The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Department highlights and news

Meet The New Faculty

Sherif L. Abdelaziz / Geotechnical Engineering Sherif L. Abdelaziz is joining as an Associate Professor. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Tech and a B.S. from Cairo University in Egypt. He joins our department after five years as an Assistant Professor at The State University of[...]

Bill Knocke receives G.V. Loganathan Award

Bill Knocke joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 1979 and served as the department head of the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering from 1995-2009. He currently serves as a Professor and Associate Department head in the department. Knocke has been recognized with many professional[...]

Matthew H. Hebdon receives Alumni Teaching Excellence Award

“Dr. Hebdon is inspiring, motivating, and helpful teacher,” said Michelle Helsel (’17). “He provided the most excellent learning environment and basis for steel structural design. Many of Matthew Hebdon’s students have similar comments about his inspirational and motivational teaching techniques. Hebdon teaches classes such as Design of Steel Structures[...]

Barbara T. Angelotti receives Staff Career Achievement Award

Virginia Tech Engineering is excited to announce that Barbara T. Angelotti is being honored with the Virginia Tech Staff Career Achievement Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Barbara served as general administrator in the Occoquan Monitoring Lab. Nicknamed “Mama of the Lab,” she maintained a warm and friendly personality[...]

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors have approved the promotion of Mike Garvin and Kevin Heaslip to the rank of Professor

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors have approved the promotion of Mike Garvin and Kevin Heaslip to the rank of Professor.

Construction Engineering and Management

The Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program (VCEMP) at Virginia Tech offers opportunities, through course work and faculty research interests, for students to acquire expertise in all phases of the construction life cycle. Leading industry trends and technological innovation are hallmarks of this internationally prominent program.

Environmental and Water Resources

The Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program offers graduate studies and research opportunities in the planning and design of a broad scope of environmental and water resources projects. The group is composed of 24 faculty members and over 100 graduate students. Ranked 7th at the graduate level by U.S. News and World Report.

Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the design and construction of foundations, slopes, retaining walls, embankments, tunnels, levees, wharves, landfills and similar facilities; and with the engineering characterization and behavior of the ground and its constituent materials

Structural Engineering and Materials

The Structural Engineering and Materials Program provides graduate study and research opportunities in a broad range of subject areas in structural engineering and structural materials. The objective of the program is to provide a quality education that is well-balanced in theoretical and practical considerations.

Transportation Infrastructure and Systems Engineering

The TISE provides unique graduate study and research opportunities, including all aspects of planning, design, construction, operation, management, and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure and systems. The program is multimodal, with an emphasis on ground transportation by private automobiles and transit, and air transportation.

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