Visiting Student Researcher at the University of Minnesota since last August, on a Doctoral Dissertation Research Award from Fulbright. Her CEGE advisor is Dr. Paul Capel. Dambroz is a fourth year Ph.D. student in Soil Science at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil, where she studies with her adviser Jean Minella. Her research focuses on the hydrological monitoring of a small agricultural watershed in Southern Brazil, which is located on a transition area between volcanic and sedimentary rocks. Its topography, shallow soils, and land use make it prone to runoff and erosion processes.

Yielding to people in crosswalks should be a very pedestrian topic. Yet graduate student researchers  TIANYI LI, JOSHUA KLAVINS, TE XU, NIAZ MAHMUD ZAFRI  (Dept.of Urban and Regional Planning at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology), and Professor Raphael Stern found that drivers often do not yield to pedestrians, but they are influenced by the markings around a crosswalk. Their work was picked up by the  Minnesota Reformer.

TIANYI LI  (Ph.D. student advised by Raphael Stern) also won the Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation (DDET) Fellowship for the third time! Li (center) and Stern (right) are pictured at the Federal Highway Administration with Latoya Jones, the program manager for the DDET Fellowship.

The Three Minute Thesis Contest and the Minnesota Nice trophy has become an annual tradition in CEGE. 2023’s winner was  EHSANUR RAHMAN , a Ph.D. student advised by Boya Xiong.

GUANJU (WILLIAM) WEI , a Ph.D. student advised by Judy Yang, is the recipient of the 2023 Heinz G. Stefan Fellowship. He presented his research entitled Microfluidic Investigation of the Biofilm Growth under Dynamic Fluid Environments and received his award at the St. Anthony Falls Research Laboratory April 9. The results of Wei's research can be used in industrial, medical, and scientific fields to control biofilm growth.

BILL ARNOLD  stars in an award-winning video about prairie potholes. The Prairie Potholes Project film was made with the University of Delaware and highlights Arnold’s NSF research. The official winners of the 2024 Environmental Communications Awards Competition Grand Prize are Jon Cox and Ben Hemmings who produced and directed the film. Graduate student Marcia Pacheco (CFANS/LAAS) and Bill Arnold are the on-screen stars.

Four faculty from CEGE join the Center for Transportation Studies Faculty and Research Scholars for FY24–25:  SEONGJIN CHOI, KETSON ROBERTO MAXIMIANO DOS SANTOS, PEDRAM MORTAZAVI,  and  BENJAMIN WORSFOLD . CTS Scholars are drawn from diverse fields including engineering, planning, computer science, environmental studies, and public policy.

XUE FENG  is coauthor on an article in  Nature Reviews Earth and Environment . The authors evaluate global plant responses to changing rainfall regimes that are now characterized by fewer and larger rainfall events. A news release written at Univ. of Maryland can be found here: https://webhost.essic. umd.edu/april-showers-bring-mayflowers- but-with-drizzles-or-downpours/ A long-running series of U of M research projects aimed at improving stormwater quality are beginning to see practical application by stormwater specialists from the Twin Cities metro area and beyond. JOHN GULLIVER has been studying best practices for stormwater management for about 16 years. Lately, he has focused specifically on mitigating phosphorous contamination. His research was highlighted by the Center for Transportation Studies.

JIAQI LI, BILL ARNOLD,  and  RAYMOND HOZALSKI  published a paper on N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors in Minnesota rivers. “Animal Feedlots and Domestic Wastewater Discharges are Likely Sources of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Precursors in Midwestern Watersheds,” Environmental Science and Technology (January 2024) doi: 10.1021/acs. est.3c09251

ALIREZA KHANI  contributed to MnDOT research on Optimizing Charging Infrastructure for Electric Trucks. Electric options for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks (e-trucks) are still largely in development. These trucks account for a substantial percentage of transportation greenhouse gas emissions. They have greater power needs and different charging needs than personal EVs. Proactively planning for e-truck charging stations will support MnDOT in helping to achieve the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. This research was featured in the webinar “Electrification of the Freight System in Minnesota,” hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Transportation Studies. A recording of the event is now available online.

MICHAEL LEVIN  has developed a unique course for CEGE students on Air Transportation Systems. It is the only class at UMN studying air transportation systems from an infrastructure design and management perspective. Spring 2024 saw the third offering of this course, which is offered for juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

Research Professor  SOFIA (SONIA) MOGILEVSKAYA  has been developing international connections. She visited the University of Seville, Spain, November 13–26, 2023, where she taught a short course titled “Fundamentals of Homogenization in Composites.” She also met with the graduate students to discuss collaborative research with Prof. Vladislav Mantic, from the Group of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis at the University of Seville. Her visit was a part of planned activities within the DIAGONAL Consortium funded by the European Commission. CEGE UMN is a partner organization within DIAGONAL, represented by CEGE professors Mogilevskaya and Joseph Labuz. Mantic will visit CEGE summer 2024 to follow up on research developments and discuss plans for future collaboration and organization of short-term exchange visits for the graduate students from each institution. 

DAVID NEWCOMB  passed away in March. He was a professor in CEGE from 1989–99 in the area of pavement engineering. Newcomb led the research program on asphalt materials characterization. He was the technical director of Mn/ROAD pavement research facility, and he started an enduring collaboration with MnDOT that continues today. In 2000, he moved from Minnesota to become vice-president for Research and Technology at the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Later he moved to his native Texas, where he was appointed to the division head of Materials and Pavement at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, a position from which he recently retired. He will be greatly missed.

PAIGE NOVAK  won Minnesota ASCE’s 2023 Distinguished Engineer of the Year Award for her contributions to society through her engineering achievements and professional experiences.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced ten inaugural (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines awards, with a potential $1.6 billion investment nationally over the next decade. Great Lakes ReNEW is led by the Chicago-based water innovation hub,  Current,  and includes a team from the University of Minnesota, including PAIGE NOVAK. Current will receive $15 mil for the first two years, and up to $160 million over ten years to develop and grow a water-focused innovation engine in the Great Lakes region. The project’s ambitious plan is to create a decarbonized circular “blue economy” to leverage the region’s extraordinary water resources to transform the upper Midwest—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Brewing one pint of beer generates seven pints of wastewater, on average. So what can you do with that wastewater?  PAIGE NOVAK  and her team are exploring the possibilities of capturing pollutants in wastewater and using bacteria to transform them into energy.

BOYA XIONG  has been selected as a recipient of the 2024 40 Under 40 Recognition Program by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. The award was presented at the 2024 AAEES Awards Ceremony, April 11, 2024, at the historic Howard University in Washington, D.C. 

JUDY Q. YANG  received a McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Award. This two-year award recognizes promising assistant professors and is intended to advance the careers of individuals who have the potential to make significant contributions to their departments and their scholarly fields. 

Professor Emeritus CHARLES FAIRHURST , his son CHARLES EDWARD FAIRHURST , and his daughter MARGARET FAIRHURST DURENBERGER were on campus recently to present Department Head Paige Novak with a check for $25,000 for the Charles Fairhurst Fellowship in Earth Resources Engineering in support of graduate students studying geomechanics. The life of Charles Fairhurst through a discussion with his children is featured on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki at https://ethw.org/Oral-History:Charles_Fairhurst#00:00:14_INTRODUCTION

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Gagarin cup (khl) finals:  atlant moscow oblast vs. salavat yulaev ufa.

Much like the Elitserien Finals, we have a bit of an offense vs. defense match-up in this league Final.  While Ufa let their star top line of Alexander Radulov, Patrick Thoresen and Igor Grigorenko loose on the KHL's Western Conference, Mytischi played a more conservative style, relying on veterans such as former NHLers Jan Bulis, Oleg Petrov, and Jaroslav Obsut.  Just reaching the Finals is a testament to Atlant's disciplined style of play, as they had to knock off much more high profile teams from Yaroslavl and St. Petersburg to do so.  But while they did finish 8th in the league in points, they haven't seen the likes of Ufa, who finished 2nd. 

This series will be a challenge for the underdog, because unlike some of the other KHL teams, Ufa's top players are generally younger and in their prime.  Only Proshkin amongst regular blueliners is over 30, with the work being shared by Kirill Koltsov (28), Andrei Kuteikin (26), Miroslav Blatak (28), Maxim Kondratiev (28) and Dmitri Kalinin (30).  Oleg Tverdovsky hasn't played a lot in the playoffs to date.  Up front, while led by a fairly young top line (24-27), Ufa does have a lot of veterans in support roles:  Vyacheslav Kozlov , Viktor Kozlov , Vladimir Antipov, Sergei Zinovyev and Petr Schastlivy are all over 30.  In fact, the names of all their forwards are familiar to international and NHL fans:  Robert Nilsson , Alexander Svitov, Oleg Saprykin and Jakub Klepis round out the group, all former NHL players.

For Atlant, their veteran roster, with only one of their top six D under the age of 30 (and no top forwards under 30, either), this might be their one shot at a championship.  The team has never won either a Russian Superleague title or the Gagarin Cup, and for players like former NHLer Oleg Petrov, this is probably the last shot at the KHL's top prize.  The team got three extra days rest by winning their Conference Final in six games, and they probably needed to use it.  Atlant does have younger regulars on their roster, but they generally only play a few shifts per game, if that. 

The low event style of game for Atlant probably suits them well, but I don't know how they can manage to keep up against Ufa's speed, skill, and depth.  There is no advantage to be seen in goal, with Erik Ersberg and Konstantin Barulin posting almost identical numbers, and even in terms of recent playoff experience Ufa has them beat.  Luckily for Atlant, Ufa isn't that far away from the Moscow region, so travel shouldn't play a major role. 

I'm predicting that Ufa, winners of the last Superleague title back in 2008, will become the second team to win the Gagarin Cup, and will prevail in five games.  They have a seriously well built team that would honestly compete in the NHL.  They represent the potential of the league, while Atlant represents closer to the reality, as a team full of players who played themselves out of the NHL. 

• Atlant @ Ufa, Friday Apr 8 (3:00 PM CET/10:00 PM EST)
• Atlant @ Ufa, Sunday Apr 10 (1:00 PM CET/8:00 AM EST)
• Ufa @ Atlant, Tuesday Apr 12 (5:30 PM CET/12:30 PM EST)
• Ufa @ Atlant, Thursday Apr 14 (5:30 PM CET/12:30 PM EST)

Games 5-7 are as yet unscheduled, but every second day is the KHL standard, so expect Game 5 to be on Saturday, like an early start. 

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Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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