土木与环境工程系提供土木工程硕士学位（硕士学位或非学位）和博士学位。研究领域包括环境工程，岩土工程，结构工程和力学以及水资源工程。缅因州的沿海地区以Presumpscot地层粘土而闻名，这是一种冰川土壤沉积物，容易发生剧烈的滑坡，并导致建筑物沉降，并给各种类型和尺寸的结构的建造带来挑战。Presumpscot组是1987年和2015年两个地方座谈会的焦点，有关这两个座席的议事录可在2015年座谈会网站上找到。研究机会可用于研究软硬质粘土的行为（例如Presumpscot地层），研究陆地，沿海和近岸环境中的
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers MS (thesis or non-thesis) and PhD degrees in Civil Engineering. Areas of study include Environmental Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, and Water Resources Engineering. A Master of Engineering (ME) in Civil Engineering degree program (non-thesis) with a concentration in Water and Environment is also offered and is designed to equip students with advanced knowledge in the areas of water and environment. Courses are designed to cover modeling, analysis, and design aspects of engineering and scientific problem-solving. Students gain skills critical to success in their future career, and also earn credit toward professional engineering licensure. Geotechnical research areas include: Soil mechanics, unsaturated/gassy soil mechanics, and thermal soil mechanics, slope stability, site investigations, soil-structure interaction, ground improvement, foundation engineering and design of earth retention structures.<br><br>Research opportunities are available to study the behavior of soft and stiff clays (such as the Presumpscot Formation), investigation of natural hazards in land, coastal, and near-shore environments, soil structure interaction using full scale installations and/or modeling of scaled systems, onshore and offshore site characterization employing in situ, geophysical, and laboratory methods, thermal behavior of soils related to energy transfer, permafrost vulnerability and cold regions engineering.