Stark to bring ‘unparalleled expertise’ as new leader of UF’s Center for Coastal Solutions 

University of Florida Associate Professor and researcher Nina Stark was named the new director of the Center of Coastal Solutions — known as CCS — within the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering.  

UF dives deep into predicting storm damage with computer models

Though the 2025 hurricane season was relatively quiet for the United States, researchers are combining massive amounts of observational data with wildly complex computer models to predict the impact of future storms on coastal communities. The University of Florida’s Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, or ESSIE, is part of a project that recently […]

Making connections: Original steel teaching sculpture gets a facelift

Standing 14 feet tall and serving no obvious purpose, the steel sculpture located outside Weil Hall is a jumble of beams, bolts, welds and supports fastened into a concrete pad. Part of the revitalized Engineering Plaza — also home to the revamped Engineering Clock Tower — at the corner of Gale Lemerand and Stadium Road, the nondescript-looking structure was recently sandblasted and repainted (orange and blue, naturally).

Remembering a beloved Gator engineer

Engineering alumnus and donor Neil Shopke was known for his generosity and ingenuity.

Multi-university AI research may revolutionize wildfire evacuation

Armed with a nearly $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant, UF, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Utah are creating these AI-based models to simulate human behavior during evacuations – information that will help emergency managers shape more effective evacuation plans. 

UF ITE student chapter wins international traffic bowl competition for second time

The University of Florida Institute of Transportation Engineers (UFITE) Student Chapter recently claimed its second T-Bowl title in 12 years.

Can ribbed mussels save salt marshes? UF professor digs for answers

UF associate professor Alberto Canestrelli, Ph.D., won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The award will fund his research on protecting sensitive salt marshes with the help of ribbed mussels. 

Du appointed endowed professor for Industrialized Construction Engineering program

Engineering Professor Jing “Eric” Du, Ph.D., has been awarded the prestigious Steve and Wendy Blum Endowed Professorship for Industrialized Construction Engineering.