The University of Florida’s Powell Family Structure and Materials Laboratory has designed new, innovative technology that will assist in gathering moretimely, efficient hurricane research. Located at UF’s East Campus, the wind hazard facility experimentally evaluates the way extreme winds interact… Read More
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Prevatt and Du Named ASCE 2018 Outstanding Reviewers
Two civil engineering associate professors, Eric Jing Du, Ph.D., and David O. Prevatt, Ph.D., were recently recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as 2018 Outstanding Reviewers. Drs. Du and Prevatt serve as reviewers for peer-reviewed manuscripts submitted, respectively… Read More
Meet Our Graduates: Ryan Ward
Before Ryan Ward definitively declared a major, he attended a lecture on atmospheric chemistry by Environmental Engineering Sciences Emeritus Professor Joseph Delfino, Ph.D. After that lecture, he decided to pursue Environmental Engineering. Ward continued to explore other fields within engineering… Read More
Meet Our Graduates: Mary Sullivan
Coming from a family of engineers, Mary Sullivan knew that becoming an engineer was inevitable for her. Sullivan always liked math and solving problems, but she wasn’t sure which branch of engineering she would select. Now, five years later, she… Read More
Meet Our Graduates: Luis Gonzalez
The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering strives to educate the New Engineer who will transform the society of the future. These students express the attributes of the Gator Engineer – creativity, leadership, integrity, professional excellence and service to the global… Read More
UF Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Won’t Back Down
The University of Florida American Society of Civil Engineers (UF ASCE) Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge teams brought home the win at the 2019 Southeast ASCE Student Conference. UF ASCE took home the second place overall trophy. The conference took… Read More
New Faculty Hires
New Faculty Hires The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) is excited to welcome four new faculty members. Eric Jing Du Lecturer Associate Professor Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering Joined UF: January 2019 Website: https://faculty.eng.ufl.edu/ericdu Before coming to… Read More
Civil and Environmental Graduate Programs Among Top 20
The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) is proud to announce that the graduate rankings of the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering and the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences have risen. According to the 2020 U.S. News… Read More
Simmons Receives NSF CAREER Award
Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., an Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) civil engineering associate professor, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award to support her research in “Co-Curricular Participation of Students Underrepresented in Engineering.” This… Read More
Dr. Denise Simmons Selected as a Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award Recipien
UF Civil Engineering Associate Professor Denise R. Simmons has been selected as a recipient of Clemson University’s 2019 Glenn Department of Civil Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Dr. Simmons was selected due to her contributions, achievements and accomplishments in civil engineering. Dr.… Read More