Faculty & Staff

Dedicated faculty and staff

The civil and environmental engineering faculty and staff are committed to providing a quality education for the department's undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty members have received numerous teaching and research awards including the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching and Applied Research Award, the American Society of Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Section Outstanding Teacher Award, the Society of Women Engineers Most Supportive Professor Award, and the College of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award. In addition, Drs. DeNatale and Nelson have each received the Cal Poly Distinguished Teaching Award, the University's highest teaching honor.

The civil and environmental engineering faculty team is comprised of 24 tenured and tenure-track faculty and over 20 part-time lecturers. All of the tenured and tenure-track faculty have doctorate degrees in civil or environmental engineering, or closely related fields. Fifteen of these faculty members are registered Professional Engineers in California. All of the faculty have some level of practical experience in government or industry.

The faculty have a wide range of teaching and research interests, as summarized below. Download a summary of faculty office hours for the current term.