GAINESVILLE, Fla (June 12, 2024) — The University of Florida’s Concrete Canoe team hopes to hang another championship canoe in The Pit. The team of 12 students will compete this month in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student… Read More
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Not Like Us: Steel Bridge Completes Historic Four-Peat at Nationals
The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team has made history. For the fourth year in a row, the team has won at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2024 Student Steel Bridge Competition National Finals. No other team has… Read More
Using Trustworthy AI to Improve Emergency Response in Hurricanes and Wildfires
Climate-related evacuations consistently result in chaos. However, with the support of a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, Xilei Zhao, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, aims to… Read More
Spring 2024 Letter from the Director
Greetings from ESSIE, We have completed another great spring semester in Gainesville. I’m so proud of the accomplishments of our students, faculty, alumni, centers and institutes as we continue to strive toward making a better environment for us all. To… Read More
UF Researchers Tackle Florida’ Waste Management Challenges with EPA Grant
Scientists in the University of Florida’s Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences are investigating Florida’s waste management system to quantify the amount of garbage and recycling produced in Florida and evaluate the capacity of existing infrastructure to manage the state’s various… Read More
Building Stronger Together: Steel Bridge Team’s Consistent Structured Success
The University of Florida’s Eckhoff Steel Bridge team made history this year achieving its fourth consecutive win at the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Student Symposium. The team placed first in key categories like Structural Efficiency and Construction… Read More
UF Concrete Canoe and Eckhoff Steel Bridge Project Managers Spotlight
The University of Florida’s American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter achieved back-to-back first place finishes in the regionals for Concrete Canoe, Steel Bridge, and overall competitions, marking the second time in almost a decade they have achieved this, echoing… Read More
Concrete Canoe Team Makes a Splash with Top Honors at Regionals
The University of Florida’s American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Concrete Canoe (UFCC) team left an indelible mark by placing first overall at the ASCE Southeast Symposium in March. Securing their ticket to the national competition in June, they swept… Read More
University of Florida Transportation Institute revolutionizes transportation technology through grand opening of its $2M I-STREET™ Living Lab
This article was original written by Ines Aviles-Spadoni. The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI), housed in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, announced the grand opening of its I-STREET™ Living Lab on Friday. Guests from the Florida Department of… Read More
Like Water for Earth
Water is essential for life. And life on Earth as we know it hinges on our collective ability and commitment to safeguard and preserve the purity of water – a vital resource that unites us all. This Earth Day, we… Read More