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Civil Engineering Program

Learn about our undergraduate program in civil engineering.

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Environmental Engineering Program

Learn about our undergraduate program in environmental engineering.

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Graduate Program

Learn about our MS and PhD programs.

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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

Senior Design Experience

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Over 200 projects in 80 communities in service and outreach to Iowans

CEE Events

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, April 10, 2026 12:30pm to 1:20pm
Levitt Center for University Advancement

True Distinguished Lecture by Greg Lowry, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Greg Lowry is a Hamershlag University Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is an executive and associate editor of the ACS Journal Environmental Science & Technology. His environmental nanotechnology and chemistry research aims to improve the efficiency and resilience of crop agriculture, environmental remediation, and water treatment. He will be presenting, Soft...

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, April 17, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Brad Pleima, President of EcoEngineers and Clean Energy Advocate, will be presenting, The Next Climate Economy: Careers, Capital, and Innovation.

Environmental Engineering and Science Graduate Seminar

Friday, April 24, 2026 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center

Todd DeJournett, Project Director at SCS Engineers-Water and Wastewater Process Design, will be presenting, Designing for Uncertainty-Deterministic Solutions to Stochastic Problems.

College Events

Sci-Fi Flix: Fact or Fiction "The Martian"

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Seamans Center

Join us for an out-of-this-world movie experience as we screen "The Martian" (2015) and explore the science behind the story. Is surviving on Mars really possible? Could you grow potatoes in Martian soil? How accurate are the physics, engineering, and geology portrayed on screen?

Enjoy expert commentary from NASA-affiliated experts in engineering, physics and astronomy, and geology as they break down what’s fact and what’s fiction in this sci-fi classic. Bring your curiosity, questions, and love...

Lunch with a NASA Scientist: A Conversation with Dr. Jim Green

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sciences Library

Have lunch with Dr. Jim Green, retired NASA Chief Scientist and Iowa alum, as he discusses his remarkable career leading planetary missions from Pluto to Jupiter to Mars. Enjoy pizza and stories from inside NASA. Join us as he shares insights into scientific leadership, exploration, and what it takes to push the boundaries of discovery.

Co-sponsored by the Lichtenberger Engineering Library, Sciences Library, Engineering Career Services, and NEXUS.

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