Civil and environmental engineering students from multiple universities in Southern California gather at the USC campus to present their research
The COVID-19 pandemic saw the launch of countless new projects, not all of which have stood the test of time. Initially developed at USC Viterbi’s Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) in 2021 and launched in 2022, the Student SoCal Civil and Environmental Research Symposium (SoCal CEERS) is now an annual event connecting academics and industry in the CEE community.
The 4th SoCal CEERS took place on May 1, 2026, at USC’s Ginsburg Hall. Previous editions of the symposium have been co-hosted by USC and partner universities including UCLA, UC Irvine and UC Riverside. The event is organized primarily by student volunteers who recognize the importance of cultivating knowledge exchange between research institutions, private companies and public agencies.
This year’s event was marked by close collaboration with the American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch (ASCE MLAB), represented by Craig Davis, water system resilience program manager and seismic manager for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
