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Faculty Position Open

The Department of Civil Engineering is seeking to fill one tenure track position in Civil Engineering at the Assistant Professor level (structural emphasis) to begin August, 2012. more...


Recent News

Changes in the Department of Civil Engineering

Dr. Hasan Sevim, Dean of the SIUE School of Engineering, has announced changes in the Department of Civil Engineering effective January 3, 2012. more...

Graduate Student Michael Williamson Wins Illinois ITE Graduate Scholarship Award

The Department of Civil Engineering congratulates graduate student Mr. Michael Williamson for receiving the Graduated Scholarship award from the Illinois Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.  more...

First Civil Engineering PhD Student Graduates

Our first Ph.D. student, now Dr. Jiguang Zhao, was hooded by Dr. Hasan Sevim and CE department Assistant Professor Dr. Huaguo Zhou at the Fall commencement ceremony on December 17, 2011. more...

Early Childhood Center Students Visit New Science Building Construction Project

On Friday, October 21, 2011, 43 SIUE Early Childhood Center preschoolers and their teachers set out on a field trip to see the SIUE science building construction site. more...

Sustainable Engineering Professional Development Sequences Announced

To address the needs of the civil engineering profession, the SIUE Department of Civil Engineering has created two professional development sequences (PDS) for post-baccalaureate study. more...

SIUE ASCE Steel Bridge and Concrete Canoe Results from 2011 MCRC

The SIUE American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter met with and successfully  competed against several other top midwest university ASCE student chapters at the 2011 ASCE Midcontinent Regional Conference(MCRC) April 28-30, 2011. more...

Preschoolers visit CE labs

The CE labs were visited by preschoolers from SIUE's Early Childhood Center. more...

Ryan Fries Receives ASCE 2011 ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

Join us in congratulating Dr. Ryan Fries, who received the national ASCE 2011 ExCEEd New Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award! more... 

Senior Assignment Nominees

The Department is pleased to announce our nominees for SIUE's Senior Assignment Showcase. more... 

CE Department Awards and FE Results for 2011

The Department of Civil Engineering is pleased to announce the winners of our annual department awards for 2011. more... 


CE Faculty Receive ICT/IDOT Research Projects

Dr. Huaguo Zhou and Dr. Ryan Fries, assistant professors in the Department of Civil Engineering at SIUE, received a two-year research project ‘Development of Highway Incident Management Training Guide” for the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT)/IDOT.more...


National ASCE Fellowship Winner

Mr. Randy Cook, E.I., a graduate student in the Department, received a 2010 Freeman Fellowship from the American Society of Civil Engineers.more...

Summer Transportation Institute

Twenty middle-schoolers participated in the Department's 2010 Summer Transportation Institute that took place July 5 - 16. more...


SIUE ITE Student Chapter Members Receive Recognition at 44th Annual Midwestern ITE conference

Four SIUE ITE student chapter members attended the 44th annual Midwestern ITE conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. more...


Preschoolers Visit Civil Engineering Labs

On June 4, 2010 the civil engineering (CE) labs were teeming with preschoolers from SIUE’s Early Childhood Center. more...


SIUE Chi Epsilon Wins 2010 Susan C. Brown Outstanding Performance Award

The SIUE chapter of Chi Epsilon has been awarded the National Civil Engineering Honor Society's Susan C. Brown Outstanding Performance Award for 2010. more...


Ph.D Student Wins Prestigious Scholarship

Jiguang Zhao, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Civil Engineering, won the Illinois section Institute of Transportation Engineers (IL ITE) 2009 Scholarship. This scholarship is the highest student award from IL ITE. more...


PhD Student Jiguang Zhao Wins First Place MOVITE 2009/2010 Student Paper Award

SIUE Civil Engineering Ph.D. student Jiguang Zhao has won First Place in the Missouri Valley Section-Institute of Transportation Engineers (MOVITE) 2009/2010 student paper competition (Thomas J. Seburn Award).more...

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