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Undergraduate Program Outcomes: Civil Engineering

Graduates of the program must have

1. ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to engineering;

2. ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems in the following major civil engineering disciplines: structural, environmental and water resources, transportation, and geotechnical engineering;

3. ability to design and conduct laboratory experiments and to critically analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized major civil engineering disciplines;

4. ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice;

5. understanding of the function of civil infrastructure systems, and ability to design their components and processes to meet the desired needs of society;

6. ability to perform civil engineering design by means of problem-based experiences integrated throughout the curriculum;

7. knowledge of professional practice issues, such as procurement of work, bidding versus quality-based selection processes, and the interactions of design and construction professionals in executing a project;

8. understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;

9. broad education and knowledge of contemporary issues necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context;

10. recognition of the importance of professional licensure, and the need for life-long learning;

11. ability to function on multidisciplinary teams; and

12. ability to communicate effectively.


Highlights
Jack Puleo has won the NSF Early Career Development Award
Jack Puleo, assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to study swash zone sediment transport. The swash zone is the area near the shoreline where waves wash up and down the beach face.

The five-year $444,229 award is aimed at developing a broader understanding of the physics of coastal sediment transport in this area, thereby leading to significant improvement in the ability to predict such coastal phenomena as beach erosion and beach nourishment performance.

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