Members of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) elected Elliot Douglas, Ph.D., a professor and department head of environmental engineering sciences and professor of engineering education, as vice president of finance. He’ll serve a two-year term beginning in June… Read More
Author: Liddy, Reba
UF professor to expand proven disease-prediction dashboard to monitor Gulf threats
After deploying life-saving cholera-prediction systems in Africa and Asia, a University of Florida researcher is turning his attention to the pathogen-plagued waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast. In the fight to end cholera deaths by 2030 – a goal set by… Read More
UF civil engineering teams dominate in Georgia
Championships keep rolling in for University of Florida ASCE chapters, as student teams won first place overall earlier this month at the ASCE Southeast Student Symposium in Athens, Ga. “UF took first out of 19 universities,” noted ASCE student chapter… Read More
Emeritus Professor is a Geo-Legend
The Geo-Institute (G-I) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently named John H. Schmertmann, Ph.D., a Geo-Legend. Schmertmann, a retired University of Florida emeritus professor, built a career contributing to geotechnical engineering research, teaching, and practice. The G-I… Read More
UF assistant professor uses AI to address critical data gaps in public transportation
Xiang “Jacob” Yan, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering, is trying to make public transit more appealing to passengers and potential users. Traditional approaches for bus stop amenities assessment often rely on manual surveys… Read More
Fall 2024 Letter from the Director
Greetings from the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE), As we approach the end of a great semester, I’m reminded of the strength and dedication that our faculty, students, and alumni bring to ESSIE. This semester is particularly… Read More
Issue: 2024
From saltmarshes to ‘Shrinking,’ meet UF’s Britney Hay
Britney Hay comes to the University of Florida from Antigua and Barbuda, a twin-island nation in the Caribbean. You can often find Hay riding her bike on campus or enjoying lunch on the picnic tables next to Weil Hall, in… Read More
UF researchers to study climate effects on health in new NSF initiative
As part of a National Science Foundation (NSF) initiative, the University of Florida is one of four academic institutions tasked with building scientific capacities and seeking solutions for the effects of environmental changes on human health. Led by the NSF… Read More
Leading Engineering Firm Dewberry Visits with UF’s Top Engineering Students
Dewberry, a nationwide engineering, planning, design, and construction firm, visited UF on September 19 and held an exclusive information session at the J. Wayne Reitz to connect with and inspire future transportation engineers and planners to work for them.