Established in 2000, the Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Environmental Engineering (OCIENE) combines the teaching and research strengths of the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa with that of the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University.

The Institute offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering (MASc), a Master of Engineering (MEng) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Engineering.

Main areas of research include Biofilms and biofilm technologies for water and wastewater treatment, Drinking water: membrane treatment and climate change adaptation technologies, Ecological engineering and agricultural waste management, Mining impacted water management, Northern, rural and First Nation water and wastewater, and Water resources and management.