Civil and Environmental Engineering

Traffic intersection from above

Researchers using lidar and AI to advance transportation engineering and safety

Mizzou engineers are using advanced technology to help make our roads safer by better understanding how pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles interact.

Marisa Chrysochoou, Feliz Bunyak Ersoy, Jim Noble, Matt Maschmann, Matthias Young

Mizzou Engineering honors outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni

Mizzou Engineering recognized outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni for their accomplishments and contributions as part of its 2025 awards banquet.

Bill Alkemeyer, Ed Hassinger, Marisa Chrysochoou

Mizzou Engineering presents top honor to MoDOT director Ed Hassinger

The Mizzou College of Engineering has bestowed its highest honor, the Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service, on Ed Hassinger, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Baolin Deng and John Earwood

Mizzou Engineers extract rare earth elements from mine drainage

Chemical process creates a highly effective material for adsorbing neodymium.

Spring 2025 career fair

Careers for engineers! Mizzou students find internships, jobs at career fair 

Employer representatives spoke with students looking to find success at the Spring 2025 Mizzou Engineering Career Fair. Meet 12 future engineers and learn more about what they were looking for at this career fair and what their dream job would be. 

Elementary school students take part in ASCE Day

Photo Album: Mizzou ASCE Kids Day 2025 

Mizzou’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (Mizzou ASCE) hosts Kids Day to introduce K-12 students to civil engineering. 

Anandu Gopakumar Nair and Maryam Salehi

Research reveals hidden risks from plastic-coated fertilizers in soil

A study by Mizzou Engineering researchers focuses on the microplastic pollution generated by polymer-coated, control-release fertilizers, highlighting the need for biodegradable alternatives.

Vellore Gopalaratnam, Anantha Gopalaratnam, John Powell, Michael Mann, Praveen Edara, Brent Rosenblad

Professor emeritus endows engineering scholarships

Professor Emeritus Vellore S. Gopalaratnam and his wife, Anantha, have established the Vellore and Anantha Gopalaratnam Civil Engineering Excellence Scholarship to support future generations of Mizzou Engineers.

Associate Professor Feng “Frank” Xiao

Mizzou researchers discover simple solution to break down forever chemicals

The answer to removing PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” may be in your fishbowl.

From left: Bill Buttlar, Punyaslok Rath, Nandita Gettu, Anneliese Owor

Mizzou Civil Engineers receive High Value Research Award  

Researchers from the Missouri Center for Transportation Innovation (MCTI) accepted a High Value Research Award for their work in sustainable pavements.