|
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) is a dynamic
educational and research program at the University of Texas. The heart of
the program is the 90-100 graduate students who study and conduct research
in superior facilities with 15 full-time faculty and an excellent learning
environment. A defining characteristic of the EWRE program is the strong
sense of community among the students and faculty. EWRE students work hard
and play hard together, and thereby create lasting friendships that are
both professional and personal.
The EWRE program at UT Austin is part of the Department of Civil
Engineering. The department enrolls approximately 370 graduate students
from all over the United
States and approximately 40 foreign
countries. Currently, 56% of EWRE students come from the United States,
39% are female, 52% are seeking an M.S. degree, and 48% are seeking a Ph.D.
degree. More civil engineering PhD's receive their doctorates from UT
Austin than from any other university in the nation.
The program educates engineers who will solve environmental and water
resources problems by applying fundamental principles from natural
sciences, mathematics, mechanics, economics, and other underlying
disciplines. Students are provided with the fundamentals so they will
be prepared to solve both current and future environmental problems.
To achieve this objective, the program offers a breadth of possible
research and study areas. Our EWRE faculty is one of the largest and
most diverse in the nation with expertise ranging from fluid mechanics to
water resources planning and from pollutant transport to treatment
processes.
The major areas of emphasis for graduate programs are:
 The
graduate programs require no specific courses, so each student receives a
tailor-made education. The
EWRE faculty offers a wide variety of courses, and students may choose
courses in many other fields. A list of courses is given under Course Offerings. Once a student
chooses a particular study area, he or she works closely with the faculty
member or members conducting research in that area. Faculty members
guide each student's work throughout the graduate program. Each
student's program of study includes a balanced combination of course work,
seminars and research. Well-equipped research laboratories,
state-of-the-art instrumentation and superb computation Facilities support the graduate
program, as do cooperation and coordination with research faculties and
laboratories in physical, chemical, biological, and social sciences and
other engineering disciplines.
Campus Location:
The University of Texas at Austin
Civil Engineering Department
Environmental & Water Resources Engineering
ECJ 8.6
Austin, TX 78712
(512)471-5602
EWRE@mail.ce.utexas.edu
|
