Civil and Environmental Engineering | UC Davis Graduate Studies

About the Program

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Students gain advanced knowledge of designing, building, operating and maintaining the physical infrastructure and protecting the natural environment that together support human society in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in engineering (environmental, structural, geotechnical, water resource, transportation, planning and design, and water resources) and environmental planning management.

Degree Type

Departmentally-Based Graduate Program

Degrees Offered

M.S. Plan I
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B

Lead Dean

College of Engineering

Degree Requirements

Administrative ByLaws

2002

Major Code

GECE

Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Requirements

UC Davis General Admission Requirements
Program Admissions Requirements

Admission Deadlines

Priority: Dec 15, 2025
General: Feb 1, 2026
Space Available: Jun 1, 2026

Internal Fellowship Deadlines

Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 15, 2025
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026

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Program Contact Information

Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator
Lauren Worrell
(530) 752-1441 | lkworrell@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair

Department Chair
Christopher Cappa
(530) 752-8180 | cdcappa@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair
Miguel Jaller Martelo
(530) 752-0586 | mjaller@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair
Frank Loge
(530) 754-2297 | fjloge@ucdavis.edu

Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

Advisor: General
Heather Bischel
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-6772 | hbischel@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Fabian Bombardelli
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-0949 | fabombardelli@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: Admissions and General
Christopher Cappa
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-8180 | cdcappa@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Yueyue Fan
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 754-6408 | yyfan@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Michael Gardner
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 752-7857 | mhgardner@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Miguel Jaller Martelo
Civil and Environmental Engineering
530-752-7062 | mjaller@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Sashi Kunnath
Civil and Environmental Engineering
530-754-9471 | skkunnath@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: Primary Contact
Frank Loge
Civil and Environmental Engineering
(530) 754-2297 | fjloge@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Studies Contacts

Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Solar
bsolar@ucdavis.edu