Four ESSIE students have recently received fellowships through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). NSF-GRFP is an annual grant awarded by NSF to approximately 2,000 students pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees in the natural, social and… Read More
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Journal Selects Dr. Simmons’ Manuscript for Editor’s Choice Recognition
This month, the Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) journal, selected the manuscript, Understanding Students’ Incentives for and Barriers to Out-of-Class Participation: Profile of Civil Engineering Student Engagement for its… Read More
ESSIE Alumna Dr. Jeremy Waisome Receives Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year Award
Congratulations to ESSIE civil engineering alumna Dr. Jeremy Waisome for receiving the the 2017-2018 Golden Torch Award for the Mike Shinn Distinguished Member of the Year (Female) at the National Society of Black Engineers’ (NSBE) ceremony on March 24th during… Read More
Henry L. Upjohn Recognized with Distinction of Honorary Alumnus Award
Henry L. Upjohn, Chief Executive Officer of Special-Lite, Inc.-a leading manufacturer of flush doors-and longtime supporter of the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) at the University of Florida (UF), was recognized on Wednesday, March 21st with the… Read More
Dr. David Prevatt featured in Orlando Sentinel
David O. Prevatt, Associate Professor of Civil and Coastal Engineering and Associate Director of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure Center (NHERI) was recently featured in the Orlando Sentinel for his research on wind-resistant building techniques. The Orlando Sentinel article… Read More
Engineering for the Elements: 2018 ASCE Southeast Regional Conference
Concrete canoes that float. Steel bridge models that hold 2,500 pounds. Over a thousand civil engineers in one place. This is how Becca Kiriazes, University of Florida (UF) student and conference coordinator, described this year’s American Society of Civil Engineers… Read More
Remembering Duane S. Ellifritt (1935 – 2018)
Duane Ellifritt, Esteemed Structural Engineering Professor and UF’s “Man of Steel”, Dies At 82 Internationally recognized engineer, distinguished educator, researcher, artist and friend. These words are how colleague, Dr. David Prevatt, describes the beloved University of Florida structural engineering professor,… Read More