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CIVIL ENGINEERING
Civil engineers are involved in almost all aspects of public works and utilities infrastructure development. They provide the engineering design of a multistory building, a highway, a bridge, a retaining wall to support soil pressure, a water supply system, a storm sewer, a sanitary sewer system, a dam, among other things. They may analyze the hydrologic conditions of a particular area, the mechanical properties of soils, the transportation needs of a community, or the expected behavior of a structure. They may also plan, overview, and manage the execution of the jobs previously mentioned.
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Modern engineering is one of the great pillars of economic and social development. But development must not occur at the expense of environmental degradation. Therefore, the engineering design of urban, agricultural, and industrial facilities must have environmental protection mechanisms or systems built in. The environmental engineer is the professional who is academically prepared to design these environmental protection mechanisms and systems; and to collaborate with other professionals in the creation of environmentally sound engineering works. The graduates from this program will have their place in government agencies with regulatory, construction, or maintenance responsibilities; in design and consulting engineering firms; and in the industrial sector, especially in the type of industry that, because of its industrial operations, results in significant environmental impact.
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There are five active student chapters at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which are especially attractive to civil engineering students:
a. Institute of Civil Engineers of the College of Engineers and Land Surveyors ofIn addition there are two active student chapters which are especially attractive to environmental engineering students:
Puerto Rico (CIAPR)
b. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
c. American Concrete Institute (ACI)
d. Associated General Contractors of America (ACG)
e. Puerto Rico Water and Environment Association (PRW & EA)
a. Puerto Rico Water and Environment Association (PRW & EA)Students may participate in any or all of the student chapters. These chapters provide the opportunities to get involved and participate in conferences, seminars, field trips, and other social and academic activities. This type of activities allows the development of leadership and teamwork skills, and get the student more involved in academic life and extra-curricular activities. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering encourages its students to participate actively in these chapters. In addition, there are other student chapters at the University, such as the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, in which civil and environmental engineering students are enrolled.
b. Institute of Environmental Engineers of the College of Engineers and Land
Surveyors of Puerto Rico (CIAPR)
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Civil Engineering Senior Design Projects and Environmental Engineering Senior Design Projects are probably the most important courses of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Programs, respectively. In these courses, the students apply the engineering concepts learned through their years in their undergraduate curriculums. They work in teams to complete the design of a project that correlates all the major areas of their corresponding degree program.
Recent Projects• Paseo Lineal Metropolitano I • Paseo Lineal Metropolitano II • Paseo Lineal Metropolitano III • Ciclo-vía y Paseo Lineal para el Área Metropolitana de San Juan • Urban and Commercial Development Over the Baldorioty de Castro Expressway • Mulas Agual Water Treatment Plant • Stormwater Management Program for the Municipality of Ceiba • Solid Waste and Energy Star Program • Sludge Treatment System for the Negros Water Treatment Plant • Landfill Closure Plan and Gas Recovery • Geometric Improvements of Intersection of PR-2 with PR-165 and PR-693 I • Geometric Improvements of Intersection of PR-2 with PR-165 and PR-693 II • Geometric Improvements of Intersection of PR-2 with PR-165 and PR-693 III • Urbanistic Improvements to the Puerto Nuevo Norte Urbanization • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal I • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal II • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal III • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal IV • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal V • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal VI • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal VII • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal VIII • Arecibo 2040 Urban Renewal IX • Aerial Ropeway Design • Bridge Design Project: Aguas Buenas By-Pass • Bridge Design Project: Arch Bridge over the Camuy River • Bridge Design Project: Bridges over the Dos Bocas Lake • Bridge Design Project: Cesar González Connector • Removal and Re-design of the La Constitución Bridge • Replacement of the La Constitución Bridge • Replacement of the Juan José Jiménez Bridge • Bridge Design Project: Suspension Bridge over the Guajataca River • Improvements to the Water Supply System and Design of the Wastewater Management System in the Tejas Community in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico • Improvements to the Water Supply System and Design of the Wastewater Management System of the Aislada Almirante Community in Cidra, Puerto Rico • Improvements to the Water Supply System and Design of the Wastewater Management System of the Alturas de Collores Community in Jayuya, Puerto Rico • Improvements to the Water Supply System and Design of the Wastewater Management System of the Coamo Arriba Community in Coamo, Puerto Rico • Improvements to the Water Supply System and Design of the Wastewater Management System of the Las Cuarenta Community in Lares, Puerto Rico • Improvements to the Water Supply System and Design of the Wastewater Management System of the Las Corujas Community in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico • Barrio San Antón • Nuevo Ambiente • Solución para el Sistema de Transportación entre Fajardo, Ceiba, Vieques y Culebra • Mejoras a la Transportación de Vieques y Culebra • Mejoras al Sector San Antón
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UNDERGRADUATE MENTORS
LORENZANA COLLAZO, ISABEL
Assistant to the Department Head in Academic Affairs
Office: L-157
Phone: X-408
Email address: ilorenza@pupr.edu
BEAUCHAMP OLIVERAS, PHILIPPE
Office: P-208
Phone: X-669
Email address: pbeauchamp@pupr.edu
OCASIO ROSADO, EDILBERTO
Office: L-150
Phone: X-407
Email address: edocasio@pupr.edu
RODRIGUEZ GOTAY, JORGE
Office: M-207
Phone: X-367
Email address: jrodrigue@pupr.edu
TARDY GARCIA, RODOLFO
Office: M-202
Phone: X-364
Email address: rtardy@pupr.edu
TORRES RIVERA, REINALDO
Office: L-156
Phone: X-379
Email address: rtorres@pupr.edu
DELGADO LOPERENA, DHARMA
Office: Next to Room P-303
Phone: X-626
Email address: ddelgado@pupr.edu
GRADUATE MENTOR
VILLALTA CALDERÓN, CHRISTIAN
Office: L-108
Phone: X-695
Email address: cvillalta@pupr.edu
