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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
We are pleased to share with you our Spring 2021 electronic newsletter. >>>
Kirk Hatfield, Ph.D.
Director,
Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment
NHERI RECEIVES A FIVE-YEAR, $4.5 MILLION NSF GRANT
UF researchers received renewed support from the National Science Foundation for the NHERI Experimental Facility. The grant supports a staff of engineers and technicians and the creation of a K-12 STEM teacher training program.
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EFFICIENTLY DISASSEMBLING END-OF-USE PRODUCTS
Sara Behdad, Ph.D., received a $1.5 million grant from the NSF to create human-robot collaboration and improve the disassembly of end-of-use products.
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STUDENT USES MACHINE LEARNING TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Yiming Xu, a Ph.D. student, will be using publicly available data and machine learning to analyze the impacts of micromobility on the existing transportation system.
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PHILLIPS RECEIVES NSF GRANT TO OPTIMIZE BUILDINGS
Brian Phillips, Ph.D., received a National Science Foundation grant to provide innovative solutions to optimize buildings and improve current practices.
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Darina Castillo, Ph.D., talks about her professional journey working for U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management and what she is doing to inspire those who come after her.
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CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRAD PROGRAMS PLACED IN TOP 20 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
For a third year in a row, the Civil and Environmental Engineering programs are now ranked No. 17 and No. 18, respectively, among best public graduate programs.
