The CAEE Department has an accomplished record of research. Faculty and student researchers actively pursue innovative opportunities to advance the practices of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering. Research is executed on a variety of engineering topics, such as the restoration and repair of society’s transportation infrastructure, indoor and outdoor air quality, building energy efficiency, water needs and quality, green design, sustainability in construction, recycled materials in geotechnics, biofuels, structural health monitoring, evaluating impacts of hydraulic fracturing, green infrastructure planning and modeling, and many more.
Research is sponsored by grants from many organizations including National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Institute of Health (NIH) and a host of other institutions.
Current CAEE faculty research is always evolving, with a focus on areas that are of great importance in our society. A sample of research at Drexel Engineering includes:
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Restoration and repair of infrastructure
- Indoor and outdoor air quality
- Building energy efficiency
- Water needs and quality
- Green design, sustainability in construction, evaluating impacts of energy strategies, green infrastructure planning
- Recycled materials in geotechnics
- Biofuels
- Human health risk assessment
- Development and analysis of methods for treating water and wastewater
- Evaluating impacts of energy strategies
- Structural health monitoring and Non Destructive Testing
- Modeling for climate resilience