Candidates for the Ph.D. degree are expected to demonstrate mastery of knowledge in a specific subject area in Civil and Environmental engineering and to synthesize and create new knowledge, making original and substantial contributions to their discipline in a timely fashion.
Students in the Ph.D. program may select one area of concentration. Each student in the Ph.D. program must take a qualifying examination shortly after receiving the M.S. degree, or, if a student comes to Cornell with an M.S. degree, within nine months after arrival.
Concentration Areas
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Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
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Environmental Processes
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Environmental and Water Resource Engineering
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Structural Engineering
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Transportation Systems Engineering
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Complex Systems Engineering
Additional Resources
Contact Us
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Graduate Student Services
Alyssa Lopez
Assistant Director of Graduate Studies
cee_grad@cornell.edu