Author: Liddy, Reba

Letter from the Director

Greetings from Gainesville, Faculty in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) are leading a new long-term program focused on monitoring, understanding and managing threats along the Florida coastline. This iCoast initiative is a multidisciplinary effort including many… Read More

New Faculty Hires

The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) is excited to welcome seven new faculty members. Katherine Deliz Quiñones Lecturer Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences Research Areas: Microbiome Engineering, Remediation, Ecotoxicology, Ecosystem and Social Resilience B.S., Biology, 2000, University… Read More

UF Engineering hopes to curb harmful chemicals in landfills with EPA grant

Municipal solid waste (MSW) includes the household waste we carry to the curb each week in our trash cans and recycle bins. Most MSW is composed of food, paper, plastic, and a variety of other discarded products and packaging materials.… Read More

Virtually Improving Emergency Response Training with NSF Award

Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., associate professor of civil engineering in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE), along with colleagues from Texas A&M University and Virginia Tech, has been awarded a $999,327 grant by the National Science Foundation’s… Read More