UC Irvine Civil & Environmental Engineering

What UC Irvine Civil & Environmental Engineering does

UC Irvine Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) is an academic department within the Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. It delivers undergraduate degree programs in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, alongside four specialized graduate tracks: Environmental & Energy Systems, Hydrology and Water Resources Systems, Structures/Geotechnics/Materials, and Transportation Systems. The department's primary customers are prospective students seeking engineering degrees, with secondary stakeholders including industry partners and government agencies.

The department's core activity is organized around four research thrust areas — Environment & Energy, Structures, Transportation, and Water — with faculty serving as Principal Investigators on sponsored research projects. Research methodologies span sustainable water resource management, structural engineering, transportation systems optimization, and environmental engineering solutions. Unlike a commercial technology company, CEE does not sell proprietary products or software; its outputs are academic credentials, peer-reviewed research, and trained engineers entering the workforce.

The department's operating model is funded through three primary revenue streams: government-sponsored research grants (from NSF, NIH, NASA, DOE, DoD, USDA, USAID, World Bank, Caltrans, and regional water management agencies), tuition and student fees (set by the UC system), and private donations through mechanisms such as the Dean's Circle ($1,000+ annual gifts; $250 for recent alumni) and the CEE Affiliates Corporate Partners Program. Industry engagement is formalized through quarterly corporate partner meetings that facilitate recruiting, internships, externships, and scholarships with named partners including Jacobs, Boeing, Iteris, Hazen and Sawyer, and TranSystems. The department is one of six within the Samueli School of Engineering and is headquartered at 5200 Engineering Hall on the UCI campus in Irvine, California.

Name

UC Irvine Civil & Environmental Engineering

Legal name

Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine

Website

https://engineering.uci.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education Engineering Programs

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Technical Universities with Energy, Materials & Sustainability Focus (EDAHAEAL), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering education
• Environmental engineering research
• Water resources engineering
• Transportation systems engineering
• Structural engineering programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Research Grants: Federal and state agencies provide sponsored research funding. Key agencies include NSF, NIH, NASA, DOE, DoD, USDA, USAID, World Bank, Caltrans, and regional water management agencies. Faculty serve as Principal Investigators on grants supporting research in water resources, environmental engineering, transportation, and structural engineering.
2. Tuition and Student Fees: Students pay tuition for undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and specialized graduate tracks.
3. Private Donations and Memberships: The Dean's Circle requires annual gifts of $1,000+ ($250 for alumni within five years of graduation). Corporate partners and individual donors contribute to scholarships, fellowships, and program support.

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UC Irvine Civil & Environmental Engineering is an academic department offering undergraduate degrees in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, along with four graduate specializations (Environmental & Energy Systems, Hydrology and Water Resources Systems, Structures/Geotechnics/Materials, and Transportation Systems). Faculty conduct sponsored research across four thrust areas — Environment & Energy, Structures, Transportation, and Water — funded by federal and state agencies, with industry engagement through the CEE Affiliates Corporate Partners Program.

Product overview

UC Irvine Civil & Environmental Engineering is an academic department within the Samueli School of Engineering offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The department provides Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering undergraduate programs, along with graduate specializations in Environmental & Energy Systems, Hydrology and Water Resources Systems, Structures/Geotechnics/Materials, and Transportation Systems. The department also conducts research in Environment & Energy, Structures, Transportation, and Water areas.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering (Undergraduate)

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• JacobscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacobs (Fortune 500 company) engages with CEE through student recruiting, internships, and infrastructure project expertise. CEE alumnus Hany Haroun serves as business vice president at Jacobs, having joined through the acquisition of CH2M HILL where he served in leadership positions for 16 years.
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoeing recruits CEE graduates and offers internship opportunities. Alumni John Tracy serves as CTO of Boeing and senior vice president of Engineering, Operations & Technology. Joan Wada is a Technical Fellow at Boeing with 17 patents in Next Generation IMU instruments.
• IteriscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIteris is a smart mobility infrastructure management company where CEE alumnus Ramin Massoumi serves as senior vice president and general manager, overseeing consulting and software practices. Iteris provides internships for UCI students that often translate to full-time employment.
• Hazen and SawyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental engineering firm where CEE alumna Cindy Miller serves as vice president and operations manager. The firm specializes in planning, design, and construction of water supply, treatment, storage, and conveyance facilities, and actively recruits UCI engineering students.
• TranSystems CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation and infrastructure consulting firm where CEE alumnus Ayman Salama serves as regional vice president for the West Region and national bridge director. The firm manages transportation projects including highway and railroad bridges in California.
• Orange County Water DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCWD manages groundwater resources for Orange County. CEE alumnus Denis Bilodeau led the design, finance, and construction of the world's largest water recycling facility, the Groundwater Replenishment System, producing 100 million gallons of water per day.
• CaltranscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalifornia Department of Transportation supports transportation engineering research and projects. CEE alumnus Hany Haroun has experience with Caltrans projects, and Eric Shen worked on transportation planning at the Port of Long Beach with Caltrans coordination.
• Alameda Corridor-East Construction AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEE alumnus Mark Christoffels serves as CEO/Chief Engineer of the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority, implementing a $1.7 billion program of rail-roadway grade separations in Los Angeles County.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• University of Texas at Austin Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering: UT Austin CAEE is a top-ranked public university peer with comparable graduate programs in environmental, structural, and transportation engineering. Competes for federal research grants, top graduate students, and shares a similar large public university research culture with UCI CEE.
• MIT Civil and Environmental Engineering: MIT CEE is a leading peer institution offering the same core civil and environmental engineering disciplines at undergraduate and graduate levels. Competes for top-tier PhD candidates, federal research dollars (NSF, DOE), and global recognition in the field.
• Stanford Civil and Environmental Engineering: Stanford CEE is a top-ranked peer in the same California geography, offering similar undergraduate and graduate programs with strong emphasis on environmental engineering, structures, and water resources. Higher-ranked but competes for the same high-achieving California students and faculty candidates.
• UC San Diego Structural Engineering: UC San Diego's Structural Engineering department is a UC system peer with closely overlapping graduate research areas in structures, geotechnics, and environmental engineering. Direct competitor for California-resident graduate students and faculty candidates.
• UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering: UCLA CEE shares the same UC system, Southern California location, and focus areas (environmental, structural, transportation, water resources). Direct competitor for in-state students, faculty recruits, and California-based research grants, particularly from Caltrans and regional water agencies.
• UC Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering: UC Berkeley CEE is the most direct peer — same University of California system, public research university structure, and CEE department offering undergraduate and graduate programs across similar thrust areas (environmental, structural, transportation, water). Competes directly with UCI CEE for faculty hires, federal grant funding, and California-resident student applicants.
• Georgia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering: Georgia Tech CEE is a top-ranked public university peer with similar thrust areas (environmental, structural, transportation, water) and a comparable research-intensive graduate program. Competes directly for federal grants and top engineering doctoral students nationally.
• Purdue Civil Engineering: Purdue's Lyles School of Civil Engineering is a leading public research university peer with similar thrust areas in environmental, structural, transportation, and water resources engineering. Competes nationally for top undergraduate and graduate students as well as federal research funding.
• Carnegie Mellon Civil and Environmental Engineering: Carnegie Mellon CEE is a top-tier peer with comparable research strengths in civil, environmental, and infrastructure engineering. Competes for federal research grants and recruits from the same pool of high-achieving graduate applicants nationally.
• Caltech Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering: Caltech's civil engineering program is a smaller but elite peer in the same Southern California geography, competing for top faculty hires and graduate students in environmental and structural engineering research areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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