2025 SoCal CEE
Research Symposium

Symposium Program

The Southern California Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Symposium (SoCal CEERS) aims to foster a space for student-initiated research conversations in the Southern California region. The 2025 SoCal CEERS will be hosted on the USC campus for Day 1, followed by the UC Irvine campus on Day 2. 

May 10-11, 2025

2025 Symposium Logo

We are now accepting abstract submissions!

Doctoral, masters, and undergraduate student researchers in CEE disciplines are encouraged to apply!


Congratulations to the award recipients from our 2025 SoCal CEE Research Symposium!

1st Best Undergraduate Poster: Sophie Castillo
2nd Best Undergraduate Poster: Jeremy Alexander
3rd Best Undergraduate Poster: Costa Colachis Glass
1st Best Civil Engineering Poster: Mustafa Cetinkaya
2nd Best Civil Engineering Poster: Chengqi Zhang
3rd Best Civil Engineering Poster: Antonin Brun
1st Best Environmental Engineering Poster: Liang Wu
2nd Best Environmental Engineering Poster: Oscar Parra-Camara
3rd Best Environmental Engineering Poster: Aarti V.
1st Best Oral Presentation: Diego Ramos Aguilera
2nd Best Oral Presentation: Claudia Jimenez Arellano
3rd Best Oral Presentation: Sitao Liu
People's Choice Day 1: Isabel Reynoso Valencia
People's Choice Day 1 Runner-up: Jeremy Alexander
People's Choice Day 2: Martijn Bindels
People's Choice Day 2 Runner-up: Amin Akbari
Effective Communicator Oral - Day 1: Patrick Rodrigues
Effective Communicator Oral - Day 2: Claudia Jimenez Arellano

2025 Symposium Committee

2025 Committee Members

Committee Advisor

Emily Millard, Assistant Director, Astani Student Affairs | E-mail: tmilllard@usc.edu