Departmental Unit № 1
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering
100% Full Funding Guaranteed (5 Years)
Funding Package: Full tuition fellowship + 12-month living stipend (~$42,000/yr) + health insurance guaranteed for 5 years through graduate research/teaching assistantships.
Fall Priority Deadline: December 15
GRE Policy: Not required / Optional
English Minimums: TOEFL iBT (minimums: Reading 22, Listening 22, Speaking 18, Writing 22) or IELTS 7.0
MS in Environmental Engineering
Mostly Self-Funded (Target PhD)
Funding Reality: Terminal MS is typically self-funded; direct PhD application provides guaranteed full funding.
Application Deadline: December 15
Admissions Advisory: If full funding is required and MS is self-funded, students are strongly advised to apply directly to the PhD track.
Vetted Matched Scholars (2 Profiles)
Prof. Greg Lowry
Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
In Plain Terms · What This Scholar Does:
He invents microscopic smart particles that feed crops directly, preventing excess fertilizer and farm chemicals from washing away into rivers and poisoning drinking water.
Core Research Topics: Environmental nanotechnology, environmental contaminant fate and transport, water purification, plant uptake of chemicals, analytical wet-lab testing.
Recent 2024–2026 Works & Grants: World-renowned environmental chemist and nano-engineer. Develops smart agricultural delivery systems that use biodegradable nanoparticles to deliver nutrients directly to crop roots without polluting groundwater and rivers with fertilizer runoff.
Laboratory Instruments & Methods: Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), dynamic light scattering, transmission electron microscopy, analytical chemical water testing.
Recruiting Context: Directs premier environmental nanotechnology and chemistry laboratory with multi-million dollar federal grants.
Candidate Match:
Environmental PollutionLab Water TestingWater QualityEnvironmental Science
Tailored Cold-Email Opening Hook:
"Highlighting your environmental science wet-lab analysis background and interest in sustainable contaminant remediation and agricultural water protection."
Prof. Matteo Pozzi
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
In Plain Terms · What This Scholar Does:
He uses mathematical probability and smart water sensor networks to instantly detect contaminated water pipe leaks and predict city flooding before disasters strike.
Core Research Topics: Environmental sensing networks, statistical decision-making for water infrastructure, probabilistic flood risk analysis, smart water grids.
Recent 2024–2026 Works & Grants: Investigates optimal sensor placement and probabilistic data interpretation for managing urban water networks, detecting pipe contaminant leaks, and mitigating flash flood damage.
Laboratory Instruments & Methods: Bayesian probability theory, Markov decision processes, sensor network optimization, GIS infrastructure mapping, Python/R.
Recruiting Context: Focuses on data-driven environmental systems and infrastructure risk.
Candidate Match:
Water ResourcesFlood ModelingGISPython
Tailored Cold-Email Opening Hook:
"Discussing your interest in environmental sensing, spatial data analysis, and water infrastructure risk management."