Civil engineering research & specialty areas

At CU Denver, research in construction engineering and management focuses on decision-making and optimal selection of building and infrastructure upgrades, state-of-the-art techniques for operating buildings and infrastructure projects, innovative planning and construction practices.

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The Geomatics Engineering and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) graduate program at the University of Colorado Denver provides broad-based expertise and cutting-edge skills that span the growing geospatial field and helps alleviate the shortage of well-educated geospatial professionals.

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Geotechnical research at CU Denver covers experimental, analytical and numerical research in geotechnical and soil-structure interaction problems under static and seismic loads, probability and risk-based research in geotechnical problems, seismic responses of various structures, expansive soil foundation designs and deep foundation problems.

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Geotechnical Lab

The CU Denver graduate track in hydrologic, environmental, and sustainability engineering (HESE) brings together the hydrologic cycle, environmental processes, and sustainability—the powerful notion that everything we engineer should support economic prosperity, environmental health, and social justice.

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At CU Denver, research in structural engineering covers structures, materials, concrete and repair and evaluation. Faculty currently receive funding from the National Science Foundation, the City and County of Denver, the Colorado Department of Transportation and more. Students interested in structural engineering may pursue the master of science.

Faculty

• Jimmy Kim, Professor (website)
  
• Chengyu Li, Associate Professor
  
• Carnot Nogueira, Assistant Professor - Research
  
• Kevin Rens, Chair & Professor
  
• Frederick Rutz, Associate Professor
• Shengzhe Wang, Assistant Professor

Learn more about current projects and capabilities by visiting the Structures Laboratory website.

Transportation engineering at the University of Colorado Denver is dedicated to creating a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient transportation system, particularly in terms of road safety, active transportation, and transit. With a campus located in heart of downtown Denver, the city becomes our research lab.

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