The Department
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering brings together faculty members and researchers active in various fields and promotes synergy between disciplines to address the most current challenges in the sector through an integrated approach.
Research, innovation and education for a sustainable future
Our mission
The primary mission of DICA is to operate, through research, education, and technology transfer, in the areas of surveying, geology, geotechnics, hydraulics, hydrology, water resources management, transportation networks, analysis and design of structures and infrastructures, structural and seismic engineering, the safeguarding of historic structures, hydraulic and maritime constructions, and materials and structural mechanics.
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SUNRISE, the European project on climate extremes
On 3 and 4 November 2026 Politecnico di Milano hosted in its Aula Magna the kick-off meeting of SUNRISE, the European project dedicated to extreme climate and weather events…
The Department hosts the ISPRS Joint Council and TCP Meeting
From 26 to 29 October 2026 the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosted the ISPRS Joint Council and TCP Meeting, the first in-person gathering between the Council of the…
Hasan Eslami wins the Hydrology Best PhD Thesis Award
Hasan Eslami, research fellow at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has received the Best PhD Thesis Award from the journal Hydrology (MDPI) for his doctoral thesis Aggradation…
Qualità dell’aria, una giornata di studio in Aula Magna su ricerca, controllo e gestione dell’inquinamento
Si è svolta giovedì 8 ottobre, nell’Aula Magna del Rettorato del Politecnico di Milano, la giornata di studio “Qualità dell’aria: aspetti emergenti su ricerca, controllo e gestione dell’inquinamento”, organizzata dal…
Two American Geophysical Union honours for Carlo De Michele
Carlo De Michele, Professor of Hydrology at our Department, has received two prestigious recognitions from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) for 2026. He has been elected AGU Union Fellow, the highest…
