Whether rebuilding roads and bridges, planning cities for the future, harnessing the sun's energy to power handheld devices, or studying the impact of floods on coastal cities, our students and scholars seek solutions to environmental problems that matter.
Sustainability. It’s everyone’s buzzword.
When it comes to civil infrastructure, our grads will transform concepts into reality to achieve sustainable cities and villages.
Our curriculum focuses on educating students not only in the science and application of engineering tools, but in their integration for engineering practice.
Students are trained to conceive, develop, design, construct, maintain and renew these systems, whether they're working in the Washington-metro area, the megacities of Asia, the small towns of America’s heartland, or the villages of the developing world.
Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Villages
Educational Programs Related to Sustainable Infrastructure
College of Engineering and Computing students and faculty are leading in the development of sustainable cities, towns, and villages. Mechanical engineers build solar-powered machinery, electrical and computer engineers develop efficient smartphone batteries, and civil engineers build LEED-certified structures and bring clean water to remote locations. Our educational programs reflect the care and concern for the world around us.
About 40 students from professor Burak Tanyu’s geotechnical engineering class toured the 1,500-acre Cedar Mountain Quarry near Culpeper, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Mountain foothills. The students were studying sustainable roadbed construction.
Make a Career of Making a Difference
Our graduates receive the tools, values, and vision to meet the complex and evolving demands of creating a sustainable world, by learning to:
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Optimize the use of water resources to meet industrial, agricultural, navigational, energy, recreational, and domestic needs while striving to improve environmental quality. Programs to consider: Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, BS; Environmental Engineering, Minor; Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS; Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, PhD.
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Plan air, highway, rail, and sea shipping transportation systems that support economic prosperity, optimize energy use, maximize the capacity of our existing infrastructure, and preserve nature. Programs to consider: Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS.
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Use and re-use natural resources sparingly to construct buildings that are energy-efficient, anticipate climate change effects, and withstand extreme conditions. Programs to consider: Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, MS; Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, PhD.
If you want to help preserve the planet through practical solutions, Mason will give you the skills you need.