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News in 2013

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	PhD students Hugo Sindelar and Stephanie Ishii take home awards at the annual Fall Conference of the FSAWWA
	EES PhD student Cruz Ortiz Jr. wins SACNAS award for oral presentation
	Transportation PhD student Seckin Ozkul takes second place in tthe Florida Section ITE Student Poster Competition
	Transportation PhD student Miguel Lugo Florida selected for Florida Section ITE Scholarship Award
	Doctoral student Clark Letter wins ITE Student Poster Competition
	Doctoral student Justin Clar wins first place in two research poster competitions
	Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Announces UF 'MitiGators' as Winners of RenaissanceRe $20,000 Challenge
	Dr. Timothy Townsend to give presentations in Korea
	CCE graduate student Don Watson recieves Eisenhower Graduate Fellowship
	EES PhD student Justin Roessler awarded ASME Materials and Energy Recovery Division graduate scholarship
	Dr. Theodor Krauthammer named the Theodore R. Crom Professor of Civil Engineering
	Dr. Chang-Yu Wu appointed Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences
	Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering PhD student Jackie Branyon wins 3rd place at the COPRI/PIANC PORTS'13 conference
	Doctoral student Kelly Landry wins 2013 AEESP Conference Outstanding Student Poster Award
	ESSIE professor and alumnus authors on Top 25 Most Cited article published in the journal of Applied Catalysis B
	EES Alumnus Dr. Ying Li recieves the NSF CAREER Award
	UF Student Group Wins 2013 ITE Collegiate Traffic Bowl
	Dr. David Kaplan published in JAWRA for study on how natural forests and pine plantations use water
	Dr. Chang-Yu Wu on core team to develop model program to support students with learning disabilities
	Dr. Pathapati and Dr. Sansalone receive 2013 Rudolf Hering Medal
	ESSIE Engineering students place third nationally in ASCE Concrete Canoe competition
	Air Resources group meets with delegates from Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center
	June 07, 2013: Congratulations to Chance Lauderdale winner of the AWWA Best Paper Award, Water Quality & Technology Division!
	ESSIE researches featured on TV20 news
	Dr. David Prevatt to provide testimony at upcoming U.S. House of Representatives hearing
	Dr. David Mazyck appointed Interim Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Director of the Office of Graduate Minority
	Environmental Engineering student Nima Afshar-Mohajer awarded Sally & William Glick Graduate Research Award
	Tracy Fanara on the Winning Design Team for the USEPA Campus RainWorks Challenge.
	Graduate students Craig Dixon and David Roueche win StormStruck scholarships
	Environmental Engineering student Stephanie Ishii awarded AWWA Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarship
	Stephanie Ishii wins the AWWA Larson Aquatic Research Support Scholarship for 2013
	Graduate student David Roueche receives NSF award
	Dr. James Heaney to be awarded prestigious Warren A. Hall Medal from UCOWR
	ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering features research of Dr. David Prevatt
	ESSIE proudly announces the arrival of two new Environmental Engineering Sciences faculty members
	Bridge Software Institute Research Highlighted in ADINA News
	UF graduate students participate in IGERT program in southern Africa
	University of Florida has been named an ACI Excellent University for 2012
	SEC-Supported Faculty Travel Grant Awarded to University of Arkansas Professor to Collaborate with Dr. Roque
	UF Researchers Featured in The Journal of Light Construction
	Dr. Chang Yu Wu patents new technology
	Formation of the UF Structural Engineers Association student chapter
	EES student Nima Afshar wins Outstanding Graduate International Student Award
	Arnoldo Valle Levinson selected as member of Mexican Academy of Sciences
	"Self-calibration" for traffic simulation in CORSIM under development at McTrans Center
	Structures Graduate Student Seminar (SGSS) Series cover range of Structures topics

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	December 13, 2013: EES Graduate Seminar Series: Solid Waste Capstone Course- Honduras
	December 07, 2013 - December 13, 2013: Final Exams
	December 02, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, UF College of Engineering
	November 25, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Andrea Dutton, UF Geology
	November 25, 2013: Florida Climate Institute Fall Distinguished Scholar Seminar: Dr. David Lobell
	November 22, 2013: EES Graduate Research Seminar: "Managing Water Resources in the Face of Uncertainty- Are We Any Good At It?"
	November 21, 2013: Structures Graduate Student Seminar: Determination of Brace Forces Caused by Construction Loads and Wind Loads...
	November 18, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Maitane Olabarrieta, UF College of Engineering
	November 15, 2013: EES Seminar Series: Applied Research for the Water Industry: Current Trends and Drivers
	November 14, 2013: Information & Recruiting Event: Northrop Grumman Corporation
	November 14, 2013: "Getting Through School, Then What?": Life and Work Balance while Succeeding at the Executive Level
	November 12, 2013: WTS Transportation Symposium
	November 07, 2013: Structures Graduate Student Seminar: Segregation of Grout Components in Full-Scale PT Grouting Operations
	November 04, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Don Slinn, College of Engineering
	October 31, 2013: Structures Graduate Student Seminar: Shear Strength of Anchor Bolts in Stand-off Base Plates
	October 28, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Allan Reece, former Shell International E&P and College of Engineering alumni
	October 21, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Peter Sucsy, St. Johns River Water Management District
	October 18, 2013: EES Graduate Research Seminar: "U.S. Energy Policy and the Role of Environmental Regulation" - Max R. Lee, Ph.D., P.E.
	October 17, 2013: Structures Graduate Student Seminar: The Design, Development, and Implementation of a Dynamic Research Laboratory
	October 15, 2013: Southeast Regional Engineering Virtual Graduate School Fair
	October 14, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Charles Sidman, FL Sea Grant
	October 12, 2013: Exploring Careers in Transportation Engineering: A workshop for High School Students on the University of Florida Campus
	October 11, 2013: EES Graduate Research Seminar: "Sustainability Aspects of a Mass Burn Waste-to-Energy Facility" - Kevin C. Leo, P.E.
	October 07, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Robert Thieke
	October 04, 2013: Launch Event for the new UF Transportation Institute
	October 04, 2013: EES Graduate Seminar Series: "Springs and Aquifer Sustainability - Challenges and Solutions" by Robert Knight, Ph.D.
	October 03, 2013: Structures Graduate Student Seminar: Effects of Elevated Temperature and Moisture on Epoxy used in FRP Composites
	September 30, 2013: Coastal Seminar: Dr. Nicole Elko, Elko Coastal Consulting, Inc.
	September 27, 2013: EES Seminar Series - The Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project
	September 27, 2013: EES Seminar Series: The Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project presented by Rick Hutton, P.E., from GRU
	September 20, 2013: EES Graduate Seminar Series: The Use of EndNote/Ref Works Citations Tools presented by Michelle Leonard
	September 19, 2013: Structures Graduate Student Seminar: Direct Shear Behavior of Ultra-High Performance Concrete
	September 16, 2013: Seminar: "Climate Change Impact on Coastal Environments" presented by Dr. Peter Sheng
	September 13, 2013: EES Graduate Seminar Series: Dr. Leslie Thiele
	September 06, 2013: EES Seminar Series - Forecasting a Sustainable Environment through a Rear View Mirror
	September 05, 2013: Fall 2013 Geological Sciences Seminar Series: Dr. Giovanni Coco
	September 04, 2013: Mathcad Basics Workshop
	August 30, 2013: EES Seminar Series - Technology services and tools to help and further your learning and research.
	August 26, 2013: Engineering New Student Welcome
	July 24, 2013: Safety Meeting for Students Using Labs
	July 12, 2013: APA Tour of the Powell Family Structures and Materials Laboratory featuring UF's Hurricane Simulator
	July 04, 2013: Independence Day observed- No classes
	May 13, 2013: ESSIE Seminar-Integrated solar optics fluidic platforms for greywater recycling & self-activated regulation in buildings
	April 21, 2013 - April 26, 2013: 8th International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Groundwater Quality Conference
	April 26, 2013: EES Seminar Series - FWEA Competition Team Previews
	April 19, 2013: EES Seminar Series - Combined Ion Exchange followed by Chitin or Chitosan as a Pretreatment to Reverse Osmosis
	April 17, 2013: CFW Seminar Series - Decadal to seasonal beach and nearshore morphodynamics at NASA-Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral
	April 15, 2013: Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium
	April 10, 2013: CFW Seminar Series
	April 04, 2013 - April 05, 2013: University Transportation Centers (UTC) Conference for the Southeastern Region
	April 02, 2013 - April 03, 2013: Sustaining Economies and Natural Resources in a Changing World: Key Role of Land Grant Universities
	April 03, 2013: CFW Seminar Series - An integrated approach to the Paynes Prairie Sheetflow Restoration Project
	April 03, 2013: Symposium on "Transportation Safety: From Research to Practice"
	March 29, 2013: EES Seminar Series-The Surprisingly High Costs of Certain Sustainable Water Projects & Methods to Reduce Those Costs
	March 23, 2013: ASCE's 2nd Annual Faculty Appreciation Picnic
	March 22, 2013: EES Seminar Series - Groundwater Resources in Florida: Impacts of Withdrawals on Lakes, Wetlands and Springs
	March 15, 2013: EES Seminar Series - Drinking Water Treatment Residuals as Sorbent for Mercury: Opportunities and Challenges
	March 15, 2013: Undergraduate and Graduate Research Symposium abstract submission deadline
	March 12, 2013: Crom Lecture: The Philosophy of Engineering for the Burj Khalifa, the World's Tallest Structure
	March 01, 2013: 2012/2013 AEESP Distinguished Lecturer - Dr. Desmond Lawler "Particles, Particles, and More Particles"
	February 22, 2013: EES Seminar Series- Foundation Species as Drivers of Ecosystem Structure and Resilience
	February 15, 2013: EES Seminar Series - How Engineers Can Help Society Meet the Sustainability Challenge and Opportunity
	February 13, 2013 - February 14, 2013: Coastal Hazards Summit 2013
	February 08, 2013: EES Seminar Series - Plagiarism, Research Misconduct, and Ethics
	February 06, 2013: Spring 2013 Career Showcase (Technical)
	February 05, 2013: Spring 2013 Career Showcase (Non-Technical)
	January 09, 2013 - February 01, 2013: Traces of Brush and Ink: The Calligraphy of Ruth and Peter Sheng