The objective of the Geoenvironmental Engineering program is to produce engineers capable of identifying, preventing and solving problems involving facilities that may adversely affect the environment.

The interdisciplinary geoenvironmental engineering program encompasses concepts, curricula, and faculty from the environmental, geotechnical, and water resources engineering disciplines. The graduate program in geoenvironmental engineering leads to the degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy. Students studying toward an MS degree can pursue a thesis or a course work option of 30 semester hours. MS students following the thesis option typically take 12 credits in a “home” discipline, 6 credits in each of the two other disciplines, and a 6 credit thesis. The PhD degree requires additional course work beyond MS degree as well as a dissertation.

Areas of Study:

  • Contaminant Transport
  • Remedial Action
  • Waste Containment Systems
  • Risk Assessments
  • Waste Management
  • Site Assessment and Monitoring
  • Waste Treatment and Disposal
  • Geosynthetics
  • Remediation of Contaminated Sites

  • Geochemistry
  • Geohydrology
  • Soil and Rock Properties
  • Soil Behavior
  • Geological Hazards
  • Mining Geotechnics
  • Flow Processes
  • Consolidation and Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
  • Systems Approach to Engineering Projects

Geoenvironmental Engineering Research and News

Mark Hernandez

COVID-19 has spurred investments in air filtration for K-12 schools – but these technologies aren’t an instant fix

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought increased attention to indoor air quality and the effect that... Read more
Roseanna Neupauer

CU researchers contribute to frost quake modeling research

Frost quakes are not particularly rare, but they are harder to observe than traditional earthquakes. Professor Roseanna Neupauer was part of a recent effort to develop new models with the Oulu, Finland, 2016 quake data, the results of which are discussed in a new paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Read more
Angela Bielefeldt

Bielefeldt Becomes Second in College to be Named ASEE Fellow

Professor Angela Bielefeldt has been selected as a fellow by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Bielefeldt is only the second College of Engineering and Applied Science faculty member to be honored as an ASEE fellow, joining Jacquelyn Sullivan of Engineering Plus. Read more