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Make Your Climb to the Top of Civil Engineering

Apply to Highly Ranked University of Arizona Grad Program

The Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics graduate program at the University of Arizona is a popular choice for ambitious students who want to take the lead in developing reliable transportation systems, sustainable water systems, and safe and efficient buildings and structures.

Concentrate on structures, geotechnics, hydraulics or transportation.

Join a top-ranked, research-oriented academic community and advance your career with a graduate degree – MS, ME or PhD.

Apply Now

Questions? For more information on the UA CAEM graduate program contact Cylan Shaffer at cshaffer@arizona.edu.

 

Apply Now

Questions? For more information on the UA CAEM graduate program contact Karen Van Winkle at vanwinkk@arizona.edu.

 

 
 
 
Engineering Grad Students Drive Research

UA CAEM Grad Program Highlights

  • Personalized academic plans
  • Student-driven research
  • Individualized instruction
  • Renowned faculty 
  • Low student-faculty ratio 
  • Interdisciplinary crossover 
  • Entrepreneurial spirit 
  • Commercialization support
  • Online degree options
  • Full funding opportunities
  • Study abroad possibilities

Research Focuses on Investing in Sustainable Infrastructure

The following focus areas represent core research in the CAEM department:

  • Engineering mechanics
  • Geomechanics and geotechnical
  • Hydraulics and hydrology
  • Structures
  • Transportation engineering
 
 

 
 
 

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Students in the Spotlight

High-Speed Scholarship

Doctoral student Andisheh Ranjbari received the 2015 Parsons Brinckerhoff-Jim Lammie Scholarship from the American Public Transportation Foundation for her work in high-speed transit systems for intercity travel. She was the first-ever Arizona recipient of the scholarship.

This scholarship will be a great help financially and is a tremendous encouragement for me in pursuing research in the field I have a passion for.

Stronger Than Earthquakes

Doctoral student Anshul Agarwal is on a team of researchers working to develop earthquake-proof buildings. He was inspired to study structural engineering after seeing the devastation caused by the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, near where he grew up in India.

I am really proud to be working on this project because we are not just doing something that is going to be our thesis or papers. This is something that will make people’s lives better.

Going Home to Help

When a massive earthquake struck her home country of Nepal in 2015, structural engineering student Ulina Shakya returned home to apply her knowledge and skills to the rebuilding and relief efforts.

My city is destroyed, but my family is safe. My greatest concern is that we have so little time in which to do so very much.

Utility Fellowships

The Salt River Project has contributed $15,000 in fellowships to graduate students in civil engineering, including Kang Zhou, a PhD student who graduated in 2014 with a focus in hydraulics.

It’s rewarding to help maintain local bridges and protect people from floods while I’m still in graduate school.
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Top 13 %
public civil engineering schools
(U.S. News & World Report)
20 th
R&D ranking, public universities
(National Science Foundation)
Top 10

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Cylan Shaffer
cshaffer@arizona.edu
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