Kumar Construction Engineering and Project Management Program
Construction engineering and business management rely on each other for success in the capital projects industry.
That’s why the Construction Engineering and Project Management (CEPM) graduate program integrates the technical skills gained through an engineering education with the competencies gained by studying business management. The result is a graduate degree that equips leaders with the ability to change and improve the capital projects industry.
CEPM students have the opportunity to work on a variety of concepts through coursework and by directly working with industry professionals on hands-on research. Students can:
- Hone building information modeling skills
- Address coordination issues, create pre-planning strategies and address regulatory barriers
- Create technology for intelligent and automated job sites, knowledge discovery and transfer
- Increase productivity through advanced work packaging
- Improve the reliability and throughput of projects within complex systems
- Experience groundbreaking research on constructability and industry best practices
- Quantify ways to improve mega-projects both domestically and on an international field
- Examine social issues that affect systems of systems
The CEPM program is strengthened by the relationship between the faculty and associated research centers. Several faculty members in the CEPM program have received the Researcher of the Year Award from the Construction Industry Institute and added support from the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, TxDOT, Environmental Protection Agency and other industry leaders. This crossover from the classroom to research projects adds to our students’ experiences as they take on a research project and work with industry practitioners.
Resources
- Research Area Coordinator: William O’Brien