网址:http://www.ce.cmu.edu/
联系方式:The Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering is housed in Porter Hall, on the southern edge of the Carnegie
Mellon campus. The administrative offices are located in Porter Hall 119, with
main telephone +1-412-268-2940 and fax +1-412-268-7813.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is part of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the engineering college at Carnegie Mellon University. The department maintains a commitment to excellence in education, research, and professional service while advancing the engineering science fundamentals of the civil and environmental engineering disciplines.

The civil and environmental engineering profession is at a crossroads as it enters the 21st century. The emphasis on massive infrastructure development, traditionally the major concern of civil engineering, has been partially replaced by an emphasis on infrastructure maintenance and revitalization. Societal concerns for sustainable development, energy conservation, and security have considerably expanded the role and functions of civil engineering. The rapid development of new materials and, particularly, computer- and communication-based technologies for planning, design, and management is expanding the range of alternative solutions that civil engineers can consider and is altering the way civil engineers practice. Environmental engineering continues long-standing work on air, water, and waste treatment, but today focuses more on restoration, waste reduction, and recycling. These changes affect civil engineering education and research; however, the common theme now, as in the past, remains the application of technology to meet society's needs.