Civil engineering is about designing, building, and maintaining the infrastructure of our society:  its roads, bridges, public buildings, parks, water and wastewater systems, and open spaces—the built environment in which civilization lives and works. Ideally, it constitutes a shared set of resources equally available, usable, and safe for all members of society. Unfortunately, not everyone has equitable access to these resources, nor are their inherent risks and dangers equally shared, often the product of historical discrimination. Niemeier's work is dedicated to studying and identifying inequities in the built environment, largely in the area of environmental pollutants, and finding ways to mitigate their impact on disadvantaged communities.

 

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