| Department: | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Insitution: | University of Minnesota, Duluth |
| Duluth, MN |
The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) campus is part of the University of Minnesota public university system and is the second largest research university within the U of M system. UMD is a mid-sized regional comprehensive public university of about 12,000 students located along the shores of Lake Superior. The Civil Engineering department was established in 2009 and is a part of the third largest college (the Swenson College of Science and Engineering) in the U of M system. The department has close connections with local industries and government agencies and its applied curricula has attracted a growing number of undergraduate and graduate students since its inception. The department recently received an NSF Major Research Initiative equipment award to complete the installation of large-scale static/dynamic structural testing equipment. Faculty in the department advise undergraduates and direct the studies of M.S. degree candidates in Civil Engineering as well as other graduate programs. Tenure-track faculty are normally on 9-month academic appointments and are expected to develop and maintain an independent research and scholarship portfolio in addition to their teaching, outreach and service work.