Environmental Engineering, M.Eng.

The faculty in Environmental Engineering are passionate about water, the environment, energy, and the creation of new solutions for evolving environmental challenges and want to share that excitement and knowledge with you. 

Courses and seminars span the water-energy nexus that include sustainable water supply and sustainable energy. More traditional topics include hydrology, wastewater treatment, environmental remediation, organic micro-pollutants and emerging contaminants. One also needs to understand how pollutants move through the environment so the program includes environmental fluid mechanics, environmental transport processes, experimental methods and monitoring, and numerical methods and modeling. After studying problems and understanding the issues, engineers need to develop solutions to manage our water and land resources, and to protect the environment.

Program Overview
The Master of Civil and Environmental degree with a specialization in Environmental Engineering is generally completed in two semesters but for those interested in a more immersive Cornell experience there is a three-semester option as well. Merit-based partial fellowships are available for top students. 

Flexible electives allow students to select courses from across the university with almost limitless possibilities. Students generally select courses that provide depth in one of the four focus areas while getting a broad background in environmental engineering. The Environmental Engineering M.Eng. specialization includes four areas in which M.Eng. students can focus: