First came the rain. Then came the fungi. Long after the devastating waters of Hurricane Helene retreated, a team of Duke researchers are helping the community mitigate potential threats to their health.

CEE alum Delaney Ortiz is a senior project engineer for one of the largest women-owned structural engineering firms in the country. Discover how her journey recently brought inspiration to today's students.

CEE’s senior capstone class simulates what it's like to work in a real-life engineering firm. Hear what alumni have to say about their time in the course and how it give them a sneak peak into their careers today. 

Design Climate develops the next generation of climate leaders while delivering economic and community solutions to communities in North Carolina. See how Duke is thinking differently about how to unleash climate solutions for the world.

Duke is betting on itself with seed funding aimed at discovering new, greener materials for infrastructure, energy and resource health. See from the molecular to the macro how Duke has a unique view on developing tomorrow's sustainable materials.

Follow the journey of students in the Design Climate program to see how their entrepreneurial pursuits for climate solutions have evolved over the course of the past year. 

See how Duke start-up VQ Biomedical is developing a minimally-invasive oxygenator for patients, with help in the surprising form of engineers originally working on wastewater treatment.

Learn how seed funding helped CEE professor Mike Bergin and his group develop technologies and launch startups focused on keeping solar panels clean from air pollution.

From Bolivia to Eswatini and from newbie to co-president, follow Anya Dias-Hawkins’s journey with Duke Engineers for International Development (DEID), a student org that truly taught her what it means to be a civil engineer.

Duke Engineers received a wide range of recognition this spring. Browse the full list of accolades here.

“Over the years, I have looked back on my time at Duke as a chrysalis. I blossomed because of the support of my professors and fellow students.”  

—DEB LIU

Technology Executive, CEE Class of 1998

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