Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Illinois

08/12/2026

It’s almost time for the new school year and we can’t wait to welcome our students at the CEE Fall Kickoff!

Join us for burgers and ice cream trucks, plus the chance to connect with CEE student organizations and win CEE swag.

We can’t wait to see you soon, students!

07/16/2026

Read more about CEE Associate Professor Shelly Zhang’s research team’s innovative study on 3D thermal cloaking 🔸🔹
➡️ https://cee.illinois.edu/news/new-3D-thermal-cloak-hides-objects-from-heat-in-any-direction

Researchers at the U of I have built the first 3D thermal cloaking device, making objects invisible to heat.

06/05/2026

Congratulations to the team for their historic season, including a top ten finish at Nationals! 🎉🏆

The CEE at Illinois student team also won a first-ever top prize plaque at the 2026 ASCE AISC Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals in El Paso, Texas, after a stellar performance at regionals! 🧡💙

Read more about their competition ➡️
https://cee.illinois.edu/news/2026-steel-bridge

05/20/2026

Congratulations to the CEE Class of 2026! 🎉🧡 💙

We're sad to see you go, but are so excited to see the amazing things you'll do in your next chapter.

Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate with us after Convocation at our Graduation Reception. We hope to see you again at a CEE Alumni Association, University of Illinois event soon!

05/06/2026

🎉Congratulations to all our CEE students who were honored at the 2026 CEE Awards Luncheon! 🧡💙
📸 All event photos are up on our website!

👏Thank you to all our donors who made these scholarships possible, and to the family, friends, faculty and staff who supported these outstanding students!

📸 credit: Della Perone

04/20/2026

100% of civil and environmental engineering students secured their first destination after graduation, according to the 2024-2025 Illini Success Report!

Whether our students decide to pursue graduate education or go straight into industry, the courses, research opportunities, mentorship, and career prep programs offered by CEE at ILLINOIS equip them to find their next steps after graduation and make an immediate impact. 🔸🔹

Learn more about how CEE prepares students for their post-graduation destinations:
https://cee.illinois.edu/news/82284

04/14/2026

As wraps up, we wanted to take one more opportunity to say thank you to our amazing grad students for making our CEE community so special! We hope you enjoyed the events last week!🧡💙🤗

Thank you to our CEE staff and faculty for cooking, organizing, and sharing your appreciation!

04/10/2026

📣💥Admitted students💥 📣 Want to learn more about CEE? Hear it straight from our students and alumni at these upcoming online events!
🔗 Click below for more info on these events, and taking the next steps to joining CEE at Illinois!
https://cee.illinois.edu/admissions/undergraduate/admitted-students -events
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04/07/2026

Once again, CEE at ILLINOIS lands on top in the rankings! Civil Engineering retains the #1 spot and Environmental Engineering claims #5 in the 2026 US News & World Report Best Graduate Programs in the nation. 🎉

Our civil and environmental graduates are making an impact across the globe, designing a better future for humans everywhere by bringing clean water and energy to developing areas, designing innovative infrastructure, and creating sustainable solutions that address societal challenges.
💧🏙️🔋🛤️🏗️🌎

Explore our graduate programs and unlock your limitless future!
https://cee.illinois.edu/academics/graduate-programs
https://cee.illinois.edu/academics/international-programs

📸: CEE graduate student on 2026 Global Leaders in Construction Management visit to a floating solar farm outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

04/03/2026

Join CEE at Illinois faculty and experts in Chicago for a hands-on workshop designed to elevate CEE professionals’ basic AI usage to high-fidelity workflows. Using a “Break-to-Learn” model, participants will learn by doing, building complex assistants, running “stress-tests” and intentionally breaking them to understand the boundaries of LLM and how to develop reliable AI outputs that can be trusted in high-consequence CEE projects.
Attendees receive 6 PDH.

REGISTRATION:
Deadline May 4, 2025
https://cee.illinois.edu/academics/graduate-programs/Evolving-AI-CEE