Certification

The American Academy of Environmental Engineers® is a specialty certification board and specialty society for environmental engineers that is dedicated to improving the quality of environmental engineering practice. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland it certifies environmental engineers of proven quality from around the world in one or more of seven specialties of environmental engineering practice including Solid Waste Management.

The Academy’s board certification program, accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards, has existed since 1955 and requires professional engineering licensure as a prerequisite for BCEE (Board Certified Environmental Engineer) certification along with at least eight years of experience or a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an ABET-approved university engineering program and at least eight years of experience for BCEEM (Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member) certification.

The Academy also provides leadership in the accreditation of environmental engineering curricula, and the dissemination of technical and professional information to the public and the profession. SWANA is a supporting organization of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.

Contact Stephen G. Lippy, P.E., BCEE, SWANA Trustee to the AAEE Board of Trustees, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information.