
Structural Engineering and Mechanics Track
Structural Engineering and Mechanics (SEM) is a program area within the Civil Engineering Program at the UMass Amherst College of Engineering. SEM faculty and students conduct multidisciplinary research to improve the safety and performance of the world's infrastructure, develop sustainable and green building technology, and analyze the mechanical behavior of solids.
Our research consists of experiments conducted in the SEM Research Facilities (Gunness Structural Engineering Laboratory and Robert B. Brack Structural Testing Facility), in the field, and computational and analytical work conducted with the aid of in-house computational facilities.
Graduates of the SEM program have excellent opportunities for obtaining rewarding and challenging employment in structural engineering. In general, graduates have been employed by private consulting engineering firms and in state and federal agencies, industry and universities.