BSc in Civil Engineering - Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering in West Lafayette United States | Purdue University

Hydraulic and hydrologic engineers focus on flood prevention, providing water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses, treating wastewater, safeguarding coastlines, and managing river systems. In this field, you will apply the scientific analysis of water's characteristics, distribution, and movement across land surfaces, within soil and rock layers, and throughout the atmosphere.

Within the Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering specialization of Civil Engineering, often referred to as Water Resources Engineering, you will address challenges related to water movement and storage. Typical applications include urban drainage systems, strategies to reduce flood and drought impacts, water supply management, water purification, and coastal defense. Increasingly, attention is turning to how water flow affects quality, with heightened focus on the movement of sediment, nutrients, and contaminants in natural and constructed waterways. Faculty in Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering are especially dedicated to using advanced software and hardware tools to explore, analyze, and simulate core flow and transport mechanisms applicable to diverse scenarios. Research possibilities exist in areas such as turbulent flow dynamics, watershed hydrology, environmental hydraulics, and contaminant movement. The Hydromechanics and Burke Research Laboratories provide hands-on learning for both undergraduate and graduate students to enhance their practical skills at Purdue.