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Through a community of scholars dedicated to research and teaching excellence, CEES aims to equip students with the technical education and analytical abilities required to spearhead national efforts in solving society's complex infrastructure and environmental challenges. Civil engineering stands as the oldest modern engineering field, with origins tracing back to the 1700s. The duties of early civil engineers expanded during the industrial revolution to encompass canal, road, and railway construction. These professionals design and build essential societal infrastructure, including buildings, highways, bridges, transit networks, dams, locks, and water treatment facilities. They commonly oversee the planning, management, operation, and maintenance of such projects, earning civil engineering its reputation as the public-serving profession. Driven by population expansion and economic growth, increasing numbers of civil engineers will be necessary to design and build enhanced transportation networks, water supply systems, pollution control mechanisms, and large-scale construction projects, while also renovating or replacing aging public infrastructure like roads and bridges.