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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
We are pleased to share with you our Spring 2023 electronic newsletter. >>>
Kirk Hatfield, Ph.D.
Director,
Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment
Civil And Environmental Graduate Programs Among Top 20 For Five Consecutive Years
Our Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate programs are now ranked No. 16 and No. 20, respectively, among the best public programs, according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report. This year marks the fifth consecutive year with both graduate programs ranked in the top 20 among public universities
Ferraro Receives Junior Faculty Award
Christopher Ferraro, Ph.D., P.E., a civil engineering assistant professor, is the recipient of the 2022-2023 Pramod P. Khargonekar Junior Faculty Award.
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Lifting Communities Through Improved Public Transit
UF and four other institutions were awarded a five-year, $10 million grant by the USDOT to create a consortium to study equitable transit-oriented communities.
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ESSIE Strengthens Connections in Latin America
Representatives from the School embarked on multiple visits to South America to build relationships and explore student and professional exchanges
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Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge Defeat Competition
The American Society of Civil Engineers (UF ASCE) Concrete Canoe and Eckhoff Steel Bridge teams placed first in their regional competitions and the collective group, UF ASCE, placed first overall at regionals.
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Alumni Spotlight: Larry Smith Jr.
Born and raised in Gainesville, Lawrence “Larry” Smith Jr. (BSCE, ’85) knew that he would one day be a Gator just like his father, Lawrence “Larry” Smith Sr. (BSCE, ‘55, MSCE, ‘66).
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