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Civil Engineering at Iowa

Environmental Engineering at Iowa

$ 77,370

mean annual wage in Iowa, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

98 %

placement rate within seven months of graduation.

53,700

new job openings by 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Over 110 projects in 35 communities in service and outreach to Iowans

 

CEE Events

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, February 20, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory

Adam Pollack, Assistant Professor, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, University of Iowa, will be presenting, Quantifying and Managing Climate Risks and Inequitable Outcomes.

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Common Ground: Applications of Eminent Domain

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 12:45pm to 2:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join GPSG and Faculty Senate for an interdisciplinary panel over the lunch hour. Hear perspectives from engineering, law, and planning/land use on eminent domain.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, February 27, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Susan Meerdink, Assistant Professor, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability, University of Iowa, will be presenting, Improving Invasive Species Management in the Everglades National Park by Leveraging Satellite Remote Sensing.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, March 6, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Nancy-Jeanne LeFevre, Director of Sustainability Services, Locus Environmental, will be presenting, Greenhouse Gas and Clean Fuels Programs: Origins and Implementation.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, March 27, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Rick Fosse, Emeritus Professor of Practice, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, former Iowa City Public Works Director, will be presenting, In the Hot Seat, Communicating with the Press and in the Courtroom.

College Events

Library Workshop: Creating Citations with Endnote

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

An introduction to the desktop version of EndNote will be covered in this workshop. The software is freely available to graduate students, faculty, and staff. EndNote is a citation management tool that assists with importing, organizing, sharing, and managing citations and documents, as well as creating correctly formatted in-text citations and bibliographies in almost any style—in seconds. Presented by Marina Zhang, engineering and informatics librarian at the Lichtenberger Engineering Library.

Maker Breaks: Pi Day Celebration!

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

Take a break and get creative with monthly, themed crafts. Each activity takes only 10 to 20 minutes. Stop by at any time during the 1.5-hour session and explore your creativity!

Celebrate circles and the magic of Pi! Make your own Pi-themed buttons and enjoy free apple pie bites.

Library Workshop: OrcID

Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Sciences Library

ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a persistent digital identifier to resolve the researcher's name ambiguity problem. Researchers are required to provide their ORCiD iD when applying for a grant or submitting an article for publication. Learn more about creating an ORCiD iD at www.iam.uiowa.edu/planter, linking your ORCiD iD to the University of Iowa, and adding your publication records from data sources (Scopus, CrossRef, etc.) to your ORCiD. Led by Carol Hollier, sciences reference...