The Catholic University of America is student-oriented and multi-faceted research University.
The Department of Civil Engineering is a select group of students and faculty who are dedicated to work together to build a sustainable future through the development of our civil infrastructure and the betterment of our global environment. We have a faculty who are dedicated to excellence in undergraduate teaching and are at the forefront of engineering research. Being in the Nation's capital, we
04/28/2026
This past weekend, our ASCE chapter attended the Mid-Atlantic Student Symposium hosted by the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown.
Catholic had six technical teams competing - including Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge, 3D Printing, Sustainable Solutions, Surveying, and Mead Paper.
Congratulations to all members involved!
04/09/2026
2026 Spring Senior Design Snapshots 📸
Students, faculty, alumni, families, and industry partners came together to celebrate innovation, collaboration, and achievement. Poster presentations and prototype demonstrations showcased months of dedicated work and creative problem-solving by our graduating seniors.
02/23/2026
In CEE 374, students were introduced to the basics of transportation systems and design! Each group created a mind map showing the different categories transportation may fall into.
Most common denominator in each: Safety! 🚗🦺🛫🛣️
02/03/2026
Welcome back Cards!
As we head into the beginning of the spring semester, let’s recap what CUA was up
to over break!
Dr. Davison, Alexia Menezes (PhD student), and Erin Finan (2nd year environmental engineering) attended the 2026 American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California. They presented on Track that Trash: An Analysis of Urban Litter Using Receipts.
PhD student Sandra Okah-Avae and Dr. K attended the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, where they connected with colleagues, learnt from cutting-edge research, and had many great conversations on transportation systems, safety, sustainability, and the future of mobility.
03/21/2025
We hope you had a great first week back! Happy Factoid Friday everyone !!🥳👷🏻♀️🏢
03/07/2025
Happy Factoid Friday!! 🚜⚙️🏗️
02/10/2025
Engineering week is approaching! Mark these events in your calendar and we’ll see you there‼️🛠️👷🏻♀️
01/23/2025
Our first meeting of the semester! Our concrete canoe team is hitting the ground running! We’re so excited for a new semester of teamwork, building and friendly competition! Slowly but surely the team is working to finish in time for the ASCE Regional competition at Penn State in March. Get excited!!
01/16/2025
Happy new year, Cards!! Let’s check out some throw backs from last semester! A Bike ride with ddot and waba for CEE317!
11/25/2024
CEE317/CEE517 students stayed *on track* during a Union Station tour, learning how engineering keeps regional transit moving smoothly. Big thanks to MARC and for the *train*ing! 🚆🔧
05/02/2024
And last but not least, Dr. Hisham Said presented to the CEE 490/590 construction equipment operations course! His talk was on Construction Operations Analysis using Computer Simulation in the industry and explained to students simulation as a tool for imitating the operation of a real world process of system over time to evaluate the performance, existing or proposed, under different configurations of
interest variables.
That’s a wrap for our semester Benjamin Wright Speaker Series! Thank you to all speakers that came to visit and give us such insightful presentations, we hope to see you again !